right, Boston or Smith asked the crowd. Boston had responded to the capture of Syracuse?” Sims that they would, ourselves law-abiding, and therefore Sims shall go back into “show But at the capture of Jerry, said, We will show ourselves law-abiding, and bondage.” “Syracuse therefore Jerry shall go back into bondage; we will stand between the Government and not Sims' return to slavery had been the, blow ever struck against American Jerry.” “heaviest deliverance to freedom was the, blow ever struck at American liberty.” Jerry's “heaviest slavery.” For Gerrit Smith, the Jerry Rescue was a legacy to live up to. It would take the unity of the vast divisions and sects of abolition, Smith assured the crowd at that first commemoration of the Jerry Rescue. But once that unity of, mighty anti-slavery was achieved, Smith “the host,” told them, every shot on slavery will The people's guns were still able to strike their “then tell.” targets, Smith said, in spite of the fact that, guns in Congress have all been fired from too “the [low] a must come up to the Smith assured the crowd, asking high Jerry level,” level.” “They quickly thereafter, The reported the crowd's, you on that level?” Carson League “Are “ tremendous With the movement on the Jerry Level, the slaves would be response, 'Yes! Yes!'” come down Smith charged the crowd, you would be honest, and freed. “Don't then,” “if effective anti-slavery rescued a man from Smith reminded his audience, workers.” “We slavery;” say you, would we do it To leave a man in slavery and bondage was to commit a “what again?” sin against God. Smith assured his crowd that, the riches of this world could not remunerate “all us for our loss, if we should leave one poor Jerry, whom we could deliver, in the hands of his oppressors.” Syracuse, in the intervening decade, would not witness another spectacle like the Jerry Rescue of 1851. No grand escapes would be mounted. The Fugitive Slave Law was, for all
right, Boston or Syracuse?” Smith asked the crowd. Boston had responded to the capture of Sims that they would, “show ourselves law-abiding, and therefore Sims shall go back into bondage.” But at the capture of Jerry, “Syracuse said, We will show ourselves law-abiding, and therefore Jerry shall not go back into bondage; we will stand between the Government and Jerry.” Sims' return to slavery had been the, “heaviest blow ever struck against American liberty.” Jerry's deliverance to freedom was the, “heaviest blow ever struck at American slavery.” For Gerrit Smith, the Jerry Rescue was a legacy to live up to. It would take the unity of the vast divisions and sects of abolition, Smith assured the crowd at that first commemoration of the Jerry Rescue. But once that unity of, “the mighty anti-slavery host,” was achieved, Smith told them, “then every shot on slavery will tell.” The people's guns were still able to strike their targets, Smith said, in spite of the fact that, “the guns in Congress have all been fired from too [low] a level.” “They must come up to the high Jerry level,” Smith assured the crowd, asking quickly thereafter, “Are you on that level?” The Carson League reported the crowd's, “ tremendous response, 'Yes! Yes!'” With the movement on the Jerry Level, the slaves would be freed. “Don't come down then,” Smith charged the crowd, “if you would be honest, and effective anti-slavery workers.” “We rescued a man from slavery;” Smith reminded his audience, “what say you, would we do it again?” To leave a man in slavery and bondage was to commit a sin against God. Smith assured his crowd that, “all the riches of this world could not remunerate us for our loss, if we should leave one poor Jerry, whom we could deliver, in the hands of his oppressors.” Syracuse, in the intervening decade, would not witness another spectacle like the Jerry Rescue of 1851. No grand escapes would be mounted. The Fugitive Slave Law was, for all