| Contributor |
Edney, James M. (James Madison), 1814-1866, copyright holder. |
| Title |
Daniel Webster addressing the United States Senate [graphic] : In the great debate on the compromise measures 1850. |
| Publisher |
New York : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1860 |
| Date |
1860 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 66 x 81 cm (25.75 x 32 in.) |
| Description |
Commemorative print depicting Daniel Webster's noted "Seventh of March Speech" delivered in support of Henry Clay's proposed
legislation to prevent Southern secession and to address the extension of slavery, known as the Compromise of 1850. The amended
compromise, passed in September 1850, included the admittance of California as a free state and the strengthening of the Fugitive
Slave Law in favor of the South. Shows the U.S. Senate chamber with Webster, in the right, standing with his right hand raised.
Each Senator from 1850 is depicted facing toward Webster and the viewer, including Stephen Douglas (to the right of Webster),
John C. Calhoun (seated in the left), Vice President Millard Fillmore (presiding at center), Secretary of the Senate Asbury
Dickins (below Fillmore), Henry Clay (to the right of Webster’s upraised hand), and Jefferson Davis. White men and women spectators
fill the visitors' galleries above. Fillmore and Dickins sit at raised desks, and behind them is a draped curtain. Above the
valance is an American flag crest with arrows and a bald eagle with outstretched wings. A framed portrait of George Washington
hangs in the center. Also visible is the coffered, domed ceiling and a chandelier.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by James M. Edney in the Clerk’s Office
of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
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Gift of David Doret, 2002. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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| Subject |
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850 -- Portraits. |
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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 -- Portraits. |
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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Portraits. |
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Dickins, Asbury, 1780-1861 -- Portraits. |
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Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 -- Portraits. |
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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 -- Portraits. |
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United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) |
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United States. Congress (31st, 1st session : 1849-1850). Senate. |
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Compromise of 1850. |
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Interiors -- Washington (D.C.) |
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Legislators -- United States -- Portraits. |
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Public speaking -- Washington (D.C.) |
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Slavery -- United States -- Extension to the territories. |
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Spectators -- Washington (D.C.) |
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Women -- Washington (D.C.) |
| Genre |
Commemorative prints -- 1850-1860. |
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Lithographs -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **GC - Slavery [P.2002.2.2] |
| Accession number |
P.2002.2.2 |
