Smith, Craig R.creatortextbibliographybiographyElectronic books.Biography.Case studies.Criticism, interpretation, etc.History.Electronic book.mouColumbiaUniversity of Missouri Press©20052005monographiceng1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrationsAnnotation <div><p></p><div>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.</div><div> 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.</div><div>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.</div></div>The foundation of Webster's civil religion -- A Boston lawyer -- The lion returns -- Civic duty in the romantic age -- Liberty and union -- Legal and partisan wrangling -- Abolition confounds the two-party system -- Secretary Webster -- War with Mexico -- National crisis, Capitol gridlock -- Consummating compromise -- Twilight time.Craig R. Smith.Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-292) and index.Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDLElectronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDLMaster and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDLdigitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDLEnglish.n-us---Webster, Daniel1782-1852Political and social viewsWebster, Daniel1782-1852OratoryUnited States.Congress.SenateBiographyWebster, Daniel1782-1852United States.Congress.Senate.Webster, DanielCivil religionUnited StatesHistory19th centuryNationalismUnited StatesHistory19th centuryPolitical oratoryUnited StatesHistory19th centuryRhetoricPolitical aspectsUnited StatesCase studiesSpeeches, addresses, etc., AmericanHistory and criticismUnited StatesPolitics and government1783-1865LegislatorsUnited StatesBiographyHISTORYCivil religionLegislatorsNationalismOratoryPolitical and social viewsPolitical oratoryPolitics and governmentRhetoricPolitical aspectsSpeeches, addresses, etc., AmericanUnited StatesZivilreligionRhetorik 1783-1899 fast E340.W4 S597 2005eb973.5/092Smith, Craig R.Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2005(DLC) 2004020732(OCoLC)56535046082626429897808262642990826215424978082621542000027305http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=137978http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=137978http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=137978http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=137978Use copy MiAaHDLN$T05090120200709055121.0ocm61395479 eng