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Lot 291
[SLAVERY] [KINGSLEY, ZEPHANIAH]. A Treatise on the Patriarchal, or Co-operative System of Society as it Exists in Some Governme...
[Tallahassee]: 1829. Second edition. Paper wrappers. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches (22.25 x 14 cm); 16 pp. wrappers toned, split down spine, chipped at edges, contents lightly toned with foxing throughout, unopened.
A scarce treatise arguing in support of slavery: "the idea of slavery, when associated with cruelty and injustice, is revolting to every philanthropic mind; but when that idea is associated with justice, and benevolence, slavery, commonly so called, easily amalgamates with the ordinary conditions of life. To counteract the existing prejudice against slavery, by making it evident that the conditions of slaves may be equally happy and more independent of the evils of life than that of the common class of whites, denominated free - that they are now equally virtuous, moral and less corrupted than the ordinary class of laboring whites; - that their labor is far more productive - that they yield more support and benefit to the state... and, finally, that the slave or Patriarchal System of Society [so often commiserated as a subject of deep regret] which constitutes the bond of social compact of the Southern seaboard of the United States, is better adapted for strength, durability and independence, than any other state hitherto adopted." Howes k167, Streeter 1219, Sabin 96750.
C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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