. The New England magazine . LOYEJOY —HERO AND MARTYR. By Thomas FROM THE IN POSSESSION OF HIS NIECE, MKS. TRENCH, fU CHICAGO. THE man who, with nothing to gainbut the approval of conscience, andeverything to lose but honor, standsforth against overwhelming odds in de-fence of a great and precious principle,and finally lays down his life in that de-fence, surely deserves from his fellow-men,at least, grateful and everlasting remem-brance. In the early days of the Anti-Slavery movement it was attempting tostem a torrent to argue for the rights ofa common humanity. The man
. The New England magazine . LOYEJOY —HERO AND MARTYR. By Thomas FROM THE IN POSSESSION OF HIS NIECE, MKS. TRENCH, fU CHICAGO. THE man who, with nothing to gainbut the approval of conscience, andeverything to lose but honor, standsforth against overwhelming odds in de-fence of a great and precious principle,and finally lays down his life in that de-fence, surely deserves from his fellow-men,at least, grateful and everlasting remem-brance. In the early days of the Anti-Slavery movement it was attempting tostem a torrent to argue for the rights ofa common humanity. The man who ap-pealed to the Church and the religioussense of the people was openly reviled asa renegade and sensation-monger, who tried to bring discredit upon respecta-ble religion by this means. The Churchwas supported by the aristocracy of slave-holders ; and cotton, the product of theslave labor, formed the basis of the wholeforeign commerce of the country. Onthe one side was bigotry, prejudice, andthe money power of two thousand millionsof dollars, as the prices of slaves
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