Daniel Webster and the Oratory of Civil ReligionUniversity of Missouri Press, 2005 - 300 страница Annotation Daniel Webster (1782-1852) embodied the golden age of oratory in America by mastering each of the major genres of public speaking of the time. Even today, many of his victories before the Supreme Court remain as precedents. Webster served in the House, the Senate, and twice as secretary of state. He was so famous as a political orator that his reply "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!" to Senator Robert Hayne in a debate in 1830 was memorized by schoolboys and was on the lips of Northern soldiers as they charged forward in the Civil War. There would have been no 1850 Compromise without Webster, and without the Compromise, the Civil War might well have come earlier to an unprepared North. Webster was also the consummate ceremonial speaker. He advanced Whig virtues and solidified support for the Union through civil religion, creating a transcendent symbol for the nation that became a metaphor for the working constitutional framework. While several biographies have been written about Webster, none has focused on his oratorical talent. This study examines Webster's incredible career from the perspective of his great speeches and how they created a civil religion that moved citizens beyond loyalty and civic virtue to true romantic patriotism. Craig R. Smith places Webster's speeches in their historical context and then uses the tools of rhetorical criticism to analyze them. He demonstrates that Webster understood not only how rhetorical genres function to meet the expectations of the moment but also how they could be braided to produce long-lasting and literate discourse |
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... republican democ- racy in which deliberation and public speaking were highly valued. Webster's enormous success in that society should inspire those who seek a country com- mitted to reasoned decision-making and who believe that an ...
... republican democ- racy in which deliberation and public speaking were highly valued. Webster's enormous success in that society should inspire those who seek a country com- mitted to reasoned decision-making and who believe that an ...
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... the Atlantic Republican Tradition; Michael J. Sandel, Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy. 4. See Louis Hartz, The Liberal Tradition in America: An 8 Daniel Webster and the Oratory of Civil Religion.
... the Atlantic Republican Tradition; Michael J. Sandel, Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy. 4. See Louis Hartz, The Liberal Tradition in America: An 8 Daniel Webster and the Oratory of Civil Religion.
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... Republican Vision of the 1790s, and Paul A. Rahe, Inventions of Prudence: Constituting the American Regime. Lance Banning, however, attributes most of the Jeffersonian philosophy to English opposition leaders; see The Jeffersonian ...
... Republican Vision of the 1790s, and Paul A. Rahe, Inventions of Prudence: Constituting the American Regime. Lance Banning, however, attributes most of the Jeffersonian philosophy to English opposition leaders; see The Jeffersonian ...
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... Republicans . ” They out - organized and outflanked the Republicans as the crucial ratification debates began in state conventions . During those de- bates , however , the “ Anti - Federalists ” were able to sustain a call for a bill of ...
... Republicans . ” They out - organized and outflanked the Republicans as the crucial ratification debates began in state conventions . During those de- bates , however , the “ Anti - Federalists ” were able to sustain a call for a bill of ...
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... Republican ( Whig ) party . In this effort , he would rely on the Federal- ist credo , the interests of his state , and the guidance of George Washington . 18 In fact , Washington , despite being a plantation slaveholder , would emerge ...
... Republican ( Whig ) party . In this effort , he would rely on the Federal- ist credo , the interests of his state , and the guidance of George Washington . 18 In fact , Washington , despite being a plantation slaveholder , would emerge ...
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A Boston Lawyer | 39 |
The Lion Returns | 64 |
Chapter 4 | 84 |
Liberty and Union | 100 |
Legal and Partisan Wrangling | 120 |
Abolition Confounds the TwoParty System | 155 |
War with Mexico | 191 |
National Crisis Capitol Gridlock | 214 |
Consummating Compromise | 238 |
Twilight Time | 252 |
Chronology of Major Speeches | 271 |
Bibliographic Essay | 273 |
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