Speech of Mr. Leigh of Virginia on the Expunging Resolution (1836)
Printed at Washington by Gales & Seaton. Delivered in the U.S. Senate April 4–5, 1836, this pamphlet records Benjamin Watkins Leigh’s defense of the Senate’s independence during the Jackson administration. Leigh—one of Virginia’s leading constitutional lawyers—opposed efforts to erase the Senate’s censure of President Andrew Jackson. Original printed wrappers, 35 pp., mild toning and edge wear. A fine example of antebellum Virginia statesmanship and Jacksonian-era political oratory.
