William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist   By: Archibald Henry Grimké (1849-1930)

WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON

THE ABOLITIONIST

BY ARCHIBALD H. GRIMKE, M.A.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Grimké, Archibald Henry, 1849 1930.

William Lloyd Garrison, the abolitionist.

Reprint of the 1891 ed. published by Funk & Wagnalls, New York.

1. Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805 1879.

Reprinted from the edition of 1891, New York First AMS edition published in 1974

To Mrs. Anna M. Day, who has been a mother to my little girl, and a sister to me, this book is gratefully and affectionately dedicated, by

The Author .

PREFACE.

The author of this volume desires by way of preface to say just two things: firstly, that it is his earnest hope that this record of a hero may be an aid to brave and true living in the Republic, so that the problems knocking at its door for solution may find the heads, the hands, and the hearts equal to the performance of the duties imposed by them upon the men and women of this generation. William Lloyd Garrison was brave and true. Bravery and truth were the secret of his marvelous career and achievements. May his countrymen and countrywomen imitate his example and be brave and true, not alone in emergent moments, but in everyday things as well.

So much for the author's firstly, now for his secondly, which is to acknowledge his large indebtedness in the preparation of this book to that storehouse of anti slavery material, the story of the life of William Lloyd Garrison by his children. Out of its garnered riches he has filled his sack.

HYDE PARK, MASS., May 10, 1891.

CONTENTS.

Dedication III

Preface V

CHAPTER I.

The Father of the Man 11

CHAPTER II.

The Man Hears a Voice: Samuel, Samuel! 38

CHAPTER III.

The Man Begins his Ministry 69

CHAPTER IV.

The Hour and the Man 92

CHAPTER V.

The Day of Small Things 110

CHAPTER VI.

The Heavy World is Moved 118

CHAPTER VII.

Master Strokes 133

CHAPTER VIII.

Colorphobia 157

CHAPTER IX.

Agitation and Repression 170

CHAPTER X.

Between the Acts 192

CHAPTER XI.

Mischief Let Loose 208

CHAPTER XII.

Flotsam and Jetsam 233

CHAPTER XIII.

The Barometer Continues to Fall 242

CHAPTER XIV.

Brotherly Love Fails, and Ideas Abound 263

CHAPTER XV.

Random Shots 292

CHAPTER XVI.

The Pioneer Makes a New and Startling Departure 306

CHAPTER XVII.

As in a Looking Glass 319

CHAPTER XVIII.

The Turning of a Long Lane 335

CHAPTER XIX.

Face to Face 356

CHAPTER XX.

The Death Grapple 370

CHAPTER XXI.

The Last 385

Index 397

WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.

CHAPTER I.

THE FATHER OF THE MAN.