John Quincy Adams and the Gag Rule, 1835-1850

by Peter Charles Hoffer

Book Overview

Examining the congressional debates on antislavery petitions before the Civil War.

Passed by the House of Representatives at the start of the 1836 session, the gag rule rejected all petitions against slavery, effectively forbidding Congress from addressing the antislavery issue until it was rescinded in late 1844. In the Senate, a similar rule lasted until 1850. Strongly supported by all southern and some northern Democratic congressmen,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142142388X
• ISBN13: 9781421423883
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"