Title: Despotism In America: An Inquiry Into The Nature, Results,
And Legal Basis Of The Slave-Holding System In The United States

Author: Richard Hildreth

Categories: Books Nonfiction Black Americana History Financial, Self Help, Medical, Law

Publication Information: Boston: Published by John P. Jewett And Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1854 (1854).

Additional Information: 307 pages.

Summary: Contents include:
• Introduction
• The Relation of Master and Slave. Sect. 1. Origin of Slavery. Sect. II. General Idea of a Slave-holding Community. Sect. III. Empire claimed by the American Slave Master. Sect. IV. Means of enforcing the Master’s Empire. Sect. V. Methods of resistance on the part of the Slaves. Sect. VI. The treatment of American Slaves considered as animals. Sect. VII. The Treatment of American Slaves considered as men. Sect. VIII. Wealth and luxury of the Masters, as it affects the condition of Slaves.
• Political Results of the Slave-Holding System. Sect. I. General view of the subject. Sect. II. Slavery as it affects the security of the privileged class. Sect. III. Slavery as it affects the liberty of the privileged class. Sect. IV. Slavery in its influence upon Equality. Sect. V. Education in the Slave-holding States. Sect. VI. Military strength of the Slave holding States.
• Economical Results Of The Slave-Holding System. Sect. I. Effect of Slavery upon the Sources of Wealth. Sect. II. Slavery as it affects the amount of Capital required for industrious undertakings. Sect. III. Agriculture in the Slave-holding States. Sect. IV. Manufactures and Commerce in the Slave-holding States. Sect. V. Manufactures and Commerce in the Slave-holding States. Sect. V. Instability and uncertainty of values in the Slave-holding States. Sect. VI. Comparative Progress and Prosperity of the Free and of the Slave-holding States.
• Personal Results Of the Slave Holding System. Sect. I. Personal effects of Slavery upon the privileged class. Sect. II. Personal effects of Slavery upon the unprivileged class. Sect. III. Points of diversity in the personal character of the privileged and unprivileged class.
• Legal Basis of the Slave-Holding System. Sect. I. Preliminary observations. Sect. II. Slavery as a Colonial Institution. Sect. III. Slavery in the States and under the Federal Constitution. Sect. IV. The Fugitive Act of 1850.
• Appendix

Condition: Hardcover, covers are worn, soiled and spine edge at top and bottom are fraying; name of past owner inside front cover; text is pulling some but still intact; some age discoloring, smudges and some foxing, overall though a good plus copy considering it’s age.

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