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"The Spirit of the Age." An Address Delivered Before the Two Literary Societies of the University of North-Carolina.

Pinckney, Henry L.

Raleigh:: Printed by J. Gales & Son,, 1836. Rather browned and somewhat foxed; a few small flaws to blank portions of the title page; a trifle soiled; a very good copy.. First edition.. 8vo, unbound pamphlet, 30 pages (plus final blank), stitched. .... more information

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"THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE. " AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE TWO LITERARY SOCIETIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH-CAROLINA.

Pinckney, Henry L.:

Raleigh:: 1836 30pp, disbound, tanned and foxed. Good+ to Very Good.  Pinckney was the son of Charles Pinckney, and the editor of the Charleston Mercury. He was also Mayor of Charleston and a Calhoun State-Rights man in the U.S. Congress. But he earned the enmity of Calhoun and his fellow South Carolinians when he authored the "gag rule," laying on the table without referral (instead of rejecting outright) all petitions for the abolition of slavery. Here he counsels reverence for the rights of the States, but a deep attachment to the Union as well. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 62904. AI 39624. Thornton.... more information

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THE NECESSITY OF POPULAR ENLIGHTENMENT TO THE HONOR AND WELFARE OF THE STATE. AN ORATION DELIVERED BEFORE THE LITERARY SOCIETIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, ON THE 3D OF DECEMBER, 1844. BY...A MEMBER OF THE CLARIOSOPHIC SOCIETY.

Pinckney, Henry L.:

Columbia, S.C.:: Issued from I.C. Morgan's Letter Press,, 1845 28pp. Disbound, light uniform tanning. Wrapper remnant on inner margin of title page, Good+. Pinckney argues the necessity of universal [white] public education, for "the moral and intellectual improvement of the State, and in the perfect assurance, which is thus afforded, not only of the preservation of regulated freedom but of its transmission, unimpaired, to succeeding generations." He emphasizes that "the very idea of a republic presupposes a high degree of popular intelligence." He appeals to South Carolinians' pride, urging them to remain at the forefront of literary and political achievement. FIRST EDITION. III Turnbull 12. AI 45-5252 [5]. .... more information

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