The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-01-02

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A POLITICAL HISTORY OF SLAVERY.
A'Political History Of Slavery. BY Will
liam Henry Smith. With an introduction
by Whitelaw Reid. Two volumes. 8yo.
G. P. Putnam's Sons.
VIM Henry Smith, is an elaborated story
of the controversy over the slavery ques-
ton, from the early days OF the 18th GEN.
fury to the close of the Reconstruction
period in the United States.
s.. 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: 'Ti1is Political History
is written with the fullness Of knowledge
that comes from having seen many Of the
events from the inside as they occurred,
! from a lifelong familiarity with and study
of the entire range OF the subjects, and
from access TO much unpublished infor-
nation. in the papers of President Hayes
and Governor Brough. in the records Of
the state office held during critical part
of the period, and in constant personal
communications with some of the actors
+ Again: "As time goes on fuller Justice
will be done, in the history OF the move
ments by which free people enlarged the
bounds of freedom, to communities and
Anglo-Saxon mTlns for the correction Of
wrongs and the better development of
Anglo-Saxon institutions; to Horace
Greeley first among public educa tors to
Chase and Seward. Stanton and Weiles
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 ]. the author says: IF there
is one thing clearly established, it is that
slavery was deprecated by the men who
formed the Constitution: WHIT. recogniz
nc ,lt mob ST iron tic
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, rcfrained from inserting in that
great charter name SO repulsive to free
DOM We must conclude that they were
percipient witnesses to the public senti
lnent Of that day There was no state
feeling that it was injurious to society
was III no sense dependent upon sectional
lines. Its ultimate extinction was gener-
ally confidently expected: emancipation
Of Maryland. and it is not unreasonable
to suppose that if there had been no inhi-
bition of the African slave trade, emanci
patton would have followed in Delaware.
Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky and
"Opposition to the institution of slavery
sinfulness or from economic and social
policies. The resistance of those who
with Mr.. Jefferson condemned it because
OF its destructive influence became as
lence Of political forces; while that hay
ing it's source in religious feelings played
an Important part in the creation of
third party The Society of Friends led all
OF moral influence for the eradication of
slavery. though there were not wanting
outsroken utterances in the Presbyterian,
Baptist and Methodist churches at an
aSpaoiol1x- 81,
and Tennessee. - .- .t.'ae: :.
Some. years ago one who had been
conspicuous as leader in the anti-slav-
cry contest endeavored to show the UNI
faithfulness Of current history in dealing
with the genesis of modern abilitionism,
and thereupon q 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 "the truth of
history clearly established the claims of
Osborne to be mentioned before either
Lundv or Garrison. but strangely over
looked the claims of another whose career
was strikingly like that OF Lundy-Jo ohm
Jersey about 1920 Then follows an ac-
count of his early life and career, exceed
1ngly interesting and of his anti-slaverys
sentiments. When about 26 years of age
he visited North Carolina, where he
sought to arouse the consciences Of slave
holders and wrote an essay entitled Con-
siderations on the Keeping of Negroes ), =
After his death in 1772. his journal,
which was published, had a wide circula-
the work. of emancipation. He Travelled
from colony to colony. preaching remon-s
strating and counseling.
The author discusses with painstaking
detail the Free Soil Movement Z The
Omnibus Bill. z Repeal OF the Missouri
Compromise IS The Nomlnation 81 Lin.
coin and In their 1iscussioa exhibits Is
wealth Of informa ton and breadth 81
knowledge, which could only result from