The Man with the Branded Hand: The Life of Jonathan Walker, Abolitionist

Yes, I Knew Jonathan Walker, and Knew Him Well, knew him to love him, and to honor him as a true man, a friend of humanity, a brave but noiseless lover of liberty, not only for himself but for all men; one who possessed the qualities of a hero and martyr, and was ready to take any risk to his own safety and personal ease to save his fellow men from slavery…. Looking into his simple, honest face, it was easy to see that on such a countenance as his no trace of infamy could be made by stocks, stripes, or branding iron. SS meant at the South, Slave Stealer, but was read by the North and all civilized men everywhere as Slave Savior. His example of self sacrifice nerved us all to more heroic endeavor in behalf of the slave.