
Speech of John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts
upon the right of the people, men and women, to petition; on the freedom of speech and of debate in the house of representatives of the United States; on the resolutions of sevent state legislatures, and the petitions of more than one hundred thousand petitioners, relating to the annexation of Texas to this union. Delivered in the House of representatives of the United States, in fragments of the morning hour, from the 16th of June to the 7th of July 1838, inclusive.
First published 1838
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Right of PetitionAnnexation to the United StatesSpeeches in CongressFreedom of debateUnited StatesUnited States. Congress. House