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Abstract
While rhetorical scholars have ignored Webster's speeches against the war with Mexico, others have mistakenly described him as an imperialist. To remedy the situation, this study examines the evolution of Senator Daniel Webster's attack on the expansionist policy of President Polk. The study demonstrates that his anti‐war public addresses braided genre to achieve their ends. Webster's rhetoric shifted between genre to generate new arguments, to surface past positions, to defend against attacks, and to advance political objectives.