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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... having committed men to a side , carries them on to lengths they did not intend ; for the enthusiasm of great assemblies and a common cause , and the passion that hurls men on to conclusions . Men who are pledged for B 2 INTRODUCTION . 3.
... side or the other . The third , is to forget the perspective of events , and allow the present to overshadow the future , without giving to either its true significance . The fourth , is a false ideal of that complex and marvellous ...
... side , the sensationists who shriek against Slavery , without teaching who fastened and fastens it , on the American nation , or how it is to be destroyed ; and , on the other , the sensationists who shriek for Southern " Independence ...
... sides . He who doubts it has no right to any opinion on the subject . He has not examined it , or if he has , he is , politically , past printing , preaching , or , praying for . For our investigation , there is no need of autho- rities ...
... the summary of the Forces and Principles contending on the side of the North , and the fate and comparative power of which we propose to examine . сог THE FORCES . Principles and Parties . We say CHAP . I. ] 41 THE CASE STATED .