Speech of Mr. Palfrey, of Massachusetts, on the Political Aspect of the Slave Question. Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 26th, 1848

Washington DC: Printed by J. & G. S. Gideon, 1848. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. Approximately 9.5" x 6". 16 pages. Untrimmed wraps folded with splits and loose pages at the folds. Contents clean. John Gorham Palfrey (May 2, 1796 – April 26, 1881) was an American clergyman and historian who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. A Unitarian minister, he played a leading role in the early history of Harvard Divinity School, and he later became involved in politics as a State Representative and U.S. Congressman (Wikipedia). Palfrey argued that the existence of slavery was a major political problem that threatened the stability and (truncated) future of the Union. He believed that slavery was incompatible with the principles of liberty and equality upon which the nation was founded (AI generated). (Inventory #: 34435)