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.
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
Recommended Citation
Hammond, James Henry, "An Oration, Delivered Before the Two Societies of the South Carolina College" (1850). Rare Books. 83.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/rarebooks/83
Additional Notes
The original accession number is 72294