 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 898 pages
...experience (1835-'6) as a member of the Massachusetts legislature. In 1833 he published an essay entitled "Justice and Expediency, or Slavery considered with a View to its Abolition." In common with the Friends generally, Mr. Whittier held slavery in abhorrence, and the opprobrium then... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 874 pages
...experience (1835-' 6) as a member of the Massachusetts legislature. In 1833 he published an essay entitled " Justice and Expediency, or Slavery considered with a View to its Abolition." In common with the Friends generally, Mr. Whittier held slavery in abhorrence, and the opprobrium then... | |
 | 1874 - 736 pages
...Legends of New England," and in 1833 returned to his early home, where he published an essay entitled " Justice and Expediency ; or, Sla'very Considered with a View to its Abolition." In 1836, he became secretary of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and soon after removed to Philadelphia,... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 274 pages
...National Era." He has never married. Mr. Whittier's prose works are : " Legends of New England," 1831; "Justice and Expediency; or, Slavery considered with a View to its Abolition," 1833 ; " Leaves from Margaret Smith's Journal," 1836 ; " Old Portraits and Modern Sketches," 1850;... | |
 | 1875 - 797 pages
..."Legends of New England," and in 1 833 returned to his early home, where he published an essay entitled " Justice and Expediency ; or, Slavery Considered with a View to its Abolition." In 1836, he became secretary of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and soon after removed to Philadelphia,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1880 - 524 pages
...produced an essay which was his first conspicuous effort in the great anti-slavery cause : it was named Justice and Expediency, or Slavery considered with a view to its Abolition. He was chosen in 1835 and the following year to represent his native town of Haverhill in the State... | |
 | Frank McAlpine - Authors, American - 1888 - 428 pages
...Life of Brainard," " Legends of New England," and "Mollie Pitcher." In 1833 appeared an essay entitled "Justice and Expediency, or Slavery considered with a View to its Abolition." For a short time he returned from his literary labor to his farm and took an active interest in politics.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Books - 1893 - 668 pages
...Brainard, which was prefixed to the second edition of his " Literary Remains," and an essay entitled " Justice and Expediency, or Slavery considered with a view to its Abolition." In 1835 Whittier published his " Mogg Megone." He became Secretary of the American Anti-Slavery Society... | |
 | Logan County (Ill.) - 1901 - 782 pages
...office was sacked and burned by a mob. In 1 840 Whittier settled at Amesbury, Massachusetts. In 1847 ne became corresponding editor of the " National Era,"...Smith's Journal," "Old Portraits and Modern Sketches" arid " Literary Sketches." DAVID DIXON PORTER, illustrious as admiral of the United States navy, and... | |
 | Biography - 1906 - 525 pages
...countrymen. In the electoral colleges of 1860 and 1864 Whittier was a member. Much of his time after 1876 was spent at Oak Knoll, Danvers, Massachusetts, but...or Slavery Considered with a View to Its Abolition, " 4 * The Stranger in Lowell," 44 Supernaturalism in New England," " Leaves from Margaret Smith's Journal,"... | |
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Whittier lived for many years in retirement of Quaker simplicity, publishing several volumes of poetry which have raised him to a high place among American authors and brought to him the love and admiration of his countrymen. In the electoral colleges... 