7th March 1850: Senator Daniel Webster makes his Seventh of March speech in favour of the Compromise of 1850

Published: March 7, 2024, 3:05 a.m.

Daniel Webster\u2019s "Seventh of March" speech saw the prominent senator from Massachusetts, who was a staunch defender of the Union, deliver an address endorsing the compromise measures as a means to preserve national unity and avert a possible civil ...