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Excerpt from Rev. George Bourne: The Pioneer of American Antislavery Mr. Garrison's account of the effect produced upon him from the teachings of George Bourne is not only an eloquent eulogy, but a positive declaration of the source from which be derived the peculiar doctrine of abolition without com pensation, that distinguished the modern Abolitionists from the Enwncipatz'onists of the former period. It also explains why George Bonrne is called the Pioneer of Antislavery. He was the early and persistent advocate Of the doctrine that no recompense should be made to slave-holders. Almost all Opponents of slavery who had preceded him had recognized the propriety Of compensating the slave-owners when a ran som was demanded. Mr. Bourne looked upon compensation as a compromise with Oppression and sin, and labored with great energy tel overthrow that as an error. Long before the earnest labors of Benjamin Lundy commenced in Western Virginia, George Bourne, as will be seen, had violently attacked the system intcentral Virginia, by preaching, lecturing, and publishing tracts and books written with great earnestness and vigor. In order of sequence, of the three pioneers whose thoughts and whose labors gave tone to the modern Abolition movement, we may thus arrange them: George Bourne, 1805 1845; Benjamin Lundy, 1815 - 1838; William Lloyd Garrison, 1830 - 1865. To what extent Mr. Lundy may have been in fluenced by the labors of Mr. Bourne in Virginia does not ap pear, but he upheld the standard nobly until it was grasped by Mr. Garrison. The extensive acquirements, effective elo quence, and fearless courage of the earliest of these three pioneers had much to do with his success in starting the omovement; yet without the conversion of Mr. Garrison to his views the doctrine of immediate and unconditional eman cipation would not have attained as speedily its growth and its influence upon national affairs. As appears from the lucid and discriminative articles on Mr. Garrison by Dr. Dorchester, Benjamin Lundy had also made an impression upon him in favor of Antislavery principles; but, as we perceive. From his1882] George Boume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Perhaps no other crusade in the history of the U.S. provoked so much passion and fury as the struggle over slavery. Many of the problems that were a part of that great debate are still with us. Louis Filler has brought together much information both known and new on those who organized to defeat slavery. He has also re-examined the anti-slavery movement's ideals, heroes, and martyrs with historical perspective and precision. Contrary to popular belief, the anti-slavery movement was far from united. It included abolitionists as well as a variety of reformers whose activities place them among the anti-slavery forces. These included men as different in background and temperament as William Lloyd Garrison and John Quincy Adams. Portraits of the many protagonists, their hardships, and their quarrels with Southerners and Northerners alike, bring to life this exciting and tumultuous period. Filler also examines the many related reform movements that characterized the period: feminism, spiritualism, utopian societies, and educational reform. The volume traces the relationship of the antislavery movement to abolition and probes their connection with the several reforms that dominated the period. He brilliantly recaptures a sense of the contemporary consequences of the reformers efforts. This is an absorbing and important survey of the problems--political, social, and economic--that made this period so crucial in the history of the U.S.
" ... Analyzes ... works in the archive of antislavery illustrated books published from 1800 to 1852 alongside other visual materials that depict enslavement"--
