Larrabee, Charles H. - Organization of the House. Speech of Hon. Charles H. Larrabee, of Wisconsin, in the House of Representatives, December 17, 1859

[Washington, D.C.], Printed at the Congressional Globe Office, 1859. First edition. Disbound. 8 pp. 8vo. After a preamble defending the Wisconsin German population despite its support of John Brown's raid, Charles Hathaway Larrabee (1820-1883), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, in this pro-slavery speech, delineates the difference between the races: in whites, intellect controls, in Indians, will (or revenge), and in blacks, emotions (affections). "Now, what is the distinguishing characteristic of the white man? It is his intellect, with which he controls his affections and will, at all times. Hence, the white race is the race to form governments, to establish seminaries of learning, to invent the press, the telegraph, the steam engine, to spread Christianity, to go on conquering, and to conquer all races with which it comes in contact." Thus he argues, the white man will exterminate the Indians, whose will will not allow them to give in, and will subjugate blacks whose passions make them servile: "If he did not possess it (the predisposition to be servile) you could not make him a slave..Without intellect, without invention, without the marked characteristics which distinguish the other two races - either intellect or will - when you place him in contact with the white race, he must be subjugated into servitude.. the only question is, what particular form of servitude he will be in." Not in LCP. Afro-Americana, Dumond, AAS. Sabin 39070n. A good copy, light soiling on title and last page, institutional blind stamp on title, pin holes along inner margin.

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