The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-11
THE PR ESS
Saturday M rniug, May IL, 1867.


Thirty-fye years ago, more or less, young
man by the name of William Lloyd Garrison
lived in Boston, printed and published a
small paper called The Liberator, which was
devoted to the exposure and abolition OF Amer
lean slavery. For his agency in this business
he became obnoxious to the Union ~ men -
that day. who stirred up those oil tiie jas -.
raised mob took blr. Garrison mn, -
house or office and with rope "io"
neck dragged him through the streets Vi 'iiAS
CITY. beaping upon his devoted head an SUI Vi
-ca' e,,d threatening him with death,
,',;Id insane rabble logged his weary
s.-+.+ars CRYING out "crucity him! cruelty
bi,ntp This was less than forty years ago.
last Tuesday this same VIM. Lloyd Garri-
.o,--now ripe in years --stll a resident OF Bos-
ton took passage from that city for Europe in
fine seamship Cuba. Here is the report of his
embarkation as given by telegraph to the press
of the country:
Several friends went on board Just previous to
the steamers sailing, and Rev. X. q. waters
ton, on their behalf, made known To Mr.. Garri-
son that thirty thousand dollars had been con-
tributed and deposited, subject to ms order, as
partial tribute for his lifelong and snccessiul
labors in the anti-slayery cause. Mr.. Garrison
expressed his earnest thanks IN lew words,
the time being too short to allow extended re-
marks and after general shaking of hands
and wishes for a pleasant journey, the AFFAIR
was ended. A salute was fired from the cutter
and the school ship in honor OF the dlstln-f
cuished passenger as the steamer went down
the borbor IL Is understood that twenty thou
sand dollars more will be raised, making the
present to Mr.. Garrison fifty thousand dollars.
Thus we see that national vessels honor with
salvos of artillery the man whom the genera
ton of thirty-five years since would not toler-
ate in Boston, and honor him, too, for the sue
cessful accomplishment of the very work
which at that tune rendered him offensive. al
that Mr.. Garrison has done to distinguish him
from other men, has been in relation to slalv-
cry; to aid in crushing and curing this damn
ing infamy Of our land, and now that his work
is done and well done, his paper discontinued
because its mission has been accomplished, and
his armor laid aside, grateful people contri-
butte fund offifty thousand dollars to support
him in life's declivity and honors are profusely
heaped upon him. Thus it is that the children
canOnize those whom the fathers have slain
thus it is that those who have sown in tears
reap golden sheaves in gladness.
A wonderful change, all will admit, but who
are the parties to this change? Not Mr.. Gar
rison, for his course has been straightfor-
ward if not always pleasant one. The change
is in the people, in public sentiment, in. the ma
tional heart, and who will say it is not a glo-
riOus change! Will any one? Yes; there are
those who see in all this; in this wiping out of
a natianal reproach, this abolition of the wors.
form of feudalism, this matchmaking of the
national heart with the principles of liberty
and equal human rights, only the drifting of
the nation upon the rocks of chaos and despot-
isml Heaven have mercy on their poor souls,
and enlightened their darkened understand
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