The Appeal., 1905-04-08
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A POLITICAL HISTORY OF SLAVERY.
A Political History of Slavery. By VIII
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Net $40. 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-
| ton, from the early days of the 18th cen
! tuly to the close of the Reconstruction
period in the United States.
| There is an Introduction by WhltelaW
| Reid. which tells Of Mr.. Smiths career
| and which gives quite an extended crlti-
| 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
| from lifelong familiarity with and study
Of the entire range of the subjects, and
| from access to much unpublished lnfor-
and Governor Brough, in the records Of
the state Office held during a 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
to leading men that relied upon typical
I wrongs and the better development Of
AHglo- Saxon institutions: - to Horace
| Greeley first amonS public educators. to
| Chase and, Seward. Stanton and Welless
| 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. 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 contended.
! and which constitute the basis of our Re
public, refrained from inserting in that
great charter name so repulsVe to free
dom. We must conclude that they were
percipient witnesses to the public sentir
free from the taint OF slavery. and the
feeling that it was injurious to society
was in no sense dependent upon sectional
lines. It's ultimate extinction was gener-
| was to be the rIlle. This came early north
| 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
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 VlO-
Ience of political forces; while that hav-
| ing it's source in religious feelings played
! an important part in the creation of a
! third party. The Society of Friends led all
Ter denominations in the employment
the public prints as to whether VIM.
! Lloyd Garrison. Benjamin Lundy or Chas:
| Of moral influence for the eradication OF
outspolen utterances in the Presbyterian.
| Baptist and Methodist cE.rches at an
early day, especially in Ohio, Kentucky
! and Tennessee.
Some years ago one who had been
| conspicuous as leader in the anti-slav-
cry contest endeavored to show the un-
| fathfulness OF current history in dealing
IWith the genesis OF modern abilitionism.
and thereupon controversy sprang up in
Osborne entitled to be styled the first
! Apostle Of Emancipation. Geo. w. Julian.
history" clearly established the claims of
Osborne to be mentioned before either
Lundy or Garrison: but, strangely over
looked the claims Is, Of another ThoSe career @
Woolman. a Friend, who was born in New
Jersey about 1920. Then follows ac-
count of his early life and career exceed
insly 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
siderations on the Keeping of Negroes :"
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-
stratng and counseling
The author discgsses with pain,staking Akin
Omnibus Bill" Repeal OF the Missouri
COMPROMISED ''The Nomination OF Lin
coin and in their discussion exhibits a
wealth of of information and and breadth of
many years study and contact with the
leading men of those stirring times.
vol: II opens With With! a chapter e{ on on 1.-The
I'm the history Of nations weak rulers are
! treated with scant respect. They become
| the dupes of Knaves. the instrument of
oppressiioen: 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 III purpose to disrupt
| the Union and overthrow the government
| as impOtent as he was in fact as the ex-
| ecutive Imagine Andrew Jackson. the
eSeeutive eSes IT o,h;9 head Of the goyernment in
gagged in the work of disunion have been
welcomed at the White House? Would
they have buliied him
CIVIL WAR TINES
Civil War Times. BY Daniel Wait
Howe. author Of the Puritan Republic
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The war Of '61-5 will never cease-at
| least in the present generation. to be a
perennial and never failing topic OF alb
| sorhiEg interest. This is so, because it
| was Il war of giants; because many Of
| those giants still survive it's vicissitudes ;
! it's hair breadth escapes, and the tmmi-
nent deadly breach: its long and dread
full marches: it's Gettysburg and Chicka
| maugas; because the finale of that con-
fict profoundly influenced the civilizations
| of the woEld; because its echoes still re-
| vertebrate IN all the various activities Of
| American life.
Because Of these things the authors s
with prof: by any one and many Incl
! dents Of the great strife which has hitl1-
erto remained unwrtten. is brought forth
| by Mr.. Howe.
One of the most interesting chapters
! in the volume is one dealing with the re-
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 ir the Confederate Senate, c..u the
| bill authorizing the enlistment of Negro
| soldiers. was defeated by but one vote
that Of Senator Hunter. That when the
! 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-
| lederate flag. but that, before it could be
! made effective, the fall of Richmond, and
the flight of jefferson Davis was at hand.
| This chapter is especially interesting at
| under its banner.
! There are other very interesting chap
| ters in the book. The style is clear. unin-
volyed and natural. and the author has
written instructively.