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The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 3. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Anti-Slavery Poems (search)
blic be less free than a Monarchy? Shall we, in the vigor and buoyancy of our manhood, be less energetic in righteous— ness than a kingdom in its age? Dr. Follen's Address. Genius of America!—Spirit of our free institutions!— where art thou? How art thou fallen, O Lucifer! son of the morning,—how art thou fallen from Heaven! Hell from beneath is moved for thee, to meet thee at thy coming! The kings of the earth cry out to thee, Aha! Aha! Art thou become like unto us? Speech of Samuel J. May. our fellow-countrymen in chains! Slaves, in a land of light and law! Slaves, crouching on the very plains Where rolled the storm of Freedom's war! A groan from Eutaw's haunted wood, A wail where Camden's martyrs fell, By every shrine of patriot blood, From Moultrie's wall and Jasper's well! By storied hill and hallowed grot, By mossy wood and marshy glen, Whence rang of old the rifle-shot, And hurrying shout of Marion's men! The groan of breaking hearts is there, The falling lash, t
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 7. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Zzz Missing head (search)
hought, an old man, but still living, and true as ever to the good cause. I recall the early gray morning when, with Samuel J. May, our colleague on the committee to prepare a Declaration of Sentiments for the convention, I climbed to the small uppld, was conspicuous; the sunny-faced young man at his side, in whom all the beatitudes seemed to find expression, was Samuel J. May, mingling in his veins the best blood of the Sewalls and Quincys,—a man so exceptionally pure and large-hearted, so gprogress being made, it was finally decided to entrust the matter to a subcommittee, consisting of William L. Garrison, S. J. May, and myself; and after a brief consultation and comparison of each other's views, the drafting of the important paper whe declaration, with its few verbal amendments, carefully engrossed on parchment, was brought before the Convention. Samuel J. May rose to read it for the last time. His sweet, persuasive voice faltered with the intensity of his emotions as he rep
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2., Lydia Maria Child. (search)
e street without seeing her. The sale of her books, the subscriptions to her magazine fell off to a ruinous extent. Thenceforth her life was a battle, a constant rowing against the stream of popular prejudice and hatred. And through it all she bore herself with patience, fortitude, and unshaken reliance upon the justice and ultimate triumph of the cause she had espoused. Whenever there was a brave word to be spoken, her voice was heard, and never in vain. In a letter written to the Rev. Samuel J. May in 1867, Mrs. Child refers as follows to the change in her circumstances made by the publication of the Appeal: With regard to society I was a gainer decidedly, for though the respectables, who had condescended to patronize me, forthwith sent me to Coventry, AntiSlav-ery introduced me to the noblest and best in the land, intellectually and morally, and knit us together in that firm friendship which grows out of sympathy in a good but unpopular cause. I was quite surprised one day,
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., An old-time picnic. (search)
ts. The gentlemen played off upon each other, to our amusement. When spirits flagged, we had the resource of music. Five instruments, and vocal music from Mrs Quincy, Mr Callender and occasionally Mr Webster and young May, Afterward the Rev. Samuel J. May. with whom I was very much pleased, and who discovered, I thought, true modest assurance, with very good sense. The ascent of the Canal was altogether new to me, and very interesting. It was all the pleasanter for having so many childet them said Mr Webster. Is no one gallant enough, strange, 'tis very strange. May stood it so far, and then darted forward, urged on by Mr W. who said he was glad the days of chivalry were not over. Very glad to see you have so much courage, Mr May. It would have required more courage not to have done it, after the challenge I received, said May. I claim no merit, Sir. A little farther Sir said Mr Webster, there is another on your right, one on the other side &c May went on until h
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., Editorial note. (search)
ivilege of the editor to identify the various localities therein named, and assist that writer, H. H. Edes, Esq., at that time. Very recently we have found (what neither knew at that former time) the story of the lily-picking episode as told by Mr. May himself in his autobiography. The view across the Lake of the Woods (Horn pond) is little changed in the lapse of a century, and nature has dealt kindly, as the tall trees witness, with the locality in Upper Medford, from which could be seen ant spire of Menotomy. At the latter the canal embankments remain intact, from the site of the aqueduct which spanned the Aberjona, to the Mystic Valley parkway, where is a bronze tablet relative to the canal, erected by the park commission. Mr. May in later years became a zealous advocate of temperance, and espoused the anti-slavery cause. But there came a time when Mr. Webster's eloquence in favor of the fugitive slave law became distasteful to him. To him Lydia Maria Child dedicated her
The Daily Dispatch: February 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], State's-rights Ticket. (search)
s remarks were received with the wildest enthusiasm by the dense crowd of people before him. At this juncture, Rev. Samuel J. May, Rev. M. E. Strieby, Susan B. Anthony, and several other leading abolitionists, appeared in front of the platform, and each of the masculine agitators in turn attempted to be heard. Mr. May commenced with: Mr. President, a Convention was called to assemble in this hall by-- Storms of hisses and applause broke out all over the house. Mr. May.--I arMr. May.--I arose-- Cries of "Put him out," "We want no abolitionists here," followed with hisses, clapping of hands, and the greatest excitement. Mr. May attempted again to speak, but was received with such overwhelming and continued bursts of applauseMr. May attempted again to speak, but was received with such overwhelming and continued bursts of applause, with shouts of "louder," "hear," and a call for the "Star Spangled Banner," that his voice was drowned, and he at length subsided. Rev. Mr. Strieby next attempted to address the Convention, but with no better success than his predecessor.
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