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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 1, Chapter 13: Marriage.—shall the Liberator die?—George Thompson.—1834. (search)
Boston abolitionists. It is dated Cambridge, October 23, 1835—a year later than the foregoing: When I saw how outrageously Garrison and some others Memoir, pp. 366, 367. were abusing this great cause, mismanaging it by their unreasonable violence, and by what I thought unchristian language, and a convention was proposed in Massachusetts, I joined a few gentlemen in Cambridge Twenty-three in number, most if not all Unitarians. The first four names on the list were Henry Ware, Sidney Willard, Charles Follen, H. Ware, Jr. Further on came W. H. Channing, Charles T. Brooks, Frederick H. Hedge, etc. (see the preamble and Constitution in A. B. Muzzey's Reminiscences and memorials, p. 294). in an association for the purpose of inquiring whether something might not be done to moderate the tone they were using, and prevent the mischief which we thought likely to ensue. We were foolish enough to imagine that we might possibly exert some favorable influence. We attempted it, and of
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 1, Chapter 14: the Boston mob (first stage).—1835. (search)
ir constitution would not prevent cooperation with the Colonization Society in relieving that population off the face of the land. Their organization was narrowly sectarian, being almost wholly within the Orthodox-Congregational body; Profs. Sidney Willard and Henry Ware, Jr., and the Rev, E. S. Gannett, all Unitarians, were among the vice-presidents chosen; but all were removed at the first meeting of the Union, except Prof. Willard, whose presence made it awkward to get rid of him too (LiProf. Willard, whose presence made it awkward to get rid of him too (Lib. 5.11, 17, 19). This was baseness itself, considering the Union's virtual appropriation subsequently of the constitution of the Cambridge A. S. Society (which see in Muzzey's Reminiscences, pp. 294, 295). Channing's name, proposed as friendly to the nominating committee, was not reported back (Lib. 5.19). and their membership was by election—an odd feature in a philanthropic society. Arthur Tappan, to Mr. Garrison's sorrow, was the first and the only prominent abolitionist who fell into a