garrison lloyd editor (6 Ergebnisse)

Masthead shows three images: one of a slave auction and one of emancipated slaves, in the center is Christ "I Come to Break the Bonds of the Oppressor," 18 x 25, 174-176. Split, rear page is in two pieces, approx 7 x 9 section detached from front page, tape repaired, creased, toned, some soiling. Included in contents: The Foreign Slave Trade a Blessing, excerpted from the New York Journal of Commerce, in part "the native African is an habitual drunkard, a thief, a liar, revengeful, licentious. . . The negroes held in slavery in the United States are much better off, physically and morally. . . The condition, prospects and character of the negro improve under the refining influences of civilized life. . . To raise up the great African race . . . To place them in a position where every favor and liberty. . . Shall be allowed them, just as it is allowed to the whites, is a possibility of which we may dream for coming ages. . ."; Daniel Webster on Slavery Extension in which he opposes Southern slaveholders who wish to travel freely in the north with their slaves and be protected by Southern slave property alws during their travels; The Suffrage Question: Shall Colored Men be Allowed to Vote in the State of New York?, "in which an appeal of this subject has been prepared by a Committee of Colored Men. . . "; Slavery a Social Evil, the writer states "As a social evil, slavery cannot be too much magnified. Can our Southern friends wonder when Northern men turn abolitionists? . .; A Slave Remanded to His Master from Ohio, Henson a 12 year old boy, escaped from a boat tied up at Cincinnati and the judge returned him to his owner; Wanted - a Situation by a colored lad, 17 years of age, to learn the Newspaper, Book, or Job-Printing business. . .; poem The Slave Mother's Lament and an article by unabashed Anglophile Harriet Beecher Stowe on the Prince of Wales' recent visit "the visit of the Prince to the states is a deeper and wider thing than it first appears to be. . . It is an embodiment, in a boy's form, of a glorious related nation, of whose near kindred America has every reason to be proud. . ." and much more. Sold as is.

Masthead shows three images: one of a slave auction and one of emancipated slaves, in the center is Christ "I Come to Break the Bonds of the Oppressor," 18 x 25, 153-156. Creased, torn, splitting, tape repaired, toned, some soiling. Included in contents: "Southern Aggression" in part "The Southern States of this confederacy have about 4,000,000 negroes, African savages or their descendants to deal with. To leave these negroes free to follow their own inclinations would be a virtual annexation of the Southern States. . ."; an excerpt from the New York Journal of Commerce: "The more 'liberty' the wicked and foolish enjoy, the more slavery they inflict and suffer"; "The Prince (of Wales) and The Colored People's Address"; "Labor in the West Indies"; "The Way Northern Businessmen are Welcomed in the South"; "Deceit of the Apologists for Slavery"; "Propositions Regarding Slavery and the Constitution"; "A Citizen of Maine Whipped in South Carolina" in which "a man . . . was on Saturday last, by order of the Vigilance Committee, whipped by a Negro. . . for tampering with slaves in that vicinity"; "Fugitive Slave Excitement in Ohio," poem by Longfellow and much more. Sold as is.

Masthead shows three images: one of a slave auction and one of emancipated slaves, in the center is Christ "I Come to Break the Bonds of the Oppressor," 18 x 25, 157-160. Creased, torn, splitting, tape repaired, toned, some soiling, pencil #. Included in contents: "The Episcopalians and the Slave Trade"; "A New Method of Abolishing Slavery, by 'Inorganic Forces'!"; "Baptism of Slaves"; appearance of anti-slavery advocate Miss Sally Holly in Centreville, Mass. At Liberty Hall and not at the unoccupied meeting-house "moral conditions of the church in that place, which can close its doors against anti-slavery lectures in this day of the nineteenth century!"; poem by John G. Whittier; "Letter from James Redpath" in which Redpath describes meeting the president of Hayti (sic), presenting him with a bust of abolitionist John Brown and "the President is very anxious to promote an educated emancipation from the Northern States and his ministers are about to initiate vigorous measures to inform the colored people of America of the advantages of Hayti as a home for the African races" and much more. Sold as is.

