Slavery -- United States -- Controversial literature
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Cassius M. Clay, and Gerrit Smith: A Letter of Cassius M. Clay, of Lexington, Ky., to the Mayor of Dayton, O., With a Review of it by Gerrit Smith, of Peterboro, N.Y. (1844), by Cassius Marcellus Clay and Gerrit Smith (multiple formats at archive.org)- The Cause of the Hard Times: Why is This Country in Such Deep Distress, Without Famine, Pestilence or War? (Boston: New England Anti-Slavery Tract Association, 1843), by Alvan Stewart (page images at Cornell)
- Correspondence Between Lydia Maria Child and Gov. Wise and Mrs. Mason, of Virginia (Boston: American Anti-Slavery Society, 1860), by Lydia Maria Child, contrib. by Henry A. Wise, Maria Jefferson Carr Randolph Mason, and John Brown
- The Crisis (New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1863), by Cae S. (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Discourse Delivered Before the African Society in Boston, 15th of July, 1822, on the Anniversary Celebration of the Abolition of the Slave Trade (Boston: Printed by Phelps and Farnham, 1822), by Thaddeus Mason Harris
- An Epistle to the Clergy of the Southern States (1836), by Sarah Moore Grimké (multiple formats at archive.org)
- An Essay on Slavery, With a Reasonable Proposition Made How to Dispense with It (1859), by Andrew Caffrey (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Letter of Commodore Stockton on the Slavery Question, by Robert Field Stockton (page images at MOA)
- The Olive Branch: or, The Evil and the Remedy, by Charles Miner (page images at MOA)
- Opinions of the Early Presidents, and of the Fathers of the Republic, Upon Slavery, and Upon Negroes as Men and Soldiers (Loyal Publication Society #18; New York: Wm. C. Bryant and Co., printers, 1863)
- An Oration on the Abolition of the Slave Trade (Philadelphia: Printed for the Different Societies by J. Maxwell, 1812), by Russell Parrott (PDF at nypl.org)
- The Powers of the Federal Government Over Slavery!, by Andrew Jackson Wilcox (page images at MOA)
- Record of an Obscure Man (Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1861), by Mary Lowell Putnam (page images and uncorrected OCR text at MOA)
- Revolution the Only Remedy for Slavery (Anti-Slavery Tracts #7; New York: American Anti-Slavery Society, ca. 1855), by Stephen S. Foster (page images at HathiTrust)
- Right and Wrong Amongst the Abolitionists of the United States (second edition; Glasgow: G. Gallie, 1841), by John A. Collins, contrib. by Harriet Martineau
- A Serious Expostulation With the Members of the House of Representatives of the United States (Philadelphia: D. Lawrence, 1793), by Warner Mifflin (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Sermons on Slavery and the Civil War (page images at MOA)
- Slavery and the North (1855), by Charles C. Burleigh (page images at Cornell)
- The Slave's Appeal (Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1860), by Elizabeth Cady Stanton (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Teachings of the New Testament on Slavery (New York: J. H. Ladd, 1856), by Joseph P. Thompson (page images at MOA)
- What Have We, As Individuals, to Do with Slavery? (Anti-Slavery Tracts #15; 1855), by Susan C. Cabot (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Address Illustrative of the Nature and Power of the Slave States, and the Duties of the Free States (Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856), by Josiah Quincy
- The Blessings of Abolition: A Discourse Delivered in the First Congregational Unitarian Church, Sunday, July 1, 1860 (Philadelphia: C. Sherman and Son, 1860), by William Henry Furness (page images at Harvard)
- Is Millard Fillmore an Abolitionist? (extract from a pamphlet "The Agitation of Slavery" with commentary; Boston: American Patriot Office, 1856)
- A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of That Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman, Late of Mount-Holly, in the Province of New Jersey, North America (Warrington: Printed by T. Hurst, 1840), by John Woolman, ed. by James Cropper
- A Remedy for the Defects of the Constitution, by Andrew Jackson Wilcox (page images at MOA)
- Serious Considerations on Several Important Subjects: Viz. on War and Its Inconsistency With the Gospel; Observations on Slavery; and Remarks on the Nature and Bad Effects of Spirituous Liquors (Philadelphia: Printed by J. Crukshank, 1778), by Anthony Benezet
- The Social Conflict of Ages: A Rhyme for the Time (Salem, MA, 1857) (multiple formats with commentary at Wayback Machine)
- The Suppressed Book About Slavery! (New York: Carleton, 1864), by George Washington Carleton (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Address of the Republican Convention, Assembled at Pittsburgh, February 22, 1856 (New York: National Executive Committee, 1856), by Republican National Convention (Javascript-dependent page images at Ohio Memory)
- The Agitation of Slavery: Who Commenced! And Who Can End It!! Buchanan and Fillmore Compared From the Record (Washington: Printed at the Union Office, 1856) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of That Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman, Late of Mount-Holly, in the Province of New Jersey (Philadelphia: Printed by J. Crukshank, 1784), by John Woolman (HTML at Renascence Editions)
- Productions of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart, Presented to the First African Baptist Church & Society, of the City of Boston, by Maria W. Stewart (PDF at Digital Schomburg)
- Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments: Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartwright on This Important Subject (Augusta, GA: Pritchard, Abbot and Loomis, 1860), ed. by E. N. Elliott, contrib. by David Christy, Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Thornton Stringfellow, United States Supreme Court, Charles Hodge, James Henry Hammond, William Harper, and Samuel A. Cartwright
- Our Country: Its Peril and Its Deliverance, by Robert J. Breckinridge (page images at MOA)
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Filed under: Slavery -- Controversial literature -- United States- The Bible Vindicated From the Charge of Sustaining Slavery (Columbus: Printed at the Temperance Advocate Office, 1837), by G. Buckingham (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South (New York: A. B. Burdick, 1860), by Hinton Rowan Helper
- Conscience and the Constitution With Remarks on the Recent Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster in the Senate of the United States on the Subject of Slavery, by Moses Stuart (page images at MOA)
- Cotton is King: or, the Culture of Cotton, and its Relation to Agriculture, Manufactures and Commerce (Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach, Keys and Co., 1855), by David Christy
- Despotism in America: An Inquiry into the Nature, Results, and Legal Basis of the Slave-Holding System in the United States, by Richard Hildreth (page images at MOA)
- The Doom of Slavery in the Union: Its Safety Out of It, by John Townsend (page images at MOA)
- The Evils of Slavery, and the Cure of Slavery: The First Proved by The Opinions of Southerners Themselves, The Last Shown By Historical Evidence (second edition; Newburyport, MA: C. Whipple, 1839), by Lydia Maria Child (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Fire and Hammer of God's Word Against the Sin of Slavery, by George B. Cheever (page images at MOA)
- God Against Slavery, by George B. Cheever (page images at MOA)
- The Higher Law, In Its Relations to Civil Government: With Particular Reference to Slavery, and the Fugitive Slave Law, by William Hosmer (page images at MOA)
- The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It (14th thousand; New York: A. B. Burdick, 1859), by Hinton Rowan Helper
- The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It (hundredth thousand; New York: A. B. Burdick, 1860), by Hinton Rowan Helper
- Is Slavery Sanctioned by the Bible? (tract #45; Boston: American Tract Society, c1860), by Isaac Allen
- Leaven for Doughfaces: or, Threescore and Ten Parables Touching Slavery, by Darius Lyman (page images at MOA)
- Liberty or Slavery: The Great National Question, by R. B. Thurston, A. C. Baldwin, and Timothy Williston (page images at MOA)
- Modern Reform Examined: or, The Union of North and South on the Subject of Slavery, by Joseph C. Stiles (page images at MOA)
- The New Commandment, by Octavius Brooks Frothingham (page images at MOA)
- A Northern Presbyter's Second Letter to Ministers of the Gospel of All Denominations on Slavery, by Nathan Lord (page images at MOA)
- Ought American Slavery to be Perpetuated? A Debate Between Rev. W. G. Brownlow and Rev. A. Pryne (Philadelphia: Pub. for the authors by J. B. Lippincott, c1858), by William Gannaway Brownlow and A. Pryne
- The Pro-Slavery Argument, As Maintained by the Most Distinguished Writers of the Southern States (page images at MOA)
- The Right Way the Safe Way, Proved by Emancipation in the British West Indies, and Elsewhere (1860), by Lydia Maria Child
- The Right Way the Safe Way, Proved by Emancipation in the British West Indies, and Elsewhere (1862), by Lydia Maria Child
- The Rightful Remedy: Addressed to the Slaveholders of the South (Charleston: Walker and James, 1850), by Edward B. Bryan
- Sinfulness of American Slavery (2 volumes; Cicinnati: L. Swormstedt and J. H.Power, 1850), by Charles Elliott
- Slavery and the Remedy: or, Principles and Suggestions for a Remedial Code (fifth edition, with a review of the Dred Scott decision; New York: D. Appleotn and Co.; Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1857), by Samuel Nott (page images at MOA)
- Slavery: Letters and Speeches, by Horace Mann (page images at MOA)
- Southern Slavery Reduces Northern Wages, by George M. Weston (page images at MOA)
- Speech of Hon. C. C. Clay, Jr., On Slavery Issues, by C. C. Clay (page images at MOA)
- Speech of Hon. Salmon P. Chase, Delivered at the Republican Mass Meeting in Cincinnati, August 21, 1855; Together With Extracts From His Speeches in the Senate on Kindred Subjects (Columbus, OH: Ohio State Journal Co., 1855), by Salmon P. Chase (page images at ohiomemory.org)
- Studies on Slavery, in Easy Lessons, by John Fletcher (page images at MOA)
- Abolitionism Unveiled: or, Its Origin, Progress, and Pernicious Tendency Fully Developed, by Henry Field James (page images at MOA)
- African Slavery in America (Philadelphia: T. K. and P. G. Collins, printers, 1856), by Charles Jared Ingersoll (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Essay on Slavery, by Thomas J. Taylor (page images at MOA)
- Love of Country (New York: E. French, 1851), by Thomas H. Skinner (page images at MOA)
- A Review of the Rev. Moses Stuart's Pamphlet on Slavery, Entitled Conscience and the Constitution, by Rufus W. Clark (page images at MOA)
- A Scriptural, Ecclesiastical, and Historical View of Slavery, From the Days of the Patriarch Abraham, to the Nineteenth Century (New York: W. I. Pooley and Co., c1864), by John Henry Hopkins
- Relation of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to Slavery, by Charles K. Whipple (page images at MOA)
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