Benjamin, Judah P. Relations of States. Speech of the Hon. J. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Delivered in the Senate of the U.S. May 8, 1860. On the Resolutions Submitted by the Hon. Jefferson Davis...

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author

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

printer

Murphy & Co.

Place

Baltimore

Publication

(1860)

summary

Upon the succession of the State of Louisiana, Benjamin withdrew from the Senate to join, as senior member, President Jefferson Davis’ Confederate Cabinet. He fled to England at the end of the war in order to avoid prosecution for his convictions regarding slavery. This prophetic speech defending the positions of Jefferson Davis is an indication of his oratorical and argumentative skills

pp. 8. Partially uncut. Minor chipping. Unbound. 4to

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