Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-01-22

FRIENDS AND FRLLow-CIrIzENs I'll most
| cordially thank you for the evidence before
me, Of your appreciation of my labor, in en-
| deavoring to break the chains of the bonds
man. When Is or 10 years of age,a free colored
woman, the mother Of several children, was
kidnapped at the wash-tu In my fathers house
and taken in a carriage to Philadelphia, in
broad day light They had more than an hour
start before my father and myself were inform
ed of it; we followed to the city, and were
fortunately directed to the magistrates office,
Just as they stopped there,-sfter they had
driven TO different parts of the city to make 1t
dithcult to trace them. We had no difficulty
In proving her freedom, and we then took her
home to her family. Such was my feelings on
that occasion, (having no doubt had we not
have been 30 fortunate as to have found her
she would have been taken South and held as
slave that made solemn promise from
that time forward that would aid every slave
to freedom that called on me for help, and
have faithfully performed my promise. But |
take no credit to myself for the success that
attended my labors for more than forty years
Tor it was not Thomas Garrett by his own will
and power, that aided those who called on him
for assistance but divine or superior power,
that had promised ever to be with me in time
OF need, 80 that did not feel at liberty to con-
suit with any other person; and that was the
secret Of the great success had in those trans
actions. So that take no credit to myself for
what have been enabled to do in aiding slaves
l need not detain you longer, but thank you
NEST sincerely for this valuable present, which
| shall prize highly as long as live.
REMARKS OF T. oLAREsos TAYLOR.
Il desire to respond to that part OF the re-
marks just made, in which it has been said
that you express your gratitude to the Society
nf EFia de ii.
met this evening to honor. am also men,
Der of that Society, and have felt il to be one
Of the cardinal principles of Christianity to
respect the rights and principles of humanity
everywhere, and therefore as followers OF Jesus
we have been bound to plead for the oppress-
ed.
1t was my lot during the past summer to
spend portion of my vacation in Virginia
and whilst there Joined with others OF our
Society In teaching Sabbath school for your
race. They came for miles to attend this
school. Old men and women with their spec
tacles, the middle aged and the young, all eager
to learn to read, and their progress was equal
TO their anxiety. Same OF the little boys and
girls learning to read sentences composed of
one syllable in the four lessons given whilst
we were there; but the spirit OF oppression
and slavery still remains. On one Frst-day
afternoon number of the late rebels deter
mined TO burn the Friends meeting house in
which the school was held, and actually noun
ted their steeds and started tbeir wicked er.
rand but they were prevented by tue consid-
GRAFTON that the rebel portion of the community
would be taxed to rebuild it, and thus were
they thwarted ip their designs. The same un
seen hand that sustained one friend here, IT.
Garrett) sustaiDs your friends elsewhere. In
the school to which | have alluded there was
=. a - "A - A-st-B tAe war went with n
man from Baltimore who had permission to 90
South, into the rebellion whilst there he put
to the test the knowledge of some OF the South
ern soldiers, by asking one of the subordinate
ohcers this question +" Sir, What is your opin-
ion of the probable duration of the present
hostilisies 2" The officer replied: What's
that you say2" The question was repeated
and don't you think, says the old mau, "
had to ask him how long he thought the war
would last before he knew what meant. Sc
you see there are others as ignorant as some
of u.s."
Your troubles are not all over yet, but light
is dawRing, and if you are faithful you will yei
obtain your rights and privileges.
AS a Society we have been your friends and
through good or evil report we will befriend
you still.