Speech of Mr. Horace Mann of Massachusetts in the House of Representatives of the United States June 30 1848

<p>This is the complete text of Speech of Mr. Horace Mann of Massachusetts in the House of Representatives of the United States June 30 1848: On the Right of Congress to Legislate for the Territories of the United States and Its Duty to Exclude Slavery Therefrom.</p><p>Horace Mann a prominent educational reformer and politician delivers a powerful argument before the House of Representatives concerning the contentious issue of slavery in the territories. In this speech Mann asserts Congress's right and duty to prohibit slavery in newly acquired lands. The speech offers valuable insight into the political and moral debates surrounding the expansion of slavery in the mid-19th century United States.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>