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After all, in 1839, abolitionists were considered occupants of the radical fringe', religious zealots bent on destroying the natural order of things, and, some would say, tearing the United States apart.†
Chpt 2.7

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
There are also the fringe groups to consider, sir, especially abolitionists.†
Chpt 2.7
Abolitionists.†
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If anything has come to us that will finally draw the questions of slavery and abolition into public debate, it is this event.†
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The mob outside had stomached enough of the agitating pamphlets, the probing articles in the Tappan-supported abolitionist newspaper The Emancipator, and the scathing street-corner stump speeches given by the Tappans and their followers.†
Chpt 2.7

abolitionist = a reformer who favored ending slavery
But anti-slavery sentiment did not always, or even frequently, translate into a desire for immediate abolition.†
Chpt 2.7
They were the religious extremists, the abolitionists.†
Chpt 2.7

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
Abolitionists believed in immediate cessation of slavery and complete emancipation of all slaves.†
Chpt 2.7
Though few in number, abolitionists were well organized, vocal, passionate, and possessed by a fervent, religious zeal for their cause.†
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To the vast majority of the American population, such talk of abolition was not only nonsensical claptrap, it was patently dangerous.†
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Many recognized that if the abolitionists were permitted to spread their emotionally volatile dogma and rage, it would only be a matter of time before the country degenerated into some sort of civil war.†
Chpt 2.7

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
And so the activities of abolitionists persisted.†
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The Tappan brothers were early supporters of the abolitionist cause as well as grand-nephews of the founder of America's first abolitionist society, Benjamin Franklin.†
Chpt 2.7

abolitionist = a reformer who favored ending slavery
The Tappan brothers were early supporters of the abolitionist cause as well as grand-nephews of the founder of America's first abolitionist society, Benjamin Franklin.†
Chpt 2.7
But while both brothers believed strongly in the cause and worked tirelessly toward spreading its doctrine, it was Lewis who embodied abolition-word, deed, and spirit.†
Chpt 2.7
-and his horde of lunatic abolitionists had descended upon the scene, conjuring up a defense team that would no doubt do all they could to prolong the judicial proceedings for as long as possible.†
Chpt 2.7

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
Staples, a tall, lean, well-dressed man not quite thirty with whiskey-colored hair and a broad Roman nose, was a Democrat from an affluent family and an admitted abolitionist.†
Chpt 2.7

abolitionist = a reformer who favored ending slavery
Sedgwick, also a known abolitionist, was a thick unkempt man with a ruddy complexion, fat and reaching sideburns, and a rapidly receding dark brown hairline.†
Chpt 2.7
Despite being an ardent supporter of abolition, he was respected throughout the state's political circles as an articulate, principled, and fair-minded man.†
Chpt 2.7
As the court is aware, abolitionists have made themselves cozy with the Amistad negroes.†
Chpt 2.7

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
It is well known that abolitionists are responsible for spiriting runaway slaves out of the country through the so-called underground railway.†
Chpt 2.7
Yes, but Holabird's right, those abolitionists can't be trusted.†
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He had been invited to several discreet meetings with various upper-level British government officials to discuss slavery in America and the abolition movement.†
Chpt 2.8
He constantly heard talk that pressing abolition could cause civil war, but he didn't believe it would ever happen.†
Chpt 2.8
Though he was not sure what new evidence the abolitionists would marshal, he assured Forsyth that a writ of habeas corpus would never be granted in his court.†
Chpt 2.8

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
But it appears the abolitionists will have to present something that was neither seen nor heard in the circuit court proceedings, something very different and indisputable in the eyes of the law, to change the course of this case.†
Chpt 2.8
Forsyth was certain that the twisted abolitionist was at this very moment planning some contrived event to give fresh blood and juice to the journalistic hounds.†
Chpt 2.8

abolitionist = a reformer who favored ending slavery
Even the more liberal Northern papers expressed outrage at the action and identified it as an obvious manipulation by Tappan and the abolitionists.†
Chpt 2.9

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
Tappan was undeterred, as were most of the abolitionists.†
Chpt 2.9
The most important thing was that people were talking-about the case, about slavery, and about the virtues and vices of abolition and the current American system.†
Chpt 2.9
As he listened to the arguments he took special note of where Lewis Tappan and the other abolitionists sat.†
Chpt 2.9

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
You and I both know, however, that the abolitionists will raise a major row.†
Chpt 2.9
But we will still feel considerable heat from the press sympathetic to the abolitionist cause.†
Chpt 2.9

abolitionist = a reformer who favored ending slavery
What I want to know is how long would you say this whole thing will take to run its course in the papers, other than the abolitionist rags, I mean?†
Chpt 2.9
Baldwin laughed and assured Tappan that there was nothing to worry about, that the ship was nothing more than some sort of scare tactic, perhaps to get the abolitionists to make a rash move.†
Chpt 2.9

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
As Forsyth saw it, Judson's decision was not the sudden enlightenment that the abolitionist papers were claiming.†
Chpt 2.10

abolitionist = a reformer who favored ending slavery
I will not make treaties with abolitionists, nor will I be seen as compromising on this issue.†
Chpt 2.10

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
Perhaps someone promised him his freedom if he could get Tappan or another member of the committee to expose the abolitionists' contacts with the underground railroad.†
Chpt 2.10
The abolitionists were still widely perceived as religious extremists by most people in the country.†
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Though he did not trust or like abolitionists and believed their agenda would ultimately divide the union, he had a sneaking admiration for Tappan and his abilities.†
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And when Tappan approached Webster personally, it seemed as if the abolitionist's powers of persuasion might win out.†
Chpt 2.10

abolitionist = a reformer who favored ending slavery
But Choate had no desire to become involved with the abolitionists or their extreme beliefs.†
Chpt 2.10

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
Tappan had seen these men as his best chance for making a national statement and generating extensive press coverage— two things his instincts told him were essential to furthering the abolitionist cause.†
Chpt 2.10

abolitionist = a reformer who favored ending slavery
However, the man continued, he had no wish to become personally aligne'd with the abolitionist movement.†
Chpt 2.10
But I also believe that the methods of the abolitionists as a whole have been dangerously close to sedition on a number of occasions.†
Chpt 2.10

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
Tappan further assured him that statements would be made letting the press know unequivocally that the man's involvement was in no way an endorsement of the abolitionist cause.†
Chpt 2.10

abolitionist = a reformer who favored ending slavery
Though not an abolitionist, Adams was a vehement opponent of slavery and became the prime crusader against the "gag rule," a parliamentary order passed in 1836 by the House that forbade discussion of slavery on the House floor.†
Chpt 2.11
His stance on slavery and the gag rule won him respect in the North and a level of hate in the South generally reserved for abolitionists.†
Chpt 2.11

abolitionists = reformers who favored ending slavery
The abolitionists considered the pro-slavery judge's absence not luck, but a direct intervention by God to improve the odds in the case.†
Chpt 2.11
It was also hoped that the mission would be the first step in a counteroffensive aimed at the efforts of the American Missionary Society, which the abolitionists saw as a tainted organization because they were associated with the American Colonization Society, a group which worked to send freed American blacks back to Africa.†
Chpt 2.12

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(1) (abolition)
the act of formally ending a system, practice, or institution -- most often used to refer to the movement to end slavery when no specific system is named
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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