Project Gutenberg 2009-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 503 Elliott, E. N. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on this Important Subject Produced by Cori Samuel, Jon Ingram, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net and the Booksmiths at http://www.eBookForge.net "Cotton Is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments" by E. N. Elliott is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the complex and contentious issues surrounding slavery in the United States, particularly from the perspective of Southern pro-slavery advocates. It is likely aimed at defending the institution of slavery in the wake of rising abolitionist sentiments and serves to present various arguments supporting the economic and social viability of slavery in the Southern states. The opening of "Cotton Is King" sets a serious tone, addressing the deep division in American society caused by the slavery debate. Elliott critiques the growing estrangement between North and South, emphasizing the dangers posed to American liberties and governmental stability. He outlines the historical context of slavery, highlighting the emergence of a political party focused solely on opposing the interests of the South. Additionally, he defines slavery in a way that distinguishes it from chattel status, arguing that enslaved individuals in the South have mutual obligations with their masters. His introduction seeks to frame slavery as a benevolent institution, one necessary for the economic prosperity of the South and beneficial for both enslaved individuals and society as a whole, thereby laying the groundwork for the subsequent discussions and arguments from various pro-slavery writers included in the compilation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Slavery -- United States Slavery -- Justification Scott, Dred, 1809-1858 United States -- Fugitive slave law (1850) E300 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 2602488 2025-06-11T14:29:42.210020 text/html 2566522 2020-09-01T12:08:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 32520918 2020-09-01T12:08:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 32583587 2025-06-11T14:33:58.420331 application/epub+zip 32223590 2025-06-11T14:31:05.633068 application/epub+zip 1004362 2025-06-11T14:29:50.323462 application/epub+zip 298731096 2025-06-11T14:35:18.483394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298271612 2025-06-11T14:32:13.759318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1430631 2022-09-13T07:11:45.129762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2281394 2025-06-11T14:29:34.210993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2281432 2009-02-20T09:26:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 800417 2009-02-20T09:29:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2281837 2009-02-20T09:28:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 799971 2009-02-20T09:29:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2281958 2009-02-20T09:28:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 799868 2009-02-20T09:29:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23140 2025-06-11T14:35:19.739401 application/rdf+xml 18374 2025-06-11T14:29:51.357411 image/jpeg 4051 2025-06-11T14:29:50.951430 image/jpeg 32553307 2025-06-11T14:29:45.067946 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog