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"WE ARE VERILY GUILTY CONCERNING OUR BROTHER"
BY the grace of God, having been fully convinced that slavery, perpetual, involuntary servitude, is a condition of wrong to man, and on the part of the master, of sin against God, I feel it a duty to myself as well as to society, to make known in a public manner, that I most heartily repent of all part that I have heretofore voluntarily taken in supporting this unholy system of wrong and oppression.
Instructed from my earliest childhood, to regard as my inferiors, all who belong to the sable race of Africa, and being in bonds myself to that un- hallowed prejudice which presumes the black man was designed by. God to be the white man's slave, it was not until the year 1833, (Nov. 8th,j. when 1 was 27 years of age, that my attention was drawn to the subject of American Slavery. A number of an Anti-slavery pamphlet was put. into my hands ; at first I threw it from me with disdain; but after a few hours, to gratify curiosity, I condescended to give it a perusal. The ob-ject of the pamphlet was to show that the doctrines of Mr. Calhoun applied to the colored people in bondage were
Object Description
| Page Title | Speech of Rev. Wm. H. Brisbane lately a slaveholder in South Carolina; containing an account of the change in his views on the subject of slavery. |
| Author | Brisbane, William, ca. 1803-1878. |
| Source Creation Date | 1840 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
| Digital Identifier | TP023000 |
| Description | Minister, editor, author, and doctor, William Henry Brisbane was a South Carolina slaveholder who turned abolitionist, moved north, and freed his slaves. He came to Wisconsin in 1853, settled in the town of Arena, and served as chaplain of the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry in the Civil War. In this speech, originally delivered in Cincinnati and later issued as a pamphlet, Brisbane explains his transformation from a slaveholder to an anti-slavery activist. To see a typed version, click "Page & Text" when viewing any handwritten page. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Brisbane, William. "Speech ... containing an account of the change in his views on the subject of slavery." Manuscript in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives (Wis Mss VD, box 1); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=23 |
| Document Number | TP023 |
| Size | 42 p. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=23 |
| Owner Collection | Main Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | Wis Mss VD, Box 1, WIHV93-A1025 |
| State/Province | Wisconsin; South Carolina |
| Gender | male |
| Race and Ethnicity | African Americans |
| Sub-Topic | Abolition and Other Reforms |
| Event Date | 1840 |
| Event Years | 1840 |
| Intellectual Life | Publishers and publishing |
| Politics | Civil rights |
| Religion | Clergy; Religion |
| Social Relations | Antislavery movement; Slavery |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | 1 |
| Author | Brisbane, William, ca. 1803-1878. |
| Source Creation Date | 1840 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | TIFF |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
| Digital Identifier | TP023001 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
| Format | Text |
| Owner Collection | Main Stacks |
| Full Text | "WE ARE VERILY GUILTY CONCERNING OUR BROTHER" BY the grace of God, having been fully convinced that slavery, perpetual, involuntary servitude, is a condition of wrong to man, and on the part of the master, of sin against God, I feel it a duty to myself as well as to society, to make known in a public manner, that I most heartily repent of all part that I have heretofore voluntarily taken in supporting this unholy system of wrong and oppression. Instructed from my earliest childhood, to regard as my inferiors, all who belong to the sable race of Africa, and being in bonds myself to that un- hallowed prejudice which presumes the black man was designed by. God to be the white man's slave, it was not until the year 1833, (Nov. 8th,j. when 1 was 27 years of age, that my attention was drawn to the subject of American Slavery. A number of an Anti-slavery pamphlet was put. into my hands ; at first I threw it from me with disdain; but after a few hours, to gratify curiosity, I condescended to give it a perusal. The ob-ject of the pamphlet was to show that the doctrines of Mr. Calhoun applied to the colored people in bondage were |
| Event Date | 1840 |
| Event Years | 1840 |
| Type | Text |