Garrisonians

The Garrisonians further complained that Douglass did not talk enough like a slave for their purposes, much like some have opined that Obama is somehow not "black enough."

Dan Kovalik: Obama Draws From The Wisdom of Frederick Douglass 2008

Generally, the Garrisonians agreed that slavery was Constitutional (Garrison famously burned the Constitution in protest), while the Liberty Party developed a number of Constitutional arguments which would have allowed abolition of slavery (e.g., banning the interstate slave trade under the Commerce Clause).

The Volokh Conspiracy » Franck v. Balkin on Originalism: 2007

Yet a basic reason for Douglass's earlier break with the Garrisonians, made clear in my biography, was precisely that, partly under the influence of Brown, he had concluded that the passive resistance, anti-violence, "moral suasion" ideology of the Garrisonians was inadequate.

An Exchange on John Brown Foner, Philip S. 1971

There was a bitter feud between the Garrisonians, who relied on moral suasion, and the advocates of political action.

The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights

Garrisonians that the Constitution sanctioned slavery and protected the slaveholder, but practically swept away the Republican platform of no extention of slavery in the territories.

Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian Alma Lutz

It was charged by some persons that for financial reasons Mr. Douglass changed his views and residence; that the Garrisonians were poor; but that Gerrit Smith was rich; and that he assisted Mr. Douglass in establishing the "North Star," a weekly paper.

History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George Washington Williams

The Garrisonians sought this end in the hope of forming another

History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George Washington Williams

Until he began the publication of the North Star and for several years thereafter, he was, with the rest of the Garrisonians, a pronounced disunionist.

Frederick Douglass 1932

Serene in the high altitude of their convictions, the Garrisonians would accept no half-way measures, would compromise no principles, and, if their right arm offended them, would cut it off with sublime fortitude and cast it into the fire.

Frederick Douglass 1932

But, except among the little band of Garrisonians and their sympathizers, his position did not relieve him from the disabilities attaching to his color.

Frederick Douglass 1932