CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER I. | |
| PAGE | |
| Birth and Education of William Jay.—His Early PhilanthropicInterests.—Appointed Judge of Westchester County. | [ 1] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Early Opposition to Slavery.—Growth of the Slave Power.—TheMissouri Compromise.—Jay begins Political Agitation for theAbolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia. | [ 18] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Development of the Antislavery Movement.—Organization ofAntislavery Societies.—Anti-Abolition Riots.—Jay publishes his"Inquiry." | [ 39] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Continued Efforts to suppress the Antislavery Movement by Force andIntimidation.—Favourable Effect upon the Public Mind produced byJay's Writings. | [ 63] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| Gradual Decline of Riotous Demonstrations against theAbolitionists.—Changes occur in the Doctrines and Methods of theAmerican Antislavery Society.—Judge Jay resigns his Membership,while continuing his Efforts on Behalf of Emancipation. | [ 82] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| Judge Jay continues to support the Antislavery Cause by his Adviceand Writings.—In Consequence of his Opinions he is deprived of hisSeat on the Bench.—His Visit to Europe.—His Views on the LibertyParty.—On the Annexation of Texas.—His "Review of the MexicanWar."—His Advocacy of International Arbitration as a Remedy forWar.—His Work in the Episcopal Church. | [ 112] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| Unpopularity of the Abolitionists.—The Compromises of 1850 and theFugitive-Slave Law.—Jay's Reply to Webster's 7th of MarchSpeech.—The Attitude of the Episcopal Church.—The Abrogation ofthe Missouri Compromise.—Disunion. | [ 135] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| Death of Judge Jay.—His Position among Antislavery Men.—His otherPublic and Philanthropic Interests.—His Private Life.—HisCharacter. | [ 156] |
| Bibliography | [171] |
| Index | [ 175] |
| Appendix | [ 184] |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
| William Jay, from a crayon by Martin | [Frontispiece.] |
| View of Bedford House, the home of Judge Jay | [ 9] |
| Chief-Justice Jay, from a painting by Gilbert Stuart | [ 39] |
| William Jay, from a painting by Vanderlyn | [ 81] |
| William Jay, from a painting by Wenzler | [ 135] |
| Mrs. William Jay, from a painting by W. E. West | [ 164] |
WILLIAM JAY.