John Whittier to Samuel Joseph May inviting him to the quarterly meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC00979
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1837
Title	John Whittier to Samuel Joseph May inviting him to the quarterly meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Date	13 March 1837
Author	Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892)
Recipient	May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph)
Document Type	Correspondence; Non-governmental organization document
Content Description	Invites May to the quarterly meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in Lynn, Massachusetts. Indicates that "Stanton, Garrison, Loring, Sewall, everybody wishes thee to be with us on the occasion." Mentions a Missouri statement from years ago against admitting Missouri as a slave state.
Subjects	African American History Slavery Abolition Reform Movement Literature and Language Arts Poetry Quaker Missouri Compromise Westward Expansion Statehood State Constitution
People	Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892) May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph) (1797-1871)
Place written	Boston, Massachusetts
Theme	Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; Arts & Literature
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Whittier was a Quaker poet and abolitionist.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Boston, 13th 3rd Mo. 1837. My Dear friend May I write to say that the Quarterly Meeting of the Massts. Anti-Slavery Society will be held at Lynn on the [struck: 27th] [inserted: 28th] of this month [inserted: Tuesday] at 10 AM. It will be in many respects an important meeting: We shall probably adjourn to Boston, on the next evening. I wish thee to come - Stanton, Garrison, Loring, Sewall, everybody wishes thee to be with us on the occasion. There must be no excuse – no denial. Allow me to suggest to thee a fitting topic for remarks. at this time – “The Decline of the Spirit of Liberty among us, & The dangers resulting from it.” – Now dear Bro. May don’t say no to this. Come and help us. Stanton has turned the Legislature almost over. Come & jump on to the lever, & we'll take a long pull, a strong pull & a pull altogether. [2] and do the business at once. In order to show the decline of free principles – look at our public men – Van Buren, twenty years ago voting and thinking [inserted: in the N.Y. Legislature] in favor of the colored man, & against the admission of Missouri as a Slave. State. and now – what shall we say of him? – Webster’s Plymouth Speech & Missouri Memorial – contrasted with his conduct in Congress! Oh ‘tis base – & scandalous that to be popular in our country a man must crucify Liberty & shout hosannas to Slavery. Remember me kindly to Mrs. May & believe me even & most cordially thy friend and Brother Jno G. Whittier [Docket] J.G. Whittier March 13. 1837

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