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Daniel Webster 1782-1852
Lawyer Daniel Webster was born in New
Hampshire. And the man knew how to give a speech. He became Secretary of State.
On December 22, 1820, and on occasion of the
bicentennial (which means the 200th anniversary) celebration of the
Mayflower's
landing at Plymouth,
Daniel Webster was invited by the Plymouth Society to speak. This
speech was the
Plymouth Oration.
(If you're interested, here is the
1802 Plymouth Oration by
John Quincy Adams.)
The
Pilgrim Hall
Museum in Massachusetts, tells us that
"the 17th century records do not
mention Plymouth Rock. Nevertheless, Plymouth Rock has become
one of the most enduring symbols of the Pilgrims."
Civil war was in the air because of disagreements on the issue of
slavery.
On March 7, 1850, Daniel Webster
delivered his
The Constitution and the Union speech before the Senate,
also called the Seventh of March Speech or the Seventh of
March Address.
Kentucky senator Henry Clay came
up with the Compromise of 1850, which saved the day but not
the century.
See also the
American Timeline.
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