Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 Great Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster at Richmond.... [on silk]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #:
GLC05862
Author/Creator:
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Place Written:
Richmond, Virginia
Type:
Broadside
Date:
1840/10/05
Pagination:
1 textile sheet 68 x 44.1 cm
27 x 17 1/2 x 1/4 in
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Full title: "Great Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster at Richmond, Virginia, Monday, Oct. 5, 1840. Reported for the Herald, by William H. Attree." Report's Webster's speech at the Whig presidential nominating convention in Richmond with audience reaction. Criticizing Van Buren's administration at his party's convention: "Executive power has increased, and is dangerous to the free institutions of our land." Printed in 6 columns on silk with decorative bands framing the text and a hovering eagle at the top holding an "E Pluribus Unum" banner.
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