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100 1 _aColton, Calvin,
_d1789-1857
245 1 0 _aAbolition a Sedition, by a Northern Man
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2012-10-10
508 _aProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Abolition a Sedition, by a Northern Man" by Calvin Colton is a political treatise written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the sociopolitical landscape surrounding the abolitionist movement in the United States, analyzing it as a seditious organization threatening the fabric of the nation. Colton articulates arguments against the American Anti-Slavery Society, presenting it as a political faction that operates independently of the government and incites agitation that could lead to civil unrest and the potential dissolution of the union. At the start of the text, Colton introduces arguments regarding the character of the abolitionist movement, describing it as fundamentally at odds with the principles of the U.S. Constitution and as an entity that disrupts social order. He emphasizes the political implications of the movement, positing that its activities represent a form of sedition against the government and a direct threat to the stability of the American Republic. The opening sets the stage for a detailed examination of how the abolition movement's strategies diverge from constitutional processes, labeling it as a usurpation of governmental authority, and it raises concerns about the potential consequences of such dissent on the Union. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSlavery -- United States
653 _aAbolitionists -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41014
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