02366cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000120011324501010012526400510022630000470027733600260032433700260035033800360037650000310041250802070044352011670065053400450181765300540186265300760191685600430199299900170203525101UtSlPG20260610133556.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aAP1 aVarious14aThe Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 :bDevoted to Literature and National Policy 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2008-04-19 aProduced by Joshua Hutchinson 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) a"The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862" by Various is a historical publication featuring literary and political discourse from the mid-19th century. This volume includes discussions on significant issues of the time, particularly focusing on the emancipation of enslaved people and national unity during the American Civil War. The content reflects the pressing socio-political climate, encouraging progress toward freedom and examining the moral and economic implications of slavery. The opening of this volume addresses the topic of emancipation and the proposed measures by the President to encourage states to gradually abolish slavery. It outlines various plans, including monetary compensation for slave owners and colonization for freed slaves, positing that a gradual approach would ultimately benefit both the Union and the border states economically and morally. The author draws parallels with historical events and emphasizes the moral imperative of abolishing slavery to ensure the nation's progress and integrity, setting a tone of urgency and reflection for the discussions that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aLiterature, Modern -- 19th century -- Periodicals aUnited States -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Periodicals40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25101 c66102d66102