Oration delivered before the Euphradian and Clariosophic Societies, On the influence of government upon the nature and destiny of man, by Pickens, F. W - 1855

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Washington DC: Printed at the Globe Office, 1837. Wraps. Good. Disbound, 13 &14 pp, good with two staples on left edge. Pickens was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the South Carolina house of representatives from 1832-34, where he was an ardent supporter of nullification. As chairman of a sub-committee, he submitted a report denying the right of Congress to exercise any control over the states. Pickens served in Congress as a representative from South Carolina from 1834 until 1843 and one can see from his remarks that he was a states' rights ideologue. Later he became Governor of South Carolina during the state's secession from the Union. On January 9, 1861, Governor Pickens sanctioned the firing upon the relief steamship Star of the West, which was bringing supplies to Anderson's beleaguered garrison. In a letter dated January 12, 1861, Pickens demanded of President Buchanan that he surrender Fort Sumter because "I regard that possession is not consistent with the dignity or safety… Read More

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