The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-14

ne could not have gone there except at the peril OF ms
life; nay, with the certainty OF finding bloody grave.
In all the South he looked upon with dersion and
contempt The whole nation, subjugated TO the evil
power OF slavery up In against the effort TO
proclaim liberty throughout all the land all the inhab-
ants And vet he asked for nothing that was not per-
fecty reasonable Hear, heart He was not the enemy
Of any man. While the shareholders were hunting
him for his life, he for one moment entertained
any other feeling than earnest desire under God to
be able to deliver them from n deadly curse and an
awful sin. With him 1t was not personal matter at
all IL had reference 10 tho eternal law OF JUS
tice between man and man, and all that no
asked that. man should cease to be made and
treated beast and be regarded a. one bearing the
image Of his God. Hear hear They had met 10 cele
America delivered I from slavery. Hear b.sr They
had mot In spirit OF peace and good viii towards
America and he was sure that that good viii would be
rscpr0eated TO The utmost by bis countrvnien tChecrs
he desired 70 dsclam with oil sincerity Of soul any
special praise for anything he had done He had simply
tried 70 do bis duty and 10 maintain his manhood and
the integrity OF his soul before God lie had refused to
go with the multitude to do evl he had underworld TO
save his country from ruin and he could now express
the " overar "s Slavery would B. the
Of making his country . power for good in
the world tchcers.) Marvellous inconsistency,
unparalleled paradox that America should for long
tune have held the Declaration of Independence in one
hand on the 9Th OF July and all other days oil the
lcheers.) This not the first time he had been to
England He had been there three times before
anislavery mission. and had always been told exult
iu.ly that slaves could not breathe England Well,
he would say that slaves could longer breathe In
America and SO America stood side by side WITH Eng
land In the great negro emancipation aud side
BY side might they continue TO stand together shoulder
TO shoulder In all that Is Just and noble aud good lead
ing the way glonousy in the world's redemption.
abolitionists OF America the speaker said that
the only sngularty in this matter that he
happily permitted TO be the FIRST TO raise the banner OF
immediate and unconditional emancipation, which he
was happy TO he did not ut hrst unfarl in free
State. He went to the State OF Maryand-to the city
or Baltmore-and there for dcnouncing the domestic
slave trade, he arrested tried and imprisoned for
time. Let him state little incident in connection
with that affair In 1884, thirty -four years after he had
Drisonmeut to visit Baltimore. The soldiers Of the
American army were there then, and il was therefore,
old cell again. "A laugh.) But when he went to
the spot behold the prison had vanished, and he
disappointed. On returning TO Washington he
toned to Mr. Lincoln his disappointment, and he, with
great readiness OF wit said $50 Mr. Garrison, the diff
ference between 1880 and 1864 appears TO be this in
1890 you could not get out and in 1864 could not
get In" Cheers and laugh'er) That State had her.
self adopted the doctrine for which she had imprisoned
ton to eighty thousand blacks. (Cheers) He com
menced the agitation for the liberation of the slaves In
means supporters, and when the whole country
the side OF the slave power. But weak Is wrong
aons eve, 'nst nos" ., Ky was
thrown into \ state Of convulson by him, and
reward Of $1,000 for his abduction was Of
fered by the sovereign state Of Georgia. Where
he asked. slavery nows (Cheers) II had gone,
for the Lords fiat had gone abroad tho earthquake
He had spoken: He had smten with HIS thunder the
iron walls asuDdcr and the gates OF brass broken
And 1t would DO in regard 10 every conflict fer the
right in all countries and In all time to come Having
paid tribute OF praise 70 Mr.. George Thompson,
the speaker said that he mr. Garson) commenced the
auti-slavery agitation in the North, amidst brckbats
and rotten .gss and he ma finished the Struggle on hs
buried beneath the wreaths and flowers heaped
upon bim tChees.l He desired to- say. with
respect TO the between North and South
that never was more causeless war undertaken The
government OF the United States had done any
thing whatever to upset the power Of the slavehoding
States; and after the secession had taken place
such the infatuation of the North that 1t willing
to enter into fresh compromises for the cake Of presorv
ing the Union between North and South And yet there
was war which came moro necessarily and una
voidaby. Thew had slavery, and then followed and
rebellion They deserved to DO visited with chasise-
ment and no profoundly impressed with the Justice
Of God meted out 70 their whole country He ex-
pressed the hope that America and England would by
every consideration heaven resolve 10 keep
Cheers II they had old grudges lot them be thrown to
the Winds " there any wrongs to he rcdressed,
Why could not these wrongs bs redressed without en-
deavoring destroy each other on the battle hedY Let
the ags OF the countries be blended and be-
them be preserved 50 that they might by theiI
united example lead the nations Of the world 10 freedom
and glory. (Cheers In the words Of his friend, Mr.
