McNEILE (Rev. Dr. Hugh).
Slave Labor versus Free Labor Sugar. Speech ... delivered at a Public Meeting held at Liverpool 13th June, 1848.
First edition. 8vo. Recent blue paper wrappers. Very good. 18pp. London, F. Syrett, 1848.
McNEILE (Rev. Dr. Hugh).
Slave Labor versus Free Labor Sugar. Speech ... delivered at a Public Meeting held at Liverpool 13th June, 1848.
As per the title, the Rev. Dr Hugh McNeile's (1795-1879) speech was a part of a debate between protectionists and free traders.
Protectionists largely advanced the cause of emancipation, and John Belchem notes that "of the best debating points were scored by McNeile and other protectionists orators who exposed the double standards of liberal free traders whose policies condemned the West Indian colonies to the unfair competition of 'Slave Labor versus Free Labor Sugar.'"
McNeile "was one of the most compelling orators of his generation, having a commanding presence crowned by prematurely white hair, a facility for fluent and logical argument, and a precise and powerful style of utterance. He had a large following, and his capacity to imbue popular prejudice against Roman Catholicism with the dignity of a spiritual crusade gave him enormous and explosive influence on Merseyside" (ODNB). This printing, peppered with approving responses from the audience, is evidence of this.
Scarce in the trade with just a single copy recorded at Charles Heaton in 1948.
Hogg, 2746; Sabin, 43600; Berlchem, J., Merseypride: Essays in Liverpool Exceptionalism (OUP, 2006), p.172.
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