A fascinating work in which Northern Republicans [note the "Republic" in the title] publish a work whose sole goal is to establish that it is unAmerican and inconsistent with the thoughts and intents of the Founding Fathers to perpetuate the entrenched system of Southern chattel slavery. Very desirable. 

Published to coincide with the Republican's push to elect Abraham Lincoln and frame him as an originalist, a man in touch with the hearts and minds of the Founding Fathers. 

Chase, Ezra B. Teachings of Patriots and Statesman; Or, the "Founders of the Republic" on Slavery. Philadelphia. J. W. Bradley. 1860. 495pp.

A good + copy, bound in cloth with minor chipping, and a small spit to the cloth base of the front hinge. Text is generally solid, and pages are generally bright, with a small stain on the foredge of the first few signatures.