1858 1ed
Brownlow SLAVERY Debate Abolitionist Pryne Civil War Fred Douglass RARE
William
Gannaway Brownlow was an American politician during the reconstruction era. Even
though he supported slavery, Brownlow, according to Larned, opposed secession
and was imprisoned by the Confederacy for refusing to take an oath of
allegiance to the southern government. In 1858, Brownlow and Reverend Abram
Pryne entered into a debate over slavery, a debate that was originally supposed
to be with Frederick Douglass. Brownlow stated at the opening of this debate:
“Not only will I throughout this discussion openly and
boldly take the ground that Slavery as it exists in America ought to be
perpetuated, but that slavery is an established and inevitable condition to
human society.”
Curiously, following the debate and into the
Civil War, Brownlow changed his stance and began supporting abolitionists and
pursuing emancipation efforts.
Item number: #16273
Price: $499
BROWNLOW, William Gannaway
Ought American slavery to be
perpetuated? : a debate between Rev. W.G. Brownlow and Rev. A. Pryne ; Held at
Philadelphia, September, 1858
Philadelphia : Pub. for the
authors by J.B. Lippincott & Co., [1858]. 1st edition
Details:
· Collation:
Complete with all pages
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iv, 305, [1]
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2 plates
· References: Larned 2123
· Provenance:
Handwritten – Samuel Reynolds, 1858
· Language: English
·
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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