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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Speech of Hon. William Upham, of Vermont, on the Compromise bill : in Senate, July 1 and 2, 1850.
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    • Creator: Upham, William, 1792-1853.
    • Date Created: 1850-07-01
    • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches


    State of the Union / speech of Hon. Justin S. Morrill of Vermont, in the House of Representatives, February 18, 1861.
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      • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
      • Date Created: 1861-02-18
      • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches




      Remarks in the United States Senate / by Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont, upon the tariff, free coinage, and collateral matter, June 2, 1896.
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        • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
        • Date Created: 1896-06-02
        • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches


        The blunders of a Democratic political tariff, and a British income tax : speech of Hon. Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, Wednesday, April 18, 1894.
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          • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
          • Date Created: 1894-04-18
          • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches


          Hathaway Nomination
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            • Creator: Leahy, Patrick J.
            • Date Created: 1975-06-10
            • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches


            National colleges : speech of Hon. Justin S. Morrill of Vermont in the Senate of the United States, December 5, 1872.
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              • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
              • Date Created: 1872-12-05
              • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches