The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10

G.. P. Putnam's Sons.
"A Political History OF slavery, py
Vim. Henry Smith, is an elaborated story
of the controversy over the slavery ques-
ton. from the early days of the 18th cen
tury to the close Of the Reconstruction
period in the United States.
Reid. which tells of Mr.. Smiths career
and which gives, quite an extended CRU
cism OF these two very instructive VOL
umes.
Mn. Reid says: This Political History
is written with the funness 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from access to much unpublished 1nfor-
nation. in the papers of Pre"'dent hayes
and Governor BroEgh. 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
meats By which free people enlarged the
bounds OF freedom. to communities ana
to leading men that relied upon typica!
Anglo Saxon means for the correction OF
Anglo Saxon institutions: to Horace
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
In Chapter I, the author says: IF there
Ea2ev Tvs MAS Step by the en a
formed the Constitution; who. recoGniz-
ing that such an institution was lnconsis-
tent with Christian civilization. lnconsls-
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
percipient witnesses to the public senti-
Inent 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 carly north
of Maryland. and it is not unreasonable
b2n Of d the al TaXe
Maryland. North Carolina, Kentucky and
Tennessee.
"Opposition to tie institution of slavery
arose FROM religious convictions as to its
sinfulness or from economic AMI social
policies. The resistance Of those who
with Mr.. Jefferson condemned it because
Of it's destructive influence became as
mpotent as his, or succumbed to the vo-
lence Of political forces: while that hav--
ing it's source in religious feelings played
an Important part in the creation OF !;
otter denominations in the employment
| TIE public prints as to whether VIM.
Lloyd Garrison. Benjamin Lundy or Chas:
OF moral influence for the eradication OF
! slavery though there were not wanting
outspoken utterances in the Presbyterian,
Baptist and Methodist clutches at an
| early day. especially in Ohio, Kentucky
and Tennessee
conspicuous as a leader in the anti-slav-
erv contest endeavOred to show the un-
faithf illness OF current history in dealing
| with the genesis of modern abilltionis1n.
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 :* OF OF
| I4undE or Garrison. but strangely over
| looked the claims of another whose career
was strikingly like that OF Lundy-John
| Woolman, a Friend, Who was born in New
| jersey about 1920. Then follows an ac-
| count of his early life and career. exceed
| ingly interesting and Of his anti-slavery
he visited North Carolina. where he
sought to arouse the consciences of slave
l holders and wrote an essay entitled Con
side,ations on the Keeping of Negroes -
After his death in l572' his Journal journal
| ton. 1t shows that his life was given to
the work Of &c eman5epaton He trsused
The author discusses with painstaking
detail the Free Soil Movement 1.-THE
| Omnibus Bill Repeal of the Missouri
! Compromise 1.-The Nomination of Lin
! coln.'' and in their discussion exhibits a
| wealth of information and breadth Ct
| knowledge which could only result fron,
| many years study and contact with the
| leading men of those stirring times.
Vol. II opens with a chapter on 1.-The
| 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
! 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
he construed the funda m XIV to be-
as impotent as he was IN fact as the eX-
ecutive. Imagine Andrew Jackson, the
! executive head Of the government in
1s60-e1. Would members Of Congress en-
gage: in the work OF disunion have been
welcomed at the White House? Would
they have buliied him
CIVIL WAR TIMES.
Civil War Times. By Daniel Walt
Howe. author of the Puritan Republic.
$40: Pr 4cl $3.50. Indianapolis: DobDs-
The war of 'e1-5 will never cease-at
least in the present generation. to be a
perennial and never failing topic OF alb
sorbias interest; This is So because it
those giants still survive its vicissitudes;
it's hair breadth escapes. and the immi
nent deadly breach: its long and dread
maugas; because the finale Of that con-
hict profoundly Influenced the civilizations
Of the world; because it's echoes still re-
vertebrate in. all the various activities OF
American life.
Of thszg things the s anth rogd
with prof: by any one and many Incl
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 me
gro Soldier The author tells us. that
nearly every important Confederate COM
mander favored the enlistment of black
bated in the Confederate Senate, an the
bill lloriEing the enlistment Of Negro
soldiers. was defeated by but one vote
that Of Senator a;tc,r Hunter That at 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-
fcderate flag. but that before it could be
made effective. the fall of Richmond and
this ght Of Is R= st ID
under its banner
There are other very interesting chap
ters in the book. The style is clear unin-
volved and natural. and the author has
!, written instructively.
HISTORY OF THE COMMUNE OF 1871.
History Of the Commune of 1871
Translated from the French of LISA aray
by Eleanor Marx Aveling. New York.
International Publishing Co.
History of the Commune of 1871"
translated from the French of LISA gare,y
by Eleanor Marx Aveling. is a we'll writ
ten volume of history. dealing with one Of
those political commissions; which have 30
frequently shook France to its founda.