Eloquent sons of the South, a handbook of southern oratory;

John Temple Graves, Clark Howell, Walter Williams

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LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SONSELOQUENT theof South A of nt^anihook 9mtUf* QDratorg Edited by TEMPLE GRAVESJOHN CLARK HOWELL WALTER WILLIAMS VOL. I The Ltd.Chappie Publishing Company, Bofton AUGUST, MCMIX LIBRARY CALIFORNIAOFUNIVERSITY DAVIS 1909COPYRIGHT, BY LTDTHB CHAPPLE PUBLISHING COMPANY, CONTENTS PATRICK HENRY (Portrait) SPEECH DELIVERED MARCH IN23, 1775, THE CONVENTION OF DELEGATES OF VIRGINIA 3 ON THE EXPEDIENCY OF ADOPTINGSPEECH THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION . . .11 HENRY CLAY (Portrait) SPEECH ON INTRODUCING THE COMPROMISE BILL 37 ON ARMING FOR WAR WITH ENG-SPEECH LAND 50 ON THECHARGE OFCORRUPTION . 66SPEECH SPEECH ON RETIRINGFROM OFFICE . . 71 JEFFERSONTHOMAS FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS SECOND . JAMES MADISON FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS . 109 CONTENTS Continued GEORGE WASHINGTON (Portrait) SPEECHDELIVERED INCONGRESSONmsAP- POINTMENTASCOMMANDER-IN-CHIEF . 117 FAREWELL ADDRESS TO THE CONTINENTAL ARMT 119 FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS .... 129 SECOND . . . .138 FAREWELL ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES 139 HENRY LEE FUNERAL ORATION t>N WASHINGTON . . 177 C.JOHN CALHOUN (Portrait) ONSPEECH FOREIGN RELATIONS . . .197 SPEECH ON THE RECEPTION OP ABOLITION PETITIONS 221 SPEECHON THESUBJECTor SLAVERY , . 237 PREFACE these volumes the task hasIn compiling what tobeen one of determining exclude; affordedfor the small space might easily filled the notablehave been bycompletely a half dozen South-of one ofspeeches any The same has beenern orators of renown.

Sujets

• Public speaking
• Southern States

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 24
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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