Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Select American Speeches, Forensic and Parliamentary, With Prefatory Remarks, Vol. 1: Being a Sequel to Dr. Chapman's Select Speeches
The favourable reception given to Dr. Chapman's publica tion of the Select Speeches, forensic and parliamentary, of British orators, induced several persons, anxious for the lite rary and political reputation of these states, to desire that a similar compilation might be made of the best specimens of American eloquence. Such a compilation formed indeed a part of Dr. Chapman's original plan, in order, as he states in his preface, 'to vindicate the insulted genius of his native land.' But his appointment to a professor's chair in the University of Pennsylvania, and his increasing avocations as a practising physician, did not permit him to complete his design. Unwil ling, however, that it should be wholly relinquished, he im parted the details of his plan, with the materials he had collected for its execution, to the compiler of these volumes. It is hardly requisite to urge the utility and delightfulness which such a work is capable of combining. The study of elo quence possesses in a very high degree the power of calling into activity all the energies of the mind. In none of its varied exertions, does the human intellect appear with more fascina ting splendor, than when an accomplished orator, animated by patriotism and the love of virtuous glory, maintains before an enlightened senate his country's rights, and the universal cause of justice and freedom. The sway of eloquence over the im gination has no limits but those which nature prescribes to the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
