The American Union Speaker: Containing Standard and Recent Selections in Prose and Poetry, for Recitation and Declamation, in Schools, Academies and Colleges. With Introductory Remarks on Elocution, and Explanatory Notes

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The American Sailor R F Stockton
16
The Foundation of National Greatness W E Channing
17
Intemperance W E Channing
18
Inconsistent Expectations Mrs Barbauld
19
The Patriots Sword vindicated T F Meagher
21
On being found Guilty of Treason T F Meagher
23
Address to the American Troops at L I Washington
24
Character of Chatham H Grattan
25
The Press and the Union R Choate
27
American Literature and the Union R Choate
28
The Love of Reading R Choate
29
Eloquence of the American Revolution R Choate
30
Tribute to Webster R Choate
32
Skilful Labor and Cultivated Intellect R Choate
33
The Empire of Mind R Choate
35
The City of our Liberty R Choate
36
Specimen of the Eloquence of James Otis Mrs L M Child
37
Webster in the Dartmouth College Case G S Hillard
38
The Ambition of Webster G S Hillard
39
The Danger of Exclusive Devotion to Business G S Hillard
40
Speech in the Convention of Delegates of Virginia P Henry
41
The Same Concluded P Henry
43
Reply to the Duke of Grafton Lord Thurlow
44
In Prospect of War Robert Hall
46
The American Indians J Story
47
Classical Learning J Story
48
An Appeal in Behalf of Patriotism and Loyalty J Story
49
Our Duties to the Republic J Story
50
Spartacus to the Gladiators E Kellogg
52
No Extension of Slave Territory R C Winthrop
54
National Monument to Washington R C Winthrop
56
The Perfect Orator Anonymous
57
Necessity of a Pure National Morality L Beecher
58
On the Irish Disturbance Bill D OConnell
59
Cæsars Pause upon the Rubicon J S Knowles
60
Gustavus Vasa to the Dalecarlians Anonymous
61
Nobility of Labor 0 Dewey
62
Salathiel to Titus G Croly
63
An Appeal to the Loyalty of South Carolina A Jackson
64
The Same Concluded A Jackson
65
Burr and Blennerhassett W Wirt
66
Cause for Indian Resentment W Wirt
69
Speech on the British Treaty F Ames
70
Speech against a Libeller Griffin
72
New England and the Union S S Prentiss
74
On sending Relief to Ireland S S Prentiss
75
The New England Common School S S Prentiss
76
Christianity the Source of Reform E H Chapin
78
Northern Laborers C Naylor
79
Broughams Attack on Canning described Anonymous
80
South Carolina during the Revolution R Y Hayne
82
Incompetency of Parliament W C Plunkett
83
Washington C Phillips
85
Education C Phillips
86
Character of Napoleon Bonaparte C Phillips
87
A Collision of Vices G Canning
88
Measures not Men G Canning
89
Parliamentary Reform Lord Brougham
91
Denunciation of Slavery Lord Brougham
92
The Teachers of Mankind Lord Brougham
93
The Greatness of Washington Lord Brougham
95
Washington a Man of Genius E P Whipple
96
Irish Aliens and English Victories R L Sheil
97
The Iliad and the Bible Dr Wayland
99
On admitting California into the Union W H Seward
100
A Highway to the Pacific T H Benton
102
Address to Polish Exiles in London L Kossuth
103
Kossuth on his Credentials L Kossuth
105
The Ides of March L Kossuth
106
The Same Continued L Kossuth
107
The Same Continued L Kossuth
109
The Same Concluded L Kossuth
110
The Mayflower and the Pilgrims E Everett
111
The Discovery of America E Everett
112
Adams and Jefferson E Everett
113
The Indian Chief to the White Settler E Everett
114
The Men of SeventySix E Everett
116
The Same Concluded E Everett
117
Our Common Schools E Everett
119
Websters greatest Parliamentary Effort E Everett
120
What Good will the Monument do? E Everett
122
Emancipation of the Catholics of Ireland J P Curran
123
The Public Informer J P Curran
124
Red Jackets Speech to the Missionary Cram
126
Partition of Poland C J Fox
127
National Disgrace C J Fox
128
A Political Pause C J Fox
129
Washingtons Sword and Franklins Staff J Q Adams
131
The Right of Petition by Woman J Q Adams
132
J Warren
135
H Mann
144
The Same Concluded
151
Defence of American Clergymen
157
Aspirations of Youth
158
The Future of America
163
Marmion taking leave of Douglas
164
Lord Chatham
170
The Bridge of Sighs
176
Excelsior
182
The Seminoles Reply
188
John Hancock
190
William Tell among the Mountains
194
