The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-07-09

| Beecher's anti-slavery campaig n in Eng
land in 1868. He reached London in the
autumn of that year from a season on the
continent, his intention being to rest be-
I fore sailing for New York. But fate or
dered otherwise. At that time the sym
p PATTY Of of the English people, more espe-
es, was overwhelmingly in favor of the
South, and the man who dared to speak
IN behalf Of the American cause |was
sure to invite every species of insult and
lndlgnlty.' This sympathy for the South
and hatred Of the North had. at the time
Of Mr.. Beecher's ARRIVAL assumed alarm
ing proportions, and rumors were af1oat
to the effect that the British government,
in all probability would be forced by pub
lie sentiment 20 intervene. in the STRUGGLE
| then going 70. ward in America in behalf
OF the; South. Such was the state of feel
ing when DR.. Eeecher reached England
| Inc Americans residing in London were,
OF course, greatly alarmed over such a
prospect ana after much trouble, per-
| suaueo Dr. Beecher to make a featuring
tour through England, speaking in behalf
OF the Federal cause. By this they hoped
70 counteract the work of agents of the
Confereracy who were then seduously fan
! nlng the name OF British enmity by their
speeches and publications. Any other man
,"9 a. nave weakened, but having prom
! ne stuck to 1t courageouAy in spite of
moDs, DlOod-red placards, insults ho0t-
! lngs and all the other annovances which
the British public consider perfectly legit-
from being heard:
POLITICAL HISTORY OF SLAVERY
A Political History of Slavery. By VIII
liam Henry Smith. With an Introduction
by Whitelaw Reid. Two volumes Svo
G.. P. Putnam's Sons.
"A Political History of Slavery by
Wm: Henry Smith, is an elaborated story
OF the controversy over the slavery ones
ton. from the early days of the 18th cen
! fury to the close of the Reconstruction
period in the United States.
There is an introduction by Whitelaw
Reid, which tells of Mr.. Smiths career
! c1sm OF these two very instructive VOL
umes.
!! Mr.. Reid says: '"This 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 lifelong familiarity with and study
OF the entire range of the subjects, and
from access to much Unpublished infor-
mat in the RaperF of Hayes
| the state office held during a critical part
Of the period, and in constant personal
comm o!n with some of the actors.
will be done, in the history of the move
ments by which free people enlarged the
bounds OF freedom, to communities and
to leading men that relied upon typical
wrongs and the better development of
Anglo Saxon institutions; - to Horace
Greeley first among public educators. to
first among legislators and cabinet min
listers: and finally to the peer. if not the
superior Of them all, and certainly the
me most capable a politician of the list, Abra-
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
ment of that day. There was no state
free from the faint of slavery and the
feeling that it was injurious to society
lines. Its ultimate extinction was gener-
ally confidently expected: emancipation
was to be the rule. This came early north
Of Maryland, and it is not unreasonable
to suppose shat if there had been no inhi-
bition of the African slave trade, emanci-
patton would have followed in Delaware
Maryland. North Carolina. Kentucky and
Tennessee.
arose from religious convictions as to it's
sinfulness or from economic and social
policies: The resistance of those who
Of it's destructive influence became as
lmpotent as his, or succumbed to the vio-
lence of political forces; while that hay
ing its source in religious feelings played
an important part in the creation of a
third party. The Society Of Friends led all
other denominations in the employment
the public. prints as to whether VIM.
Lloyd Garrison. Benjamin Lundy or Chas
Of moral influence for the eradication of
slavery, though there We're not wanting
outspoken utteranees in the Presbyterian.
Baptist and Methodist churches at an
carry DAY, especially in Ohio, Kentucky
and Tennessee
Some years ago one who had been
conspicuous a leader in the anti-slav-
cry contest endeavored to show the I'M
faithfulness of current history in dealing
with the genesis of modern abilitionism,
and thereupon controversy sprang up in
Osborne was entitled to be styled the first
Apostle Of Emancipation. Geo. W. Julian,
the writer, who challenei the truth of
history" clearly established the claims of
Osborne to be mentioned before either
Lundy or Garrison. but strangely over
was strikingly like that OF Lundy~John
Woolman, Friend, who was born in New
Jersey about 1920. Then follows an ac-
ingly interesting and of his anti-slavery
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:
sfderations on the Keeping of Negroes -.
h.. After his death in 1772, his journal,
which was published, had a wide circula-
ton. 1t shows that his life was, given to
the work of emancipation. He Travelled
from colony to colony. preaching remon-
stcating and cOunseling.
The author discusses with painstaking
detail the Free Soil Increment" THE
Omnibus Bill Repeal of the Missouri
Compromise The Nomination Of Lin
coln:''' and in their discussion exhibits
wealth of information and breadth of
knowledge. which could only result from
many, many years study and contact with the
Vol: II opens with a chapter on The
Outbreak of the War" in which he says:
I'm the history Of nations weak rulers are
treated with scant respect. They become
the dupes of Knaves, the instrument of
oppression; they imperil governments and
invite disorders to enter in; they are the
real enemies to human progress. When
Mr. Buchanan was brought face to face
with men resolute in purpose to disrupt
the Union and overthrow the government,
he construed the fundamental law to be