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Speech of Honorable Daniel Webster, at Abington, October 9, 1848.

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Summary:
Opposing the sentiment that Zachary Taylor be named as the Whig candidate for president in 1848, arguing that a successful military career does not recommend one for the presidency and that the country have seen enough of slave holding presidents.
Title: Speech of Honorable Daniel Webster, at Abington, October 9, 1848.
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Name(s): Webster, Daniel 1782-1852
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Speech
Date Created: 1848
Physical Form: online resource
Extent: 8 pages ; 23 cm
Language(s): English
Summary: Opposing the sentiment that Zachary Taylor be named as the Whig candidate for president in 1848, arguing that a successful military career does not recommend one for the presidency and that the country have seen enough of slave holding presidents.
Identifier: fauwsb14f9 (IID)
Physical Location: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B14F9
Collection: Florida Atlantic Digital Library Collections
Subject(s): Campaign literature -- 1848 -- Whig -- Massachusetts
Campaign literature -- Massachusetts -- 19th century
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1848
Massachusetts -- Politics and government
Whig Party (Pa.)
Slavery -- United States
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century
Taylor, Zachary -- 1784-1850
United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849
Van Buren, Martin -- 1782-1862
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb14f9
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution: FAU

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