Southern Slavery Considered on General Principles

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(SLAVERY). Southern Slavery Considered on General Principles; or, A Grapple with Abstractionists. By a North Carolinian. New York: Rudd & Carleton, 1861. 24pp. Lacks wrappers, small piece lacking from lower free corner of title page, else very good or better. Thornton 13097. Afro-American 9563. Not in Blockson. The pamphlet attempts to distinguish "domestic slavery," which the anonymous author considers good, from the form of slavery into which criminals are impressed: "If freedom may be interfered with in some cases, and to the full extent that it may be necessary to the peace or welfare of society, why not in others?" He goes on to argue that Black people needs must be enslaved to ensure their moral and physical welfare, due to the inferiority of their race. Ultimately, he writes, "I fear emancipation, whether immediate or gradual, to be a most dangerous experiment, so long, at any rate, as the two races are kept in contact with each other. The inferior race is sure to sink." A revealing southern perspective on slavery on the eve of the Civil War.

Price: $250.00