Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-05-07

self sacrificing W. L. G.. who had the mo-
raj courage to prosecute his pioneer labors,
with renewed energy after being dragged,
bound like a ftlou, bare headed, along the
streets Of Boston BY a mighty crowd Of "gen-
tlemen Of properly and standing"l The
same. who never paused TO enquire if it were
friend ignorantly, or foe willingly, who threw
an obstacle which he conceived would pre-.
vent or mar the great work which lie kept
constantly in his line Of vision-lhat wheih-
or a Cox, a Phelps, a Tappan or a Smith
Of the clergy or laity, failed to move upward
and onward, he never failed TO declare they
were becalmed, or their motion reirogres-
sive?
De his present and future course what they
may, an enlightened posterity will say of
him, that through long years he toiled and
faltered not, and was never known to COM
promise with wrong. Having, it may be-,
no living parallel for energy and faithfulness,
some may deem it exorbitant to ask more Of
him. Tested by the worlds rules of life, it
is so. but Garrison repudiates its maxims re.
commencing higher and better standard Of
action. lie ia willing surely to try himself
BY his W standard.
In the first place, has not the consciousness
of well done good and faithful" been his
best and chief consolation and support in all
the privations lie has endured, in all the op-
position he has encountered Secondly, is
he ignorant Of that philosophy and unac-
Injuries have no adaptation to our natural
wants Does he not argue, and that with
unanswerdble cogency, that voluntary sup.
port rendered to a chaitel-making, life-iaking
government is sinful But let this suffice.
1t need not be doubted that the ladies who
presented the easily gift were actuaied by
kindly motives, and lie must be obtrse who
could not thus appreciate them but " hat an
opportunity was afforded to the influential re-
former TO point 10 the perishing around them
and with all the eloquence he was master of,
urge the imperative duty Of those who have
means, and The dreadful necessities of the des-
titutc. My noble, generous friends, though
fully sensible of the kind feelings which
prompt you TO offer this proud testimonial Of
estimate Of my exerlions, you will ex-
cuse me for declining lis acceptance. ! know,
possibly, better than some Of you do, that nu-
trltious food is abundantly sustaining when
served up in the p%lainest, cheapest Dishes
This costly service will be of no utility in
my family, though it may be the first step
(the last Of which | may not live TO see) in a
chase after unpaid luxuries. 1t BELTS not our
humble condition. We profess to be fol-
lowers of one who had not wherein to Law
his head. The filitering inscriptions too,
would embarrass me when read in my hear
ing but waving all these, it would be per-
pelual penance to eat my food from a service
which ] knew might have been so disposed
Of as to save many lives Of my fellow be-
He did not do thus and soon another op-
poriunity presented to make an impression
that the lapse Of centuries could not efrace.-
If he had sent The service whence it came
had not permitted it to enter the custom
house by leaving it on board the vessel, and
then had made a full statement of the case,
in true Garrison style, the world would have
known it and declared that freedoms pioneer
had done a deed tina. e~clipsed all his former
acts for all kinds of magnanimity but oh
that he should have permitted this occasion
TO pass by. l..