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to elava-ho1dtnk,t ''tho highost kind Of theft
nothing short Of tho most radical phase Of Abo-
ifkinr lam cn,a]1 r0a1ilt

othipg ho1 hs Fl i,s. The most radical phase Of ADD
.4ons az e' sasa; ss IL n Es soy pa1 lin s
| agitation appears to hnyo taken a deoper hold
upon moral principle anu onlightonel Religious
| continent thnn that which Ind ordinarily pre-
coded 4. Hence tho excitement tint acootil-
panied It; the intonsity Of zeal OH both Of tho
struggling aidcs:. Tho roop!o had learned, md
| woro daily learning, moro OF slavery than their
fathers ever had oeoaslon Or opportunity to
know. From thousands Of locatttcs camo tho
litto rtv]otB That soon R"olled tho rising srcnnl
Of earnest opposition to slhvefy, WHOM once tho
/ summons waB hoard and The iluE aecu.
;. THE IMPRISONMENT or GARRISON
IN Ba'ttmoro tor dellonncfng tho domestic Blave-
tho commoncoment Of the Lilcraior In Dosto1ii
in 1881, tho organization Of tho Now England
Anti-siayery Society in 1882, tho onrior ospouBaI
Of tho CAUSE in William doodell'e Genius Of
Samuel ar,swofd aud Josllun Lcavltt. the alarm
Of tho whole South by Nat Turner's inaurrocttou,
tho dobasos In the Virginia Legislature tho suc-
9oedtng winter,-were among tho stirring incl
to bo no return to tho deRth-llke reposo Of tho
past,-that thero Was to bo an unprecedented
struggle ,tlo ieauo Of which, "to the eye OF
ohIistia, taith II ths Hight Of inspired prophecy
Anti-slavory traotB wore scattered all over tho
country IN 1858, directed to prominent cittzoMs
and merchants, and especially to tile clorgymen
Of all denominations. Many converts wero mado,
aud the community supplied with information
increased by the prosecution and iiupriaor-
mont OF ms sd,
s1as PRUDENCE oaANnAI1
at Canterbury, Conn.,, for teachlng q school for
Slavery sooiety in New York City in October Of
tho sano your, commenced aorios Of coloniza-
tion meetings which provoked mob-violoneo
agalnat Abolitionista for many yoara afterwards.
A NATIONAL ANT1-Hr.AvBnY CONVENTION
was held in Philadelphia, Doo, A. &, md 6, 1883.
There were sixty dologatos, representing
ton ton States, N,t present, and ct !, this meet
ssty S as tas osSaaks Amsiiss AnHysty dsosan b.
sentiments, objects, and pusposea was drawn up
by Mr. Garrison, and was signed by overy meuii-
ber. A constitution was adopted, and tho fol-
lowing officers Toro eeoted: President, Arthur
Lloyd Garrison; Recording Secretary, DR.. Abra-
liam L. Cox; Treasurer, William Greon, Jr.
The Enanoipator. William 0oodoll, oditor. be-
came its organ. =
= VIOLENCE, NOT ARGUMENT,
was tho weapon Of tho opposition. Tho public
pross. with few exceptions. nassted them, and
horaldod the most 'riotous ontrages as domon-
strations OF public sentimont against the fanati-
cal Abolttfonnts, with ASSURANCES to tour BROTH
ron OF tho South" that tho "North was sound to
tho core on tho subject Of Blavory."
Those only who nre acquainted with tho origin
and character OF the alavc.tyade and slavory, the
tho eary tesstmonies' against it,, tho old Aboli-
spirit Of liberty, aud tho growth OF tho slave.
powor, tho rise and enthuyiasm.of modern Abo.
lttionlsm and its organism as opposed to tho
spirit and aims Of the Colonization Society, can
folm just conceptions Of tie long struggle which
an adequate history In detail, it must pecegaa-
rliy be dismissed with the statement tl,at
THE CHURCHES rooK PANT IN IT,
and the Methodist Conference at Cincinnati In
n{Fr1ht4 s5trtk
to interfere in tho civil and political relation Of
maatGr npu Hlave,H aid opposed modern "A boli-
tl,nisna. The PreaGytoriann, OotSregationaliste,
aud Daptlsts hold tho same views. T'' =
THE LIBERTY PARTY .,.r.
/; After BENSON, the Abolitionists divided into
schools, on account Of q diversity OF views ro-
garding the Constitution Of tho United States,
and eh!s division resulted IN tho Organization OF
the Liberty party, whoBe nlombers recognized
IN duties. While equally act1vo and efficient
with tho others in using all the means OF moral
auaelon, they" did not conceive that moral aua-
sion alone was auilicient, or that it's released
les to tie ayes Thsy 3 beloved s SHt o9a eo9- o,-
ornment' to BIO an sordiuance OF God,' insti-
tuted among men to: secure human rights by bo-
ing . terror to oyll-doers,'" Z" and maintainod
tut tho "h1ghoat obligations rested on the peo-
by tho Constitution" The nsN''ea plan Of
aolect1nB candoatea from the nominees Of tho
Democratic and Whig partieH wns rosorted to,
and questions wore addressed to them In re-
spect to tho measures demanded by the Abo-
litonints, but, though at first 1t appeared to gvo
signs Of Anti-blayery progress, 1t WAS ultimately
found to bo OF little value. At length tho party
determined, ;, to mako ita nominations from
among froe. Independent citzens, having no
connection With either of tile pro-slavory parties.
In 1910 JameB g. Dirney was nominated for
President Of tho Unitod States and Thomas
Earle for Vice-Prosident. They received nearly
7,0Uo votes. In 1874 Dirnoy aud Morris ro-
ceivod GO, 200, ~" rApid aud encouraging ill
crease" yet Homo were in1pationt for q moro
rapid growth, which they hoped to secure by
nominating other candidates, Oh leBs radicai
platform. This was attempted in committee,
but, meeting with strong opposition, was not
broac4ed 1T
THE BUFFALO CONVENTION
In 1847. In that year, however, q now platform
WAS adopted, the do,nuud TOR prohibition Of
tue Interstate slave-trado being dropped out,
and no rofaronco being made to the Fugitive
Slave law and the rendition Of fugitive slavos,
tho planLs bong 'No more Slave StatoB and no
moro Rlave toiritory." It nominated john 7. Halo
aud Loicoster King, but in d few months substl-
tuted Van Buren, mud AdauaA and was known rs
tho Freo-Soil party until tho Republicans nb-
aorbod 1t III 1856. Tho events occurring botwoen
that time and tho Emancipation Proclamation by
President Lincoln are familiar to tho prosout
and hence need not be repealed.
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Alcclk 3tephens.
Alcck Stephens, WHOM ho quit Washington