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National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: America in 1850: Daniel Webster: Speech to the u.s. Senate, March 7, 1850

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Links to Senator Daniel Webster's famous plea, amidst the turmoil of sectional conflict, for national unity and his support of the Compromise of 1850.

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abolition, debate on slavery, slavery issue, compromise of 1850, daniel webster, fugitive slave law, national humanities center, preservation of the union, states' admission to the union
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