Excerpt from a speech by Otto Gresham to the Law Club
Subject(s): Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861, Law Club (Chicago, Ill.), Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858), Lincoln-Douglas Debates (Illinois : 1858), Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884, Scott, Dred, 1809-1858, Slavery--Law and legislation, Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
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Otto Gresham relays Abraham Lincoln’s opinion on the Dred Scott Case in which he stated his respect for the Supreme Court, but his refusal to stand by the case. The document states that the judicial decision radicalized Lincoln on the issue of slavery, and that he and Wendell Phillips welcomed succession. He connects the transportation interests of the country to the slave power, stating that the best advocates of efficient government have always been those with regard for the rights of property.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-25
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Excerpt from a speech by Otto Gresham to the Law Club. [November 25, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288951. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gresham, Otto, 1859-1946. Excerpt from a speech by Otto Gresham to the Law Club. [25 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288951.
APA:
Gresham, Otto, 1859-1946., [1905, November 25]. Excerpt from a speech by Otto Gresham to the Law Club.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288951.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
