Speech Delivered in the United States Senate, May 22, 1860: Defence of the National Democracy Against the Attack of Judge Douglas; Constitutional Rights of the States

This pamphlet contains the speech delivered by Judah P. Benjamin in the United States Senate on May 22, 1860. In this speech, Benjamin, a Louisiana Senator, criticizes Senator Douglas's Popular Sovereignty doctrine. The speech is significant as an indicator of the Southern repudiation of Douglas as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate and highlights the Southern demand for guarantees protecting slavery in the Territories, regardless of popular sentiment. Benjamin also discusses Douglas's debates with Lincoln from the Illinois senatorial contest of 1858. Printed by Lemuel Towers. [np, nd. 1860]

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Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 7