Slavery: What it was, what it has done, what it intends to do Speech of Hon. Cydnor B. Tompkins, of Ohio

"Slavery: What it was, what it has done, what it intends to do" by Cydnor Bailey Tompkins is a powerful speech given in Congress just before the Civil War, where the speaker passionately argues why slavery is wrong on many levels. The book highlights the issues related to slavery, going directly against the act; Tompkins uses historical evidence and moral arguments to show how bad slavery is for everyone. He talks about how the people who started the country were against slavery and shares resolutions from back then to prove it. It is a point that slavery goes against what the nation stands for, also that it hurts society by creating inequality and poverty among free workers who can not compete with the economics of slave labor practices;. Tompkins warns that letting slavery grow will destroy the country's values, insisting it is time to stand up for freedom.