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The United States Senate A.D. 1850

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Proof of commemorative print depicting Henry Clay introducing his legislation known as the Compromise of 1850 to the Senate. The legislation aimed to prevent Southern secession and to address the extension of slavery into the territories. Depicts Clay, at the center of the Senate floor, standing with his right arm out from his side and addressing his fellow legislators that surround him, including Vice-President Millard Fillmore seated on a platform as President of the Senate; Daniel Webster, seated behind him and resting his head in his hand; and John C. Calhoun standing beside the seated Fillmore. The gallery is filled with white men and women spectators.; Drawn by P.F. Rothermel; engraved by R. Whitechurch.; Title from item.; Date from copyright statement on copy in the collections of the Library of Congress: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by John M. Butler and Alfred Long, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.; Text printed on recto: This engraving from the original picture is respectfully dedicated to the people of the United States by the publishers.; Key to engraving in collections of the Library of Congress cites other sitters depicted include Thomas H. Benton, Lewis Cass, William H. Seward, William L. Dayton, Stephen A. Douglas, and Salmon P. Chase.

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Keywords

  1. Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782 1858
  2. Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782 1850
  3. Cass, Lewis, 1782 1866
  4. Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808 1873
  5. Clay, Henry, 1777 1852
  6. Commemorative Prints
  7. Compromise Of 1850
  8. Dayton, William L. (William Lewis), 1807 1864
  9. Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813 1861
  10. Engravings
  11. Extension To The Territories
  12. Fillmore, Millard, 1800 1874
  13. Government
  14. Legislators
  15. Politics And Government
  16. Portraits
  17. Public Speaking
  18. Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801 1872
  19. Slaver
  20. Slavery
  21. Spectators
  22. United States
  23. United States Congress Senate (31 St, 1st Session : 1849 1850)
  24. Washington (D.C.)
  25. Webster, Daniel, 1782 1852

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