Call Number

BD 232 .H25x

Date of Publication

1850

Collection Size

28 pages

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Language

English

Historical Note

James Henry Hammond [1807-1864] was an attorney, politician, and planter from South Carolina. He served as a United States Representative 1835-1836, was Governor of South Carolina 1842-1844 and United States Senator 1857-1860. he was known as an outspoken defender of slavery before the American Civil War. He popularized the phrase "Cotton is king" in his March 4, 1858 speech before the US Senate. He ultimately owned 22 square miles of property and more than 300 slaves.

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Description

An Oration, Delivered Before the Two Societies of the South-Carolina College on the Fourth of December, 1849, is a speech by James Henry Hammond discussing history, Francis Bacon, and other philosophers and statesmen. The speech includes some of Hammond's pro-slavery views.

Additional Notes

The original accession number is 72294

Provenance

Winthrop purchased the document on May 10, 1949 from Gittman's.

Publisher

Steam-Power Press of Walker and James

City

Charleston

Keywords

Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Slavery

Disciplines

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science

An Oration, Delivered Before the Two Societies of the South Carolina College
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