The Appeal., 1905-04-29

liam Henry Smith. With an Introduction
by Whtelaw REID. Two volumes. Svo
Net. $3.50 By mail, $500. New York:
"A Political History of Slavery" by
VIM. Henry Smith, is an elaborated story
of the controversy over the slavery ques-
tion. from the early days of the 18th cen
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
cism of these two very instructive vol
umes.
Mr. Reid says: "This Political History
is written with the fullness Of knowledge
events from the inside as they occurred,
from a lifelong ia riliarity with and study
of the entire range of the subjects, and
from access, to much unpublished infor-
and 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 free people enlarged the
bounds of freedom. to communities and
Anglo-Saxon means for the correction of
wrongs and the better development Of
Anglo Saxon institutions; to Horace
Greeley first amons 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.''
In Chapter l. 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 nstitutiOn 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 We're
percipient witnesses to the public senti-
free from the taint of slavery and the
feeling that it was injurious to society
was in no sense dependent upon sectional
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 that if there had been no inh-
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 its
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
impOtent as his. or succumbed to the *o-
ing it's source in religious feelings played
an important part in the creation of
third party. The Society of Friends led all
otter denominations in the employment
tie public prints as to whether VIM.
Lloyd Garrison. Benjamin Lundy or Chas.
of moral influence for the eradcati Jon Of
slavery, though there were not wanting
outspoken utterances in the P.esby tcrian,
Baptist and Methodist cf:.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,
and thereupon controversy sprang up IN
Osborne was entitled to be styled the first
Apostle OF Emancipation. Geo. W. Julian.
the writer who challened 1.-The truth of
history" clearly established the claims as, of
Lundy or Garrison, but strangely over
looked the claims of another whose career
was strikingly like tfat OF Lundy-John
Woolman, Friend, who was born in New
count Of his early life and career, exceed
ingly interesting and Of his anti-slavery
sentiments. when about. 2G years of age
SO Sought t to arouse @ tt the consciences of slave-
holders and wrote an essay entitled Con-
sidera tions on the Keeping of Negroes.
After his death in 1772. his journal,
which was published, had a wide circula
ton. It 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 Moyement.' The
Omnibus Bill" ''Repeal of the Missouri
Compromise" 1.-The Nomlnation Of Lin
wealth Cf information and breadth of
knowledge. which could only result from
many years study and contact with the
Leading men Of those stirring times.
N~1 r., <1,o ,tor Tp1
Outbreak Of the War" in which he says:
In 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
as impotent as he was in fact as the ex-
executive head of the government in
136O61. Would members Of Congress en-
gagel. in the work of dsunion have been
| welcomed 1T the White House? Would
they have bdliied him
CIVIL WAR TIMES.
Civil War Times. By Daniel Walt
Howe. author Of the Puritan Republic.
v9:77 xo; Pp: "a 421. $3.50. Indianapolis: Dobos-
The war of '61-5 will never cease-at
least in the present generation, to be a
perennial psn and never failing topic Of a9, ;,
was a war Of giants; because many OF
those giants still survive it's vicissitudes !;
its hair breadth escapes, and the immi-
full marches: it's Gettysburg and Chicka-
maugas; because the finale OF that con-
fict profoundly influenced the civilizations
vertebrate in all the various activities Of
American life.
Because OF these things the author S
volume is interesting. 1t can be read
dents OF the great strife which has hith-
| erto remained unwrtten. is brought forth
! by Mr.. Howe.
One Of the most interesting. chapters
gro soidier.'' The author tells us. that
nearly every important Confederate com
| mander favored the enlistment Of black
| soldiers: that the matter was finally de-
bated ir the Confederate Senate. s:.u the
| bill authorizing the enlistment of Negro
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
the black soldier to fight under the Con
| i2derate flag. but that before it could be
made effective, the fall of Richmond. and
| the flight Of jefferson Davis was at hand:
under it's banner. 1.
There are other very interesting chap
| ters in the book The style is clear. unin-
| volved and natural. and the author has
written instructiyely.
| HISTORY OF THE COMMUNE OF 1871.
History Of the Commune Of 1871.
Translated from the French of LisSagaray
| by Eleanor Marx Aveling. New York
International Publishing Co.
History Of the Commune of 1871 "