Selected speeches and orations of Webster, some classified as masterpieces of
oratory, to illustrate his genius and character.
This volume contains selected famous speeches and orations of Daniel Webster, to
illustrate his genius and character as a lawyer, statesman, Senator, negotiator,
patriot, and citizen. An introductory essay describes and explains the man as a
master of English style. Stemming from his genuine respect for the intellect of
the average man, Daniel Webster was able to exert immense influence over others
by his power to make his statements understood, to frame arguments in logical
sequence, and to inflame the sentiment of patriotism. He did not depart from
simplicity, and used only the words he felt he had earned the right to use.
Included is Webster's argument, at the age of 36 years, before the Supreme Court
in the famous Dartmouth College case. That case placed him in the front ranks of
constitutional lawyers in the nation. The "Reply to Hayne" speech is
also included, given on the "Foot's resolution" in the Senate in 1830,
and is probably one of the greatest masterpieces of eloquence in oratory.
Examples of his style are found in speeches in other formal settings as well as
before miscellaneous assemblages of the people.
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| Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style |
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| The Dartmouth College Case |
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| Argument before the Supreme Court of the united States,
at Washington, on the 10th of March, 1818 |
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| First Settlement of New England |
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| A Discourse delivered at Plymount, on the 22nd of
December, 1820 |
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| Defence Of Judge James Prescott |
55 |
| The closing Appeal to the Senate of Massachusetts, in Mr.
Webster's "Argument on the Impeachment of James Prescott," April
24th 1821 |
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| The Revolution in Greece |
57 |
| A Speech delivered in the House of
Representatives of the United States, on the 19th of January, 1824 |
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| The Tariff |
77 |
| A Speech delivered in the House of Representative of the
United States, on the 1st and 2nd of April, 1824 |
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| The Case of Gibbons and Ogden |
111 |
| An Argument made in the Case of Gibbons and Ogden, in the
Supreme Court of the United States, February Term, 1824 |
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| The Bunker Hill Monument |
123 |
| An Address delivered at the Laying of the Corner-Stone of
the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on the 17th of
June, 1825 |
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| The Completion of the Bunker Hill Monument |
136 |
| An Address delivered on Bunker Hill on the 17th of June
1843, on Occasion of the Completion of the Monument |
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| Our Relations to the South American Republics |
152 |
| Extracts from the Speech on "The Panama
Mission," delivered in the House of Representatives of the United
States, on the 14th of April 1826 |
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| Adams and Jefferson |
156 |
| A Discourse in Commemoration of the Lives and Services of
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, delivered in Faneull Hall, Boston, on the
2nd of August 1826 |
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| The Case of Ogden and Saunders |
179 |
| An Argument made in the Case of Ogden and Saunders, in
the Supreme Court of the United States, January Term 1827 |
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| The Murder of Captain Joseph White |
189 |
| An Argument on the trail of John Francis Knapp, for the
Murder of Joseph white, of Salem, in Essex County, Massachusetts, on the
Night of the 6th of April 1830 |
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| The Reply to Hayne |
227 |
| Second Speech on "Foot's Resolution," delivered
in the Senate of the United States, on the 26th and 27th of January, 1830 |
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| The Constitution not a Compact Between Sovereign States |
278 |
| A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on
the 16th of February, 1833, in Reply to Mr. Calhoun's Speech on the
Bill "Further to Provide for the Collection of Duties on Imports |
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| Public Dinner at New York |
307 |
| A Speech delivered at a Public Dinner given by a large
Number of Citizens of New York, in Honor of Mr. Webster, on March 10th,
1881 |
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| The Presidential Veto of the United States Bank Bill |
320 |
| A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on
the 11th of July, 1832 on the President's Veto of the Bank Bill |
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| The Character of Washington |
339 |
| A Speech delivered at a Public Dinner in the City of
Washington, on the 22nd of February, 1882, the Centennial Anniversary of
Washington's Birthday |
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| Executive Patronage and Removals from Office |
347 |
| From a Speech delivered at the National Republican
Convention, held at Worcester (Mass.) on the 12th of October, 1832 |
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| Executive Usurpation |
353 |
| From the same Speech at Worcester |
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| The Natural Hatred of the Poor to the Rich |
