THE COMPRISING A COLLECTION, PRINCIPALLY FROM AMERICAN AUTHORS, OF THE MOST ADMIRED SPECIMENS OF CONGRESSIONAL, FORENSIC, PULPIT AND POPULAR ELOQUENCE, WITH DIALOGUES AND POETICAL EXTRACTS, ADAPTED TO PUBLIC RECITATION; AND AN INTRODUCTION, EMBRACING THE PRINCIPAL RULES RELATING TO DELIVERY AND ACTION. BY JOSHUA P. SLACK. TRENTON, NJ) Clase of 1838). District of New Jersey, ss. the thirty-ninth year of the independence of the United hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right Two to whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit: SEAL " The American Orator, comprising a collection, principally from “ American authors, of the most admired specimens of Congres" sional, Forensic, Pulpit, and Popular Eloquence, with Dia logues and Poetical Extracts, adapted to public recitation ; “ and an Introduction, embracing the principal rules relating to “ delivery and action. By Joshua P. Slack.” In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned,” and also to the act, entitled “ An Act supplementary to the act, entitled An Act for the encouragemt of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned ; and extending the benefits tliereof to the arts of designing, etching and engraving, historical and other prints." ROBERT BOGGS, Clerk of the District of New Jersey. HAR LIBRARY Extract from a speech by Mr. Grundy, 13 16 A reply to Mr. Grundy, by Mr. Randolph, Extract from a speech on the invasion of Canada, by Mr. Clay, 32 filling the army, by Mr. Webster, 36 Extract from a speech relative to the Bank bill, by Mr. Hanson, 53 Extract from a speech on the British Treaty, by Fisher Ames, 58 .......... an additional army, by Mr. Quincy, 61 Mr. Quincy's address to the chairman, after Mr. Clay's speech, 67 Extract from a speech on the state of the nation, by Mr. Fox, seditious meetings by Mr. Pitt, 72 conciliation with America, by Mr. Burke, 74, the foreign intercourse bill, by Mr. Harper, 77 Speech on the famous conscription bill, by Mr. Stockton, Extract from a speech on the punishment of suspected pirates, by Speech in defence of Dr. Rush, by Mr. Hopkinson, Extract from a speech on the trial of Burr, by Mr. Wirt, 124 against the Age of Reason, by Mr. Erskine, 127 **..................................... on the trial of Paine, by Mr. Erskine, 131 in the Irish Parliament, by Mr. Curran, 132 on the trial of Rowan, by Mr. Curran, 135 Extract from a speech in defence of Livingston, by Mr. Griffin, 140 CHAPTER HII. Extract from a sermon, by Dr. Buchanan, ...................... on the Judgment, by Dr. Smith, a sermon on duelling, by Dr. Dwight, ..................... a Missionary sermon, by Dr. Staughton, a sermon before the Union Lodge, by Dr. Hersey, 167 Continuation of the same sermon, Extract from a Missionary sermon, by Dr. Griffin, ..................... a sermon on public vices, by Dr. Smith, Extract from a Missionary sermon, by Dr. Nott, the same, |