The Making of the American Nation: Or, The Rise and Decline of Oligarchy in the WestThe Making of the American Nation: Or, The Rise and Decline of Oligarchy in the West by James Partridge Arthur, first published in 1866, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... compromise 281-300 CHAPTER III . - 1833-1860 . BATTLE . Decline of Slave Power . CHAPTER IV . -1860 . 301-327 VICTORY . Oligarchy cast out 329-389 BOOK IV . CHAPTER I.- " Right " of Secession . CHAPTER II - Reconstruction 391--416 · 417 ...
... compromise ) between Necessity and Right , between Force and Consent , between Pro- gress and Disease . The essence of Government is order . Order must reign by force or by consent . If force is used against Right the Government is ...
... compromise , a sacrifice , an interregnum , nor an expedient , —which preserves Unity and Individuality , organisation and local rights , not in spite of but by means of each other , by a NEW , but also a true , a complete , and a ...
... compromises , " availabilities " and intrigues . This contrary principle the principle of Olig- archy in Politics and in Society - gathered itself up against Equality , and until that mighty issue is tried out , minor ones must wait ...
... compromise , as against its own eighteen hundred , is like Satan reproving Saints for sin . When the old and badly whitewashed sepulchre shall have been first cleansed of its own dead men's bones and rottenness , it will be time enough ...