The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-08

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Mr.. Joha G. Wkitaiss writes = a.
lows to to Boston Tnnselipt IN rshkios
TO the statement that Henry Clay sscpr-
Cd che release n Mr.. Garrison from prk-
on in Baltimore in 1880: a..i.rs.
ssThe facts il the case afs sinply thee:
During the inprisonmsat Of ny fnsnd'
Garrison. vsntarsd to address 1 linz u
Henry Clay, sskisg him to 80 his inAu-
encs with his political and psrsonal
friends in Baltimore 70 proeure his 10
lsase. neither asked nor expected him
to pay himself thu fne sud costs. i hal
no definite idss upoa what terms, If Il
oil, his release could be sifeesed, or
whether, In the words Of Dumbsdihss to
Jennie Deans, sSillsr would do IL Nv
appeal, wisely or otherwise, was made 70
: distinguished political man ia bshalf Of
one Of his most ardent supporters, Who
must have been already known 70 hin.
a. the 6rst editor in New England to NOM
mate him for the Presidency, in On able
and vigorous article published ia the
Bennington (Vt.) Journal of the Times,
OF March q, 1893, and which was widely
copied and commended Itis proper 70
say that my letter vas written without
the knowledge of my friend Garrison.
In letter which received some tune
after from the Kentucky statesman, be
informed me that he had written to 1
friend in Baltimore in conformity with
my wishes; but that he had Just learned
from his correspondent that he had been
anticipated. and that liberation had been
effected without the aid he would other
wise have given. The ins and costs
we're, in fact, paid BY Arthur Tappan,
ESQ Of New York.
The promptnsss of Henry Clay's re-
spouse to my appeal was honorable itself,
and characteristic of one who was always
truo to his political and personal friends.
The implied charge of ingratitude sur.
gested by my old friend Prentice ID, per
haps, hardly worth noticing. What
Henry Clay proposed to do for Garrison
was no more than he would have done,
and should have done, for any one who
had established similar claim upon his
favor. As to myself, l could scarcely be
said to be an "entire stranger" to him,
for young and obscure a. / was, had in
the Boston Manufactures advocated his
claims with such zeal and sarnestness
that was selected as the successor oil
the editor Of the journal himself, and in
the Hartford, Conn.,, N. E. Review, assist
ed as he will, doubtless, remember, ia
wiring The Life of Henry Clay and
declined, On account Of illness, 40 invita-
ton from the National Republican Com
mittee to fill vacancy in the delegation
OF Connecticut to the convention which
nominated him in 1881. | mention thi,
merely to show that my letter, under the
circumstances, was not altogether boyish
presumption
"Thst in progress of the great struggle
between freedom aud Slavery, both G ar.
rison and myself have since felt compelled
to sIeak freely of the position and avow.
ed sentiments Of Henry Clay, is certainl,
true But for myself, can say that THU
was always done more in sorrow than in
anger, and accompanied with profound
regret that one in many respects so nobIu
and endowed with such wonderful pifts
should allow his great influence to be
felt in support of system which his rea.
n nd