The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-01-09

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lie sentiment to intervene in the struggle
then going forward in America in behalf
of the South. Such was the state of feel
ing when DR.. Beecher reached England.
The Americans residing in London were,
of course, greatly alarmed over such a
prospect, and after much trouble, per-
Suaded DIR. Beecher to make lecturing
tour through England, speaking in behalf
to counterfeit the work of agents of the
Confereracy who were then seduously fan
ming the flame of British enmity by their
speeches and publications. Any other man
ised his friends to prosecute the campaign
he stuck to it courageously in spite of
mobs, blood-red placards, insults, boot
the British public consider perfectly legit-
innate to prevent an unpopular speaker
from being heard.
TWO ON THEIR TRAVELS.
quhoun, $3.50. New York. A. s. Barnes &
1.-Two on Their Travels by Ethel Col
quhoun, with Photographic illustrations
by the writer is very interesting bood
The writer describes the out-of the wa
places which she visited with a style en-
tirely natural and yet which exhibits a
style of treatment quite unique: In the
happy ending she writes: IF the food
was bad the drink was worse. The univer-
sal male demand for whiskey led to the
production Of a bottle bearing a wonder
full label and the statement Used in the
Houses of Parliament " The commercial
traveller tasted it.. put down his glass and
stared thoughtfully at the label: Then ad
a rsSsGg ax1 the hss eeb boy he Saa with his
find yon bottle?' The delicate Scots
irony was, fear entirely lost 1t was the
same commercial traveller who: few
days later. was invited by Andrew to
earthed from somewhere. '"Thank We,
nor he replied. AVN thinkin' awe
he'd as much as guild for-r me-" He then
related how, feeling; thirsty in the mid
what he believed to be about half a bot
tie of water. In the morning he discovered
the water bottle full and the whisky bot
tie empty! Il THOUGHT it was vary guild
water-r!' he remarked.
The writer describes in very interest
ing manner scenes, people and places in
the Philippines. the straits settlement,
Japan, China, and other countries in the
East.
The Illustrations are, many of them in
colors and are very elaborate.
A POLITICAL HISTORY OF SLAVERY.
A Political History Of Slavery. By Will
liam Henry Smith. With an introduction
Net. $3.50. BY mail, $500. New York:
G. P. Putnam's Sons.
"A Political History of Slavery" by
Vim. Henry Smith, is an elaborated story
of the controversy over the slavery ques-
tury to the close of the Reconstruction
period in the United States.
There is an introduction by Whitelaw
Reid, which tells Of Mr.. Smiths career
and which gives quite an extended criti-
cism of these two very instructive vol
umes.
Mr.. Reid says: 'rhis Political His story
is written with the fullness of knowledge
that comes from having seen many of the
events from the inside as they occurred,
from lifelong Familiarity with and study
of the entire range of the subjects, and
nation, in the papers of President Hayes
ard\ Governor Brough, in the records of
the state office held during critical part
of the period, and in constant personal
communication with some of the actors
Again: LAS time goes on fuller justice
will be done, in the history OF the move
ments by which a free people enlarged the
bounds of freedom, to communities and
Anslo-Saxon means for the correction Of
wrongs and the better development Of
Anslo-Saxon institutions; to Horace
Greeley fir first among public eduGat1rs to
first among legislators and cabinet min
listers. and finally to the peer, if not the
superior Of them all, and certainly the
most capable politician of the list, Abra
ham Lincoln
In Chapter I, the author says: IF there
is one thing clearly established, it is that
slavery was deprecated by the men who
formed the Constitution; who, recognize
ing that such an institution was inconsis-
tent with Christian civilization, inconsis-
tent with the great principles of civil lib
erty for which the colonies had contended,
and which constitute the basis of our Re-
public, refrained from inserting in that
great charter name so repulsive to free
dom. We must conclude that they were
percipient witnesses to the public senti-
ment Of that day. There was no state
free from the faint of slavery and the
feeling that it was injurious to society
ines.' It's ultimate extinction was gener-
ally confidently expected: emancipation
was to be the rule. This came early north
to suppose that if there had had BEEN no inie
hition of the African slave trade, emanci-
patton would have followed in Delaware,
Manylsna; North Carolina. Kentucky and
"Opposition to the institution of slavery
arose. from religious convictions as to it's
sinfulness or from economic and social
policies: The resistance Of those who
with Mr.. Jefferson condemned it because
of it's destructive influence became as
mpotent as his, or succumbed to the vio-
lence OF political forces; while that hav-
ing its source in religious feelings played
an important part in the creation of
third party The Society of Friends led all
other denominations in the employment
Of moral influence for the eradication of
slavery. thought there were not wanting
2utspoken utterances in the Presbyterian
Baptist and Methodist churches at an
early day., especially in Ohio, Kentucky
and Tennessee II. -, +.f:<..' r..
Some years ago one who had been
as leader in the anti-slar-
ery- contest :endeayOre6 TO, show fhe nm
Faithfulness of current history in dealing
with the genesis of modern abilitionism,
ana thereupon controversy sprang up in
the public prints as to whether VIM,
Lloyd Garrison. Benjamin Lundy or Chas.
Osborne was entitled to be styled the first
Apostle of Emancipation. Geo. w. Julian,
the writer who challened 'stfle truth OF.
history, clearly established the claims of
Lundy or Garrison, but strangely over
looked the claims of another whose career
was strikingly like that OF Lundy-John,
Woolman. Friend ea who was born in New
count Of his early life and career, exceed
ngly interesting and of his anti-slavery
When. about 26 years OF age
ne visited North Carolina. where he
holders and wrote an essay entitled Con-
slderat tons on the Keeping OF Negroes -
After his death in 1772.S his journal.
which was published. had wide circula-
ion Il shows that his life was given to-
he work of emancipation He Travelled
rom colony to colony ching remon-
strat1ng and counseling. Ere
8 The author discusses with painstaking
1etail the Free Soil Mo-ement'' ..The
Omnibus Bill "..,Repeal Of the Missouri
soln. and il their discussion Re EXHIBITS ii n a
wealth of Information and breadth Of
knowledge which could only result from