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a good man

English translation: William Lloyd Garrison is the good man in this context

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English term or phrase: a good man
Selected answer:William Lloyd Garrison is the good man in this context
Entered by: Stephanie Ezrol

02:33 Jan 11, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: a good man
Hypatia might have lived yesterday, and her death at the hands of a mob was an accident that might have occurred in Boston, where a respectable company once threw a rope around the neck of a good man and ran him through streets supposed to be sacred to liberty and free speech.

who is this good man?
Shirley Fan
Local time: 13:11
William Lloyd Garrison is the good man
Explanation:
There are many references to Garrison in Hubbard's books. The reference posted about the Boston incident seemed to be a close paralell -- but this description from Hubbard himself seems to make it clear that Hubbard's good man was William Lloyd Garrison the American anti-slavery activiist.

From
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7
Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators
WENDELL PHILLIPS

"The disappearance of the women seemed to heighten the confusion: there
were stones thrown, sounds of breaking glass, a crash on the stairway,
and down the narrow passage, with yells of triumph, came a crowd of men,
half-dragging a prisoner, a rope around his waist, his arms pinioned.
The man's face was white, his clothing disheveled and torn. His
resistance was passive--no word of entreaty or explanation escaped his
lips. A sudden jerk on the rope from the hundred hands that clutched it
threw the man off his feet--he fell headlong, his face struck the stones
of the pavement, and he was dragged for twenty yards. The crowd grabbed
at him and lifted him to his feet--blood dripped from his face, his hat
was gone, his coat, vest and shirt were in shreds. The man spoke no
word.

"That's him--Garrison, the damned abolitionist!" The words arose above
the din and surge of the mob: "Kill him! Hang him!"

Phillips saw the colonel of his militia regiment, and seizing him by the
arm, said, "Order out the men to put down this riot!"

"Fool!" said the Colonel, "don't you see our men are in this crowd!"

"Then order them into columns, and we will protect this man."

"I never give orders unless I know they will be obeyed. Besides, this
man Garrison is a rioter himself--he opposes the government."

"But, do we uphold mob-law--here, in Boston!"

"Don't blame me--I haven't anything to do with this business. I tell
you, if this man Garrison had minded his own affairs, this scene would
never have occurred."

"And those women?"

"Oh, they are members of the Anti-Slavery Society. It was their holding
the meeting that made the trouble. The children followed them, hooting
them through the streets!"

"Children?"

"Yes; you know children repeat what they hear at home--they echo the
thoughts of their elders. The children hooted them, then some one threw
a stone through a window. A crowd gathered, and here you are!"

The Colonel shook himself loose from the lawyer and followed the mob.
The Mayor's counsel prevailed: "Give the prisoner to me--I will see that
he is punished!"

And so he was dragged to the City Hall and there locked up.

The crowd lingered, then thinned out. The shouts grew less, and soon the
police were able to rout the loiterers.

The young lawyer went back to his law-office, but not to study. The law
looked different to him now--the whole legal aspect of things had
changed in an hour.

It was a pivotal point."

Selected response from:

Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 01:11
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +14an innocent man
David Hollywood
3 +11an innocent man
Judith Hehir
4kind hearted/ benevolent man
Constantinos Faridis (X)
4William Lloyd Garrison is the good man
Stephanie Ezrol
1innocent (harmless) Black person
Alexandra Taggart
Summary of reference entries provided
Garrison?
Dylan Edwards

  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +11
an innocent man


Explanation:
I don't know that it's any man in particular. It's just a man who is guilty of no crime or indiscretion. That, of course, is ironic, in light of the fact that these streets are supposed to "be sacred to liberty and free speech."

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 01:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JaneTranslates
4 mins
  -> Thank you, Jane.
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
25 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Egil Presttun
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Egil
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Shera
agree  airmailrpl: -
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Melissa Mann
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Melissa.
agree  Alexandra Taggart: If our dear comrads would let me trough (I've forgotten which side I am) a cranny and find my spot in the nook, I will be polite, humble, a lover of all true beings, happy in my effort.
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Alexandra. Fancy meeting you here!!
agree  Suzan Hamer
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Suzan.
agree  Polangmar
12 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Joyce A
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Joyce.
agree  Alp Berker
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Thank you, Alp.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +14
an innocent man


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-01-11 02:47:52 GMT)
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there is a reference to a prior incident in Boston ("once") in which the was similar behavior and the "victim" appears to have been randomly selected and innocent

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Note added at 15 mins (2010-01-11 02:48:35 GMT)
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should read: in which there was

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 118

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JaneTranslates: Synchronicity.
4 mins
agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
24 mins
agree  Stephanie Ezrol: Hypatia was killed circa 430AD, but the author's America knew similar irrational mob violence
30 mins
agree  Egil Presttun
3 hrs
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
3 hrs
agree  Patricia Townshend (X)
4 hrs
agree  airmailrpl: -
4 hrs
agree  Jack Doughty
4 hrs
agree  Rolf Keiser
4 hrs
agree  Melissa Mann
8 hrs
agree  Suzan Hamer
11 hrs
agree  Polangmar
12 hrs
agree  English2Korean
18 hrs
agree  Alp Berker
1 day 14 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kind hearted/ benevolent man


Explanation:

