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Liberty Cut (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
rranged for an ecumenical collection, of Rev. Thos. Chalmers. which the American contingent was not to be despised. Charleston, the cradle of lovers of freedom—in the abstract—was very prompt to respond to this appeal. Seven different Evangelical denominations begged the Lib. 14.57. Rev. Thomas Smyth, D. D., to preach a sermon on it and pass the contribution box in his Presbyterian church, which he did, with many touching references to tyranny and oppression, and many tropes in which Liberty cut a pretty figure. This discourse had the desired effect in raising a sum of money, to which the mayor of the city contributed his mite and his name. And so pleased was the schismatic pastor of Free St. David's, Glasgow, that he reprinted the Rev. Dr. Smyth's unmoral rhetoric, with a prefatory note. To his surprise, however, a well-informed, but irreverent, Glasgow editor exposed the flashy, high-sounding, unmeaning words Lib. 14.57. of the Charleston divine; and, hoping that the money h
Niagara County (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
oe thought of every hearer; Each flash his brooding heart lets fall Fires what's combustible in all, And sends the applauses bursting in Like an exploded magazine. His eloquence no frothy show, The gutter's street-polluted flow, No Mississippi's yellow flood Whose shoalness can't be seen for mud;— So simply clear, serenely deep, So silent-strong its graceful sweep, None measures its unrippling force Who has not striven to stem its course; How fare their barques who think to play With smooth Niagara's mane of spray, Let Austin's total shipwreck say. Jas. T. Austin; ante, 2.189. He never spoke a word too much— Except of Story, or some such, Joseph Story; Whom, though condemned by ethics strict, Lib. 12.174. The heart refuses to convict. Beyond, a crater in each eye, Sways brown, broad-shouldered Pillsbury, Parker Pillsbury, though a native of Massachusetts, became identified by his home life and anti-slavery labors principally with New Hampshire. He succeeded to the editorsh
Lynn (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
rful reinforcement to the movement, to which rallied also, across the border, Clarkson and George Thompson, and Lib. 15.83. the Chartist leader, Henry Vincent. To their aid came Lib. 15.135. over ocean, in the autumn of 1845, James N. Buffum of Lynn, and Frederick Douglass, who first took Ireland in Lib. 15.178, 189, 190. their way, and then lent a hand in the agitation, till, in January, 1846, the latter could report, Old Scotland boils like a pot! Ms. to F. Jackson. The most extraordinaryct which had specially brought them together. Still, they behaved quite unfairly, and are under too much management to suit me—though Henry Clapp, Editor of the Pioneer (lately the Essex Co. Washingtonian, owned by Christopher Robinson) at Lynn, Mass., and one of the most virulent of Rogers's supporters (Lib. 14: 206; 15: 2, 23, 42; Ms. Dec. 14, 1844, Quincy to R. D. Webb). notwithstanding his horror of an organized meeting on our side of the Atlantic, can act as Secretary, and discover no
West Junction (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
of the hospitalities proffered to me, decanters of wine are on the table, and not to take a glass of this poison is an act of singularity which immediately excites notice and observation. One can imagine how much Mr. Garrison would have disturbed the harmony of the proceedings on the fifth day, had he not been better employed elsewhere. A resolution having been offered that it was essential to the reformation to abstain from giving, as well as taking, intoxicating liquors, Dr. Beecher (United States) Lib. 16:[150]. recommended the terminating the impolitic suggestion by the previous question. If persevered in, the attempt at dictation would alienate their allies in America. The gag was accordingly applied, though the Convention unanimously agreed that it was a very naughty thing to manufacture and sell intoxicating drinks. Mr. Garrison lost no time in seeking introductions to Lib. 16.146. the conductors of the leading press of the metropolis. He had a very gratifying int
Monterey, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
it, and the account of Stephen Foster delighted him. Of that and Maria Chapman he spoke most particularly. Miller made one error, and only one, in his copy, and that was sweet instead of swift eyes. Mrs. Chapman's eyes are not sweet, but swift expresses exactly their rapid, comprehensive glance.’ The author of the Biglow Papers had already begun that inimitable satire of the national crime against Mexico, marked, so far, by Taylor's military successes at Lib. 16.82, 167. Matamoras and Monterey. The demoralization which war immediately produces as a mere status, was lamentably shown by the compliance of the Whig governors Briggs Geo. N. Briggs, Wm. Slade. and Slade (of Massachusetts and Vermont respectively) with the President's request for a State call for volunteers. Lib. 16.87, 90, 91, 113. This action did not prevent the party from renominating Briggs, nor did Robert C. Winthrop's acceptance of the Ante, p. 139. war afford a sufficient handle to the Conscience Whigs (as M
