Select Speeches Of Daniel Webster : Kessinger Publishing : 9781162683362 : 1162683368 : 10 Sep 2010 : Select Speeches of Daniel Webster is a collection of some of the most famous and influential speeches delivered by American statesman and orator Daniel Webster. This book includes speeches on a variety of important topics, such as the Constitution, slavery, and the Union. Webster's eloquent and powerful speeches helped shape the course of American history and politics during the mid-19th century. This collection is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, politics, or public speaking.Gentlemen, it is a most extraordinary case. In some respects, it has hardly a precedent anywhere; certainly none in our New England history. This bloody drama exhibited no suddenly excited, ungovernable rage. The actors in it were not surprised by any lion-like temptation springing upon their virtue, and overcoming it, before resistance could begin. Nor did they do the deed to glut savage ven