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Congressional Record: Defence of the National Democracy Against the Attack of Judge Douglas: Constitutional Rights of the States. Speech of Louisiana. Delivered in the United States Senate, May 22, 1860Speech delivered by Judah P. Benjamin, Democratic Senator from Louisiana, on the floor of the United States Senate on May 22, 1860. Benjamin responds to a speech by Stephen A. Douglas, arguing against legislation restricting slavery in new states and territories. He cites the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision (1857), which ruled that enslaved people were not citizens and that the federal government could not interfere with states' rights regarding slavery. Benjamin criticizes Douglas's perceived inconsistency on the issue of slavery, highlighting the political divisions within the Democratic Party leading up to the Charleston Convention and the Southern secession from the Union. [np, nd. 1860]
Speech of Hon. J.P. Benjamin, of La., Delivered in Senate of United States, March 11, 1858This is a speech delivered by Judah P. Benjamin in the United States Senate on March 11, 1858, regarding the Kansas Bill and the issue of slavery. Benjamin, a Louisiana Senator, eloquently defends the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision and refutes Stephen Douglas's Popular Sovereignty doctrine. He argues that slavery was part of the common law of the thirteen original colonies, supported by historical legal precedent and customs. This first edition pamphlet, printed by Gideon in Washington, is a significant contribution to the debate surrounding slavery and its expansion in the United States. It showcases Benjamin's legal acumen and foreshadows the escalating Southern demands for Congressional protection of slavery in the territories.
Speech of Hon. J.P. Benjamin, of La., on the Kansas Question: Delivered in the Senate May 2, 1856This pamphlet contains an excerpt from a speech delivered by Judah P. Benjamin in the United States Senate on May 2, 1856, concerning the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Benjamin, a Louisiana senator, discusses his reasons for joining the Democratic Party and argues against the power of Congress to exclude slavery from the territories. He contends that such power is unconstitutional and has been abused by northern majorities, violating the principle of equality among states. The speech reflects Benjamin's growing concern about the South's position within the Union and his advocacy for Southern Rights. Published circa 1856 in Washington, D.C., this pamphlet is cited in Sabin 4707 and LCP 1098.
Speech of Hon. J.P. Benjamin, of La., on the Kansas Question: Delivered in the Senate, May 2, 1856This pamphlet contains the text of a speech delivered by Judah P. Benjamin in the United States Senate on May 2, 1856, concerning the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Benjamin, a Louisiana Senator, discusses the Act's implications for slavery and Southern rights, arguing against the power of Congress to exclude slavery from the territories. The speech reflects Benjamin's shift from Whig to Democrat, driven by his belief that the South was becoming a beleaguered minority. Printed in Washington, D.C. in 1856. The pamphlet is 15 pages long.
Speeches of Judah P. Benjamin on the Kansas Question, 1856This archival collection contains two speeches delivered by Judah P. Benjamin in the United States Senate on the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The first speech, delivered on May 2, 1856, discusses Benjamin's shift to the Democratic party and his views on the constitutional aspects of the issue. The second speech, delivered on May 25, 1856, further details his arguments against the Missouri Compromise and his support for popular sovereignty. The materials also include excerpts from the *Congressional Globe* documenting Benjamin's positions on Kansas from May 2, 1856 to June 25, 1856. One item is a separately published pamphlet of the May 2 speech, described as "Disbound, else Very Good." Another item is noted as not in the collection, a speech from May 25, 1854, concerning the Nebraska-Kansas Act.