Liverpool (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 6
ssel. Richard Webb, the last to bid him adieu in 1840, was waiting anxiously at Ante, 2.404; Liverpool to greet his return, Webb had been remembered by his faithful correspondent, Edmund Quincy,ishop. This is an indication of their personal regard for me. James Martineau was absent from Liverpool when I was there, and I did not see him. I was told that he is considerably prejudiced againstJune 19, 1883, Alfred Webb to F. J. G.) Thompson and Douglass greeted him on October 10 in Liverpool, and took him directly to Wrexham, in Wales, Lib. 17.11. to meet an engagement at the Town Ha the impression made at Paisley, and this was succeeded by a public Ante, p. 175. breakfast. Liverpool was again reached (by way of Darlington), and, with no thanks to the philanthropists Lib. 16.o Edinburgh ( Life of Douglass, ed. 1882, p. 245). On November 4, Mr. Garrison sailed from Liverpool on the Acadia. A large party of friends—representatives Lib. 16.201. of the three kingdoms—wh
Clarkson, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
ious cause we have (Ms.). See the resolution offered by Edmund Quincy in Faneuil Hall on Mr. Garrison's return, touching these coincidences of Clarkson and Wilberforce (Lib. 16: 202). It is a fact for a poet to celebrate, wrote S. J. May to his friend on his return, that you should have been in England to attend the burial of Clarkson, as you were of his co-worker Wilberforce. Lib. 16.194. But in this particular only the parallel fails, as Mr. Garrison was denied the privilege of following Clarkson's remains to the grave. On October 1, in beautiful and affecting Glasgow Argus, Oct. 15, 1846. terms, at a public meeting in Glasgow, he took notice of his venerated predecessor's Repose at length, firm Friend of human kind. A few days after their last meeting at Playford Hall, Mr. Garrison, with Douglass for his companion, betook Aug. 24-28, 1846. himself to Bristol and Exeter. At the former place he was the guest of John Bishop Estlin, an eminent 47 Park St. surgeon and ocul
Darlington (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 6
meet an engagement at the Town Hall, which was packed till midnight. At the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, on October 12, a glorious gathering of four thousand people next awaited him. A short respite permitted him to visit Elizabeth Pease in Darlington, Oct. 14, 1846. and gratified him with the personal assurance of her improving health. At Newcastle, on October 16, the Lib. 16.187. Mayor presided at a meeting which effaced the impression made at Paisley, and this was succeeded by a public Ante, p. 175. breakfast. Liverpool was again reached (by way of Darlington), and, with no thanks to the philanthropists Lib. 16.187; Ms. Oct. 24, 1846, W. L. G. to R. D. Webb. of the great port, a meeting at Concert Hall went off famously, with Thompson in the chair as President of the League. Scotland was again royally scoured, in parts already gone over (with a superlative occasion at Glasgow in the Ms. Oct. 29, W. L. G. to Webb. City Hall, lasting five hours on October 28), and also a
Exeter (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 6
Mr. Garrison, with Douglass for his companion, betook Aug. 24-28, 1846. himself to Bristol and Exeter. At the former place he was the guest of John Bishop Estlin, an eminent 47 Park St. surgeon anork of proselytism. I have received a very kind note from Francis Bishop, of Rev. F. Bishop. Exeter, in which he says, in relation to the coming of Douglass and myself to that place—I have spoken ingly decided on having such a meeting on Friday evening, in the largest and best public room in Exeter. The people only want to know the facts of American slavery, to be heart and soul with you. I trust we shall form an auxiliary to the League in Exeter. Aug. 28, 1846. We are to meet with a select number of friends at Bishop's residence, tomorrow (Thursday) evening. Thus, you see, our way is f, and the Unitarian Association is a lifeless, soulless thing, having but a name to live. At Exeter, Mr. Garrison was received, at a meeting in the Subscription Rooms, with enthusiastic shouts of
Matamoras (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
pleased with it, and the account of Stephen Foster delighted him. Of that and Maria Chapman he spoke most particularly. Miller made one error, and only one, in his copy, and that was sweet instead of swift eyes. Mrs. Chapman's eyes are not sweet, but swift expresses exactly their rapid, comprehensive glance.’ The author of the Biglow Papers had already begun that inimitable satire of the national crime against Mexico, marked, so far, by Taylor's military successes at Lib. 16.82, 167. Matamoras and Monterey. The demoralization which war immediately produces as a mere status, was lamentably shown by the compliance of the Whig governors Briggs Geo. N. Briggs, Wm. Slade. and Slade (of Massachusetts and Vermont respectively) with the President's request for a State call for volunteers. Lib. 16.87, 90, 91, 113. This action did not prevent the party from renominating Briggs, nor did Robert C. Winthrop's acceptance of the Ante, p. 139. war afford a sufficient handle to the Conscienc
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