Lectures of the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery: Philosophy and Practice of Slavery

LECTURES on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery As Exhibited in the Institution of Domestic Slavery In the United States with the Duties of Masters to Slaves.

William A Smith DD, President of Randolph-Macon College And Professor Of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy

Edited by Thomas O Summers, DD

Stevenson and Evans 1856, Nashville, Tenn Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by WILLIAM A. SMITH, In the Office of the Clerk of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY A. A. STITT, SOUTHERN METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, NASHVILLE, TENN.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

The book consists of thirteen lectures on the subject of slavery as was given to students of Moral Science in Randolph Macon College. The author presents lectures on the various components of slavery. His main reason for agreeing with the institution is that is "a fundamental principle of the social state; and that domestic slavery, as an institution, is fully justified by the condition and circumstances…" of society (12). The book addresses the issues of slavery in the constitution, the government, the Bible, and the role of the oppressor.328 + [2] ad pp. Edited by Thomas O. Summers. original blind stamped cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. First Edition.

Moderate wear, some soil, rubbing and fraying to edges and corners; foxing and toning within,

Dark brown, blindstamped cloth with gilt titles on spine. Corners slightly turned but overall a still attractive copy. The interior has some foxing, particularly on the first twenty to thirty pages. A former owner's bookplate is on the front pastedown. Book is square and securely bound with no tears or parting.

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