Ezra B. Chase (1827-1864). Teachings of Patriots and Statesmen; Or, The "Founders of the Republic" on Slavery. Philadelphia: J.W. Bradley, 1860. 

12mo. Frontispiece portrait. Original cloth gilt stamped with patriot motif. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 12174. 

Featuring an illustration of an American flag and a profile portrait of a Union officer decorate the interior front board and front free endpaper. 

Inscribed "Honesty is the best policy / Look before you leap / Better to be alone than in bad company" and "The Property of Mr. F.C. Colvin, Dalton, Pa." to front free endpapers. 

A compilation of writings, orations, judicial rulings, and legislation regarding enslavement, penned by several founding fathers, including Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Quincy Adams, and James Madison. The compiler, Ezra B. Chase, was a Pennsylvania lawyer, newspaperman,  and state representative who served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House in 1854. 

An interesting volume published on the cusp of the Civil War featuring patriotic illustrations.

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