The British Cicero ; or, A selection of the most admired speeches in the English language : arranged under three distinct heads of popular, parliamentary, and judicial oratory: with historical illustrations ; to which is prefixed, An introduction to the study and practice of eloquence
"This collection of papers was prepared by the Reverend Bruce C. Souders while he was the Historian of the former East Pennsylvania Conference (U.B.) Each paper was delivered at an annual Conference Session and was printed Conference Journal of the year in which it was delivered.."--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
A brief history of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church, Hummelstown, and the Conference sessions held there -- A brief historical note on the life of the Colonial Park Church -- High lights in the history of Glossbrenner Church.
Reply of John Davis, of Massachusetts, to Mr. Buchanan, of Pennsylvania on the reduction of wages and of the value of property : delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 23, 1840. Together with extracts from the speeches of Messrs. Buchanan, Walker, Benton and Calhoun
Report of the committee having in charge the marking of the site of the Postlethwaite Tavern where the first Courts of Justice in Lancaster County were held
Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, on the President's message on the Lecompton Constitution, delivered in the Senate, February 3d and 4th, 1858
Speech of Hon. James H. Hammond, of South Carolina, on the admission of Kansas, under the Lecompton Constitution : delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 4, 1858
James Henry Hammond (November 15, 1807 - November 13, 1864) was an attorney, politician and planter from South Carolina. He served as a United States Representative from 1835 to 1836, the 60th Governor of South Carolina from 1842 to 1844, and United States Senator from 1857 to 1860. He was considered one of the major spokesmen in favor of slavery in the years before the American Civil War.He popularized the phrase that "Cotton is King" in his March 4, 1858, speech to the US Senate. [from Wikipedia]
Speech of Hon. William S. Groesbeck, of Ohio, against the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution : delivered in the House of Representatives, March 31, 1858
Speech of Mr. Buchanan, on the bill imposing additional duties, as depositories in certain cases, on public officers : delivered in Senate U.S. September 29, 1837
