The Rejected Stone: Or, Insurrection Vs. Resurrection In America - Softcover

Moncure Daniel Conway

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371564034 ISBN 13: 9780371564035

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

The Rejected Stone: Or, Insurrection Vs. Resurrection In America by Moncure Daniel Conway presents a polemical abolitionist argument written during the Civil War era. This work argues that the Union cannot be preserved while slavery remains, claiming that slavery is the fundamental flaw in the nation’s structure and that justice for four million enslaved people must be recognized to achieve true Union and lasting peace. The text reframes the conflict as a moral struggle between liberty and oppression, distinguishing revolution from rebellion and urging emancipation as a prerequisite for national healing. It surveys constitutional hazards, political compromises, and the role of conscience, while calling for bold action, international solidarity, and a reconstruction of American politics around universal justice. Through a sequence of declamations and sections such as Union, Unmask, The Organic Law, The Rejected Stone, and The Great Method of Peace, the author contends that emancipation is not only humane but essential to national survival and moral credibility.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371564034
• ISBN 13: 9780371564035
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148