The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-25
TEE HELPER BOOK.
The Endorsement or the Revolutionary
Scheme.


Scheme.
Nxw YORK, March o. 1850.
DEAR Sniff yos have read and critically examined
the work. you will probably agree with hat
Of argument successfully controvertng the practice Of
slavery the United States and enforcing precise and
adequate view OF It's prostratng effects material and
moral fqualed that Of the volume entitled The i'm
pending Crisb Of the South How 70 Meet it," by Hinton
Rowan Helper, Of North Carolina.
No other volume before the public, We conceive
M in all respects, well calculated 70 induse in the
minds Of It's readers decided aud persistent rcpugnance
70 slavery ami willingness 70 operate In the effort to
restrain the shameless advances and hurtul Influences o.
that perpicious institution.
The extensive circulation OF copous compend OF the
work in question among the intelligent, liberty loving
voters Of the country irrespective Of party locality,
would we believe be productive OF most beneficial
suits and TO this end trust you will assist In carry
ing plan have devised for the gratuitous disri
button OF one hundred thousand copies Of such =
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object 70 the public and ask their co operation.
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stsasvrs q The Natoral Congress DO cordially end rse
the opinion and approve the enterprise set lorth In the
foregoing crcuA-
schuyler Colfax, Cydr D 1ompkins, yaienic II ftor
Ansoo Bor,Inssmc John Covode, freeman II. Morse,
oven Ioveioy Cad. c. washbarn, David Klgore,
Amos n Granger. SamL q. Andrews, william stewart
Edwin b Mrrgan, Abraham 0ln, Samuel Curts,
,slnshs A crow sidney Dean, John ~ Wood.
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wm. A Howard, Davis, (hos John thompson,
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pAnI (,ooch philemon Biss, O y. Matteson,
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l. washburne, Jr, I. Davis (lowa) Ezekiel Y, WALTON
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Vim. kellogg, Homer Royce, =. A. Purviance,
n b WAshburne, 1sasc II. C1awson Francis spinner
Beuj staaebn, A. = Murray, siss n. Burroughs
Edward Dodd, Robert n Fall,
Mr. Helper native Of North Carolina who, a. the 70
suit 81 careful otesSvAsoa and extensive inquiry has
reached the very obvious and just conclusion that human
slavery the great primary add peril Of the south
impeding l@ progress In morals, In teieeuce, Industry
and wealth This conclusion, The facts on which
N founded, 10 embodied In his book entitled "rhe I'm
pending Crisis of the southr-a work everywhere 70
the most Unacceptable Demonstrations of the sstce o
their cause and the vital importance Of triumph " on
national aud general well being We're every citizen 4,
pnsscss,on Of the facts embodied In this book We fee
confident that slavery would peacefully pa away
while republican triumph In 1890 would be morally
Ia beleived that this testimony of southern man
horn and reared under the influence OF slavery, viii b
more generally nstsnded 20 and profoundly hssded
whether In the the free stats than equally
able and conclusive work written by Northern man
And IA very desirable therefore, that oheap compcns
Of contents 6ited for gratuitous circulation be 10
made and generally diHcsed 10 those sasss-FehSsyYa