The Revival of Sectionalism (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Revival of SectionalismNaturally those who had been distinguished as antislavery men were, in the transition state of the country following the war, highly in¿uential, and the basis of their principles was the steadfast observance of the rights of man. It was their doctrine that, of all men, the poor man most needed the ballot. It was his right, his defense, his weapon. It was the one thing needful for the security of those who had yesterday been slaves.Men were not disfranchised in the great free States for ignorance, or on account of complexion or race or color. Why should there be discrimination against the poor man in the South, in the land where he had been oppressed? Were his wrongs reasons why he should be left without political force to help himself? And here two great currents ran together: the enthusiasm for the magnanimous treatment of the whites of the South, who had participated in the rebellion and lost their political rights, and the sentiment that favored placing the millions of slaves delivered from bondage by the military arm upon the solid ground of unqualified citizenship. 'the ¿ood could not be re strained by those who thought dangers were discernible, and the policy of reconstruction that carried was that of universal amnesty and impartial suffrage.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.