Speech of Mr. Truman Smith, of Conn., on Removals and Appointments to Office. - 1850
On a page preceding the actual Speech of Mr. Truman Smith, of Conn., on Removals and Appointments to Office. Delivered to the Senate of the United States, March 21 and 23, 1850 is an anonymous commentary on the speech. It reads, in part, as “The following speech, although made in defense of the Administration of the late General Taylor, in its exercise of the appointing power, and therefore of a partisan character, is evidently the result of much labor, and has been conceived, and expressed in a temper and spirit that should, and it is to be hoped will be generally approved. It is not only worth reading, but it is worth preserving for future reference, on account of the many well authenticated, and important facts contained in it...If we would give currency to, and generally read, such speeches, and do justice to their authors, we would soon get clear of those declamatory, defamatory, and sophistical speeches, which so much abound, and which really corrupt, and deprave the public taste and morals, and stir up, and greatly aggravate personal, partisan, and sectional controversies.”
This First Edition copy of the commentary and speech are contained in a 32 page booklet, without covers, that measures approximately 5 ¾ x 9 inches. Th booklet was stereotyped and printed at the Office of the Belmont Chronicle in St. Clairsville, Ohio. The pages are tanned, with occasional foxing, but the text is easily read. The overall condition of the item is good.
The illustrations accompanying this description show show the first page of the speech and the anonymous commentary that precedes the speech.
Truman Smith (November 27, 1791 – May 3, 1884) was a politician, lawyer and judge from Connecticut. He was elected a Whig to the United States House of Representatives in 1838, serving from 1839 to 1843, declining renomination in 1842. He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1844 and was elected back to the House of Representatives the following year, serving again from 1845 to 1849. Smith declined the appointment to be the first United States Secretary of the Interior from President Zachary Taylor in 1849 having been elected to the United States Senate. He served from 1849 until his resignation in 1854. [Wikipedia]
On a page preceding the actual Speech of Mr. Truman Smith, of Conn., on Removals and Appointments to Office. Delivered to the Senate of the United States, March 21 and 23, 1850 is an anonymous commentary on the speech. It reads, in part, as “The following speech, although made in defense of the Administration of the late General Taylor, in its exercise of the appointing power, and therefore of a partisan character, is evidently the result of much labor, and has been conceived, and expressed in a temper and spirit that should, and it is to be hoped will be generally approved. It is not only worth reading, but it is worth preserving for future reference, on account of the many well authenticated, and important facts contained in it...If we would give currency to, and generally read, such speeches, and do justice to their authors, we would soon get clear of those declamatory, defamatory, and sophistical speeches, which so much abound, and which really corrupt, and deprave the public taste and morals, and stir up, and greatly aggravate personal, partisan, and sectional controversies.”
This First Edition copy of the commentary and speech are contained in a 32 page booklet, without covers, that measures approximately 5 ¾ x 9 inches. Th booklet was stereotyped and printed at the Office of the Belmont Chronicle in St. Clairsville, Ohio. The pages are tanned, with occasional foxing, but the text is easily read. The overall condition of the item is good.
The illustrations accompanying this description show show the first page of the speech and the anonymous commentary that precedes the speech.
Truman Smith (November 27, 1791 – May 3, 1884) was a politician, lawyer and judge from Connecticut. He was elected a Whig to the United States House of Representatives in 1838, serving from 1839 to 1843, declining renomination in 1842. He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1844 and was elected back to the House of Representatives the following year, serving again from 1845 to 1849. Smith declined the appointment to be the first United States Secretary of the Interior from President Zachary Taylor in 1849 having been elected to the United States Senate. He served from 1849 until his resignation in 1854. [Wikipedia]
On a page preceding the actual Speech of Mr. Truman Smith, of Conn., on Removals and Appointments to Office. Delivered to the Senate of the United States, March 21 and 23, 1850 is an anonymous commentary on the speech. It reads, in part, as “The following speech, although made in defense of the Administration of the late General Taylor, in its exercise of the appointing power, and therefore of a partisan character, is evidently the result of much labor, and has been conceived, and expressed in a temper and spirit that should, and it is to be hoped will be generally approved. It is not only worth reading, but it is worth preserving for future reference, on account of the many well authenticated, and important facts contained in it...If we would give currency to, and generally read, such speeches, and do justice to their authors, we would soon get clear of those declamatory, defamatory, and sophistical speeches, which so much abound, and which really corrupt, and deprave the public taste and morals, and stir up, and greatly aggravate personal, partisan, and sectional controversies.”
This First Edition copy of the commentary and speech are contained in a 32 page booklet, without covers, that measures approximately 5 ¾ x 9 inches. Th booklet was stereotyped and printed at the Office of the Belmont Chronicle in St. Clairsville, Ohio. The pages are tanned, with occasional foxing, but the text is easily read. The overall condition of the item is good.
The illustrations accompanying this description show show the first page of the speech and the anonymous commentary that precedes the speech.
Truman Smith (November 27, 1791 – May 3, 1884) was a politician, lawyer and judge from Connecticut. He was elected a Whig to the United States House of Representatives in 1838, serving from 1839 to 1843, declining renomination in 1842. He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1844 and was elected back to the House of Representatives the following year, serving again from 1845 to 1849. Smith declined the appointment to be the first United States Secretary of the Interior from President Zachary Taylor in 1849 having been elected to the United States Senate. He served from 1849 until his resignation in 1854. [Wikipedia]