Context and POV Garrison:

In 1850, the time of this speech, the United States were divided on whether slavery should be a legal practice in the country. Webster choice to address the subject was controversial given that many Northerners believed that discussing slavery would contribute to the conflict resulting in further divide of the nation. Despite the Northern believes, Garrison directs his speech toward Northern anti-slavery supported knowing that their strong Christian Morals and their hostile perceptions of southernes could potentially convince Northerners to take action against slavery regardless of its outcomes.By using vivid language such as “treading upon the necks,spilling blood” he relys on his audiences emotion in order to …show more content…
Given that there were many different interpretation of moral justification supporting both pro-slavery and anti-slavery argument, this made it increasingly difficult for the country to reach a single consensus on the matter. Despite the given that all of the senate would not agree with either perspective, as an established senator of Massachusetts, Daniel Webster, used a very logical and not confronting tone to convey his message of the immorality of prohibiting the continuation of slavery. He chose to use this strategy given that many have used confrontational rhetoric while discussing the matter thus decreasing the overall receptiveness of political groups.The result of confrontational rhetoric can also be seen in the later events such as the infamous brawl between senator Preston Brooks and Senator Andrew Butler which was a heated exchanges surrounding slavery. Despite the different interpretation of law and religion that different senators held, Webster still includes his religious justification given that he is a Christian follower and he is also await that the majority of his audience are