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John Jay Chapman, William Lloyd Garrison, Chapter 6: Retrospect and prospect. (search)
ty for the slave, of whom Sumner was the type; and the men actuated by resentment at being ruled from the South, of whom Seward was the type. It was, however, the Abolition tom-tom that had called both classes from the deep; and the Seward class was but an imperfect, half-awakened example of the true thing. The Seward class could never stand fire. Its courage,--for the infusion of courage was the sole function of that tom-tom,--its courage was in the head and not, as yet, in the vitals. Thiainst itself for three-quarters of a century? Yes, truly, this whole matter was a fate-drama, and in a deeper sense than Seward imagined or than even Lincoln could guess. Seward with his perception of the irrepressible conflict between opposing andSeward with his perception of the irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces, and Lincoln with his vision of the blood of white men, drawn by the sword, which should repay the blood of slaves that had been drawn by the lash — saw only the main crash of the drama. The reality of it was profounder, and the tra
John Jay Chapman, William Lloyd Garrison, Index (search)
. Polk, James K., 204. Presbyterians, and Abolition, 208. Pro-Slavery Democrats, Northern, 23. Quincy, Edmund, 210. Rankin, John, 160. Reformer, the, 54. Republican Party, formation of, 142, 143,258. Rhodes, James F., 142. Richmond Whig, quoted, 104, 119. Roman Catholics, and Abolition, 200, 207. Ross, Abner, 187. Rynders, Isaiah, his history, 203, 204. Rynders Mob, the, 203ff. Savonarola, Girolamo, 193. Scott, Dred, case of, 257. Sewall, Samuel E., 80. Seward, W. H., 143, 1144. Slave, the, beginning of G.'s devotion to, cause of, 42. Slave-holding classes, manhood crushed out of, 22. Slave Power, attempts to put down Abolition, 99 ff.; politics of the North controlled by, 138. And see Slavery. Slave states, and free . states, admitted to Union in pairs, 9. Slave trade, constitutional provision concerning, 15; what it was, 15. Slavery in the U. S., question of, overshadowing from 1830 to 1865, 2 if.; from G.'s point of view, 6, 7; a