Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-10-21
Horace Greely's New Book.

Horace Greely's New Book.
THE AMERICAN CONFLICT, OR THE GREAT
/ REBELLION.
/ The first volume of Horace Greeley S
New Work Oh the American Conflict, has
made its appearance, and an agent has
been appointed to canvass for subscribers
in this county. Rev. h. Cole. The work
will meet ready sale, as all men who de-
sire to read and understand the causes OF
the rebellion, Of whatever political party,
will want to see what Mr.. Greedy has TO
say of it, as it appears from his stand
mint. No man outside of high official po-
sitinn, is oftener quoted, or oftener crltl-
cisel. or has more decided convictions on
all the points involved in the great contro-
vcrsv, than the author of this work. No
one man yields more, or perhaps so much,
influence, on the public mind to-day as
Mr. Greedy. His friends and his enemies,
political enemies of coarse is meant, quote
miss quote. and criticise him freely, His
convictions are so vivid and decided, his
spirit such an earnest one, that most men
have an idea that history written by him
wonll have a tinge Of bitterness. Not so
this. The leading opposition politicians OF
New York State. as We learn from the
New York journals, have FASTENED to sub
scribe for the work, declaring thai 1t should
helm every library. Says the journal from
which ;he facts above are found, we can
afford to speak we'll of an enterprise which
elects favorable mention from those who
mi.yIt be presumed to regard It with an
mfavorabe eye. "But,' says the same
high authority. MIR. Greedy is man of
facts, statistics. "reminiscences and would
fill any book which he prepared with most
valuable Information"
From the rather hasty examination
which We have been able to give this work.
we are satisfied that no well read politician
can afIorl to be without 4 c2pf. He
NAV have subscribed for soMe other work.
but he will want this. It is quite unlike
any otheryet begun which We have seen,
and therefore in purchasing, it will not he
duplicating any previously purchased work.
We present the following summing up of
its contents fr5m the Ertning Post:
The book is begun with view of
America after the Revolution, with the di
rect purpose Of exhibiting the Great Re
hellien. it, causes. incidents, and results.
is moral and political phases, with the
drift and progress Of American opinion re-
speeding human slavery from I116 to the
close Of the war for the Union. The JET
frrsoniau ordinance, the purchase of Lou
i>iaMa, Nhitncy's cotton gin. the African
colonization moYcmcnt.tEe Missouri strug
Gle, notification, the rise and progress OF
aboiiyjoni.m,thc part acted by the churches
IN relation 10 slavery the acquisition OF
Texas, the expulsion If Hr. HOar from
South Carolina, the Wil;not pruNiso, the
orescu $40 controversy. the comprom
i~,.of $50. the prosecutions uadvr the
Fus..ive slave act the Nebraska hill, hor-
lrr-ru.i5aiiiam in Kansas. the LeeamPtoH
.ltfz-4ft. IfItd s-tftt. ''fttiI IbIARsh IL Altt
Presidential contest of 1-60 the secession
movements Immediately following, the
Eve Id3e Hail convention, the peace colt
ference, are all in turn considered, bring
iHg The narrative conseeutyely down. = ,he
close Of the wear l-tji. No one can pcruso
the volume T,itHaut pcrecising VIVA, Union
~ nave Ill along declared, that tho re-
htllton W. brought on by the persistent
purpose of l.nut Of conspiratars for the
purpose Of oy rrtnrnin- the government oi
the country and iustituting a slaveAolding
oligarchy i'll It's place.
When the conspiracy Of treason had cul
minated in lSti0, the leading citizens of
the loyal states We're unusually eager to
persuade the leaders to torhear. A PUBLIC
meeting was held in Philadelphia deprcc!
ting secession; and the Mayor, Mr. An
dreVs. prohibited the using of ball for
lecture hy George William Curtis.
The President, in his annual message,
denied the right of secession and =" corr-
cion," and the Attorney General declared
the use of troops to enforce the laws where
there were not federal officers for the pur-
pose, wholly Illegal. Both Houses Of Con-
ares. debated the subject with intense
anxiety. Senator Wade stood foremost in
unfolding the integrity of the government
lie pronounced the day of compromises
past; the most solemn ever having been
violated. Mr.. Nallandigham proposed a
radical change Of the federal constitution,
creating four sections, each with veto
upon the actions of the others; thus in-
cooperating into fundamental law the very
priuciple which that instrument had been