Author: Ralp De Clairmont

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-09

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9781331526049

Excerpt from Reform: An Essay on the Political, Financial, and Social Condition of the United States Showing Dangers, Defects, and Remedies "Multum in Parvo" is the opening motto of this book, - an essay on the political, financial and social condition of the United States, showing the dangers that beset this great Republic, the defects of its institutions, and the remedies to be applied. The work is written in an absolutely patriotic spirit, free from prejudice and passion; the language used is plain and comprehensive for all classes of our immense population, from the haughty banker and so-called merchant prince to the plain artisan and humble day-laborer. In order to show that the author is competent to handle the great subject developed in this book, and that "he knoweth whereof he writeth," he begs leave of the kind and indulgent reader to make the following preliminary declaration: Although of foreign birth the writer came to this country when a boy, became a citizen in 1856, and has resided here ever since, with the exception of several years' residence and travel in Mexico during the civil strife prior to the advent of Maximilian, and travel in Central America and Europe in 1890 and 1891. He had the honor of being acquainted with and a protege of General Winfield Scott, was present at the inauguration of President Franklin Pierce, at the funerals of Daniel Webster and Henry Clay, and on the night of the 15th of December, 1858, had an interview at the White House with President James Buchanan and General Cass, Secretary of State, in consequence of which a United States Minister was sent to Vera Cruz and recognized the Juarez Government of Mexico, at that time located in the heroic seaport. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."