NO. 2. : PAPERS FROM THE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE : SPEECH OF MR. TURPIE, DELIVERED IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, FEB. 7, 1863
New York: Society for the Diffusion of Political Knowledge, 1863. First Edition. Stitched Pamphlet. Pamphlet, 8.75 n. x 5.75 in, pp. 12. Double-column print. Open tears to bottom corners of pp. 23/24 and 24/25 - no words missing. Light age-toning. Very Good. Item #100841
Senator David Turpie was the recently apointed Senator from Indiana. His speech is an aggressive challenge to a congressional bill providing financial aid to Missouri for compensated emancipation (a plan to phase out slavery by compensating slaveowners). Turpie argued against federal interference with slavery in the states, mirroring the anti-emancipation, pro-slavery platform popularized by the society's pamphlets
The Society for the Diffusion of Political Knowledge was an organization founded in New York City during the American Civil War. Its primary leadership included prominent figures such as inventor Samuel F.B. Morse (who served as its president). The group consisted largely of Northern Democrats—often categorized as "Copperheads"—who vehemently opposed President Abraham Lincoln’s wartime policies, the military draft, and emancipation.
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