Benjamin, Judah P. The Right of Secession. Speech of Hon. J.P. Benjamin of La. Delivered in (the) Senate of the United States on December 31st, 1860
AUCTION 19 |
Tuesday, March 11th,
2003 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art
Lot 11
(AMERICAN JUDAICA)
Benjamin, Judah P. The Right of Secession. Speech of Hon. J.P. Benjamin of La. Delivered in (the) Senate of the United States on December 31st, 1860
Washington, D.C.: Lemuel Towers 1860
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PRICE REALIZED $2,200
In 1852 Judah P. Benjamin became the first professing Jew to be elected to the United States Senate. Initially a Whig, he became a Democrat in 1856 after the Democratic Party espoused the cause of Southern rights. He was a leading member of the school of Southern politicians who favored succession from the Union as the only safeguard for Southern survival. Upon the succession of the State of Louisiana, Benjamin withdrew from the Senate to join, as senior member, President Jefferson Davis’ Confederate Cabinet