The Sable Cloud - A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861)

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Sable Cloud, by Nehemiah AdamsThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861)Author: Nehemiah AdamsRelease Date: January 6, 2005 [EBook #14615]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SABLE CLOUD ***Produced by Robert Shimmin, Amy Cunningham and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading TeamTHE SABLE CLOUD:A SOUTHERN TALE,WITH NORTHERN COMMENTS.BY THE AUTHOR OF "A SOUTH-SIDE VIEW OF SLAVERY.""I did not err, there does a sable cloudTurn forth her silver lining on the night"MILTON'S COMUSBOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS. MDCCCLXIEntered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, byTICKNOR AND FIELDS,in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of MassachusettsRIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY H O HOUGHTONCONTENTS.PAGE CHAPTER I. DEATH AND BURIAL OF A SLAVE'S INFANT 1CHAPTER II. NORTHERN COMMENTS ON SOUTHERN LIFE 5CHAPTER III. MORBID NORTHERN CONSCIENCE 32CHAPTER IV. RESOLUTIONS FOR A CONVENTION 53CHAPTER V. THE GOOD NORTHERN LADY'S LETTER FROM THE SOUTH 59CHAPTER VI. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 118CHAPTER VII. OWNERSHIP IN MAN.—THE OLD TESTAMENT SLAVERY 150CHAPTER VIII. THE TENURE 177CHAPTER IX. DISCUSSION ...