John Sergeant Wise (December 27, 1846 – May 12, 1913) was an American author, lawyer, and politician in Virginia. He was the son of Henry Alexander Wise, a Governor of Virginia, and Sarah Sergeant. Read full biography of John Sergeant Wise →
In such a condition of affairs, the practical difference between the abolitionist and the sympathizer, to the man who lost his slave and could not... →
Wealthy men, too, like several of those in our neighborhood, had so many slaves that they were compelled to buy other plantations on which to employ... →
America is good enough for us.
When I first concluded to print the book, I made an honest effort to construct it in the third person.
In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a... →
It is true, there was no public-school system, and the reason for it was very plain. The wealth of the upper classes enabled them to have private... →
That settled Abraham Lincoln with me. I was thoroughly satisfied that no such man ought to be President; but I could not yet conceive it possible... →
The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire people, and came to the Virginia colony in the reign of Charles the... →
This and many others only confirmed me in the opinion, planted when I saw the sale of Martha Ann, and growing steadily thereafter, that slavery was... →
Virginians were no more angels or philanthropists than people to the north or to the south of them. They were moved by their affections, their... →
John Sergeant Wise (December 27, 1846 – May 12, 1913) was an American author, lawyer, and politician in Virginia. He was the son of Henry Alexander Wise, a Governor of Virginia, and Sarah Sergeant.