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Speech of Judah P. Benjamin, Delivered in the United States Senate, May 22, 1860: Defence of the National Democracy Against the Attack of Judge Douglas
This pamphlet contains the speech delivered by Louisiana Senator Judah P. Benjamin in the United States Senate on May 22, 1860. Entitled "Defence of the National Democracy Against the Attack of Judge Douglas," the speech criticizes Senator Stephen Douglas's popular sovereignty doctrine. Benjamin argues for guarantees protecting slavery in the territories, regardless of popular opinion, reflecting Southern opposition to Douglas as the Democratic presidential candidate. The speech also discusses Douglas's debates with Abraham Lincoln from two years prior. The pamphlet is a first edition and was printed by several different printers during the 1860 election year.
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- BENJAMIN, JUDAH P.
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Arc.MS.56, Box A, Folder 3