I am wicked bad you are wicked (the height of stupidity) that was da wicked bomb. get this def on a mug Mug. by Benevolent Man Jun 2, 2003 share this ...
www.urbandictionary.com/author.php?author=Benevolent ManA benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his ... - [ Μετάφραση αυτής της σελίδας ]
A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.FaultsQuotations by Benjamin Franklin.
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12 Dec 2009 ... He is just a kind hearted. Man Of love, by love, in love forever in ... A sweet hearted man. The best creature of God A kind hearted man ...
ezinearticles.com/?Kind-Heart-Man... - Προσωρινά αποθηκευμένηFootballer Mark was 'kind-hearted' man - [ Μετάφραση αυτής της σελίδας ]
16 Dec 2009 ... Friends told the Herald Express Mark was 'a kind-hearted man whose talents could have taken him anywhere he wanted'. ...
www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/...Mark-kind-hearted-man/..... Hearted Man | Rory Block Song - Yahoo! Music - [ Μετάφραση αυτής της σελίδας ]
Kind Hearted Man by Rory Block on Yahoo! Music. Listen to Rory Block's Kind Hearted Man for free. ... Kind Hearted Man by Rory Block ...
new.music.yahoo.com/.../kind-hearted-man--1644802 - Προσωρινά

Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
Local time: 08:11
Native speaker of: Greek
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
innocent (harmless) Black person


Explanation:
The actions of the vllains remind ku klux klan.

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 08:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stephanie Ezrol: Many non-black anti-slavery and civil rights activitsts were physically attacked by the KKK. See Dylan's reference for one interesting example
19 mins
  -> Yes, that was the first thing came to my mind, either/or, thank you.
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3 days 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
William Lloyd Garrison is the good man


Explanation:
There are many references to Garrison in Hubbard's books. The reference posted about the Boston incident seemed to be a close paralell -- but this description from Hubbard himself seems to make it clear that Hubbard's good man was William Lloyd Garrison the American anti-slavery activiist.

From
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7
Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators
WENDELL PHILLIPS

"The disappearance of the women seemed to heighten the confusion: there
were stones thrown, sounds of breaking glass, a crash on the stairway,
and down the narrow passage, with yells of triumph, came a crowd of men,
half-dragging a prisoner, a rope around his waist, his arms pinioned.
The man's face was white, his clothing disheveled and torn. His
resistance was passive--no word of entreaty or explanation escaped his
lips. A sudden jerk on the rope from the hundred hands that clutched it
threw the man off his feet--he fell headlong, his face struck the stones
of the pavement, and he was dragged for twenty yards. The crowd grabbed
at him and lifted him to his feet--blood dripped from his face, his hat
was gone, his coat, vest and shirt were in shreds. The man spoke no
word.

"That's him--Garrison, the damned abolitionist!" The words arose above
the din and surge of the mob: "Kill him! Hang him!"

Phillips saw the colonel of his militia regiment, and seizing him by the
arm, said, "Order out the men to put down this riot!"

"Fool!" said the Colonel, "don't you see our men are in this crowd!"

"Then order them into columns, and we will protect this man."

"I never give orders unless I know they will be obeyed. Besides, this
man Garrison is a rioter himself--he opposes the government."

"But, do we uphold mob-law--here, in Boston!"

"Don't blame me--I haven't anything to do with this business. I tell
you, if this man Garrison had minded his own affairs, this scene would
never have occurred."

"And those women?"

"Oh, they are members of the Anti-Slavery Society. It was their holding
the meeting that made the trouble. The children followed them, hooting
them through the streets!"

"Children?"

"Yes; you know children repeat what they hear at home--they echo the
thoughts of their elders. The children hooted them, then some one threw
a stone through a window. A crowd gathered, and here you are!"

The Colonel shook himself loose from the lawyer and followed the mob.
The Mayor's counsel prevailed: "Give the prisoner to me--I will see that
he is punished!"

And so he was dragged to the City Hall and there locked up.

The crowd lingered, then thinned out. The shouts grew less, and soon the
police were able to rout the loiterers.

The young lawyer went back to his law-office, but not to study. The law
looked different to him now--the whole legal aspect of things had
changed in an hour.

It was a pivotal point."




    Reference: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23761/23761-8.txt
Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 01:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 156
Grading comment
thank you!
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Reference comments


8 hrs
Reference: Garrison?

Reference information:
In 1834 there were anti-abolition riots in New York and Philadelphia. In 1835 the poet John Greenleaf Whittier and British abolitionist George Thompson were stoned in Concord, New Hampshire. Then in October 1835 Thompson came to speak in Boston, where William Lloyd Garrison, the most outspoken of all the abolitionists, was publishing his antislavery newspaper The Liberator. A mob looking for Thompson broke up a meeting of the Female Anti-Slavery Society, caught Garrison instead, and dragged him through the streets at the end of a rope. Garrison had to be rescued by the mayor, was held overnight in the jail for safekeeping, and then urged to leave town for a while.
http://www.osv.org/explore_learn/document_viewer.php?DocID=1

Can a mob be respectable? The local press (same link as above) seems to have called them “respectable citizens”:

Excerpted from the Hampshire Gazette, October 28, 1835.

The Boston Riot
The riotous proceedings on Wednesday of last week in our literary emporium seem to require of the public press something more than a bare detail of facts. From the tone of most of the Boston papers, we should suppose that much credit was due to the mob for their gentlemanly conduct and dignified demeanor, rather than that a flagrant outrage upon personal liberty had been committed.

The moving cause of the rout was a notice given by certain ladies that the female abolition society would hold a meeting at their room in Washington Street. The Centinel says, it being expected that Thompson would address the meeting, a large body of respectable citizens assembled to prevent it...The Boston Gazette says that Garrison was protected by the four walls of prison ‘just in season to save him from a fate he well deserved, and which no one can contemplate without a shudder!’...All the Boston papers that we have seen attribute more blame to the abolitionists than to the ‘respectable’ mob, except the Courier and Post...

Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  Stephanie Ezrol: very interesting. you may well be right
30 mins
  -> Thanks, yes, it is interesting. I sort of gathered that the asker's text was written in the 19th century. Perhaps it was written at a time when the event was still fresh in people's minds.
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