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De Bow, James Dunwoody Brownson, 1820-1867 The interest in slavery of the Southern non-slaveholder. The right of peaceful secession. The character and influence of abolitionism.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06158.12 Author/Creator: De Bow, James Dunwoody Brownson, 1820-1867 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Pamphlet Date: 1860 Pagination: 1 v. : 30 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 14.4 cm Order a Copy

Printed by Evans & Cogswell. Stab-stitched. Debow, a publisher and statistician, issues a pro-slavery and pro-secession polemic. Tries to convince non-slaveholders to uphold the institution of their "section," the South. Uses several arguments to present his case, including: "The non-slaveholder knows that as soon as his savings will admit, he can relieve his wife from the necessities of the kitchen and the laundry, and his children from the labors of the field."

De Bow, James Dunwoody Brownson, 1820-1867

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