, 1866-01-13
The Last of tho Liberator.

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Farewell. dear und faithful friend OF the slave !
Farewell, Lsbe1htor of America Soul. inspiring
spirit of Liberty it was from off the altar Of thy
living hoine, wo first caugl. the noble spark Of
freedom that yet burns within VI for the op.
pressed OF every cline. ~~,
career OIL the Is. IF January, 1881. under tue edi.
torial management OF WILLIAM LLOYD GARRI-
SON, has ceased to exist. The object tor which
it was started has been accomplislcd--slavcry
has not only been abolished by the operations Of
tho war for the Union, bu, The Constitution Of the
United States has been so amended, rs TO forever
prohibit slavery in any Of the States. Thirty five
years Of faithful labor in tile rn,i-slavcry case
have given a more glorious triumph for MIR. Gar
rison. thun will be found in the life Of any other
man. He is the most successful man of all the
world, because he has been tho most faithful
man,
Let US look back ,hirty.frc years in the city OF
Boston, anil Rad the salu,atory editorial in tho
first number Of the Liberutor. No one can now
read it without feeling its fufcc, but it had little
effect then. plain and prophetic rs 1t MAS. These
sentences appear:
" During my recent tour for tho purpose Of cx-
citing the minds Of the people by n series Of dis.
courses on the snbjc"t Of slavery, every place
that l visited gave fresh evidence of the fact, tina,
u greater revolution in public sentiment wa. to
be effected in the Free Staies-and particularly
in New Fnglnnd-lfan Mt the South. found
contempt more bitter, detrHclion more relentless
prejudice more stubborn. un apathy more frozen,
than among slave.owners themselves. Of course
|.t.--z, 1880. :Ss - Ill -
THIS state Of things afflicted, but did not disheart
en- me. | determined. at every hazard. TO lift ul
the standard of emancipation in tho eyes Of the
nation, within sight Of Bunker Hill, and in the
birth place of Liberty. That standard is now un
fnrlcd; and long may it float. unIurl by the spoil
Alton of time or the missiles Of a desperate foe
yea, till every clain be broken, and every bond
let Northern arologists trcmhle-let all the
enemies Of Tic prosecuted blacks trenible
am aware Tint many object to the severity
Of my language; but ~ there not cause for sew
Gritty? ,oW be as harsh ,s truth, and as UNI
compromising as justice. On this subject l do
MOI wish 10 think, nr speak, or write, with mod
%cration. No! no Tell R man whose house is
OH fire to give a moderate alarm ; tell him to
moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the
rarishrr; tell the mother to gradually extri.
cate her babe from the FIRE into which il HIS fall.
en- but urge ME not to use moderation in a
cause ike the present. l am in earnest-I vii!
not cquirocatc-I will not ex cuse-I will not re.
treat u single inch-Akp | WILL be HEARD. The
apathy of the people is enough to make every
static le,p from It's pedestal, and to hasten the
resurrection of tho dead I"
Mr.. Garrison says in his valcdictory, that he
commenced the publication Of the Liberuior with
nut n single subscriber, and ends it without q
farthing MS the result Of the pccuniary patronage
extended to 1t for thirty-iyc years.
We may build costly monuments Of bronze
to pcrpetnate the memory Of Mr.. Lincoln, bu,
the name Of Garrison will live as the Liberato,
Of America. when bronze and granite shall hav
crumbled away. lie will live in the memory 81
the pure and Just OF every nation, so long as I'll.
human hcurt beats in unison with the notes o.
liberty.
1t is not announced what Mr.. Garrison will
do. Tow that the publishing OF a newspaper i,
oi his hands; hut We venture tha: he will not
be idle. He has worked lung enough to be en-.
titled To rest the remainder of mia days. Com.
mcncing life as the youngest editor in the land,
he has continued in the harness until ne il now
the Oldest. he ha. Tough, the good fight. And
wherever duty or pleasure mny lead him, may
Heavens choices, blessing, be his rich reward