"After a long conversation," says Mr.May, "which attracted as many as could get within hearing, the gentleman said, courteously: 'I have been much interested, sir, in what you have said, and in the exceedingly frank and temperate manner in which you have treated the subject.

If all Abolitionists were like you, there would be much less opposition to your enterprise.

But, sir, depend upon it, that hair-brained, reckless, violent fanatic, Garrison, will damage, if he does not shipwreck, any cause.' Stepping forward, I replied, 'Allow me, sir, to introduce you to Mr.Garrison, of whom you entertain so bad an opinion.

The gentleman you have been talking with is he.'" Or take Harriet Martineau's first impressions on seeing him.

"His aspect put to flight in an instant what prejudices his slanderers had raised in me.