The Republican Party - Its History and Policy. Speech of Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, at the Cooper Institute, in the City of New York, April 13, 1860

Sherman, John

Published by N.p., New York, 1860

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8 p. Unopened. This speech is devoted to a defense of the policy of the Republican party on the question of the extension of slavery. Although delivered before the outbreak of the war it is essential to properly understand the political differences that caused secession. It can be taken as a conservative statement of the anti-slavery sentiment of the Republican party. Mr. Sherman was not an abolitionist, and was not in accord with his radical party associates and Ohioans, Wade, Giddings and Chase. He was opposed to the extension of slavery and believed it would die in time in the South. The destruction of slavery was reached through the war, and Mr. Sherman kept abreast of the movement. In this speech he pleads for freedom in the Territories of the young West and predicts that continental railroads will be built across the plains and the new land will be the garden of the Nation if unpolluted with slavery. The speech is almost prophetic in its farsightedness. There is no bitterness nor crimination, but it is nevertheless uncompromising and aggressive. It is instructive to students of this period as defining the attitude of the two great parties on the eve of the election of 1860. Ref.: Civil War Literature of Ohio, 749. A hole has been worn through the first page, affecting a few words on the first and second page. [Loc.:E 973.711].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Republican Party - Its History and Policy. Speech of Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, at the Cooper Institute, in the City of New York, April 13, 1860
• Publisher: N.p., New York
• Publication Date: 1860
• Condition: Fair
• Book Type: Pamphlet