In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now. — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share Image
The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire people, and came to the Virginia colony in the… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
I was a tried seaman when, for the first time, I set foot upon the soil of my country, and took up my residence… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
It is true, there was no public-school system, and the reason for it was very plain. The wealth of the upper classes enabled them… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
Virginians were no more angels or philanthropists than people to the north or to the south of them. They were moved by their affections,… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
In such a condition of affairs, the practical difference between the abolitionist and the sympathizer, to the man who lost his slave and could… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
The attack of John Brown upon Harper's Ferry came upon Virginia like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky. — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
And let me tell you, you boys of America, that there is no higher inspiration to any man to be a good man, a… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
In all her history, from the formation of the federal government until the hour of secession, no year stands out more prominently than the… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
Even if my mother had no qualms of conscience concerning ownership of negroes, her sense of duty carried her far beyond the mere supplying… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection. — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the masses, and the gradual emancipation of the slaves, that… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
However the Southern man may have been master of the negro, there were compensatory processes whereby certain negroes were masters of their masters' children. — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died. — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share