Peroration of Opening Speech against Hastings
196
The Fireman
200
Extract from Demosthenes on the Crown
202
Napoleon
206
The Exile of Erin
212
A G Greene
259
Farewell Address at New Orleans
266
Mrs Norton
267
Reconstruction of the Union
268
Speech at the Union Square Meeting
269
The Perpetuity of the Union
270
Limit of Human Dominion
280
The Battle of Civilizations
281
Secession the Death of Slavery
282
Commencement of Antislavery Movement
283
Touch not Slavery
284
Ohio
285
The Controversy
286
J G Percival
287
No Neutrals only Patriots or Traitors
288
The Ordinance of Secession
289
Hireling Laborers of the North
290
The Death of Slavery the Life of the Nation
291
The Fanaticism of Massachusetts
292
Defence of Massachusetts
293
Bryant
294
Campbell T 298 300 301 303 305
298
T Campbell
300
WarSong of the Greeks 1822 T Campbell
306
The Flight of Xerxes Miss Jewsbury
307
Old Ironsides O W Holmes
308
Charge of the Light Brigade A Tennyson
309
Arnold Winkelreid J Montgomery
311
New Englands Dead I MLellan
312
Never Give Up Anonymous
314
The American Flag J R Drake
317
The Widow of Glencoe W E Aytoun
318
Burial of Sir John Moore C Wolfe
321
The Maniac Lewis
322
Rienzi to the Romans Miss Mitford
324
The Bell of the Atlantic Mrs Sigourney
326
The Struggle for Fame C Mackay
328
The SailorBoys Dream Dimond
329
Entry of the Austrians into Naples T Moore
331
Battle Hymn of the Berlin Landsturm Körner
332
The Main Truck or a Leap for Life G P Morris
333
Catiline on his Banishment G Croly
334
Apostrophe to the Ocean Lord Byron
335
Battle of Waterloo Lord Byron
337
The Destruction of Sennacherib Lord Byron
339
The Last Charge
340
Antonys Address to the Romans Shakspeare
341
Hamlets Soliloquy Shakspeare
344
Soliloquy of Hamlets Uncle Shakspeare
345
Perseverance keeps Honor bright Shakspeare
346
Macbeths Soliloquy Shakspeare
347
Romeo in the Garden Shakspeare
348
Polonius to Laertes Shakspeare
349
Wolsey on being cast off by the King Shakspeare
350
Wolsey to Cromwell Shakspeare
351
Griffiths Description of Wolsey Shakspeare
352
RECENT SELECTIONS PROSE
353
The Orators of Revolutions R Choate
355
The Eloquence of Revolutions R Choate
356
American Nationality R Choate
358
The Same Concluded R Choate
359
The National Ensign R C Winthrop
360
The Cause R C Winthrop
361
The Assault on Charles Sumner A Burlingame
363
Strength of the Government T Parsons
365
The Higher Law A P Peabody
366
Whittling
367
Step to the Captains Office and Settle G B Cheever
368
Judicial Tribunals C Sumner
369
The Mainspring of the Rebellion C Sumner
371
Quarrel of Brutus and Cassius
373
B F Butler B F Butler B F Butler D S Dickinson D S Dickinson G Putnam G Putnam
376
The Frenchmans Lesson
379
R H Dana Jr 383 R H Dana Jr
385
Andrew
390
J A Andrew
391
G S Hillard
393
Stone
396
Swain 396 W Phillips
397
W Phillips 399 W Phillips
399
The Embryo Lawyer
403
S A Douglas
407
A H Stephens 408 H Wilson
410
H Wilson 412 H Wilson
412
H Wilson
414
Protection for Tennessee 296 The Submissionists H C Deming
418
A Johnson
419
J Holt
420
Address to Kentucky Volunteers
421
The American Question in England 299 Patriotism 300 Political Morality 301 Ideas the Life of a People J Holt
423
G Thompson 423 G W Curtis
425
G W Curtis 426 G W Curtis
426
G W Curtis
429
The War Policy of the President
430
A H Bullock 430 304 The Duty of the Hour
432
R Johnson 432 305 The first Gun fired at Sumter
433
Our Countrys Call 307 Manhood and Country 308 Our Countrys greatest Glory 309 Our National Anniversary 310 Southern Usurpations 311 Monu...
434
A H Rice
439
R Busteed 439 E Everett
440
E Everett
441
A Tribute to the Honored Dead 314 On the Confiscation Bill
445
The Crittenden Compromise
446
Reply to Senator Beckinridge H W Beecher 443 L Trumbull 445 L Trumbull
448
Baker 448 317 Emancipation Its Necessity and Justice
449
The Reconstruction of Louisiana 319 The BibleIts Influence 320 The Bible Its Deep and Lasting Power 321 Support of Government by Force G S B...
451
N P Banks
453
T Parker 453 T Parker
454
S K Lothrop
456
T Tilton
465
J G Whittier
471
Voyage of the Good Ship Union
485
The Black Regiment at Port Hudson
495
Plea of Sergeant Buzfuz
502
Fuss at Fires
509
O W Holmes
521
The Alarmed Skipper
529
Anonymous
572
455
588

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