Letters to Nahum Capen, 1873-1874.

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Letters to Nahum Capen, 1873-1874.

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Randolph discusses the election of Abraham Lincoln, the loyalty of many Virginia leaders to the Union before the Civil War, and the deep fear of a slave insurrection caused by John Brown's raid; the separation of church and state as essential to the promotion of democracy; the progress of Reconstruction and its effects in Louisiana; the inflammatory intent of "The impending crisis of the south" and of John Brown's raid. He praises Capen's book "History of democracy in the United States" and comments on how geography shaped the Tidewater aristocracy in Virginia as compared to New England.

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Capen, Nahum, 1804-1886

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Capen, born in Canton, Mass., began to study medicine at age 18; however, ill health prevented completion of his apprenticeship and in 1825 he entered into partnership in the publishing firm of Marsh, Capen, and Lyon. He wrote papers, articles, and books on history and politics, and was an advocate of free trade, federal copyright laws, popular education, and various social welfare reforms. He was postmaster of Boston from 1857 to 1861, and is credited with working out the free delivery system. ...

Helper, Hinton Rowan, 1829-1909

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American writer and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to A.H. Rathbone, 1893 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270470872 Author and diplomat. From the description of Letters of Hinton Rowan Helper, 1860-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450859 Hinton Rowan Helper, born December 27, 1829 in Davie County, North Carolina, was a Southern critic of slavery whose books inflamed the South. His objection to the syst...

Randolph, Thomas Jefferson, 1792-1875

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