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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2, Chapter 3: the Clerical appeal.—1837. (search)
associate more or less of passivity with martyrdom, and he fell while aggressively repelling with arms an armed mob. In both cases the terms are correctly used, as the circumstances conclusively show. Three presses had already been destroyed on the same spot by the same community; a fourth had been procured, whose destruction meant silence—the opposition, grown more desperate, having already almost compassed the editor's assassination. He might have removed the Observer to Quincy or to Springfield, but there was no assurance that the liberty of the press would be vindicated in either place. The violence at Alton was, indeed, actually preceded and begotten by violence at St. Louis, but the mob-spirit was everywhere endemic at the North. With unsurpassable courage Lovejoy accepted the decision of his friends that the stand should be made then and there, not as for an anti-slavery publication merely or mainly, but for the right under the Constitution and upon American soil to utter
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2, Chapter 7: the World's Convention.—1840. (search)
calling your attention to the Worcester Convention, and Springfield also. In my estimation, it is of great importance to th7, and was followed by another on October 8 and 9 at Springfield, Mass. Mr. Garrison reported both in a letter to Collins: wish to hear how our State Conventions at Worcester and Springfield went off. I refer you to the Liberator of to-day for an out two hundred were raised by the Fair. The meeting at Springfield Oct. 3, 9, 1840. came very near being a total failure. rs? Rogers took a more rosy view of the Convention at Springfield. Writing to Francis Jackson, Oct. 24, 1840, he says (Ms.): We had a grand time at Springfield—a really grand time. I behaved tolerably well there myself. Garrison and Chace and Johnson and Abby [Kelley] did wondrously. It made Springfield stare. By the way, Abby is taking the field like a lion. Whatd the meeting. She spoke eloquently and impressively at Springfield. She also addressed a public meeting of the Boston Lib
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2, Chapter 8: the Chardon-Street Convention.—1840. (search)
was the most singular melange I ever encountered, consisting of persons of every degree of talent and culture, from the Come-outers of Cape Cod to the Unitarian Transcendentalists (Ms. Sept. 5, 1840, E. Quincy to H. C. Wright). Dr. Osgood, of Springfield, Phelps, Colver, &c., took the affirmative of the Sabbath question; Garrison, T. Parker, and Rev. A. A. Phelps. others the negative. Phelps was ingenious though sophistical, Rev. N. Colver. and I suppose gave the best argument that could beiz., A. A. Phelps, (who spoke nearly four hours at one time, with a good deal of tact and spirit)—Nathaniel Colver, who exhibited his vulgarity and personal malice at full length—C. T. Torrey, who said very little to the purpose—Dr. Osgood, of Springfield, Samuel Osgood. who reasoned fairly and in good temper. Luther Lee was also on hand, charged to the muzzle with logic, but, unfortunately, he could not get an opportunity to fire it off. Bro. Hawley Rev. Silas Hawley. He took a prominent<
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2, Index to volumes I. And II. (search)
on by colored people of Boston, 406-409, 411, of Salem, 411; defamation while abroad, 411; approves Collins's mission, 416; at Worcester Con., 417, 418, 420, at Springfield, 418, 419, at Groton, 419, 420, at Methuen, 420 (1840）——Writes annual report Non-Resistance Soc., 2.421; does not sign call for Chardon St. Convention, 422, acc409, 411; wanted to edit Standard, 386, 409, 410, 417, becomes contributor, 420, 423, 428; doubts as to Collins's mission, 416; at Worcester Convention, 417, at Springfield, 419; edits Herald of Freedom, 158, 268, 386, 428; on G.'s speaking as he writes, 172.—Letter to F. Jackson, 2.419.— Portrait in Writings. Root, David, Rev. 516, testifies to his power, 2.59. Sprague, Seth, presides at N. E. Convention, 2.220; speech in Faneuil Hall, 1.54, 2.274; at N. Y. anniversary, 347. Springfield (Mass.) Convention, 2.414, 418, 419. Stacey, George, opposes admission of women to World's Convention, 2.3（9, 370, 372, tries to draw G. in, 375. Standar