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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... says, Douglass first political speech gained him the title of the Little Giant; the name was intended to imply the union of small physical with great intellectual stature. Yet he was not a student of oooks although a close observer of man. He lacked refinement ot manner; was careless of his personal appearance and had none of the art and grace that go to make up the cultivated orator. John Quincv Adams was shocked at his appearance in the House, where, as the celebrated diary records m making a speech he raved, roared, and lashed himself into a heat with convulsed face and frantic gesticulation. In tne midst of his roaring, to save himself from choking, he stripped off and cast away his cravat, unbuttoned his waistcoat, and had the air and aspect of a half-naked pugihst. But Douglas took on quickly the character of his surroundings and in Washington society he soon learned the ease of a gentleman and acquired the bearing of a man of the world. He had to a high degree the power of attracting men. Few American political leaders have possessed such a large and devoted personal following. In spite of Websters seventh of March speech, which alienated so many of the illustrious Massachusetts statesmans admirers, Clay would never have succeeded in passing the Compromise of 1850 had it not been for the effective support and championship of the shrewd, resourceful, and potent senator from Illinois. With the triumph of the Compromise of 1850 Douglas declared that he had made his last speech on the slavery question. But to the surprise of the whole country, on January 4, 1854, Douglas presented to the Senate his famous Kansas-Nebraska bill, the salient feature of which was the section providing that the territory of Nebraska or any portion of the...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781154843682
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 76
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1154843688
  • Publisher Date: 05 May 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 122 gr

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