Daniel Webster

The Precipice of Disunion

by Henry W. (Henry Washington) Hilliard,

Upon the election of Andrew Jackson, the conflict over the rights of the states had reached a perilous height. The Constitution was on a lee shore; neither the sun nor…

Portrait of a neglected statesman

by Gamaliel Bradford,

A Benvenuto of the backwoods

by Robert Shackleton,

Another Daniel

by Harper’s Staff,

An important debate

by Harper’s Staff,

Literary notes

by Laurence Hutton,

Webster and the tailor

by W.C. Burbank,

Daniel Webster

by Carl Schurz,

A century’s struggle for the franchise in America

by Francis Newton Thorpe,

Literary notes

by Laurence Hutton,

A collection of death-masks (third paper)

by Laurence Hutton,

Daniel Webster

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The Precipice of Disunion

Portrait of a neglected statesman

A Benvenuto of the backwoods

Another Daniel

An important debate

Literary notes

Webster and the tailor

Daniel Webster

A century’s struggle for the franchise in America

Literary notes

A collection of death-masks (third paper)