THE ABOLITIONISTS


TOGETHER WITH PERSONAL MEMORIES OF
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

1830-1864

BY
JOHN F. HUME




G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker press
1905





FOREWORD

The opening chapter of this work was prepared during the recent
presidential campaign. It was the idea of the author that it should
appear in one of the leading newspapers or magazines before the
election, but maturer reflection brought about a change of purpose. He
realized that its publication at that time, might, not altogether