Autobiography, Vol. 2 of 2: Memories and Experiences of Moncure Daniel Conway (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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The paradoxical ideas of Carlyle on slavery, impressive by reason Of his absolute veracity and remoteness from the parti zan arena, were quoted by men not free from partizanship. One Sunday evening I was taken by Tom Hughes to a room where the elder Macmillan received his friends. Conversation began on the American situation, and some participant spoke to me Sharply. Thereupon Hughes broke out on my assailant with a severity from which the company could not recover. Herbert Spencer said to me in a low voice, A good many intelligent people do not hold the same views of the negro and his position as those of the abolitionists.

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