The Ally of Wilberforce

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18545, 3 November 1934, Page 9

The Ally of Wilberforce

“AXE of two l bin ns was, bound to happen in the ease of anyone whoso career had started in au intimate and first-hand knowledge oi, indeed in personal participation in, the enormities of the slave-plantation system/' writes Mr. (diaries Booth in his biography of ‘ ‘Zachary Macaulay. “Either lie, would become absolutely demoralised, and that was the result in the ease of almost everyone employed in the slave trade, or else the revulsion would be absolute. In Zachary's ease there was probably never any doubt which way it would' go. The northern iron in bis nature could not have been consumed. Rather Jamaica provided the furnace, in which that iron was tempered into fine steel. “He emerged battered, but in possession not only of complete knowledge of the conditions of slave labor, but also permeated by a deep loathing for the whole system. Iloth in practical experience and in conviction, Zachary had become singularly well equipped to play his part in the great work almad.” .Wilderforee led’ the way in the nation's crusade against slavery over a century ago, but it is recognised that: Zachary Macaulay was the “unseen nllv ’ ’ who inspired the movement. Mr. Rnoth’s life ol ibis remarkable man is not only very readable but a vivid story of a man who lived in stirring times and fought, with gallantry in a noble cruise. THEY CHRISTENED JTTM "FIDO." Dorothy: “I hear they are calling .Took ‘Filin’ now." .Tune: “Yes, it’s because of that barking cough he has. He’s refused to take anything for it and doesn’t deserve any pity. If bo had taken Baxter’s Lung Preserver to start with that cough would never have developed into such a bark.” Always play safe. Get busy with “Baxter's” before your cold gets worse. “Baxter’s." 1/6. 2/6 and 4/0 everywhere.*