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The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style

Name: The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style
Author: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852; Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886

作者：Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852; Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886
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THE GREAT SPEECHES AND ORATIONS OF DANIEL WEBSTER
With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style
By
Edwin P. Whipple
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
DANIEL WEBSTER AS A MASTER OF ENGLISH STYLE
THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CASE
FIRST SETTLEMENT OF NEW ENGLAND
DEFENCE OF JUDGE JAMES PRESCOTT
THE REVOLUTION IN GREECE
THE TARIFF
THE CASE OF GIBBONS AND OGDEN
THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT
THE COMPLETION OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT
OUR RELATIONS TO THE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS
ADAMS AND JEFFERSON
THE CASE OF OGDEN AND SAUNDERS
THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH WHITE
THE REPLY TO HAYNE
THE CONSTITUTION NOT A COMPACT BETWEEN SOVEREIGN STATES
PUBLIC DINNER AT NEW YORK
THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF THE UNITED STATES BANK BILL
THE CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON
EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE AND REMOVALS FROM OFFICE
EXECUTIVE USURPATION
THE NATURAL HATRED OF THE POOR TO THE RICH
A REDEEMABLE PAPER CURRENCY
THE PRESIDENTIAL PROTEST
THE APPOINTING AND REMOVING POWER
ON THE LOSS OF THE FORTIFICATION BILL IN 1835
RECEPTION AT NEW YORK
SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
THE CREDIT SYSTEM AND THE LABOR OF THE UNITED STATES
REMARKS ON THE POLITICAL COURSE OF MR. CALHOUN, IN 1838
REPLY TO MR. CALHOUN
A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY
ADDRESS TO THE LADIES OF RICHMOND
RECEPTION AT BOSTON
THE LANDING AT PLYMOUTH
THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY AND THE RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION OF THE YOUNG
MR. JUSTICE STORY
THE RHODE ISLAND GOVERNMENT
OBJECTS OF THE MEXICAN WAR
EXCLUSION OF SLAVERY FROM THE TERRITORIES
SPEECH AT MARSHFIELD
JEREMIAH MASON
KOSSUTH
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION
RECEPTION AT BUFFALO
THE ADDITION TO THE CAPITOL
APPENDIX.
IMPRESSMENT
THE RIGHT OF SEARCH
LETTERS TO GENERAL CASS ON THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON
THE HÜLSEMANN LETTER
DANIEL WEBSTER AS A MASTER OF ENGLISH STYLE.
Or these:--
His admirers commonly confine themselves
THE GREAT ORATIONS AND SPEECHES
OF
DANIEL WEBSTER.
THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CASE.
2. Because they are repugnant to the Constitution of the United States.
FIRST SETTLEMENT OF NEW ENGLAND.
A DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT PLYMOUTH, ON THE 22D OF DECEMBER, 1820.
NOTES.
NOTE A.--PAGE 27.
NOTE B.--PAGE 45.
DEFENCE OF JUDGE JAMES PRESCOTT.
THE REVOLUTION IN GREECE.
THE TARIFF.
Allow me, Sir, to give an instance tendi
The bill proposes to add,--
NOTE.
THE CASE OF GIBBONS AND OGDEN.
THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT.
THE COMPLETION OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT.
NOTE.
OUR RELATIONS TO THE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
ADAMS AND JEFFERSON.
NOTE.
THE CASE OF OGDEN AND SAUNDERS.
Against this we contend,--
1. A medium for the payment of debts; and,
THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH WHITE.
CHARLES GRANT, JR., TO JOSEPH J. KNAPP.
The acts of the parties themselves furni
3. Or to favor his escape;
4. Or to see if the street was clear when he came out;
5. Or to conceal the weapon or the clothes;
6. To be ready for any unforeseen contingency.
1. "That the murder took place between ten and eleven o'clock."
2. "That Richard Crowninshield was alone in the house."
3. "That he, Frank Knapp, went home afterwards."
5. "That the dagger or daggers had been worked up at the factory."
I shall now proceed on the ground that you do believe Mr. Colman.
THE REPLY TO HAYNE.
The Secretary read the resolution, as fo
The bill of 1827, limited, as I have sai
1. That the Constitution is a compact between the States.
THE CONSTITUTION NOT A COMPACT BETWEEN SOVEREIGN STATES.
And now, Sir, against all these theories and opinions, I maintain,--
In the further course of the debate, Mr. Ellsworth said:--
PUBLIC DINNER AT NEW YORK.
Gentlemen, I will no longer detain you than to propose a toast:--
THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF THE UNITED STATES BANK BILL.
THE CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON
Gentlemen, I propose--"THE MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON."
EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE AND REMOVALS FROM OFFICE.
EXECUTIVE USURPATION.
FROM THE SAME SPEECH AT WORCESTER.
THE NATURAL HATRED OF THE POOR TO THE RICH.
A REDEEMABLE PAPER CURRENCY.
THE PRESIDENTIAL PROTEST.
THE APPOINTING AND REMOVING POWER.
NOTE.
ON THE LOSS OF THE FORTIFICATION BILL IN 1835.
Among these measures may be mentioned the following, viz.:--
THE BILL INDEMNIFYING CLAIMANTS FOR FRENCH SPOLIATIONS BEFORE 1800;
RECEPTION AT NEW YORK.
1. That the constitutionality of the bank was well doubted by many;
2. That its utility or expediency was also well doubted;
SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
THE CREDIT SYSTEM AND THE LABOR OF THE UNITED STATES.
REMARKS ON THE POLITICAL COURSE OF MR. CALHOUN, IN 1838.
FROM THE SAME SPEECH.
REPLY TO MR. CALHOUN.
A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY.
ADDRESS TO THE LADIES OF RICHMOND.
RECEPTION AT BOSTON.
THE LANDING AT PLYMOUTH.
THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY AND THE RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION OF THE YOUNG.
This impression resulted in the following correspondence:--
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONORS:--
The fifth direction is as follows:--
The second of these restrictions is in the following words:--
SECOND DAY.
THIRD DAY.
MR. JUSTICE STORY.[1]
THE RHODE ISLAND GOVERNMENT.
OBJECTS OF THE MEXICAN WAR.
EXCLUSION OF SLAVERY FROM THE TERRITORIES.
SPEECH AT MARSHFIELD.
To this invitation Mr. Webster returned the following reply:--
JEREMIAH MASON.
The clerk of the court then read the resolutions, as follows:--
KOSSUTH.
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION.
WITH THE HIGHEST RESPECT,
AND THE DEEPEST SENSE OF OBLIGATION,
I DEDICATE THIS SPEECH
TO THE
PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
DANIEL WEBSTER.]
Mr. Greene here read the following extract:--
NOTE.
MESSRS. GALES AND SEATON:--
DANIEL WEBSTER.
MY DEAR SIR.--
I wish to call your attention to a subject of general interest.
WM. E. CHANNING
HON. DANIEL WEBSTER.
RECEPTION AT BUFFALO.
THE ADDITION TO THE CAPITOL.
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
APPENDIX.
IMPRESSMENT.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
ASHBURTON.
THE RIGHT OF SEARCH.
I am, Sir, &c., &c.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
LETTERS TO GENERAL CASS ON THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON.
I have, &c.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
I have, &c.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
My other remark on this portion of your letter is this:--
I have, &c.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
THE HÜLSEMANN LETTER.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
INDEX.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
Hunter, Mr., 678
I.
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J.
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L.
M.
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R.
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W.
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