Essays on the Restrictive System, Delivered to the Senior Political Class of William and Mary College.
Published by Printed by Samuel Shepherd & Co., Richmond, VA, 1829
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First edition of one of the most consequential defenses of the Southern political and economic order to emerge from antebellum America, delivered from the lectern of the College of William & Mary by the man who would soon become its president and the intellectual standard-bearer of the proslavery argument. Royal octavo, original publisher's brown cloth backed paper boards. In very good condition. Housed in a custom velvet-lined clamshell box. Rare in the original boards. Thomas Roderick Dew (1802-1846), professor of political economy and later president of the College of William & Mary, emerged in the late 1820s as one of the most influential intellectual defenders of slavery and the plantation system in the antebellum South, his subsequent Review of the Debate in the Virginia Legislature of 1831 and 1832 providing what became the standard scholarly justification of slavery deployed across the region in the decades before the Civil War. In the present volume, composed of his lectures delivered to the senior political class at William & Mary, Dew argues against the "Tariff of Abominations" of 1828, the protectionist measure enacted to shield the manufacturing industry of the northern states and widely resented in the South as a transfer of wealth from agricultural exporters to northern industrialists. Dew opposes the tariff on dual grounds: as an instrument that disproportionately burdened the southern slave-holding states, whose economies depended upon the export of cotton and tobacco and the importation of finished goods, and as a violation of the principles of neoclassical economics and free trade then being articulated by Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and their successors. The lectures thus stand at the intersection of two of the defining controversies of the Jacksonian era - the constitutional crisis over the tariff that culminated in the Nullification Crisis of 1832-33, and the broader sectional argument over the political economy of slavery - and offer an early demonstration of the rigor and rhetorical command that would soon establish Dew as the foremost academic voice of the proslavery South.…
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- Title
- Essays on the Restrictive System, Delivered to the Senior Political Class of William and Mary College.
- Author
- Dew, Thomas R
- Publisher
- Printed by Samuel Shepherd & Co., Richmond, VA
- Publication year
- 1829
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1st Edition
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Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in fine first editions, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. We have distinguished ourselves by having a reputation for handling unique and important books that are in exceptional condition. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service. We specialize in working with private collectors with a specific wish list, helping individuals find the ideal gift for special occasions, and partnering with representatives of institutions. We are here to assist you in your pursuit and to be your guide in bringing the library of your imagination to reality. Please visit our rare book gallery located at 329 Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida, visit our website www.raptisrarebooks.com, call us at 561.508.3479, or email us at mail@raptisrarebooks.com. Free gift wrapping available upon request.…
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