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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)
Society at Worcester! Whatever it does, will tell mightily for good or evil. Whether Fitch and Woodbury will try to rally their forces on that occasion, I do not know, but think it highly probable. Should you attend, let your soul speak out as God shall give it utterance—and think not of me as your brotherin-law, but only of our glorious cause. You are, happily, too well known to be charged with being swerved or biased by our connexion. Bro. May and Phelps will be there—the Grimkes —Alvan Stewart, An eminent lawyer of Utica, N. Y., who took a leading part in the formation of the State Anti-Slavery Society in 1835 (ante, p. 42). He was not present at Worcester, nor was Gerrit Smith. The Rev. Joshua Leavitt, editor of the Emancipator, alone represented the American Society. and perhaps Gerrit Smith, and many others. The meeting will probably hold two days, but perhaps only one. . . . The course of reasoning marked out in your letter, to be given at Worcester, is very good and <
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2, Chapter 4: Pennsylvania Hall.—the non-resistance society.—1838. (search)
etropolis on Monday, May 7, 1838: The debates in our meetings have been quite spirited on Ms. several topics. Alvan Stewart came pretty near carrying his point, in opposition to Judge Jay, respecting an amendment of Lib. 8.77. our Constituy many of whom were induced to attend by knowing that I would be present. The meeting was addressed by Beriah Green, Alvan Stewart, Rev. Mr. Cross, Charles W. Denison, and myself. It was an John Cross. interesting occasion. The manner in which tursed soil? Yesterday afternoon, a number of our abolition friends May 11, 1838. arrived from New York—among them Alvan Stewart, St. Clair, Mr. Fuller and wife, dear Mary, etc. On board the Alanson St. Clair; John E. Fuller; Mary Benson. steambnds obtained leave of the captain to hold a discussion in the cabin on slavery. Several slaveholders were on board. Alvan Stewart had not spoken more than a minute or two before they began to shout, Down with him! Hustle him out! Throw him over
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)
, and home of Goodell and his Friend of Man; home, likewise, of Alvan Stewart, whose nearly successful effort to commit the American Society to raise $32,500 for its own use during the coining year, which Alvan Stewart resisted, affirming that a dollar spent at Utica was Lib. 9.79tructions. He was ruled out of order by the presiding officer, Alvan Stewart. He then moved that freemen meant all persons, but was beaten ballot-box is the only peaceful mode of securing abolition, Alvan Stewart wrote to the Emancipator in January, 1840: An independent abolihat report was written, I listened to arguments—particularly by Alvan Stewart—which convinced me I was wrong. I corresponded with Garrison, en change that came over the trio (presumably in consequence of Alvan Stewart's persuasiveness), a circular distributed and signed by Birney,n the District, was prophetic of the fate of a third party such as Stewart, Holley, and Stanton were anxious to create. All standards were l
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2, Chapter 6: the schism.—1840. (search)
etween New Organization and Third Party have already appeared in this narrative, and will be more and more conspicuous as we proceed. Mr. Garrison's opposition to the latter will be understood only by bearing in mind the facts: (1) that Holley, Stewart, Birney and Gerrit Smith proposed to convert the existing anti-slavery (immediate-emancipation) organization into a political machine—in other words, to substitute one mode of action for another; (2) that they expected to do this without subtraay at Boston. The Albany Convention mustered a hundred and Apr. 1, 1840. twenty-one members enrolled, of whom one hundred and four were from New York State alone. Neither Pennsylvania nor Ohio—nor any more western State—was represented. Alvan Stewart presided. Torrey was one Emancipator, 4.198; Life of Myron Holley, p. 259. of the vice-presidents, Leavitt one of the secretaries; Holley and Elizur Wright members of the business committee, Gerrit Smith and Goodell of the committee on corr<
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)
A. S. S., 310, 349, Western Reserve A. S. Convention, 313, Birney, Stanton and E. Wright, 310, Win. Jay, 342; urged by A. Stewart, 310, M. Holley, 310, 339, Stanton, 314, 339, E. Wright, 315, Birney, 339; started by Warsaw Convention, 319, confirmed., 240; on A. S. voting pledges, 245; unfairness, 283; proposes World's Convention, 352; letters from Birney, 294, 300, A. Stewart, 310; favors Third Party movement, 311, 341; proposes Life of Lundy by G., 323; transfer to N. Y. City A. S. Society, 3g, John M. [b. Feb. 1800], 1.399. Stetson, George, R., 1.292. Stevens, Isaac, instigates Boston mob, 2.10, 43. Stewart, —, Elder, 1.478. Stewart, Alvan [b. South Granville, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1790; d. N. Y. City, May 1, 1849], of Utica, 2.25dits Quarterly Magazine, 2.63, 178; encourages Grimkes, 317; against an Anti-Slavery party, 302, 310, 342, converted by A. Stewart, 310; involved in Woodbury's attack on G., 154, denounces G.'s course towards Clerical Appeal, 162, 168, 169, 178, char