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. E.P. Walton, of Vermont : on the confiscation of rebel property, delivered in the House of Representatives, May 24, 1862.
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- Creator: Walton, Eliakim Persons, 1812-1890.
- Date Created: 1862-05-24
- Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
Speech of Hon. J. Collamer, of Vermont : in the United States Senate, April 24, 1862, on the bill to confiscate the property and free the slaves of rebels.
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- Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
- Date Created: 1862-04-24
- Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches