An Anniversary Discourse Delivered Before the New York Historical Society, December, 1820 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Anniversary Discourse Delivered Before the New York Historical Society, December, 1820 These reasons are certainly of sufficient force to compel the mind to pause before it yields to an impression, which, however benevolent and amiable in those by whom it 18 felt, and honorable to human nature itself, must be considered as of less importance than the permanent interests of historical truth. Though this momentary illusion may be dissipated, yet history does ample justice to the fame of Las Casas when it attributes the fatal error he committed to the inconsistency natural to men who hurry with headlong impetuosity towards a favorite point. His heart was right - and we have seen too many philanthropic designs pur sued with ah equal disregard to the justice or expediency of the means by which they were to be accomplished.' 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.