Samuel Tuke; his life, work, and thoughts / edited by Charles Tylor.

Date:
1900
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Credit: Samuel Tuke; his life, work, and thoughts / edited by Charles Tylor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pitt’s wars ; but I, a publican and sinner, prefer a bad man’s peace to angels’ wars : Tlio’ Pitt was perfect in my Henry’s eyes, He was but man, and was not always wise.” Although Samuel Tube’s mind was less fettered than many, and he acted more on general principles, he would probably not have broken through the practice of the Society for any other man than YVilberforce. The Friends had already given sub- stantial help towards the abolition of the slave trade, and they felt they could not desert their noble and beloved leader when he most needed their assistance. Many Friends in York united with Samuel Tube in an urgent appeal to their fellow-members to com- bine, appoint agents, and vote only for Wilberforce. Samuel Tube’s father and grandfather were then in London, attending the Yearly Meeting, and Samuel went so far as, on his own responsibility, to subscribe fifty pounds on behalf of the firm towards the ex- penses of Wilberforce’s election. On hearing this, Henry Tube wrote : “ Samuel's bold stroke gave his grandfather and me some surprise ; whilst others are not a little entertained, and some pleased at it. I had only the day before expressed in the Yearly Meeting the sense [in an opposite direction] of several Friends who had conferred on the subject, so that we feel ourselves in a very awkward situa- tion.” Mary Maria Tube had none of her husband’s qualms about a little spirited exertion on Wilber- force’s behalf, and when Henry Tube and his father
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