First Edition, one of a limited edition of 100 copies. With an Introduction by J.T. Wheelwright. Profusely illustrated. 1 vols. Small Folio (12 x 9 inches). Half contemporary green morocco, and marbled boards, t.e.g With an Introduction by J.T. Wheelwright. Profusely illustrated. 1 vols. Small Folio (12 x 9 inches) First Edition, one of a limited edition of 100 copies.

Masthead shows three images: one of a slave auction and one of emancipated slaves, in the center is Christ "I Come to Break the Bonds of the Oppressor," 18 x 25, 181-184. Creased, torn, splitting, toned, some soiling. Included in contents: "Miss Remond in Edinburgh" in which "a public meeting was held in Brighton Street Chapel to hear a lecture on American Slavery, by Miss Sarah P. Remond, a lady of color"; The Reign of Terror, a lengthy letter by a Boston resident who travelled to Valhermoso, Alabama, to become the principal of the Somerville Academy; not long after taking up his position he was charged with "being an Abolition emissary who had come to incite the slave to murder and rapine. . . " with the evidence based solely on supposed conversations that occurred on principal's journey on the steamer South Carolina on his way down South. Detailed information on how he was terrorized; Acquittal of the Hitchings, trial and acquittal of two abolitionists; Justice vs. Colorphobia, former Civil War general Benjamin Butler successfully defended an assault and battery case for a "colored barber" who was removed from a concert hall; An Abolitionist Hung in Alabama; Palmer, a "daguerrean artist" was accused of giving bowie knives to slaves; Anti-Slavery Addresses, given by Messrs. Douglass and Remond, two colored gentlemen. . . (most likely Frederick Douglass and Charles Remond); A Colored Exodus from South Carolina, "Within the past 30 days, an extensive emigration of free colored people has set in from Charleston to Philadelphia. A recent law of South Carolina, compelling the use of distinctive badge by all free colored people, has proved highly obnoxious to a great many of this Class"; Fugitive Slave Case in Illinois, The "Negro Act" of Maryland, Crew of the Slaver Storm King, Clearance of an Alleged Slaver and much more. Sold as is.

Masthead shows three images: one of a slave auction and one of emancipated slaves, in the center is Christ "I Come to Break the Bonds of the Oppressor," 18 x 25, 185-188. Creased, torn, splitting, toned, some soiling. Included in contents: "The Knights of the Golden Circle," "an account of . . . General Bickley, president of the KGC (Knights of the Golden Circle. . . The Order of the KGCs originated in the deep and settled hatred of the General to Abolitionists . . . This hatred took possession of bosom when he was only 11 years old, at which early age he saw his little brother and sister murdered by blacks, during a servile insurrection, urged on by Abolitionists. . ."; The Exodus of Free Negroes from South Carolina, "a large number of free negroes were leaving. . . to avoid being doomed to slavery under a law of that State. . . makes one man their guardian and must always wear a badge of servitude, made of copper, with their number upon it. . ."; Maine Seamen Flayed, two seamen from the brig Julia E. Arey of Bangor, Maine, were accused of being abolitionists while in Camden County, Georgia; The Reign of Terror in Georgia, the arrival in Boston of the steamer Alabama from Savannah, half of whose passengers were forced to leave because they were Northerners; Arrest of an Abolitionist, in Pensacola, Florida, a man was heard telling "a negro that today Lincoln would be elected, and the slaves of the South would be free. He was promptly arrested, and will be disposed of today in some way not agreeable. . ."; Discourse of Henry Ward Beecher; No Save Hunting in Massachusetts; Georgia Retribution, a list of retaliatory measures against other states and individuals for preventing the recovery of fugitive slaves, etc; Another Excitement in Virginia, a "free negro" announced that "negroes from the upper and lower ends of the county were to meet at Lancaster C.H. . . . break open the Jail, seize the firearms therein, and commence an indiscriminate slaughter. . . ." Southern states arming and much more. Sold as is.