Charles C. Burleigh
The Unionist 1833-12-12
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MRS. CHILD’ S ‘APPEAL.' Seldom has any work more richly repaid us for the time spent in its perusal than Mrs. Child’s ‘Appeal,’ of which an advertisement will be found in another column.—Written in a style, easy, simple and elegant; enlivened with occasional flashes of wit, rich in important facts, happy illustrations and forcible, conclusive reasoning—its satire delicate but keen; its appeals touching and powerful; its reproofs grave, just and severe, yet couched in language courteous and dignified—it is altogether one of the most valuable publications which have for a long time fallen under our eye. We were particularly struck with the appearance of extensive research which characterizes the work. The gifted authoress lays under contribution; law, history and political science, the productions of human genius, and the records of divine inspiration, and with admirable skill and taste combines the materials drawn from these several sources, into one finished piece of neat & polished workmanship. As a powerful auxiliary to the Anti-Slavery cause, we feel unable to express our high opinion of its value, and we would only express our ardent wish that a copy might be placed in the hands of every friend and every enemy of our cause, for the former an armory well stored with weapons of approved temper to arm him for combat in the righteous cause, to the latter the means of overcoming his opposition, and bringing him to enlist under the banner of justice, and defend the rights of the oppressed.
To us it appears impossible for any candid mind and unprejudiced person to read this book with the attention it merits both for the importance of the subject and for the manner in which it is treated, without becoming a decided Abolitionist. We can confidently recommend the work to all who feel interested either way on the subject of slavery, Colonization, and Abolition, to all who would wish for a great amount of information on these interesting topics, compressed into a small space, and to all who would see an important subject handled withfairness , ingenuity and ability, and we need not add—so well is Mrs. Child known in the reading community—to all lovers of fine writing.— Unionist
Just as Garrison had shown in publishing works by Black writers male and female, Charles C. Burleigh here shows himself to be pro-feminist in praising a woman's writing without diminishing it in any way.