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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A protective tariff or free trade : speech of Hon. Justin S. Morrill of Vermont, delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 9, 1870.
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    • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
    • Date Created: 1870-05-09
    • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches


    Tariff : speech of Hon. Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont, delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives, April 23, 1860.
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      • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
      • Date Created: 1860-04-23
      • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches


      Free trade and protective tariffs tested by official statistics : speech of Hon. E.P. Walton, of Vermont, delivered in the House of Representatives, February 7, 1859.
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        • Creator: Walton, Eliakim Persons, 1812-1890.
        • Date Created: 1859-02-07
        • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches