Excerpt from The Works of Orestes A. Brownson, Vol. 17: Collected and Arranged Professor stuart appears to have written this pamphlet from patriotic motives, with an earnest desire to allay the uncalled for popular agitation on the subject Of negro Sla very, and to contribute his share towards the maintenance of domestic peace, and the preservation Of the Union. His chief purpose appears to have been to remove the scruples of some Of his friends, by showing that a man may with a good conscience support the federal constitution although it recognizes slavery, and requires the slave escaping into a non - slaveholding state to be given up on the de mand of his owner; and though he is no great proficient in moral theology, and his style is prolix, prosy, and at times even garrulous, he has Shown this to the satisfaction Of all but mere factionists and cavillers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.