DEFENCE OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY AGAINST THE ATTACK OF JUDGE DOUGLAS- CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE STATES. SPEECH OF HON. J.P. BENJAMIN, OF LOUISIANA. DELIVERED IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, MAY 22, 1860.
[Washington]: Printed by Lemuel Towers, [1860]. 24pp. Folded, untrimmed and uncut. Caption title [as issued]. Scattered mild foxing, Very Good. Benjamin spoke for the Southern Democrats as the crucial 1860 presidential race heated up. The Speech would also be printed as a Breckinridge-Lane campaign pamphlet in the upcoming election. The..... More