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[ABOLITION]. WILSON, Henry, Hon. (1812–1875). Speech of… Wa...
[ABOLITION]. WILSON, Henry, Hon. (1812–1875). Speech of… Wa...
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[ABOLITION]. WILSON, Henry, Hon. (1812–1875). Speech of… Washington, D.C.: Scammell & Co., 1862. 8vo. 8 pp. pamphlet, re–inserted into modern wrappers. (Early indecipherable presentation signature on title–page). A strong anti–slavery bill introduced by Wilson on 16 December 1861 and presented in the Senate on 27 March 1862. The bill was in favor of emancipation for enslaved people, although arguing against the confiscation of rebel property. Wilson was Vice–President of the United States under the Grant administration from 1873–75 and was founder of the Free Soil Party and a founding member of the Republican Party who focused heavily on the abolition of slavery.
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