https://www.masonslegacies.org/files/original/c730fc33d0f76c8b83ccda4a1c6b1f03.tif 3ce679b58df1ebe78ab7056f87db42f7 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 Speech Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Written Text 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 James Murray Mason reads Calhoun's dying words Subject The topic of the resource abolition; slavery Description An account of the resource James Murray read to the Senate the speech written by his dying colleague Senator John Calhoun of South Carolina. He believed the Compromise of 1850 was a breaking point between slave owning and non slave owning states, which abolished slavery in Washington D.C, and admitted California as a free state. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John C Calhoun Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. Senate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4, March, 1850 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Michael Pinkerton Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Relation A related resource John C. Calhoun Papers Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Written Text; digital text; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://www.loc.gov/item/mcc.009/ Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant This speech delivered by Mason states that the country has now been permanently divided into 2 entities, of which he claims there is no going back. He states that the north are the aggressors and that if they can not reach an agreement, they should at least agree to part ways. The seeds of secession are being planted.