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The rebuke of secession doctrines

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01265.20 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: 1863 Pagination: 15 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Includes three speeches delivered by General Andrew Jackson, Honorable Horace Maynard, and Mr.Gaulden (delegate from Georgia). The speeches were delivered at various places; General Jackson's speech was delivered at the South Carolina Convention of 1832 and Maynard delivered his speech in the House of Representatives on January 31, 1863. Mr. Gaulden's speech was given at the Democratic National Convention, Charleston, S.C., 1860.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Maynard, Horace, 1814-1882

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