https://www.masonslegacies.org/files/original/d13b4fe3924ede94acf485af50b42317.jpg 7791e658f2d9d69e62fa527809a1c9c0 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Book Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Property in Territories Subject The topic of the resource Slavery in territories Description An account of the resource James Murray Mason writes to president Buchanan on the topic of slavery in the new, territories to the west in hopes of convincing him of its legality. This was written in May of 1860, less than a year before the Civil War began and was a speech given on the Senate Floor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Murray Mason Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived James Murray Mason Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Printed by Lamuel Towers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 18, May, 1860 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Michael PInkerton Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Library of Congress Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed Text in book Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Advocation Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context propertyinterrit00maso; 00001746443 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant By advocating not only for slavery in the southern states, but also for new states entering the Union, Murray is clear with his intentions. While making speeches on the Senate floor, Murray is able to use his words to come off as gentleman-like, but writing like these prove otherwise.