Project Gutenberg 2009-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 240 Elliott, E. N. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on this Important Subject Reading ease score: 53.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Cori Samuel, Jon Ingram, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net and the Booksmiths at http://www.eBookForge.net "Cotton Is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments" by E. N. Elliott is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the complex and contentious issues surrounding slavery in the United States, particularly from the perspective of Southern pro-slavery advocates. It is likely aimed at defending the institution of slavery in the wake of rising abolitionist sentiments and serves to present various arguments supporting the economic and social viability of slavery in the Southern states. The opening of "Cotton Is King" sets a serious tone, addressing the deep division in American society caused by the slavery debate. Elliott critiques the growing estrangement between North and South, emphasizing the dangers posed to American liberties and governmental stability. He outlines the historical context of slavery, highlighting the emergence of a political party focused solely on opposing the interests of the South. Additionally, he defines slavery in a way that distinguishes it from chattel status, arguing that enslaved individuals in the South have mutual obligations with their masters. His introduction seeks to frame slavery as a benevolent institution, one necessary for the economic prosperity of the South and beneficial for both enslaved individuals and society as a whole, thereby laying the groundwork for the subsequent discussions and arguments from various pro-slavery writers included in the compilation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slavery -- United States Slavery -- Justification Scott, Dred, 1809-1858 United States -- Fugitive slave law (1850) E300 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 2602371 2602358 2024-10-12T07:41:21.762193 2023-09-12T10:40:22.781261 text/html text/html 2566522 2020-09-01T12:08:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 32520918 2020-09-01T12:08:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 32584492 2024-10-12T07:45:25.047422 application/epub+zip 32223216 2024-10-12T07:42:41.450277 application/epub+zip 1004576 2024-10-12T07:41:29.167622 application/epub+zip 298734475 2024-10-12T07:46:43.253515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298271650 2024-10-12T07:43:44.993495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1430631 2022-09-13T07:11:45.129762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2281887 2024-10-12T07:41:13.571382 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2281432 2009-02-20T09:26:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 800417 2009-02-20T09:29:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2281837 2009-02-20T09:28:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 799971 2009-02-20T09:29:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2281958 2009-02-20T09:28:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 799868 2009-02-20T09:29:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23568 2024-10-12T07:46:44.376511 application/rdf+xml 18374 2024-10-12T07:41:30.108626 image/jpeg 4051 2024-10-12T07:41:29.708615 image/jpeg 32553318 2024-10-12T07:41:24.113154 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