That he was no Jacobin, no enemy of society, was perceived the moment one looked into his grave, kind face, or caught the warm accents of his pacific tones, or listened to the sedate intensity, and humanity of his discourses on the enormity of American slavery as they fell from him in conversations between man and man.

Here is a case in point, a typical incident in the life of the reformer; it occurred, it is true, when he was twenty-seven, but it might have occurred at twenty-five quite as well; it is narrated by Samuel J.May in his recollections of the anti-slavery conflict: On his way from New York to Philadelphia with Garrison, Mr.May fell into a discussion with a pro-slavery passenger on the vexed question of the day.

There was the common pro-slavery reasoning, which May answered as well as he was able.

Presently Mr.Garrison drew near the disputants, whereupon May took the opportunity to shift the anti-slavery burden of the contention to his leader's shoulders.

All of his most radical and unpopular Abolition doctrines Garrison immediately proceeded to expound to his opponent.