Project Gutenberg 2006-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 75 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Cornell University Digital Collections) "The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864" by Various is a historical periodical published in the mid-19th century. This volume is devoted to a diverse range of topics including literature, national policy, and societal issues, reflecting the various facets of American life and thought during the Civil War era. It features contributions from notable figures such as Hon. Robert J. Walker, addressing subjects like American finances and the impacts of the Civil War, with a focus on social dynamics, economic conditions, and philosophical reflections on freedom and slavery. At the start of this volume, the focus is primarily on an in-depth analysis of American finances during the tumultuous period of the Civil War. The opening section presents a letter from Robert J. Walker, who argues that while the war has caused significant economic losses, the long-term benefits of ending slavery and transitioning to a system of free labor will ultimately outweigh those costs. He provides statistical comparisons between Southern states like Maryland and Northern states such as Massachusetts to illustrate the detrimental effects of slavery on economic growth and population. This discussion sets the tone for the publication, which aims to engage readers in critical thought about the pressing issues of the time, such as the moral implications of slavery and the future of the nation following the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- Periodicals United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Periodicals AP Text Continental Monthly Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics 523755 523518 2024-09-08T09:25:44.211193 2023-09-08T11:19:08.320967 text/html text/html 521559 2007-03-26T10:25:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 182895 2007-03-26T10:25:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 247878 2024-09-08T09:25:52.520659 application/epub+zip 254191 2024-09-08T09:25:46.126666 application/epub+zip 254191 2024-09-08T09:25:44.999695 application/epub+zip 480953 2024-09-08T09:25:57.322631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442013 2024-09-08T09:25:51.584641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457564 2022-09-09T06:10:36.194177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467961 467730 2024-09-08T09:25:43.236189 2023-09-08T11:19:07.404060 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 467831 2006-07-17T11:00:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 175238 2006-07-17T11:00:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 467852 2006-07-17T11:00:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175180 2006-07-17T11:00:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20253 2024-09-08T09:25:57.472601 application/rdf+xml 16574 2024-09-08T09:25:45.389671 image/jpeg 3824 2024-09-08T09:25:45.196666 image/jpeg 241543 2024-09-08T09:25:44.252196 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog