Book Iii.—Great Speeches on Great Issues.

JAMES WILSON’S VINDICATION OF THE COLONIES 3003

PATRICK HENRY BEFORE VIRGINIA DELEGATES 3007

JOHN ADAMS ON THE DECLARATION 3008

PATRICK HENRY ON THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION 3010

JOHN RANDOLPH AGAINST TARIFF 3013

EDWARD EVERETT ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE NORTHERN TO THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICS OF AMERICA 3018

DANIEL WEBSTER ON THE GREEK QUESTION 3019

JOHN RANDOLPH’S REPLY TO WEBSTER 3020

ROBERT Y. HAYNE AGAINST TARIFF 3021

HENRY CLAY ON HIS LAND BILL 3023

JOHN C. CALHOUN’S REPLY TO CLAY 3024

ROBT. Y. HAYNE ON SALES OF PUBLIC LAND—THE FOOTE RESOLUTION 3025

DANIEL WEBSTER’S GREAT REPLY TO HAYNE 3048

JOHN C. CALHOUN ON THE RIGHTS OF THE STATES 3080

HENRY CLAY ON THE AMERICAN PROTECTIVE SYSTEM 3086

JAMES BUCHANAN ON AN INDEPENDENT TREASURY 3095

LEWIS CASS ON THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE 3096

CLEMENT L. VALLANDIGHAM ON SLAVERY 3097

HORACE GREELEY ON PROTECTION 3099

HENRY A. WISE AGAINST KNOW-NOTHINGISM 3109

KENNETH RAYNOR ON THE FUSION OF FREMONT AND FILLMORE FORCES 3112

RELIGIOUS TEST—DEBATE ON THE ARTICLE IN THE CONSTITUTION IN REGARD TO IT 3114

HENRY WINTER DAVIS ON THE AMERICAN PARTY 3115

JOSHUA R. GIDDINGS AGAINST THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW 3116

ROBERT TOOMBS IN FAVOR OF SLAVERY 3117

JUDAH P. BENJAMIN ON SLAVE PROPERTY 3119

WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION 3120

THEODORE PARKER AGAINST THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW AND THE RETURN OF SIMS 3121

WILLIAM H. SEWARD ON THE HIGHER LAW 3122

CHARLES SUMNER ON THE FALLIBILITY OF JUDICIAL TRIBUNALS 3123

GALUSHA A. GROW ON HIS HOMESTEAD BILL 3123

LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS DEBATE—

„ „ „ DOUGLAS’S SPEECH 3126

„ „ „ LINCOLN’S REPLY 3133

„ „ „ DOUGLAS’S REJOINDER 3143

JEFFERSON DAVIS ON RETIRING FROM THE UNITED STATES SENATE 3147

HENRY WILSON ON THE GREELEY CANVASS 3149

OLIVER P. MORTON ON THE NATIONAL IDEA 3151

J. PROCTOR KNOTT ON “DULUTH” 3154

HENRY CAREY ON THE RATES OF INTEREST 3159

SIMON CAMERON ON INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS 3163

JOHN A. LOGAN ON SELF-GOVERNMENT 3165

JAMES G. BLAINE ON THE “FALSE ISSUE” 3171

ROSCOE CONKLING ON THE EXTRA SESSION OF 1879 3176

LINCOLN’S SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG 3186

JOHN M. BROOMALL ON CIVIL RIGHTS 3186

CHARLES A. ELDRIDGE AGAINST CIVIL RIGHTS 3189

A. K. MCCLURE ON “WHAT OF THE REPUBLIC?” 3191

ROBT. G. INGERSOLL NOMINATING BLAINE 3201

ROSCOE CONKLING NOMINATING GRANT 3202

JAMES A. GARFIELD NOMINATING SHERMAN 3203

DANIEL DOUGHERTY NOMINATING HANCOCK 3205

GEORGE GRAY NOMINATING BAYARD 3205

WILLIAM P. FRYE NOMINATING BLAINE (AT CHICAGO) 3206

SENATOR HILL’S DENUNCIATION OF MAHONE 3207

SENATOR MAHONE’S REPLY 3217

JUSTIN S. MORRILL ON THE TARIFF COMMISSION 3223

J. DON CAMERON ON REDUCTION OF REVENUE AS AFFECTING THE TARIFF 3233

THOMAS H. BENTON ON THE ELECTION OF PRESIDENTS 3237

JAMES G. BLAINE’S EULOGY ON PRESIDENT GARFIELD 3240

G. H. PENDLETON ON CIVIL SERVICE 3251

JOHN J. INGALLS AGAINST CIVIL SERVICE 3262

SAMUEL J. RANDALL ON THE TARIFF 3274

WILLIAM MCKINLEY, JR., ON THE TARIFF 3277

CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW NOMINATING HARRISON 3283

LEON ABBETT NOMINATING CLEVELAND 3285