SLAVERY THE MERE PRETEXT FOR THE REBELLION; NOT ITS CAUSE. ANDREW JACKSON'S PROPHECY IN 1833, HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN 1843. BEQUESTS OF HIS THREE SWORDS: . . . PICTURE OF THE CONSPIRACY DRAWN IN 1863, BY A SOUTHERN MAN

Philadelphia: C. Sherman, 1863. Original printed title wrappers. 16pp. Stitched, Near Fine.

This "Southern Man," a strong Union partisan, explains that the real motivation for the Rebellion is the Slave Power's "aspiration of Southern ambition to lead the masses on to revolution." There were "restless spirits in the South who would rejoice in the opportunity to destroy the Union." For years they "were endeavoring to create a national sentiment that might favor the accomplishment of their wish." Sabin suggests John Pendleton Kennedy as the author
In fact, Slavery was "not in danger. The Leaders knew it. The Masses were Deceived. It is the (truncated) merest sham and make-believe for any Southern man to pretend that the institution of slavery was ever brought into peril before this rebellion exposed it to the dangers that now surround it."
Much of the current commotion stems from "the egotism of Southern character. There are no people in the world who have a higher opinion of themselves and of their surroundings than the inhabitants of certain districts of the South. They are accustomed to speak of themselves as possessing the very highest type of civilization."
Bartlett 4397. Sabin 37420. (Inventory #: 40918)