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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the Right of Petition, as Connected with Petitions for the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia. In The House Of Representatives, January 25, 1836., by Caleb Cushing This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Speech of Mr. Cushing, of Massachusetts, on the Right of Petition, as Connected with Petitions for the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia. In The House Of Representatives, January 25, 1836. Author: Caleb Cushing Release Date: November 9, 2004 [EBook #13986] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SPEECH OF MR. CUSHING *** Produced by Curtis Weyant, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. SPEECH OF MR. CUSHING, OF MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE RIGHT OF PETITION, AS CONNECTED WITH PETITIONS FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JANUARY 25, 1836. WASHINGTON: PRINTED BY GALES AND BEATON, 1836. SPEECH. Mr. Cushing said: I hold in my hand several Petitions on the subject of the slave interest in the District of Columbia. One of them, I now present to the House. Upon it, I make the preliminary motion, understood to be necessary in such cases, that it be received; and, in reference to this question, I have some few remarks to submit to the consideration of the House. This Petition prays for the abolition of slavery, and the slave trade, in this District. It is respectful in its terms, being free from the offensive expressions and reflections contained in some of the Petitions on the same subject, heretofore presented; it is signed by inhabitants of Haverhill, in the State of Massachusetts; and among the subscribers are the names of citizens of that State whom I personally know, whom I avouch to be highly respectable, and who, whether mistaken or not in their views, are assuredly actuated by conscientious motives of civil and religious principle. They are constituents of mine; they have transmitted to me the Petition, desiring me, as their Representative, to present it; a
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