Speech/Writings of Brown and Garnet

     The two texts chosen to be analyzed were that of John Brown and Henry Garnet in which they seemed to be in conversation with each other. Both speeches by the two individuals involved the issue involving slavery and how it is unjust. In addition, both speeches don't disagree with each other but agree on their issue being made. In Brown's speech, Brown argues his belief in the freedom of slaves which he was known before to be apart of the pro slavery militia for control of the Kansas Territory (356). However, he argues before others that he has done the right thing. "The New Testament, which teaches me that all things whatsoever I would that men should do to me, I should do even so to them. It teaches me further to remember them that are in bonds as bound with them" (1358). This statement made before his decision made upon his life is pretty powerful in the respect that he uses religious quotes to serve as a way to bring justice upon the lives lost. In regards to the American Dream, this speech serves as an action that because you help slaves, you loose your freedom in which he feels that should not be allowed but accepts in the end.
      In Garnet's speech, he touches upon the issue of slavery and the injustice populations in American society is facing leading into the unsuccessful gain of the so called American dream. Garnet makes statements such as "He shall be equal before the law, and shall be left to make his own way in the social walks of life" (1376) and "We ask for no special favors, but we plead for justice" (1378) which heavily goes along the lines of a call to end slavery and that the American dream has seemed to be no where to be found or basically "taken away from those who should not be allowed to have it."
     In looking at which author happened to be most persuasive, I would go along the lines of Garnet's speech. In the reading, Garnet brought many powerful arguments to the table in which sent a powerful message to consider to put an end to the slavery crisis and restore the American dream within our culture/society. Garnet seems to even ask questions throughout the reading such as "The great day of the nation's judgement has come, and who will be able to stand?" (1377) which allows for a form of thought for the reader. 19th century readers would be persuaded by such writers/ speakers through relating to them. Most readers who read these forms of writing tend to read with the intent of relating to the writer and maybe gain some inspirations or ideas to maybe change their thought process or their forms of actions. In forms of geography, readers who read writings from writers from different geographical locations would lean towards those from their neck of the woods than somewhere they aren't too fawn of. (ex: north readers reading authors from the north, etc). If an individual who lives in the south read an authors speech or writing that advocated the release or end of slavery, he would probably disagree rather than a southerner reading that same writing or speech given.