Slavery and the Remedy: Or, Principals and Suggestions for a Remedial Code. [Fifth Edition]. With a Review of the Decision of the Supreme Court in the Case of Dred Scott.

Pamphlet, 8vo, original printed wrappers, 137 pp. Some staining and soiling to wrappers, extremity and spine wear, small section of upper spine worn away, some chips and minor folds, back wrapper is torn a little at the spine, normal aging and browning; otherwise about very good. Samuel Nott (1788-1869) was born in Connecticut and would graduate from Andover Theological Seminary in 1808. His religious training would result in making him a missionary in India. Despite his religious background, Nott is more inclined to fix "the evils" of slavery than abolish it. He appears to suggest we should accept the fact that slavery is here, but try to regulate it. This is the logic behind his "remedial code." The significance of this edition of Nott's work is that it includes a review of the Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court. In this decision the court ruled against Scott who felt his residence in free states for over four years should grant him and his family freedom. The court claimed that since blacks were not really citizens of the United States his residence didn’t matter, the "rights of property" should prevail, and Scott lost his appeal. Nott following his logic on slavery does not appear to argue against the court's decision. Not in Work.