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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Miniature of Remarks of Mr. Prentiss, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, March 1, 1836, on the question of reception of a petition from the Society of Friends, praying for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
Remarks of Mr. Prentiss, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, March 1, 1836, on the question of reception of a petition from the Society of Friends, praying for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
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    • Creator: Prentiss, Samuel, 1782-1857.
    • Date Created: 1836-03-01
    • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
    Miniature of Speech of Horace Everett, of Vermont delivered in the House of Representatives, in Committee of the whole on the Indian annuity bill, Friday, June 3, 1836.
    Speech of Horace Everett, of Vermont delivered in the House of Representatives, in Committee of the whole on the Indian annuity bill, Friday, June 3, 1836.
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      • Creator: Everett, Horace, 1780-1851.
      • Date Created: 1836-06-03
      • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches