they could have such an act. And Jerry's manhood? Smith noted that while the undertaken,” slave was being taken, Jerry was, as naked as when he came from his mother's “almost womb.” But Smith caught his feigned mistake what do I say? Had poor Jerry, then, a again: “Mother! like you and me, he had once a Smith assured the crowd, once mother?” “Yes, sir, mother,” “He sat on her lap, and they exchanged with each other looks of love as tender as though their skin had been on the oppressed Jerry, Smith confessed to the crowd, scene white.” Looking “the It drove his hands to action. MADDENED me!” Was the Rescue of Jerry, or Smith reminded the crowd that they were “right, wrong?” there that day to decide such a question of he assured them, develope the meaning. “Time,” “will truth, that in behalf of God and man, that was one of the most useful and honorable transactions ever The authorities sitting in judgement of some of Syracuse's citizens had declared, known.” Smith reminded the crowd, that the Jerry Rescue was, To them, Smith had a “against law.” simple response. he proclaimed, was done in accordance with the dictates of justice, “Sir,” “it benevolence, and compassion, and 'against these' the New Testament tells us, 'there is no law.'” Jerry had been delivered not simply from unjust imprisonment, but truly and righteously, “by application of that Smith noted, deliberate and concerted, pouring FORCE.” “The force,” “was contempt on the mob that held him, on an infamous government and its infamous laws.” Through action, the, of showed they simply would, believe there could be “rescuers Jerry,” “not a law for slavery, and they walked over the laws that pretend to legalize it, as over so much sham The Rescue of Jerry was a beacon of righteous action to be mimicked. But others were paper.” not necessarily following suit. few months ago, Sims was taken from Boston, and returned to “A Smith reminded the crowd, alluding to the case of Thomas Sims, who was tried as a slavery,” fugitive and returned to slavery under the guard of United States Marines. which was “Now
they could have undertaken,” such an act. And Jerry's manhood? Smith noted that while the slave was being taken, Jerry was, “almost as naked as when he came from his mother's womb.” But Smith caught his feigned mistake again: “Mother! what do I say? Had poor Jerry, then, a mother?” “Yes, sir, like you and me, he had once a mother,” Smith assured the crowd, “He once sat on her lap, and they exchanged with each other looks of love as tender as though their skin had been white.” Looking on the oppressed Jerry, Smith confessed to the crowd, “the scene MADDENED me!” It drove his hands to action. Was the Rescue of Jerry, “right, or wrong?” Smith reminded the crowd that they were there that day to decide such a question of meaning. “Time,” he assured them, “will develope the truth, that in behalf of God and man, that was one of the most useful and honorable transactions ever known.” The authorities sitting in judgement of some of Syracuse's citizens had declared, Smith reminded the crowd, that the Jerry Rescue was, “against law.” To them, Smith had a simple response. “Sir,” he proclaimed, “it was done in accordance with the dictates of justice, benevolence, and compassion, and 'against these' the New Testament tells us, 'there is no law.'” Jerry had been delivered not simply from unjust imprisonment, but truly and righteously, “by FORCE.” “The application of that force,” Smith noted, “was deliberate and concerted, pouring contempt on the mob that held him, on an infamous government and its infamous laws.” Through action, the, “rescuers of Jerry,” showed they simply would, “not believe there could be a law for slavery, and they walked over the sham laws that pretend to legalize it, as over so much paper.” The Rescue of Jerry was a beacon of righteous action to be mimicked. But others were not necessarily following suit. “A few months ago, Sims was taken from Boston, and returned to slavery,” Smith reminded the crowd, alluding to the case of Thomas Sims, who was tried as a fugitive and returned to slavery under the guard of United States Marines. “Now which was