Project Gutenberg 2007-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 92 Lowell, James Russell 1819 1891 Wilbur, Homer Meliboeus-Hipponax The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays E-text prepared by Thierry Alberto and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V" by James Russell Lowell is a collection of political essays written in the late 19th century. This volume features a series of trenchant essays that explore critical issues such as slavery, democracy, and America's political landscape during a tumultuous time. It reflects Lowell's deep concern for moral principles and social justice, asserting the need for integrity in governance. The opening of this volume begins with "The American Tract Society," where Lowell critiques the organization's moral inconsistencies, particularly in relation to slavery. He uses the analogy of a hermit who becomes the tyrant he once condemned to highlight the Society's shift away from its founding ideals due to financial and political pressures. Lowell argues that true moral duty must include addressing the injustices of slavery and challenges the Society’s reluctance to engage in discussions about its implications. He posits that avoiding such crucial matters undermines both religion and the responsibility that comes with power, setting the stage for a vigorous discourse on the ethical obligations society holds towards its most vulnerable members. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1869 E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 540051 538966 2024-09-10T04:20:28.950846 2023-09-10T07:56:04.088921 text/html text/html 537349 2007-09-15T14:42:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 423418 2021-01-03T00:46:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 587603 2024-09-10T04:20:37.160924 application/epub+zip 595618 2024-09-10T04:20:31.810884 application/epub+zip 279254 2024-09-10T04:20:30.719820 application/epub+zip 899596 2024-09-10T04:20:41.486785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 882816 2024-09-10T04:20:36.354855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374253 2022-09-10T14:14:03.386862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528175 528097 2024-09-10T04:20:28.383914 2023-09-10T07:56:03.553894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 527926 2021-01-03T00:46:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200219 2021-01-03T00:46:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 527946 2021-01-03T00:46:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200172 2021-01-03T00:46:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20339 2024-09-10T04:20:41.626781 application/rdf+xml 25258 2024-09-10T04:20:31.075853 image/jpeg 4574 2024-09-10T04:20:30.896823 image/jpeg 499457 2024-09-10T04:20:29.013893 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 en.wikipedia