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Title: The Anti-Slavery Crusade, A Chronicle of the Gathering Storm
Author: Jesse Macy
THIS BOOK, VOLUME 28 IN THE CHRONICLES OF AMERICA
SERIES, ALLEN JOHNSON, EDITOR, WAS DONATED TO
PROJECT GUTENBERG BY THE JAMES J. KELLY LIBRARY OF
ST. GREGORY'S UNIVERSITY; THANKS TO ALEV AKMAN.
Scanned by Dianne Bean. Proofed by Doug Levy.
THE ANTI-SLAVERY CRUSADE, A CHRONICLE OF THE
GATHERING STORM BY JESSE MACY
NEW HAVEN: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS TORONTO:
GLASGOW, BROOK & CO. LONDON: HUMPHREY MILFORD
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1919
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE CRUSADE
III. EARLY CRUSADERS
IV. THE TURNING-POINT
V. THE VINDICATION OF LIBERTY
VI. THE SLAVERY ISSUE IN POLITICS
VII. THE PASSING OF THE WHIG PARTY
VIII. THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
IX. BOOKS AS ANTI-SLAVERY WEAPONS
X. "BLEEDING KANSAS"
XI. CHARLES SUMNER
XII. KANSAS AND BUCHANAN
XIII. THE SUPREME COURT IN POLITICS
XIV. JOHN BROWN
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

THE ANTI-SLAVERY CRUSADE


CHAPTER I
. INTRODUCTION
The Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln marks the
beginning of the end of a long chapter in human history. Among the
earliest forms of private property was the ownership of slaves. Slavery
as an institution had persisted throughout the ages, always under protest,
always provoking opposition, insurrection, social and civil war, and
ever bearing within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Among the
historic powers of the world the United States was the last to uphold
slavery, and when, a few years after Lincoln's proclamation, Brazil
emancipated her slaves, property in man as a legally recognized
institution came to an end in all civilized countries.
Emancipation in the United States marked the conclusion of a century
of continuous debate, in which the entire history of western civilization
was traversed. The literature of American slavery is, indeed, a summary
of the literature of the world on the subject. The Bible was made a
standard text-book both for and against slavery. Hebrew and Christian
experiences were exploited in the interest of the contending parties in
this crucial controversy. Churches of the same name and