The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

;. A Political History Of Slavery. BY Will
liam Henry Smith. With an Introduction
BY Whitelaw Reid. Two volumes. syo.
Net; $3.50. By mail. $500. New York:
"a Political History Of Slavery by
VIM: Henry Smith, is an elaborated story
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
and which gives quite an extended criti-
cism 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from access to much unpublished infor-
nation, in the papers of President Hayes
and Governor BrOugh, in the records of
of the period, and in constant personal
communication with some Of the actors"
Again: LAS time goes on fuller justice
viii 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
Anglo-Saxo means for the correction of
wrongs and the better development of
Greeley first among public educators, to
Chase and Seward, Stanton and Welles,
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
is one thing clearly established, it is that
slavery was deprecated by the men who
formed the Constitution; who, recogniz-
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 coptended,
and which constitute the basis OF our Re
public. refrained from inserting In that
great charter a name so repulSiVe to free
dom. We must conclude that they were
percipent witnesses to the public senti-
ment of that day. There was no state
that Was socety
was in no sense dependent upon sectional
lines. It's 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
Tennessee"
Opposition to the institution of slavery
arose from religious convictions as to it's
policies. The resistance of those who
with Mr.. Jefferson condemned it because
of it's destructive influence became as
inpotent as his, or succumbed to. the vio-
lence of political forces: while that hav
ing it's 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
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
Baptist and Methodist ck:.rches at an
early day. especially in Ohio, Kentucky
and Tennessee
Some years ago one who had been
conspicuous as a leader in the anti-slav
cry contest endeavOred to show the un-
faithfulness Of current history in dealing
with the genesis of modern abilitionism,
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
Lundy Or Garrison. but strangely over
looked the claims Of another whose career
was strikingly like that OF Lundy-John
Wooln1an, a Friend, who was born in New
count of his early life and career. exceed
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-
siderations on the Keeping of Negroes "
After his death in 1772. his journal,
which was published. had d wide circula-
ton. 1t shows that his life was given to
the work Of emancipation. He travelled
from colony to colony. preaching remon
sttatng and cOunSeling.
The author discusses with painstaking
detail the Free Soil Mo"ement,' 1.-The
Omnibus Bill Repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise: '.Thc Nomination Of Linz
coin" and in their discussion exhibits a
wealth OF information and breadth of
knowledge. which could only, result from
many years study and contact with the
leading men of those stirring times.
Vol IL 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 dunes of knaves, the instrument of
invite disorders to enter in; they are the
real enemies TO human progress. When
Mi. Buchanan was brought face to face
with men resolute III purpose to disrupt
the Union and overthrow the government
he construed the fundamental law to be
as impotent as he was in fact as the ex-
ec'tire. Imagine Andrew Jackson. the
lS6o-G1. Would members Of Congress en-
gagged in the work of disunion have been
welcomed ut the White House? Would
they have buliied him
CIVIL WAR TIMES.
Civil War Times BY Daniel Walt
s vo. PIP; 421: sl.5o. Indianapolis: bob5s-
The war of '61-5 will never cease-at
least least, IN l, the present generation, to be a
sorbing interest. This is so, because it
was war of giants; because many OF
those giants still survive it's vicissitudes;
It's halr breadth escapes and the immi-
nent deadly breach; it's long and dread
ful marches; it's Gettysburg and Chicka-
maugas; because the finale of that con-
of the world; because its echoes still re-
vertebrate in all the various activities of
American life.
Because Of these things the authors
with profit by any one and many Incl
dents of the great strife which has hith-
erto remained unwritten, is brought forth
by Mr. Howe.
One Of the most interesting chapters
in the volume is one dealing with the re-
lation Of the Confederacy toward the NE
gro Soldier The author tells us. that
nearly every important Confederate COM
mander favored the enlistment Of black
soldiers: that the matter was finally de-
bated II the Confederate Senate, and the
soldiers, was defeated by but one vote
that of Senator Hunter. That when the
desperate circumstances Of the Confed-
eracy became so visible that the leaders
saw the doom of Richmond and the
cause draft order was issued to force
the black soldier to fight under the Con-
federate. flag, but that before it could be
made effective, the fall Of Richmond, and
This chapter is especially interesting at
under its banner. 7D
There are other very interesting CHAP
ters in the book. The style is clear, unfn-
volved and natural, and the author has
written instructively. y. -
HISTORY OF THE COMMUNE OF 1871.
History of the Commune of 1871
Translated from the French of Lissagaray
by Eleanor Marx Aveling, New York.
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