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’’’勞’’’’裏森
(WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON)
’解’’’報’’詞
Prospectus for The Liberator
我不’溫文爾雅’’考’’言’’文章’’我’誠切’’’’’我不’’’’辭’’我不’’’’’我’’’不讓’’我’’’們聽’我’’’’
’’’勞’’’’裏森(1805－1879)生’馬薩諸塞’’當’’’’’’職’改革’’不僅爲’奴’’’動’’爲’’’婦’’’’’’平’’’動’及戒’’動’’’走’號’1829’’’’’個公誼’教友’輯’巴爾’摩’’奴’動報’’普’解’精’’報’1830’’’’’’’’論譴’’’’’裏’’商’’賣黑奴’’’而’誹謗’’獄’’’’’’’’’’’’’創辦’’解’’’報’推’’奴’’’’’’裏森’擊奴隸’’’’’’’立’解’黑奴’1832’’’’立’’’’蘭反對奴隸’’’’’’’’創立’國反對奴隸’’’’’裏森’個傑’’雄’’’’’’’中’’譴’’’’’’’’’’’’’’爲’’個極端’’分’’’’’’’’而’們’’’情’’奴隸’’’遠’生’’’’’裏森不’’樣’’’’’’’’雄’引’公衆’’’識’’憤’’’’’’’’’國’’識’奴隸’’’’’當’’’不’正’’’值’維’’’
’’’’’詞’’’’1831’’解’’’報第’期’’
’’’’’爲’’’民衆’覺’’識’我’’’走’對’奴隸問’’’’’’’’講’’’’之’都給予我’’’證’’’方’’’比較’’由’’公衆情緒’掀’’場’爲巨’’變革’’’’’’’’蘭尤爲’’’我’’’’’’方’’奴隸’們’’’情緒’比’’輕蔑’’’’’’’’’反對’’’’’’極’’’斥’’’’’’情’’有偏見’’’’執’而’不關心’’’’’’’當’’個’情’’有’’’’種’’’我’’’’不’我’’’我’’’’心’不’’切風’’面’’目’望’邦’’’’踏’’’由’誕生’’’我們民族’心目中’讓解’’戰’高高飄揚’’面戰’’’’’’’’’’飛’’’’’’’’中完’’’’’仇敵’而走’’’擊中’’不’’’’’’’’’’’鎖鏈都’’’’’’個奴隸都獲’解’’讓’方’壓迫’們’抖’’讓’們’幕’策劃’們’抖’’讓’們’方’’’’們’抖’’讓’有殘酷迫’黑’’仇敵們’抖’’
我’爲’’我’’’’詞’本’’有必’’’’爲它’’’喻戶曉’它’’’’原’’’’’報’中切實遵’’’我’說’我不’爲’任’黨’’’’而說話’’’衛’’’項偉’’’中’我’望’’’教’’’黨’’支援’
我贊’’’國’立’言’中’’’“不證’’”’’’’’“’切’生’’’平等’’’們’創’’賦予’們’種不’剝奪’’’’’’中’’生’’’’由’’及’’’福’’’”’’’我’爲我們’奴隸立’’’解’而’’奮鬥’1829’7月4日’我’公園街教堂’’講’’當’我欠考’’說我’’那種’’’’’’有’’關’’漸’除奴隸’’’’’’’’我’’用’個機’徹’’’’’’收’我’話’’’’’當衆’’我’’’’原諒’我’國’’原諒’我’’’’難’奴隸’’們’原諒’原諒我說’’樣’滿’’’不公正’’謬’情緒’話’我’1829’9月巴爾’摩’普’解’精’’報’’樣’’’收’我’話’’樣’我’’心’算’’’’寧’
我’’’’’反對我’言辭’’’’難’我’有’由’樣做嗎?’’’’’’’’’我’’’’正’’’不妥’’’’’我’’不妥’’對’’個問’’我不’溫文爾雅’’考’’言’’文章’不!不’’們’’對’個’中’’’’溫’’’報警’’’’’’把’’’’’’手中奪’’’讓做母親’’’’’落’’’’嬰’救’’’’’’’’們不’’我’當’’’個’’中採’溫文爾雅’’’’我’誠’’’’’’我不’’’’辭’’我不’’’’’我’’’不讓’’我’’’們聽’我’’’’’們’’’’足’’’’’像’’’’跳’’而’快’’’’’’’’’
有’說’我採’粗’漫駡’言辭’’’’’’手’’’’場解’’’中不’’裝腔’勢而’’’項’控不’成立’’’個問’’’我’’’’’’雖’’不’眼－’’’’’’’’’’’’’當’’’’未’’日’裏’我’’’’’’’’它’’有’而不’有’’’’’’’福而不’’’’’’我們’’’’’’’證’我’對’’我誠心’謝’’’’’我’視“’’落’陷阱’’懼”’’我’傳播’’簡樸而’’’’’’’’
Prospectus for The Liberator
. . . During
my recent tour for the purpose of exciting the minds of the people by a series
of discourses on the subject of slavery, every place that I visited gave fresh
evidence of the fact, that a greater revolution in public sentiment was to be
effected in the free states--and particularly in New-England--than at the south.
I found contempt more bitter, opposition more active, detraction more
relentless, prejudice more stubborn, and apathy more frozen, than among the
slave owners themselves. Of course, there were individual exceptions to the
contrary. This state of things afflicted, but did not dishearten me. I
determined, at every hazard, to lift up the standard of emancipation in the eyes
of the nation, within sight of Bunker Hill and in the birth place of liberty.
That standard is now unfurled; and long may it float, unhurt by the spoliations
of time or the missiles of a desperate foe--yea, till every chain be broken, and
every bondman set free! Let southern oppressors tremble--let their secret
abettors tremble--let their northern apologists tremble--let all the enemies of
the persecuted blacks tremble.
I deem
the publication of my original Prospectus unnecessary, as it has obtained a wide
circulation. The principles therein inculcated will be steadily pursued in this
paper, excepting that I shall not array myself as the political partisan of any
man. In defending the great cause of human rights, I wish to derive the
assistance of all religions and of all parties.
Assenting
to the "self-evident truth" maintained in the American Declaration of
Independence, "that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights--among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness," I shall strenuously contend for the immediate enfranchisement of our
slave population. In Park-street Church, on the Fourth of July, 1829, in an
address on slavery, I unreflectingly assented to the popular but pernicious
doctrine of gradual abolition. I seize this opportunity to make a full and
unequivocal recantation, and thus publicly to ask pardon of my God, of my
country, and of my brethren the poor slaves, for having uttered a sentiment so
full of timidity, injustice and absurdity. A similar recantation, from my pen,
was published in the Genius of Universal Emancipation at Baltimore, in
September, 1829. My conscience is now satisfied.
I am
aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause
for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On
this subject, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No!
no! Tell a man whose house is on fire, to give a moderate alarm; tell him to
moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher: tell the mother to
gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen;--but urge
me not to use moderation in a cause like the present. I am in earnest--I will
not equivocate--I will not excuse--I will not retreat a single inch--AND I WILL
BE HEARD. The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its
pedestal, and to hasten the resurrection of the dead.
It is pretended, that I am retarding the cause of emancipation, by the
coarseness of my invective, and the precipitancy of my measures. The charge is
not true. On this question my influence,--humble as it is,--is felt at this
moment to a considerable extent, and shall be felt in coming years--not
perniciously, but beneficially--not as a curse, but as a blessing; and posterity
will bear testimony that I was right. I desire to thank God, that he enables me
to disregard "the fear of man which bringeth a snare." and to speak his truth in
its simplicity and power....
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