Lieber, Francis (1800-1872) Slavery, plantations, and the yeomanry
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01265.02 Author/Creator: Lieber, Francis (1800-1872) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: circa 1863 Pagination: 8 p. ; 22 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
Pamphlet No. 29 in a series published by the Loyal Publication Society of New York. Basing his argument on Joseph Kay's work "Social Condition and Education of the people of England," Francis Lieber compares the downfall of the English yeomanry class to the downfall of the small farmer in the southern states. Argues that slavery is only useful for the cultivation of simple staple crops on a large scale and therefore has caused the decline of the small farmer.
In 1863 Lieber was one of the founders of the "Loyal publication society," of which he served as president. More than one hundred pamphlets were issued by it under his supervision, of which ten were by himself. His "Guerrilla Parties considered with reference to the Law and Usages of War," written at the request of General Halleck, was often quoted in Europe during the Franco-German war; and his "Instructions for the Government of the Armies of the United States in the Field" (Washington, 1863) was ordered by President Lincoln to be promulgated in the general orders of the war department, and has formed the basis for many later European codes.
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