Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Chastain, Elijah Webb, 1813-1874 The Union and the state-rights parties. Speech of Hon. E. W. Chastain, of Georgia, on the position of the Union Party of Georgia.

Order a pdf of this item here.

A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.187 Author/Creator: Chastain, Elijah Webb, 1813-1874 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1852 Pagination: 1 v. : 7 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 14.8 cm Order a Copy

Printed at the Congressional Globe Office. Delivered in the House of Representatives 5 March 1852.

Chastain, Elijah Webb, 1813-1874

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources