The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, Volume III: No Union with the Slaveholders: 1841-1849

by William Lloyd Garrison, Walter M. Merrill

Overview

As early as 1842 Garrison advanced the idea of disunion, arguing that the Constitution was "a covenant with death." Distressed by Calhoun's signing of the annexation treaty for Texas, he prophesied that civil war was inevitable. Though plagued by illness and death in his immediate family throughout the years covered in this volume, Garrison drove himself to win supporters for the radical abolitionist cause. In 1846 he traveled to Great Britain, denouncing the Free Church of Scotland for accepting funds from South Carolina. While in England he lectured often with Frederick Douglass; the two embarked the following year on a grueling lecture tour of the western United States, heretofore the exclusive domain of moderate abolitionists. In 1848, despite the objections of close friends, Garrison held the controversial Anti-Sabbath Convention in Boston. Throughout these years he continued to write extensively for the Liberator and involved himself in a variety of liberal causes; in 1849 he publicized and circulated in Massachusetts the earliest petition for women's suffrage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674526624
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1974
Series:	Letters of William Lloyd Garrison , #3
Pages:	750
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

Walter M. Merrill was Professor of English at Drexel University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations


Editorial Statement

I. ORGANIZATION AND APPEAL: 1841-1842


To James H. Garrison, January 4, 1841

To Samuel J. May, January 5, 1841

To George W. Benson, January 7, 1841

To Edmund Quincy, January 12, 1841

To John H. Tredgold, January 29, 1841

To Elizabeth Pease, February 1, 1841

To Parker Pillsbury, February 23, 1841

To Elizabeth Pease, March 1, 1841

To John A. Collins, April 1, 1841

To Elizabeth Pease, June 1, 1841

To Nathaniel P. Rogers, July 15, 1841

To Unknown Recipient, July 26, 1841

To Elizabeth Pease, September 16, 1841

To Gamaliel Bailey, Jr., September 27, 1841

To Sumner Lincoln, November 8, 1841

To Edmund Quincy, November 9, 1841

To Francis Jackson, November 26, 1841

To George W. Benson, December 17, 1841

To George W. Benson, January 9, 1842

To George W. Benson, January 28, 1842

To George W. Benson, January 29, 1842

To Henry C. and Maria W. Chapman, February 19, 1842

To Richard Allen, February 27, 1842

To Richard D. Webb, February 27, 1842

To Charles L. Corkran, February 27, 1842

To Abel Brown, March 18, 1842

To Sarah NI. Douglass, March 18, 1842

To George W. Benson, March 22, 1842

To Edmund Quincy, April 4, 1842

To George W. Benson, April 11, 1842

To Henry C. Wright, April 12, 1842

To the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society, May 9, 1842

To George W. Benson, May 13, 1842

To Elizabeth Pease, May 15, 1842

To Nathaniel P. Rogers, June 7, 1842

To GeorgeBradburn, June 10, 1842

To Samuel J. May, June 10, 1842

To Elizabeth Pease, July 2, 1842

To Richard Allen, July 2, 1842

To George W. Benson, July 8, 1842

To the Editor of Zion's Herald, August 27, 1842

To George W. Benson, September 10, 1842

To Edmund Quincy, September 12, 1842

To Henry C. Wright, October 1, 1842

To George W. Benson, October 11, 1842

To George W. Benson, October 14, 1842

To Helen E. Garrison, November 21, 1842

To Helen E. Garrison, November 27, 1842

To John T. Norton, December 17, 1842


II. DISUNION: 1843-1845


To George W. Benson, February 25, 1843

To Elizabeth Pease, February 28, 1843

To Richard D. Webb, February 28, 1843

To Hannah Webb, March 1, 1843

To Henry C. Wright, March 1, 1843

To George W. Benson, March 3, 1843

To Joshua T. Everett, March 4, 1843

To Louisa Gilman Loring, March 19, 1843

To James N. Buffum, March 24, 1843

To Henry C. Wright, April 1, 1843

To Elizabeth Pease, April 4, 1843

To George W. Benson, April 8, 1843

To George W. Benson, April 15, 1843

To Phoebe Jackson, May 1, 1843

To The Liberator, May 9, 1843

To David Lee Child, May 14, 1843

To George W. Benson, June 12, 1843

To George W. Benson, June 20, 1843

To Edmund Quincy, July 6, 1843

To Maria W. Chapman, July 7, 1843

To The Liberator, July 14, 1843

To Francis Jackson, July 15, 1843

To Francis Jackson, August 2, 1843

To Henry W. Williams, August 2, 1843

To The Liberator, August 2, 1843

To Francis Jackson, August 16, 1843

To Henry W. Williams, August 23, 1843

To Abby Kelley, September 8, 1843

To Francis Jackson, September 9, 1843

To The Liberator, September 17, 1843

To George W. Benson, September 24, 1843

To Sarah T. Benson, October 7, 1843

To Laura Stebbins, October 7, 1843

To The Liberator, October 13, 1843

To Sarah T. Benson, October 14, 1843

To George W. Benson, November 6, 1843

To Elizabeth Pease, December 1, 1843

To Daniel O'Connell, December 8, 1843

To Louisa Humphrey, December 15, 1843

To Henry C. Wright, December 16, 1843

To Anne W. Weston, December 19, 1843

To Edmund Quincy, January 5, 1844

To Louisa Gilman Loring, January 5, 1844

To The Liberator, January 8, 1844

To Helen E. Garrison, January 12, 1844

To The Liberator, January 15, 1844

To George W. Benson, January 15, 1844

To William Chalmers, April 27, 1844

To James B. Yerrinton, May 7, 1844

To George V. Benson, June 10, 1844

To George W. Benson, June 25, 1844

To George W. Benson, August 26, 1844

To Samuel J. May, September 28, 1944

To Henry C. Wright, October 1, 1844

To Christopher Robinson, November 27, 1844

To Edmund Quincy, December 14, 1844

To Elizabeth Pease, December 14, 1844

To John Bailey, January 10, 1845

To Louisa Gilman Loring, January 11, 1845

To the Editor of the Daily Mail, February 1, 1845

To John Bailey, February 13, 1845

To Richard D. Webb, March 1, 1845

To Levi Wandbury, March 14, 1845

To Lucretia Mott, May 8, 1845

To George W. Benson, May 19, 1845

To Francis Jackson, July 2, 1845

To Elihu Burritt, July 16, 1845

To Samuel S. May, July 17, 1845

To Edmund Quincy, July 18, 1845

To James Miller McKim, July 19, 1845

To Unknown Recipient, July 25, 1845

To William Endicott, July 31, 1845

To James Miller McKim, August 6, 1845

To Charles Sumner, August 23, 1845

To Erasmus D. Hudson, September 12, 1845

To Henry C. Wright, November 1, 1845


III. BRITISH MISSION: 1846


To Louisa Cilman Loring, January 1, 1846

To Francis Jackson, January 12, 1846

To Samuel J. May, February 16, 1846

To Sydney Howard Gay, March 21, 1846

To Sydney Howard Gay, March 31, 1846

To James Miller McKim, May 3, 1846

To Sydney Howard Gay, May 7, 1846

To Samuel E. Sewall, May 15, 1846

To Henry C. Wright, June 1, 1846

To Unknown Recipient, June 1, 1846

To James Miller McKim, June 12, 1846

To Sydney Howard Gay, June 12, 1846

To Elizabeth Pease, June 16, 1846

To Francis Jackson, July 15, 1846

To Helen E. Garrison, July 18, 1846

To Edmund Quincy, July 10, 1846

To Charles K. Whipple, July 19, 1846

To Helen E. Garrison, July 26, 1846

To Edmund Quincy, August 1, 1846

To Helen E. Garrison, August 4, 1846

To Helen E. Garrison, August 4, 1846

To Helen E. Garrison, August 11, 1846

To Helen E. Garrison, August 13, 1846

To Edmund Quincy, August 14, 1846

To Elizabeth Pease, August 14, 1846

To Helen E. Garrison, August 18, 1846

To Edmund Quincy, August 18, 1846

To Thomas Clarkson, August 10, 1846

To John B. Estlin, August 19, 1846

To Richard D. Webb, August 19, 1846

To Thomas Clarkson, August 26, 1846

To Henry C. Wright, August 26, 1846

To Henry C. Wright, August 27, 1846

To Edmund Quincy, August 29, 1846

To Francis Jackson, September 2, 1846

To Helen E. Garrison, September 3, 1846

To Richard D. Webb, September 5, 1846

To Mary Howitt, September 7, 1846

To John B. Estlin, September 8, 1846

To Helen E. Garrison, September 10, 1846

To Richard D. Webb, September 12, 1846

To Helen E. Garrison, September 17, 1846

To Edmund Quincy, September 18, 1846

To Henry C. Wright, September 18, 1846

To Henry C. Wright, September 21, 1846

To Henry C. Wright, September 23, 1846

To Richard D. Webb, September 25, 1846

To Richard D. Webb, September 30, 1846

To The Liberator, October 3, 1846

To Elizabeth Pease, October 12, 1846

To The Liberator, October 20, 1846

To Richard D. Webb, October 24, 1846

To Elizabeth Pease, October 25, 1846

To Richard D. Webb, October 29, 1846

To Unknown Recipient, November 3, 1846

To Baring Brothers, November 3, 1846

To Sarah Hilditch, November 4, 1846

To Elizabeth Pease, November 15, 1846

To Marcus Morton, November 27, 1846

To James Freeman Clarke, November 28, 1846

To the Editor of the Christian Witness, December 4, 1846

To George W. Benson, December 11, 1846

To Samuel J. May, December 19, 1846


IV. WESTERN MISSION: 1847


To Louisa Gilman Loring, January 7, 1847

To Anne W. Weston, February 23, 1847

To Richard D. Webb, March 1, 1847

To Henry C. Wright, March 1, 1847

To Elizabeth Pease, April 1, 1847

To The Liberator, May 11, 1847

To Sydney Howard Gay, May 15, 1847

To Heman Humphrey, June 15, 1847

To George W. Benson, June 26, 1847

To Richard D. Webb, July 1, 1847

To Heman Humphrey, July 9, 1847

To Joseph Merrill, July 12, 1847

To John B. Estlin, July 16, 1847

To Henry C. Wright, July 16, 1847

To George W. Benson, July 24, 1847

To John B. Vashon, July 27, 1847

To Louisa Gilman Loring, July 30, 1847

To Helen E. Garrison, August 3, 1847

To Helen E. Garrison, August 9, 1847

To Helen E. Garrison, August 12, 1847

To Helen E. Garrison, August 16, 1847

To Helen E. Garrison, August 20, 1847

To The Liberator, August 25, 1847

To Helen E. Garrison, August 28, 1847

To Helen E. Garrison, September 18, 1847

To Stephen S. Foster, October 12, 1847

To Helen E. Garrison, October 19, 1847

To Helen E. Garrison, October 20, 1847

To Helen F. Garrison, October 26, 1847

To Ellis Gray Loring and Francis Jackson, December 2, 1847

To Edmund Quincy, December 4, 1847

To Joseph Ricketson, December 4, 1847

To Edmund Quincy, December 8, 1847

To George W. Benson, December 17, 1847


V. ANTI-SABBATH CONVENTION AND FATHER MATHEW: 1848-1849


To Theodore Parker, January 3, 1848

To James and Lucretia Mott, January 10, 1848

To Edward M. Davis, January 10, 1848

To Samuel J. May, January 10, 1848

To Samuel J. May, April 7, 1848

To George W. Benson, April 20, 1848

To Maria W. Chapman et al., April 20, 1848

To Theodore Parker, April 20, 1848

To Sydney Howard Gay, April 27, 1848

To Sydney Howard Gay, May 1, 1848

To George W. Benson, May 3, 1848

To Elizabeth Pease, May 3, 1848

To George W. Benson, May 17, 1848

To Francis Jackson, July 13, 1848

To Edmund Quincy, July 16, 1848

To William Ballantyne Hodgson, July 17, 1848

To William Rathbone, July 17, 1848

To Helen E. Garrison, July 18, 1848

To Maria W. Chapman, July 19, 1848

To Helen E. Garrison, July 23, 1848

To Helen E. Garrison, July 26, 1848

To Francis Jackson, July 31, 1848

To Eliza Jackson Merriam, August 9, 1848

To Edmund Quiney, August 10, 1848

To Robert F. Wallcut, August 28, 1848

To Nathaniel Barney, September 8, 1848

To Adeline Roberts, September 20, 1848

To Eliza Jackson Eddy, October 3, 1848

To Elizabeth Pease, October 3, 1848

To Helen E. Garrison, October 10, 1848

To Helen E. Garrison, October 18, 1848

To George W. Benson, October 29, 1848

To Francis Jackson, November 5, 1848

To Abby C. Thayer, November 17, 1848

To Samuel May, Jr., December 2, 1848

To Joseph Congdon, December 15, 1848

To Joseph Ricketson, January 2, 1849

To Joseph Ricketson, January 22, 1849

To Edmund Quincy, March 16, 1849

To Henry Clay, March 16, 1849

To Theodore Parker, April 9, 1849

To The Liberator, May 8, 1849

To Helen E. Garrison, May 9, 1849

To Sydney Howard Gay, May 22, 1849

To Sydney Howard Gay, May 25, 1849

To Sydney Howard Gay, June 6, 1849

To Elizabeth Pease, June 20, 1849

To Elizabeth Pease, July 17, 1849

To Ralph Waldo Emerson, July 20, 1849

To Theobald Mathew, July 26, 1849

To Charles Sumner, July 27, 1849

To Samuel May, Jr., July 28, 1849

To Elizabeth Pease, July 31, 1849

To Theobald Mathew, September 7, 1849

To Theobald Mathew, September 14, 1849

To Theobald Mathew, September 28, 1849

To the Financial Committee of The Liberator, September 28, 1849

To Theobald Mathew, October 5, 1849

To Theobald Mathew, October 12, 1849

To Sydney Howard Gay, October 25, 1849

To Francis Jackson, December 13, 1849


APPENDIX


To William B. Earle, March 13, 1841

To Isaac T. Hopper, May 7, 1846

To the Secretaries of the Glasgow Emancipation Society, June 1, 1846

To Elizabeth Buffum Chace, June 26, 1847

Index of Recipients

Index

Editorial Reviews

Walter M. Merrill is responsible for a first-rate job in presenting these central documents for the history of American reform in the 1840s. One of the more interesting developments in Garrison's career in this decade was his conversion to and then impassioned advocacy of the cause of disunionism.

History