The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-08-06
J.F. MCCLELLAN, Printer.

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ton strong, prove how highly you deserve
the name of our friend. Though those who
remain faithful are like Gideon's army N
comparison of the whole number who at diff
terent times buckled on the armor of the
cause only to cast it away again, yet every
shout they raise for God and Libertyj causes
the foe to quail. In following hard after you
their course has necessarily been upward and
onward, and they rejoice in the fact, that
places from which you were once excluded,
have yielded to the power of truth, and now
admit you as its incorporating advocate.
No exertions on the part Of the enemy
have been spared to prevent your voice fro.
giving comfort to the weary tugitives but it
is in vain that they strove to silence it. Ev-
en- the stages and steamboats, are now open
ed to us through your instrumentality. Chill
dren, whom public opinion before stigmatised
as illegitimate-men and women, who were
the victims ofpublic contempt and scorn,now
smile .joyfully in the assurance of their rights,
and in the prospects Of a better day.
These are some of the fruits of the labors
which have so endeared you to your colored
brethren So long ago as when you were ~
ing in Jail in Baltimore, for your indignant
rebuke of the domestic slave trade, my
soul went after you. I was maturing plans
your liberation, when the munifcence of
brother Tappan opened your prison Doors
was appointed by my brethren to welcome
you to their best affections when you left Bal
tlmore to take up your residence here. Since
that time, they have never lett you, nor with
drawn from you their love and affection with
which you are so beautifully and always dec
GRATED.
We owe you still more than this. When
you crossed the water in 1888, you were the
means of bringing George Thompson to our
aid. (Applause)
Mr. Hilton then rapidly recapitulated the
principal events succeeding Mr. Thompson's
visit to America, in all of which Mr. Garilison's
devotion to the cause had been so conspic-
uous.
He then proceeded as follows:
| must now give the parting hand in be-
half of my brethren, to my commander by
whose side have fought in many well con-
tested field. The mind, at such moment, is
not under its own control. / can but take
comfort in the recollection that you leave be-
hind you those whom you have proved and
found faithful-thoSe who will stand in the
hottest trial.
In their behalf now give you the parting
hand and do not all our hearts 90 with you?
(Strong affirmative response from the meet
ing) Is not this man, whose hand hold, the
truest friend of the slave? (Yes, yes from
the meeting, with enthusiastic applausc) Is
not this the friend of the fugitive? (Yesyes.)
Is not this he who has locked the fcttcr upon
the hands of the seeking officer of Boston, &
given the key to liberty? (Cheers) Is not
this he who has shown the greatest love of
man? Renewed cheering) Then
he's entitled to all your homaCcs and, 0urn-
ing to Garrison) Heavens Lest blessing he
upon your devoted head, friend of our poo
pie brother Of all mankind God be with
you on your way, and while in England, and
return you safely to the embraces of your
family and your laborers in the glorious
cause.
Mr. Garrison replied in substance as fol-
lows =
MY much esteemed friend, as the chosen
mouth-pece Of the colored population Of Bos-
ton, have listened to your words with deep
emotion. will not cannot take to myself
your warm eulogium, for, as a single man, I
have done but little while without your CO.
operation had done nothing Without you,
brave men, and good women, l could have
done nothing 1t is, however, true that l
have tried to be faithful to your causc-nay,
take back the word-Iti is our cause; the
cause of all mankind; and though you have
been singled out from among men as the VIC
Tins Of wrong and oppression, yet deny that
It is because you are made thus or so. God
made us to love one another; and five hate
each other, the cause Is not to be attributed
to him. y
have, confess, been taken by surprise
by the expression of your feelings towards
myself. l thought TO have departed quietly;
will not say without your knowledge, OF ap-
probation, but certainly without any SUI h
specific testimonial of it as this. though
you had SO often expressed the sense you e..
-ertained Of the lowest endeavors that hay.
ever made for your welfare, that you woul
I'd assurance of it. But while did not ex-
pect this token of your approval, did not
any the less know that possessed it, nor do
any the less value this sign of it. Oh, to
know and feel that have taken a course that
you approve, while the oppressor condemns
the thought removes all others from my
mind. can remember nothing of contumc-
y, nothing of sufering--it is all blottcd out
1y the tears of your love: and in future time,
will count these and yet undevelopcd forms
IF outrage as nothing to be named in COM
oarison with the exceeding great joy have
lad in your friendship and support
| stand before you this evening, fatigucd
n body and sad in mind on the occasion of
ny departure on the morrow. 1t is true that
ny country is the world and my countrymen
Ill mankind. Yet love this country as 1
owe no other land love Massachusetts asI
owe no other State. l love Boston as / love
10 other city, and my home as love no 9TH
er spot of earth. My organs of inhabitativc-
less and adhesiveness are, to speak phreno-
ogically, of unusual strength. I have six
powerful arguments at home for feeling sad
At this moment must say farewell to my
wife and five little children, and it is not an
Easy thing to think of such parting. IshalI
cave them in circumstances of personal CON-