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318 Behind the Scenes.
she would not transcend reasonable limits.
The obligation resting ,on the nation at large is
great and increasing, but especially does it become colored men to recognize that obligation.
It was the hand of Abraham. Lincoln that broke
the fetters of our enslaved people, and let them
out of the house of bondage. When he was slain,
our great benefactor fell, and left his wife and
children to the care of those for whom he gave up
all. Shame on the man or woman who, under such
circumstances, would grudge a few paltry dollars,
to smooth the pathway of such a widow ! All
this, and more, I feel and believe. But such is
the condition of this question, owing to party
feeling, and personal animosities now mixed up
with it, that we are compelled to consider these
in the effort we are making to obtain subscriptions.
" Now, about the meeting in Cooper Institute;
I hold that that meeting should only be held in
concert with other movements. It is bad general-
| Title | Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave and four years in the White House |
| Creator | Keckley, Elizabeth |
| Publisher | G.W. Carleton & Co. |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1868 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000323 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 318 Behind the Scenes. she would not transcend reasonable limits. The obligation resting ,on the nation at large is great and increasing, but especially does it become colored men to recognize that obligation. It was the hand of Abraham. Lincoln that broke the fetters of our enslaved people, and let them out of the house of bondage. When he was slain, our great benefactor fell, and left his wife and children to the care of those for whom he gave up all. Shame on the man or woman who, under such circumstances, would grudge a few paltry dollars, to smooth the pathway of such a widow ! All this, and more, I feel and believe. But such is the condition of this question, owing to party feeling, and personal animosities now mixed up with it, that we are compelled to consider these in the effort we are making to obtain subscriptions. " Now, about the meeting in Cooper Institute; I hold that that meeting should only be held in concert with other movements. It is bad general- |
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