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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3 1 1 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 1 1 Browse Search
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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3, Chapter 15: the Personal Liberty Law.—1855. (search)
urdered in this exciting period, caused Mr. Lib. 26.2. Stearns formally to renounce his non-resistance views, and to shoulder his Sharp's rifle against wild beasts (not men). Mr. Garrison still held to the faith. He presided on March 24, 25, at a New England Non-Resistance Convention held Lib. 25.50, 60. in Worcester, By way of record, let us state here that the New England Non-Resistance Society held its last annual meetings and ceased to exist in 1849 (Lib. 19: 2, 3, 174, 186). On Jan. 1, 1848, Adin Ballou's paper had been made the organ of the Society, under the title of the Non-Resistant and Practical Christian (Lib. 18: 14). The compound name and the organship lasted only a year (Lib. 19: 14). and drew up a long array of resolutions, from which we single out one for its freshness in this connection: 17. Resolved, That the plan of supporting governments by tariffs, and other indirect taxes, is a cunning contrivance of tyrants to enable them to attain their ambitious and b