George Thompson, he would say
Then let us haste these bonds to knit,
that aa We @ sas S pisa, od III. qus.n"
With YANKEE Doodle Dandy"
Mr. Mr.. esosas THOMPSON who mot with cordial rscsp
on next addressed the sssemblage after which, on ,h
motion Of Mr. stansfed, seconded BY Mr.. Vernon Iiar
court . vote Of thanks accorded 70 the Chairman
for presiding. and the proceedings terminated.
I.Iovd Garrisen,s werk-AbolisSon Asismtor
and Professional Peiittrians Swept AWAY b.
the Wharf.-The American Soldier "Oustina
the Bmlly0 I'm tho Government ofthe Con ntry
From the London Tines July al
The compliments TO Mr. Garrison in t. James Hall
last Saturday bring before in high relief the mode
doubt will long continue TO be treated throughout the
civilized world There much 10 regret in H. but re
grets in the presence OF fact aud must submi
TO necessity We live in age OF great causes CRANE
principles, political dogmas, popular movements, i'm
and uncompromislug The absoutisn which is driver
from our thrones 10 installed on The platform
and the mysteries o. the Cabinet ., are repro
the sceptre Of the Caesars, and Issues DEGREES tina
DO changed. Formerly upon great variety o
Ina, fsled to bs neutral AS il was not held ever,
mans duty see for himself the questions which thu
world had left unsettled private people ana even states
absolute truth They learnt TO mend and 10 mitigate. q
soften and harmonze. They preferred the mid course
philosophy aud IL the practice OF those despset
ages that were wise only TO the extent OF thei
requirements and did what they could without
wishing to know much more. But then came
the difYnsion Of knowledge, aud with II large
classes free from personal responsibility, cage
for information and accessible TO impulse. The,
came by fault Of their own and for the result nobody
10 10 blame, nor is there blame but there u end
moderate counses, practical sense, and The COLDER
mean" Every now aud then standard-aye, adozer
standards raised and everybody must 80 In for
thing another Not to disturb the smouderlns Gin
ders OF half dozen other controversies Mr. Garrison
proclaimed forty years ago the absolute and mme
diate abolition OF slavery IL was before our own aboli
uonsts had achieved their much eassr task il
the West Indies. where slavery was an insulated
fact, with which at homo had little 70 do
and which had few social complexities even out
there Mr.. Garrison found his vocation In tn'
fact that neither side nor the other was there
the wisdom 10 deal otherwise with the evil Both sde
were uncompromising. The side on the theory
Of slavery Institution recognized in the Bible, and
Q necessity under the circumstances. They would sub
init no dictatiou no intervention, 10 plan for IL.
gradual abolition Of slavery nor any security for the i'm
proyemsnt OF the slave beyond that which they felt
Of in their own kind wishes and Intentions The ADO
lftionids wre s7udy impeoss AVID mPracf becdus
ucihow che pocer qudiites wsr and sdr coNrse
They upon the theory Of personal liberty ~ the
rs Of every human being and the objectionable sin Of
the kdnapper and all involved In the original crime.
In the enthusiasm OF great causc-and
this Ia an age Of Causes have saidMr Bright do
claims on the dark shade removed from The United
States the reproach rolled away the letters fallen
IN tbo ground nd tho uObo3t sight acen-every