Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States, Vol. 1 of 2: Its Causes, Character, Conduct and Results; Presented in a Series of Colloquies at Liberty Hall (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States, Vol. 1 of 2: Its Causes, Character, Conduct and Results; Presented in a Series of Colloquies at Liberty HallThe opposite workings and effects of principles, or the results of their neglect, upon the very actions of men, of which they treat so largely, receive but slight, if any attention, even in the most graphic descriptions of the most terrible convulsions, which, if traced to their origin, would Often, and most frequently, perhaps, be found to arise, as effect follows cause, from these very principles or organic laws themselves. Those writings upon such subjects, whether considered as Historical or other wise, are most to be prized as contributions to the general stock of knowledge, which treat of both of these elements of human destiny, together; and, in the progress of any political organ ism, trace, with Philosophic hand, the connection between them, and the reciprocal bearing they have upon each other.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.