THE AMERICAN WAR by Newman Hall A Lecture to Working Men, Delivered in London, Oct. 20, 1862

New York: Anson D. F. Randolph. Very Good-. 1863. First Edition. Paperback. 48 pages; Contents clean and complete, front wrapper present, rear wrapper lacking. OCLC 169946169 Sabin 29832 Contents: Historical Sketch; Is the North Justified in waging war to restore the Union? How Far is the Question of Slavery involved in the Struggle? On Which Side should the Sympathy of England be Enlisted? Christopher Newman Hall (1816 – 1902), known in later life as a 'Dissenter's Bishop', was one of the most celebrated 19th century English Nonconformist divines. He was active in social causes; supporting Abraham Lincoln and abolition of slavery during the American Civil War, the Chartist cause, etc. During the 1860s, dissenting from the British government's position, Newman Hall passionately supported the north in the American Civil War. He disapproved of secession by southern states. England should side with the North, he wrote, particularly because emancipation of the slaves is just. He felt so strongly that he published one of his few non-theological books: The American War. A Lecture delivered in London, October 20, 1862. Newman Hall visited the United States during the Civil War, and published a passionate anti-slavery speech co-authored by Abraham Lincoln and Henry Ward Beecher. .