Lectures of George Thompson: With a Full Report of the Discussion Between Mr. Thompson and Mr. Borthwick, the Pro-slavery Agent, Held at the Royal Amphitheatre, Liverpool, Eng., and which Continued for Six Evenings with Unabated Interest, Comp. from Various English Editions. Also, a Brief History of His Connection with the Anti-slavery Cause in England, by Wm. Lloyd Garrison |
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Page 55
... motives of the purest humanity . Compassion for the infant - sympa- thy and tenderness towards the aged and infirm , are the reasons why they defend the system . Hear it ye British matrons ! -Ye know not the duties of the nursery . - Ye ...
... motives of the purest humanity . Compassion for the infant - sympa- thy and tenderness towards the aged and infirm , are the reasons why they defend the system . Hear it ye British matrons ! -Ye know not the duties of the nursery . - Ye ...
Page 72
... motives which stimulate men , he may become a cheerful and in- dustrious peasant ; a skilful artizan ; or , an enterprising merchant . And shall I ask in vain ? Shall I this night , appearing as I do , the advocate of 800,000 human ...
... motives which stimulate men , he may become a cheerful and in- dustrious peasant ; a skilful artizan ; or , an enterprising merchant . And shall I ask in vain ? Shall I this night , appearing as I do , the advocate of 800,000 human ...
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... motives of exertion . Mr. Thompson here gave a very beautiful exposition of the motives and incentives which induce the English laborer to pursue his toils with cheerfulness and contentment . The statesman , the sol- dier , the sailor ...
... motives of exertion . Mr. Thompson here gave a very beautiful exposition of the motives and incentives which induce the English laborer to pursue his toils with cheerfulness and contentment . The statesman , the sol- dier , the sailor ...
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... motives of hu- manity ( laughter ) —that the masters would be gainers by the change , but as they did not want the young ones to perish , or the old ones to want a friend , therefore they kept up slavery . ( Great laughter . ) Slavery ...
... motives of hu- manity ( laughter ) —that the masters would be gainers by the change , but as they did not want the young ones to perish , or the old ones to want a friend , therefore they kept up slavery . ( Great laughter . ) Slavery ...
Page 91
... motive which influenced Pharaoh in- duced the West Indian colonists to retain their slaves in bondage . There was no possible analogy between the cases . The Jews had gone into Egypt at the special invitation of the government , and ...
... motive which influenced Pharaoh in- duced the West Indian colonists to retain their slaves in bondage . There was no possible analogy between the cases . The Jews had gone into Egypt at the special invitation of the government , and ...
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abolitionists advocate Africa alluded American Colonization Society Anti-Slavery Society appeared Applause argument assertion audience auditory Bahamas Baptist Borth Borthwick British called cause Christian Colonial Slavery Colonization Society colored crime cruelty danger death declared duty emancipation England enslave evil Faneuil Hall feelings flogged four parlors free labor freedom friends GEORGE THOMPSON give Glasgow Hayti hear heard heart heaven hisses humanity immediate Indian slavery Indies inflicted inhabitants island Jamaica Jews justice ladies land laughter lecture liberty Liverpool Lord Lord Brougham Loud cheers Manchester master meeting ment mercy missionaries moral motives murder negro never New-England Anti-Slavery Society night observed Old Bailey Onesimus opponent oppression PELEG SPRAGUE persons planters population portion present principles proceedings prove punishment question quoted religion reply Salford sanction slave trade speech SPRAGUE Thomp tion unto West India body
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Page 39 - Art thou called being a servant '( care not for it : but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
Page 45 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Page 36 - Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you to inherit them for a possession ; they shall be your bondmen for ever : but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
Page 40 - ... do unto others as they would that others should do unto them...
Page 38 - And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Page xxix - If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse...
Page x - And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Page 121 - If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
Page 40 - But there is yet a liberty unsung By poets, and by senators unpraised, Which monarchs cannot grant, nor all the powers Of Earth and Hell confederate take away : A liberty, which persecution, fraud, Oppression, prisons have no power to bind ; Which whoso tastes can be enslaved no more.
Page 38 - But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.