Project Gutenberg 2011-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 136 Landrum, John M. (John Morgan) 1815 1861 46036854 The Slavery Question Speech of Hon. John M. Landrum, of La., Delivered in the House of Representatives, April 27, 1860 Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Slavery Question" by John M. Landrum is a political speech delivered in the House of Representatives in the early 1860s, likely during the period leading up to the Civil War. This book is a historical account that explores the contentious issue of slavery in the United States and articulates the author's defense of the Democratic party's stance on the matter. Primarily, the work scrutinizes the tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions within the context of the emerging sectional conflicts of the time. In his speech, Landrum defends the Democratic party against accusations of being responsible for the discord concerning slavery. He argues that the founders of the Republic made compromises regarding slavery to form a united government and that these historical precedents should guide current legislative actions. Landrum contends that the Republican party, with its anti-slavery agenda, is the true source of agitation, having shifted the narrative toward a moral condemnation of slavery. He emphasizes that the Constitution does not prohibit slavery in the territories and highlights historical examples where slavery was accepted and regulated within the framework of the early American government. Throughout his argument, Landrum seeks to portray the Southern perspective as a principled stand for the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the legacy of the Founding Fathers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Slavery -- United States -- Speeches in Congress E300 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: Politics 72721 2025-07-14T12:01:32.174591 text/html 69243 2021-01-07T15:41:13 text/html 100437 2025-07-14T12:01:36.719567 application/epub+zip 99117 2025-07-14T12:01:34.675577 application/epub+zip 81261 2025-07-14T12:01:33.685564 application/epub+zip 202352 2025-07-14T12:01:38.213579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195278 2025-07-14T12:01:36.147593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91980 2022-09-16T10:24:10.148131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66202 2025-07-14T12:01:31.950609 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66186 2021-01-07T15:41:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66185 2021-01-07T15:41:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21404 2025-07-14T12:01:38.336545 application/rdf+xml 14624 2025-07-14T12:01:34.170578 image/jpeg 3734 2025-07-14T12:01:33.926591 image/jpeg 23482 2021-01-07T15:41:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 24351 2021-01-07T15:41:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 23462 2021-01-07T15:41:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 99583 2025-07-14T12:01:32.181586 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia