Everywhere the American Abolitionists were met with distinguished attentions.

"Though I like England much, on many accounts," Garrison writes home in high spirits, "I can truly say that I like Scotland better." An instance, which may be coupled with that one furnished by Haydon, occurred during this Scottish tour, and illustrates strongly the kind of stuff of which he was made.
On his way to the great public reception tendered the American delegates by the Glasgow Emancipation Society, a placard with the caption, _"Have we no white slaves ?"_ was put into his hands.

Upon acquainting himself with its contents he determined to read it to the meeting, and to make it the text of remarks when he was called upon to address the meeting.
He was presently announced and the immense audience greeted him with every manifestation of pleasure and enthusiasm, with loud cheering and waving of handkerchiefs.

Nevertheless he held to his purpose to speak upon the subject of the placard, unwelcome though it should prove to his hearers.

"After reading the interrogation, I said in reply: 'No--broad as is the empire, and extensive as are the possessions of Great Britain, not a single _white_ SLAVE can be found in them all;' and I then went on to show the wide difference that exists between the condition of human beings who are held and treated as chattels personal, and that of those who are only suffering from certain forms of political injustice or governmental oppression....