Congressional Speeches
This collection features speeches made on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and Senate by Vermont Congressmen. Topics covered include the environment, education, agriculture, World War II and selective service, the Mexican War, the tariff and international trade, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction. The speeches date from 1812 to the present and a wide variety of Congressmen are represented.
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22 Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
6 Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
4 Meacham, James, 1810-1856.
4 Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908.
4 Walton, Eliakim Persons, 1812-1890.
3 Flanders, Ralph E. (Ralph Edward), 1880-1970.
3 Leahy, Patrick J.
3 Prentiss, Samuel, 1782-1857.
3 Upham, William, 1792-1853.
2 Brigham, Elbert S. (Elbert Sidney), 1877-1962.
2 Dillingham, William P. (William Paul), 1843-1923.
2 Edmunds, George F. (George Franklin), 1828-1919.
2 Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.
2 Plumley, Charles Albert, 1875-1964.
2 Woodbridge, Frederick Enoch, 1819-1888.
1 Berry, James Henderson, 1841-1913.
1 Chittenden, Martin, 1763-1840.
1 Crafts, Samuel Chandler, 1768-1853.
1 Everett, Horace, 1780-1851.
1 Foot, Solomon, 1802-1866.
1 Foster, David Johnson, 1867-1912.
1 Gibson, Ernest W., 1901-1969.
1 Grout, William Wallace, 1836-1902.
1 Hebard, William, 1800-1875.
1 Jeffords, James M.
1 Joyce, Charles H.
1 Mallary, Rollin Carolus, 1784-1831.
1 Page, Carroll Smalley, 1843-1925.
1 Peck, Lucius Benedict, 1802-1866.
1 Phelps, Samuel Shethar, 1793-1855.
1 Poland, Luke P. (Luke Potter), 1815-1887.
1 Powers, Horace Henry, 1835-1913.
1 Prouty, Winston L. (Winston Lewis), 1906-1971.
1 Ross, Jonathan, 1826-1905.
1 Stafford, Robert, 1913-2006.
1 Stewart, John W. (John Wolcott), 1825-1915.
1 Sullivan, George, 1771-1838.
1 United States. Congress,Federal Party (U.S.)
1 Willard, Charles Wesley, 1827-1880.
22 Tariff -- United States.
8 Slavery -- United States.
5 Compromise of 1850.
4 Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1854-1861.
4 Protectionism.
3 Emigration and immigration law -- United States.
3 Mexican War, 1846-1848.
3 United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849.
2 Agricultural colleges.
2 California -- Politics and government.
2 Commercial treaties -- United States.
2 Confiscations -- Confederate States of America.
2 Environmental protection -- United States.
2 Internal revenue -- United States.
2 Reciprocity (Commerce).
2 Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).
2 Slavery -- Washington (D.C.).
2 Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.
2 Texas -- Annexation to the United States.
2 United States -- Emigration and immigration.
2 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Confiscations and contributions.
2 United States -- Kansas-Nebraska Act.
2 United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861.
2 World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
1 Agricultural education -- United States.
1 Agricultural experiment stations -- United States.
1 Agricultural laws and legislation -- United States.
1 Agriculture -- United States.
1 Agriculture and state.
1 Air -- Pollution -- United States.
1 Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1948-1967.
1 Brownwell, Cornelius W.
1 Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-.
1 Butter trade.
1 Clergy -- United States.
1 Cuba -- History -- Insurrection, 1868-1878.
1 Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1895-1898.
1 Cuban question -- 1895-1898.
1 Currency question -- United States.
1 Dairy products industry.
1 Democratic Party (U.S.).
1 Draft -- Law and legislation -- United States.
1 Dueling -- Washington (D.C.).
1 Education -- United States.
1 Education, Higher.
1 Energy policy -- United States.
1 Engineering schools.
1 Freedom of the seas.
1 Gasoline -- Prices.
1 Hawaii -- Annexation to the United States.
1 Hawaii -- Commerce -- United States.
1 Home economics -- United States.
1 Indians of North America -- Government relations.
1 Interstate commerce.
1 Louisiana -- History.
1 Louisiana -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
1 Margarine -- Law and legislation -- United States.
1 McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.
1 Middle East -- Politics and government.
1 Nebraska -- Politics and government.
1 Petroleum -- Taxation -- Law and legislation.
1 Petroleum -- United States -- Taxation.
1 Petroleum as fuel -- Economic aspects -- Vermont.
1 Pinchback, Pinckney Benton Stewart, 1837-1921.
1 Power resources -- Government policy -- United States.
1 Puerto Rico -- History -- 1898-1952.
1 Qaida (Organization).
1 Renewable energy sources -- United States.
1 School for International Training.
1 School lands -- United States.
1 Seminole Indians -- Treaties.
1 Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842.
1 Sheep industry -- United States.
1 Spark ignition engines -- Alternative fuels.
1 Suffrage -- United States.
1 Torture.
1 United States -- Civil Rights Act of 1964.
1 United States -- Colonial question.
1 United States -- Commerce -- Hawaii.
1 United States -- Commercial policy.
1 United States -- Dept. of State -- 1845-1849.
1 United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-.
1 United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953.
1 United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961.
1 United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq.
1 United States -- Foreign relations.
1 United States -- History -- War of 1812.
1 United States -- Interstate Commerce Commission.
1 United States -- Politics and government -- 1812-1815.
1 United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
1 Vocational education -- United States.
1 Wool industry.
4 1850
3 1848
3 1858
3 1890
3 1894
2 1828
2 1836
2 1838
2 1847
2 1854
2 1860
2 1861
2 1862
2 1866
2 1869
2 1875
2 1887
2 1898
2 1900
2 1941
2 1954
2 1975
1 1812
1 1844
1 1845
1 1846
1 1852
1 1856
1 1857
1 1859
1 1865
1 1867
1 1870
1 1872
1 1876
1 1879
1 1881
1 1882
1 1883
1 1884
1 1886
1 1888
1 1893
1 1896
1 1903
1 1911
1 1912
1 1915
1 1916
1 1929
1 1930
1 1940
1 1949
1 1958
1 1988
1 1991
1 2004
Collection Details
Title - Congressional Speeches
Date Created - 1812-1988
Description - This collection features speeches made on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and Senate by Vermont Congressmen. Topics covered include the environment, education, agriculture, World War II and selective service, the Mexican War, the tariff and international trade, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction. The speeches date from 1812 to the present and a wide variety of Congressmen are represented.
Type of Resource :- collection
- text
Publisher - University of Vermont Libraries, Center for Digital Initiatives
Access Conditions [Local] - Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to uvmsc@uvm.edu.
Identifier [Local] - speeches
Language - eng
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