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Major Issues in the Congressional Debate of the Morrill Act of 1862

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2017

John H. Florer
John H. Florer*
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Syracuse University
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Extract

On December 14, 1857, a Vermont Whig rose from his seat in the national House of Representatives and asked leave of his colleagues “to introduce a bill donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts.” Justin Morrill thus began a legislative debate over federal aid to higher education that has lost little of its heat and few of its basic propositions in subsequent contests. This paper is an effort to examine the nature of the arguments that appeared in one of the earliest phases of the struggle. Some description of Morrill's proposal and the context of the debate seems in order before proceeding.

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The Century of Hope III
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History of Education Quarterly , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , Winter 1968 , pp. 459 - 478
Copyright
Copyright © 1968 by New York University 

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Notes

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