The life and public services of the Hon. James Knox Polk, with a compendium of his speeches on various public measures. Also, a sketch of the life of the Hon. George Mifflin Dallas.

"George M. Dallas and the United States Bank": on inside covers.

Speeches of Mr. Wright, of Ohio, on the resolution calling on the Secretary of State for information relative to the selection of newspapers for the publication of the laws.

Mode of access: Internet.

Horrors of slavery : in two parts. Part I. Containing observations, facts, and arguments, extracted from the speeches of Wilberforce, Grenville, Pitt, Burke, Fox, Martin, Whitbread, and other distinguished members of the British Parliament. Part II. Containing extracts, chiefly American, compiled from authentic sources; demonstrating that slavery is impolitic, antirepublican, unchristian, and highly criminal; proposing measures for its complete abolition through the United States /

Mode of access: Internet.

Papers relative to the restriction of slavery : speeches of Mr. King in the Senate, and of Messrs. Taylor & Talmadge [sic] in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the bill for authorising the people of the territory of Missouri to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of the same into the Union, in the session of 1818-19 : with a report of a committee of the Abolition Society of Delaware.

Letter containing "opinion of ... John Jay on the constitutional authority of Congress in the premises": p. [37].

A narrative of the mission of the United Brethren among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians, from its commencement, in the year 1740, to the close of the year 1808, comprising all the remarkable incidents which took place at their missionary stations during that period, interspersed with anecdotes, historical facts, speeches of Indians, and other interesting matter,

Mode of access: Internet.

Speeches of the Governors of Massachusetts from 1765-1775 : and the answers of the House of Representatives to the same; with their resolutions and addresses for that period and other public papers relating to the dispute between this country and Great Britain which led to the independence of the United States.

Mode of access: Internet.

The trial of Lieutenant Renshaw, of the U. S. Navy, indicted for challenging Joseph Strong, Esq., attorney at law, to fight a duel : with the speeches of the learned counsel, Colden, Hoffman, and Emmet /

Mode of access: Internet.

The substance of the speeches of Sir H. Parnell, Bart., in the House of Commons, with additional observations, on the corn laws.

Originally published: London : J. Ridgway, 1814.

The trial at large of Her Majesty Caroline : Amelia Elizabeth, Queen of Great Britain, in the House of Lords, on charges of adulterous intercourse; containing a full and accurate detail of the evidence of the witnesses, the speeches of counsel, and all other proceedings in this extraordinary trial. From authentic sources. Embellished with highly-finished portraits, &c. In two volumes.

Vol. 1: [2], iv, [2], 604 p.; v.2: [2], iv, [2], 616 p.

Anecdotes of the life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, earl of Chatham, and of the principal events of his time : with his speeches in Parliament, from the year 1736 to the year 1778.

Mode of access: Internet.

A Sketch of the life of the late Richard Reynolds, of Bristol, the great philanthropist, who died at Cheltenham, the 10th day of September, 1816. To which is added, the requisition to the mayor of Bristol for founding a commemoration society; and the speeches delivered on the occasion, together with interesting anecdotes from his most intimate friends.

Mode of access: Internet.

The speeches of Charles Phillips, esq., delivered at the bar, and on various public occasions in Ireland and England. To which is added, a letter to George IV.

First edition, London, 1817.

Speeches on the legislative independence of Ireland;

Mode of access: Internet.

The select speeches of Daniel O'Connell, M. P.

Vol. II called 2d series.

The history and proceedings of the House of Commons from the Restoration to the present time. Containing the most remarkable motions, speeches, resolves, reports and conferences to be met with in that interval: as also the most exact estimates of the charge of government, state of the public revenue, the rise and growth of the national debt, expence of the war, proceedings on ways and means, speeches and messages from the throne, addresses, and remonstrances, also the numbers pro and con upon every division &c. Many of which curious particulars were never before printed. Collected from the best authorities, compared with the journals of the House, and illustrated with a great variety of historical and explanatory notes. Together with a large appendix, containing exact lists of every Parliament, the names of the speakers, their several posts under the government, and other valuable, supplemental pieces.

Includes indexes.