Atlantic Slave Trade: Pro-Slavery Documents

Introduction.--Cotton is king; or, Slavery in the light of political economy. By D. Christy.--Liberty and slavery; or, Slavery in the light of moral and political philosophy. By A. T. Bledsoe.--The Bible argument: or, Slavery in the light of divine revelation. By T. Stringfellow.--Slavery in the light of social ethics. By Chancellor Harper.--Slavery in the light of ethnology. By S.A. Cartwright.--Slavery in the light of international law. By E.N. Elliot.
Decision of the Supreme court of the United States in the argument on slavery. By C. Hodge.--The education, labor, and wealth of the South. By S. A. Cartwright.--Concluding remarks. By the editor.

Essays from three pastors in the Southern Baptist tradition on the proper relations between master and servant (i.e., slaves). Includes scriptural rationale for the existence of slaves,

In support of slavery, the author discusses the nature of civil liberty, the fallacies of the abolitionists, and the arguments for slavery from scripture and the public good. He also defends the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, hoping that he will convince readers that slavery ". . . is founded in political justice, is in accordance with the will of God and the designs of his providence, and is conducive to the highest, purest, best interests of mankind." [Introduction, p. 8]. If you want to explore the text of this essay further, there is a link to the digital copy in the record.

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