The State of the Country: Speech of William H. Seward, in the United States Senate, February 29, 1860Original 1860 political pamphlet containing William H. Seward's important U.S. Senate speech addressing slavery, the conflict between free and slave states, Kansas, and the growing sectional crisis immediately preceding the Civil War.Complete — 8 pages.Seward was one of the nation's most prominent anti-slavery political figures, a leading contender for the 1860 Republican presidential nomination, and later served as Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln.This speech was delivered in February 1860, just months before Lincoln's election and approximately one year before the outbreak of the Civil War.Condition: Original antique pamphlet with substantial age-related toning, staining/foxing, edge wear, small tears and general handling wear. Pages remain legible. Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition.An excellent original piece of pre-Civil War American political and anti-slavery history, particularly desirable for collectors of William H. Seward, Abraham Lincoln-era material, abolition, slavery, and 19th-century American ephemera.
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