Slavery & Abolition in the US
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Benjamin, Judah Philip
Benjamin, Judah P. Defence of the National Democracy Against the Attack of Judge Douglas – Constitutional Rights of the States. Washington, DC, 1860.
In a speech delivered before the U.S. Senate in May 1860, Judah P. Benjamin argues against legislation that would limit slavery in new states and territories.
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