Home / Books / Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

Book by Robert Toombs · 3 quotes · States, Power, Territory

This book contains the full text of Robert Toombs' speech delivered to the Georgia Legislature on December 7, 1860, discussing the issues surrounding the secession crisis in the United States.

Book detail: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860 is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.

This book contains the full text of Robert Toombs' speech delivered to the Georgia Legislature on December 7, 1860, discussing the issues surrounding the secession crisis in the United States.

The quotes below use the same card format as the rest of the site, including topics, source notes, copy actions, image creation, and sharing controls.

Filter quotes by topic

All States Power Territory Commerce Domain Equal Equality Government War Abstraction Addresses Advantage Agree Appearing Bases Benefits Blind Causes Common Complaints

Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860 Quotes

“They all agree, they are all unanimous in Congress, in the States, on the rostrum, in the sanctuary - everywhere they declare that slavery shall not go into the Territories.”

States Agree Slavery Congress Territory Sanctuary

Book:Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“We had a large common domain, already added by the several States for the common benefit of all; purchase and war might make large additions to this common domain; hence the power over existing and future territories, with the stipulation to admit new States, was conferred.”

War States Might Common Power Benefits Territory Domain Stipulations

Book:Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“Those who tell you that the territorial question is an abstraction, that you can never colonize another territory without the African slavetrade, are both deaf and blind to the history of the last sixty years.”

Years Lasts Blind Territory Sixty Abstraction Deaf Territorial Deaf And Blind

Book:Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

About the Author

Robert ToombsBrowse author quotes

Books by Same Author

No other books found for this author.

Similar Authors

No similar authors found.