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XXIX. The National Era an Excellent Witness

  • George FITZHUGH
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© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS iii
  3. GEORGE FITZHUGH, SUI GENERIS v
  4. CANNIBALS ALLI
  5. Dedication 1
  6. Preface 5
  7. Introduction 7
  8. I. The Universal Trade 15
  9. II. Labor, Skill, and Capital 21
  10. III. Subject Continued - Exploitation. of Skill 38
  11. IV. International Exploitation 49
  12. V. False Philosophy of the Age 52
  13. VI. Free Trade, Fashion, and Centralization 57
  14. VII. The World is Too Little Governed 65
  15. VIII. Liberty and Slavery 71
  16. IX. Paley on Exploitation 83
  17. X. Our Best Witnesses and Masters in the Art of War 85
  18. XI. Decay of English Liberty, and Growth of English Poor Laws 107
  19. XII. The French Laborers and the French Revolution 119
  20. XIII. The Reformation - The Right of Private Judgment 130
  21. XIV. The Nomadic Beggars and Pauper Banditti of England 137
  22. XV. Rural Life of England 146
  23. XVI. The Distressed Needle-Women and Hood's "Song of the Shirt" 149
  24. XVII. The Edinburgh Review on Southern Slavery 158
  25. XVIII. The London Globe on West India Emancipation 184
  26. XIX. Protection and Charity to the Weak 187
  27. XX. The Family 190
  28. XXI. Negro Slavery 199
  29. XXII. The Strength of Weakness 204
  30. XXIII. Money 207
  31. XXIV. Gerrit Smith on Land Reform, and William Lloyd Garrison on No-Government 209
  32. XXV. In What Anti-Slavery Ends 213
  33. XXVI. Christian Morality Impracticable in Free Society- But the Natural Morality of Slave Society 217
  34. XXVII. Slavery - Its Effects on the Free 220
  35. XXVIII. Private Property Destroys Liberty and Equality 222
  36. XXIX. The National Era an Excellent Witness 225
  37. XXX. The Philosophy of the Isms - Showing Why They Abound at the North, and Are Unknown at the South 228
  38. XXXI. Deficiency of Food in Free Society 231
  39. XXXII. Man Has Property in Man 235
  40. XXXIII. The Coup de Grace to Abolition 237
  41. XXXIV. National Wealth, Individual Wealth, Luxury, and Economy 241
  42. XXXV. Government a Thing of Force, Not of Consent 243
  43. XXXVI. Warning to the North 250
  44. XXXVII. Addendum 257
  45. Index 263
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674036925-033

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS iii
  3. GEORGE FITZHUGH, SUI GENERIS v
  4. CANNIBALS ALLI
  5. Dedication 1
  6. Preface 5
  7. Introduction 7
  8. I. The Universal Trade 15
  9. II. Labor, Skill, and Capital 21
  10. III. Subject Continued - Exploitation. of Skill 38
  11. IV. International Exploitation 49
  12. V. False Philosophy of the Age 52
  13. VI. Free Trade, Fashion, and Centralization 57
  14. VII. The World is Too Little Governed 65
  15. VIII. Liberty and Slavery 71
  16. IX. Paley on Exploitation 83
  17. X. Our Best Witnesses and Masters in the Art of War 85
  18. XI. Decay of English Liberty, and Growth of English Poor Laws 107
  19. XII. The French Laborers and the French Revolution 119
  20. XIII. The Reformation - The Right of Private Judgment 130
  21. XIV. The Nomadic Beggars and Pauper Banditti of England 137
  22. XV. Rural Life of England 146
  23. XVI. The Distressed Needle-Women and Hood's "Song of the Shirt" 149
  24. XVII. The Edinburgh Review on Southern Slavery 158
  25. XVIII. The London Globe on West India Emancipation 184
  26. XIX. Protection and Charity to the Weak 187
  27. XX. The Family 190
  28. XXI. Negro Slavery 199
  29. XXII. The Strength of Weakness 204
  30. XXIII. Money 207
  31. XXIV. Gerrit Smith on Land Reform, and William Lloyd Garrison on No-Government 209
  32. XXV. In What Anti-Slavery Ends 213
  33. XXVI. Christian Morality Impracticable in Free Society- But the Natural Morality of Slave Society 217
  34. XXVII. Slavery - Its Effects on the Free 220
  35. XXVIII. Private Property Destroys Liberty and Equality 222
  36. XXIX. The National Era an Excellent Witness 225
  37. XXX. The Philosophy of the Isms - Showing Why They Abound at the North, and Are Unknown at the South 228
  38. XXXI. Deficiency of Food in Free Society 231
  39. XXXII. Man Has Property in Man 235
  40. XXXIII. The Coup de Grace to Abolition 237
  41. XXXIV. National Wealth, Individual Wealth, Luxury, and Economy 241
  42. XXXV. Government a Thing of Force, Not of Consent 243
  43. XXXVI. Warning to the North 250
  44. XXXVII. Addendum 257
  45. Index 263
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