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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2, Chapter 5: shall the Liberator lead—1839. (search)
ure, which led directly up to the election of Abraham Lincoln—and to civil war. Nevertheless, the desideratum for a third party,— actual nominations,—was wanting. A special meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society had been appointed for October 23 at Cleveland, Ohio, and was Life of Myron Holley, p. 252; Lib. 9.163. urged in advance by Myron Holley and thirteen of his Rochester townsmen to name an anti-slavery Presidential ticket. Despite the explicit resolutions of the American Societ only be against slavery in the District and other Territories, against the admission of Texas and Florida, against the inter-State slave trade. Of the same mind were the majority of the delegates to the Convention when it met at Cleveland on October 23; 360 out of 400 being from Ohio. Even Lib. 9.182, 193. to lug in the woman question appeared impolitic, and so, on motion of H. B. Stanton, all persons were admitted to a share in the proceedings. The political resolutions which he offered, <