THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection. — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share Image
