The past and present : freedom national, slavery sectional : a document for the people.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

United States.

Duke University. Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

Series:

Slavery, abolition & social justice.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--1849-1853.

United States.

Democratic Party (U.S.)--Platforms.

Democratic Party (U.S.).

Whig Party (U.S.)--Platforms.

Whig Party (U.S.).

Free Soil Party (U.S.)--Platforms.

Free Soil Party (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Buell & Blanchard, Printers, 1853.

Contents:

1. Declaration of Independence, and the names of the signers

2. Constitution of the United States, and the amendements

3. The Fugitive slave law of 1850

4. Democratic platform, adopted at Baltimore, June, 1850

5. Whig platform, adopted at Baltimore, June, 1852

6. Independent Democratic platform, adopted at Pittsburgh, Aug., 1852

7. Speech of Honorable Charles Sumner, on his motion to repeal the Fugitive slave bill.

Notes:

"Speech of Honorable Charles Sumner" printed and paged separately and apparently distributed with this publication, but not included with it.

Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2013 (Slavery, abolition & social justice)

Related Work:

United States. Declaration of Independence.

United States. Constitution.

United States. Fugitive slave law (1850).

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Restricted for use by site license.