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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... his assailants , who had risen to confront him , un- consciously retained his position like a standing corpse , " after Adams had concluded , and with no ( C other sign of life Well has it been said that , " for the xxviii PREFACE .
... positions gained , or the mighty reach of territory reconquered . In character and national morality the progress is still greater . Why then should it be supposed that there can be two American nations , in America ? Is it an old and ...
... position , were accustomed to despise and use the common people ; are not all these we ask , more than enough to account for the rebellion ? And finally , were all the precedents and conclu- sions of all the rebellions of the world ...
... position and relationships throughout , and ascended to greater heights of citizenship , and freedom , than those from which he had fallen . The present war is , in fact , the nation's salvation . It rescues it from two mortal dangers ...
... position , and end , it is essentially oligarchic . Of two things , then , -one ; Either these belong to the North , and the Southern revolt will end in extirpation of Slavery , with its anti - national , and anti - democratic ten ...