359 |
| From a Speech in the Senate of the United States, January
31st, 1834, on "The Removal of the Deposits." |
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| A Redeemable Paper Currency |
362 |
| From a Speech delivered in the Senate of the United
States, on the 22nd of February, 1834 |
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| The Presidential Protest |
367 |
| A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on
the 7th of May, 1834, on the subject of the President's Protest against
the Resolution of the Senate of the 28th of March. |
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| The Appointing and Removing Power |
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| Delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 16th
of February, 1835, on the Passage of the Bill entitled "An Act to
Repeal the First and Second Sections of the Act to limit the Term of
Service of certain Officers therein named." |
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| On the Loss of the Fortification Bill in 1835 |
407 |
| A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on
the 14th of January, 1836, on Mr. Benton's Resolutions for Appropriating
the Surplus Revenue to National Defence. |
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| Reception at New York |
422 |
| A Speech delivered at Niblo's Saloon, in New York, on the
15th of March, 1837 |
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| Slavery in the District of Columbia |
445 |
| Remarks made in the Senate of the United States, on the
10th of January, 1838, upon a Resolution moved by Mr. Clay as a Substitute
for the Resolution offered by Mr. Calhoun on the Subject of Slavery in the
District of Columbia |
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| The Credit System and the Labor of the United States |
449 |
| From the Second Speech on the Sub-treasury, delivered in
the Senate of the United States, on the 12th of March, 1838 |
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| Remarks on the Political Course of Mr. Calhoun, in 1888 |
458 |
| From the same Speech |
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| Reply to Mr. Calhoun |
458 |
| A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on
the 22nd of March, 1888, in Answer to Mr. Calhoun |
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| A Uniform System of Bankruptcy |
471 |
| From a Speech delivered in the Senate of the united
States, on the 18th of May, 1840, on the proposed Amendment to the Bill
establishing a Uniform System of Bankruptcy |
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| "The Log Cabin Candidate" |
476 |
| From a Speech delivered at the great Mass Meeting at
Saratoga, New York, on the 12th of August 1840 |
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| Address to the Ladies of Richmond |
478 |
| Remarks at a Public Reception by the Ladies of Richmond,
Virginia, on the 5th of October, 1840 |
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| Reception at Boston |
481 |
| A Speech made in Faneuil Hall, on the 30th of September,
1842, at a Public Reception given to Mr. Webster, on his Return to Boston,
after the Negotiation, of the Treaty of Washington |
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| The Landing at Plymouth |
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| A Speech delivered on the 22nd of December, 1848, at the
Public Dinner of the New England Society of New York, in Commemoration of
the Landing of the Pilgrims |
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| The Christian Ministry and the Religious Instruction of the
Young |
506 |
| A Speech delivered in the Supreme Court at Washington, on
the 20th of February, 1844, in the Girard Will Case |
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| Mr. Justice Story |
532 |
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| The Rhode Island Government |
535 |
| An Argument made in the Supreme Court of the United
States, on the 27th of January, 1848, in the Dorr Rebellion Cases |
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| Objects of the Mexican War |
551 |
| A Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on
the 23rd of March, 1848, on the Bill from the House of Representatives for
raising a Loan of Sixteen Millions of Dollars |
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| Exclusion of Slavery from the Territories |
569 |
| Remarks made in the Senate of the United States, on the
12th of August, 1848 |
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| Speech at Marshfield |
575 |
| Delivered at a Meeting of the Citizens of Marshfield,
Mass., on the 1st of September, 1848 |
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| Jeremiah Mason |
589 |
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| Kossuth |
598 |
| From a Speech delivered in Boston, on the 7th of
November, 1849, at a Festival of the Natives of New Hampshire established
in Massachusetts |
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| The Constitution and the Union |
600 |
| A speech delivered in the Senate of the United States, on
the 7th of March, 1850 |
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| Reception at Buffalo |
626 |
| A Speech delivered before a large Assembly of the
Citizens of Buffalo and the County of Erie, at a Public Reception, on the
22nd of May, 1851 |
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| The Addition to the Capitol |
639 |
| An Address delivered at the Laying of the Corner-Stone of
the Addition to the Capitol, on the 4th of July, 1851. |
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