Abraham Lincoln and reformers . EDWABD EVEBETT, 1860. distaste for the storm which wasbrewing, and his love of concord in-spired him to work for conciliationrather than to take sides with thosewho regarded the struggle as inevita-ble. It was his very hesitation inavowing himself an abolitionist thatcontributed to the growth of Linc6lnand his principles. j m l get Readings From American Hietory Selected by John T. Adams for The National Republicanfrom the Writings of Foremost Historians XXXVIII^-Concerning the Abolitionists. ETWEEN the years 1829 and1832 took place a remarkable se-ries of debat
Abraham Lincoln and reformers . EDWABD EVEBETT, 1860. distaste for the storm which wasbrewing, and his love of concord in-spired him to work for conciliationrather than to take sides with thosewho regarded the struggle as inevita-ble. It was his very hesitation inavowing himself an abolitionist thatcontributed to the growth of Linc6lnand his principles. j m l get Readings From American Hietory Selected by John T. Adams for The National Republicanfrom the Writings of Foremost Historians XXXVIII^-Concerning the Abolitionists. ETWEEN the years 1829 and1832 took place a remarkable se-ries of debates in Virginia on thesubject of slavery, broughtabout by dissatisfaction with thestate constitution and by theNat Turner massacre, in whicha number of slaves had risen- against ttieir masters. In theseebates the evils of slavery were exposed aslearly as they were afterwards by the Abo-it ionists, and with an outspoken freedomv-hich, when indulged in by Northern men,vas soon to be denounced as treasonablemd incendiary. These*Southern speakersveve silenced by the slave power. But therevere men in the North who thought thelame and who would not be silenced. Chieftmong these was William Lloyd GarrisonTe had begun his memorable career by cir:ulating petitions in Vermont in 1828 inovor of emancipation in the IMstrict of Comnbia Having joined Jundy in Baltimoren editing the Genius of Universal Eman-cipation, he had suffered ignominy in the;ause in a Southern jail; drawing fromjerseicution and hardship only new inspira-;ion
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