Speech of Mr. Slade, of Vermont, on the right of petition, the power of Congress to abolish slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, the implied faith of the North and the South to each other in forming the Constitution, and the principles, purposes, and prospects of abolition : delivered in the House of Representatives on the 18th and 20th of January, 1840.

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• Speech of Mr. Slade, of Vermont, on the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia : delivered in the House of Representatives of the U.S., December 20, 1837 : to which is added the intended conclusion of the speech, suppressed by resolution of the House.
  by: Slade, William, 1786-1859
  Published: (1837)
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  by: Taylor, John L. (John Lampkin), 1805-1870
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