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Democratic Anti-Abolition State Rights Association Of The City Of New York - Softcover

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Democratic Anti-Abolition State Rights Association Of The City Of New York. This reprinted primary-source document presents the organizational framework and rhetoric of the Democratic Anti-Abolition State Rights Association Of The City Of New York during the Civil War era. It includes the address from the Association to the People of the United States, a formal constitution detailing membership, dues, officers, meetings, and publications, as well as lists of officers and honorary members. The text advocates for limiting federal power, reasserting state sovereignty under Jefferson and Madison's Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, and upholding a white-majority conception of citizenship. It integrates quotations from abolition opponents and early constitutional debates to argue against abolitionism and coercive federal action, offering insight into 19th-century partisan propaganda and the political culture surrounding pro-slavery, anti-abolition, and states' rights advocacy.

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