At the celebrated trial in 1859 of Daniel Dangerfield, a fugitive slave, Lucretia Mott remained all through the long hours of suspense by the side of the prisoner. The trial and the courthouse were watched by two crowds, both in the greatest anxiety and suspense, one hoping for the release, the other, and by far the larger and more dangerous, hoping for the condemnation of the man. At last the long trial ended in victory for the right. Daniel Dangerfield was declared a free man; but the authorities of the court thought it would be impossible to get him away in safety through the angry pro-slavery crowd, without an escort of police. Their fears were found to be groundless, for when the doors of the court were thrown open, and the slave walked out, a free man, Lucretia Mott, the aged Quaker lady, was by his side; her hand on his arm was a sufficient protection, and he passed through the angry crowd in safety. Very soon after this came the War of Secession. The Abolitionists knew, though the politicians did not, that this war would decide the question of slavery. As all the world knows now, they were right. The American people were enabled to prevent the secession of the slave states; and in 1863 a proclamation of President Lincoln announced the Abolition of Slavery in the United States. Lucretia Mott lived for seventeen years after this crowning victory of her life’s labours. She died on 11th November 1880, universally respected, and loved by those who knew her. THE END _Printed by_ R. & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_. Transcriber’s Note: Some corrections have been made to the original text. In particular, punctuation errors have been corrected. Additional corrections are listed below: p. 67 _Feats in the Fiord_ -> _Feats on the Fiord_ p. 96 sent in in one day -> sent in one day p. 129 relf-reliance -> self-reliance p. 220 They are are as ignorant -> They are as ignorant End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Some Eminent Women of Our Times, by Millicent Fawcett