SPEECH OF MR. STANLY, OF NORTH CAROLINA, ON ABOLITION PETITIONS. DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JANUARY 16, 1840.
[Washington: 1840]. 16pp, folded and untrimmed. Some dusting, else Very Good.
Stanly was an interesting man and a long-serving Whig Congressman from North Carolina. After he was defeated for re-election in 1852 he moved to California, practiced law, and became a Republican. During the Civil War he was appointed Military Governor of eastern North Carolina in May 1862, with the rank of brigadier general. In March 1863 he resigned, returned to California, and practiced law there until he died.
Here Stanly speaks in favor of the divisive Gag Rule, a pro-slavery attempt to prohibit the introduction and debating of petitions advocating the abolition of slavery, particularly in the District of Columbia. His speech is also a detailed review of the effects of that issue on the political parties and candidates in this election year.
Sabin 90336. AI 40-6291 [4]. Not in LCP or Thornton. Item #37225
Price: $125.00