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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)
to occur before that of the State Society, while St. Clair attended in person to ensure their being carried. In general, this short campaign was a failure except at Fall River, where the same adroitness manifested at Fitchburg persuaded the Bristol County Anti-Slavery Society to vote that there was Lib. 9.14. great need of a weekly organ of the State Society, and to recommend the Liberator if it could be made such— if not, a new one, after the Fitchburg pattern. Further, to resolve, That we husetts affairs, would not have been formed. The new society's course was partial and proscriptive. It had organized privately, without a general invitation, and had not received the approval of any anti-slavery society in the State. The Bristol County Society had rescinded its action (Lib. 9.59). It did not originate with the people, the abolition Laity, but with a few clerical gentlemen; and nearly all who engaged in public advocacy of it were clergymen. Yet neither the management of the
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)
ing and rare spectacle—such as has never before been witnessed in the progress of our all-conquering enterprise; and many were the spectators who were looking on with wonder and surprise at such a gathering of fanaticism, and such a dying away of abolitionism. On arriving at Providence, the company embarked on board of the steamboat Rhode Island, which had the American flag flying in the breeze, (the flag of Liberty has not yet been fashioned), a considerable number of delegates from Bristol County and from the city of Providence joining us; so that, huge and capacious as were the dimensions of our chartered boat, it was very difficult to move about with facility, notwithstanding the accommodating disposition of all on board. On making an enumeration, it appeared that there were about 450 anti-slavery men and women in our company, of whom about 400 were from Massachusetts. Of the large body of delegates from Massachusetts, only 27, as Edmund Quincy pointed out (Non-Resistant, J
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)
unces Penn. Hall, 218. Brewer, —, Mr. (of Providence, R. I.), 1.314. Brewster, Benjamin H., 1.342. Brewster, Edmund, 1.342. Brice, Nicholas, presides at temperance meeting, 1.156; at trial of G., 168, 169, unfair rulings, 168, 170, 171, 198, admits there is nothing actionable, 199; card from G., 179, on G.'s ambition for martyrdom, 186. Briggs, George Ware, Rev. [b. Little Compton, R. I., Apr. 8, 1810], 2.293. Briggs, James A., 1.116. Bright, John [b. 1811], 1.435. Bristol County (Mass.) resolutions as to Lib., 2.268, rescinded, 306. British and Foreign A. S. Society founded, 2.352, sectarian call to World's Convention, 353, rule out woman delegates, 367-369, efforts to draw in G., 374, 375, anniversary meeting, 382, 383; obstacle to American abolition, 381. Broadnax, William H., 1.252. Brocklebank, Samuel, Capt., 1.3, 192. Brockway, Charles J., 1.56. Brook Farm, suggested by Channing, 2.205, founded by G. Ripley, 421. Brooks, Charles Timothy, Rev. [1813-