John Archibald Campbell: Southern Moderate, 1811-1889
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (608 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0817308490 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Although not a defender of slavery, he feared that abrupt abolition would produce severe economic and social dislocation. From the Back Cover The life of John Archibald Campbell reflects nearly every major development of 19th-century American history. . He urged southerners to reform their labor system and to prepare for the eventual abolition of slavery. These views distinguished him from many southerners who steadfastly maintained the sanctity of the peculiar institution. In this first full biography of Campbell, Saunders reveals the prevalence of anti-secession views prior to the Civil War and covers both the judicial aspects and political history of this crucial period
"Political biography of a Supreme Court justice and attorney." according to jwaskey@carpet.dalton.peachnet.edu. John Archibald Campbell's life and political philosophy illustrate the difficulties that Southern moderates faced in developing and implementing a solution to the problems of slavery and secession. Campbell opposed both slavery and secession. Campbell's legal gifts eventually led him to practice before the United States Supreme Court and subsequently to an appointment to the Supreme Court itself. During his service on the Supreme Court Campbell opposed the Filibusterers in the New Orleans region, wrote a concurring opinio
These views distinguished him from many southerners who steadfastly maintained the sanctity of the peculiar institution. Although not a defender of slavery, he feared that abrupt abolition would produce severe economic and social dislocation. Supreme Court. In the early 1850s he proposed a series of reforms to strengthen slave families and to educate the slaves so as to prepare them for assimilation into society as productive citizens. His concurring opinion in the Dred Scott case in 1857 derived not from the standpoint of protecting slavery but from an attempt to return political power to the states. In this first full biography of Campbell, Robert Saunders, Jr., reveals the prevalence of anti-secession views prior to the Civil War and covers both the judicial aspects and the political history of this crucial period in southern history.. He became widely detested in the North because of his defense of states' rights, and he was distrusted in the South because of his moderate views on slavery and secession. The life of John Archibald Campbell reflects nearly every major development of 19th-century American history. As the sectional crisis gathered heat, Campbell counseled moderation. Upon his death in 1889, memorial speakers in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans recognized him as one of the nation's most gifted lawyers and praised his vast learning and mastery of both the common law and the civil law. Saunders presents th