Compromise of 1850
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Speech of Isaac E. Morse, of Louisiana, on the President's message in relation to California
Address of E.C. Cabell, of Florida, to his constituents
Speech of Hon. S. A. Douglas, of Illinois, on Kansas territorial affairs
Take a bow
Speech of the Hon. W.H. Seward, on the admission of California, and the subject of slavery
Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay, of Kentucky, on taking up his compromise resolutions on the subject of slavery
Speech of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, on the "Measures of adjustment," delivered in the City Hall, Chicago, October 23, 1850
Speech of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas on the "Measures of adjustment,"
Speech of Hon. Langdon Cheves, in the Southern convention, at Nashville, Tennessee, November 14, 1850
Speech of Mr. R. Toombs, of Georgia
Horace Mann's letters on the extension of slavery into California and New Mexico
The American union
Mississippi and the compromise of 1850
Admission of California
Speech of Mr. John A. King, of New York, on the admission of California
Speech of Hon. I. Washburn, Jr., of Maine: On the Compromise as a National Party Test
The Nebraska question
New dangers to freedom
Speech of the Honorable Daniel Webster, on the Compomise bill
The Compromise resolutions
The Union divides
America's Great Debate
Speech of Hon. Alex
Mr. Benton's anti-cession speech
Speech of the Hon. V. E. Howard, of Texas, against the admission of California, and the dismemberment of Texas
Proceedings of the Great Union Meeting, Held in the Large Saloon of the Chinese Museum ..
Speech of Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, on the subject of slavery in the territories
Address of Hon. Andrew Ewing of Tennessee to his constituents
Prologue to conflicts
