, 1874-06-12


Tho Roy. J. p. Foe, Of Kontucly, devoted
twenty minutes to reinfnisconcoY Of tAo past,
which, ho said, ofrored intrinsic losaony.
slna. JANE anEy swlssltE1.a1
aovernl auccdotos illustrating tho foruler fuung
OF tho churches upon tho subject Of slavery,
correct 4 statement Of Mr.. Oootlell. 1Ie had
said that elaycs usel to be hunlol by mon In tho
in her oxportonce In Indiana County, Phnp.,, III
tho yuar 1861, nino Hlayeholdora mid blood
hound woro limiting couple Of fugitive hlayos
who had run away to be marrlod. [Laaghtor.1
Her hnlf hour wau consumed III relating mnny
anecdotes, and In allusloua to the wrongs Of
TIE nEy, H.. II. RELLooa ..
told abont rocoiying soyora1 courcd glrlu into LIS
school ~ 1857, whon pro.slavcry feelihg was as
It's helght, but ho did not loso white pupil. lo
vim Stuart and Beriah Gfoen, ani otliors, for
their noblo work In tho Anti-S!ayery cauHo.
DIR. DALEY.
Or. Drisbnnc, Of Cincinnati, rand the follow
ing tribute to tho memory Of Dr.. 0smalta Dalloy
AMI other doceased carly Abolitionists Of Uin.
cinuatl:
II wero asked whom ] regarded tho wiseat Of
all tho diatiuguiallad Aholittoniata who have
passed from us to tho spirit world, should say
that nun Was DR.. Gamaliel Bailey. It ras my
good fortune to have much association with him
for many ycara. While living in Cinciuna.i next
door to each other, VIC wore almost daily In COLI
sultation about tho Anti-S1ayery interests; aud
could not but admire him for Lis remarkable
readiness as a writer but moro for lis
carefuno8s not to publish anything of
Importance until consulting with his cautious
wife, or with myself, or some one or moro Of
other friends in whom ho had confidence, or
whose intelligence could suggest thoughts Of
what parts might load to evil consequences. 70
giyo full freedom to Lis foolinga, however i'm.
passionod, lie wrote hfs thoughts and bis reaeons
with rapidly-runniny pom, sometimes In great
Indignation and In the impulsiyo iapguago Of
passion. But before 1t appeared III print lha
Objectionable features wero pruncd away, and
no roador would suspect that tho original article
waa tho production OF ono whose mind and heart
had been burning With flaming thought and tiory
Indignation.
But in
HIS MosT 1MrAsstoNEp MOMENTS
he neyor employed tho language OF vitupera-
tion, cyon when most distinctly 1aying bare the
enorrnity Of doctrine, measures, or crime. In
this respect ho waB model editor. Ho novcr
abused those who differed from Linn j; a1lu nl-
Ao noyor go utterea himself u to give personal
o[fenBo. 1t waH ta feature III his writings that
brought mo, while yot shareholder, into intimate
communication with him, audi am more indebted
to lin than to auy othor man for my ultimately
e1nanoipating my slaves and becoming all Abol-
tiopist
There WAS another feature in his character
which aided MITCH to lis effectiveness al u
worhor. Ho waa
a1Nau1AnLY pSaa1n111ous or DISTINCTION.
11hu
bition for place Of 1aMe, but simply to have
slavery abolished. believe nothing could hayo
inducod him to hago loft that work for anything
else, however lucrative or officially honorable.
instigator Of any plan or measures oyot for
tho accomplishment OF that object. Many
\ time haye known. Of his originating
important pians for which others got tho
credit His aud ny, friend, tho lato chof-Jus.
tice, dosoryedy distinguished for lis great
talsnts and great services iu the cause Of FREQ
dom AZ well rs for his high moral worth. not un-
frequently got tho credit OF plans and measures,
nnd thought himself honestly untitled to 1t,
when to MY certain knowledge they woro con
mono present but Dir. Bailey, bis wife, and N.Y.
self III counsel on tho subject. Those Of us who
in Our early Gays woro well acquainted with
Mr.. Chase, lnew tint ho bud great ambition
to tod 3'aa and o that aay,os,ocasg 1Snase oqas
was man directly the opposite Of Or. Bailey in
that respect, and Dr.. Bailey was perfectly willing
to have Mr.. Chase enjoy tho honor, It thereby
he could Bocuro Lis high talonts for carrying out
an important measure. Il would au,uHo ONO
with whit adroitnoss DR.. Bailey would gradually
draw Mr. Chase OH to the point. as Mr.. Chasl
supposed, Of being himself tho originator OF tue
measure and then Dailey seemed to fnll in With
follower ETC Of ohsse .a ad ag[SsonE to give
In those curly days it WAS tho part asalgnoi
mo In our little council to got
SENATOR THOMAS MORRIS
into the measure pfop0sot, being considerably IT
! his confidence. Alr. Morris wae mum Of great
| Lammor stylo Of oratory. His iudomitablt
spirit, when oncc Ills Judgment was convinced
mado lllm great political leader but no feaft,
to party or ambition for office could Induce hin
to doylate hairs breadth from hts purpose
whom hia mind VAS made up what action t.
tako. 1t was only necessary for ono tt
set before him tho reasons for hts actiol
| in special case, md II he approved lie worllt
entor into 1t with his heart and soul, and withou
any concern aa to whose proposition It vas
Buch man knew how to moot. But 1t tool
tho cool, quiet, oasy, adroit skill Of damalie
Bailey to bring Mr. Cbaae into measure whicl
Mr.. Claao himself did not originate. And
may horo Btate wilat porhapa worry few know, thu
to DR.. Bailey should be given tho credit for tirs
anggesting, aud that no fur buck as thirty years
|
MAKING 1In. CHASE THE cE1EF-JusT1cE -,
OF tho United States. And when. being. otltto
Of the National Era in Washington. he becaul
intimnse with those who woro mailing tholr pre-
grcHs towards leading stRtesiAnnsAlp, he !ou tle1
minds imporcoptiply to regard Chase IN such
light thAt 1t made 1t easy WHOM the occasion a
lowed 1t to couueot hlB namo with that exhlte
Indeed It ia truo that DR.. Bailey dla worry muc
In shaping tho course OF tho Antl-5!ayery catst
both among politicians and tho public ct large.
! remember OIL QUO OCCASION lt!H bringing OF
| SENATOR THOMAS conwIN,
| rim had been silent during an important diacut
nion in relation to tho war with btcxico, to 0,
nrcas himnolf In q speech that, although unpoT
ilar. told largely on tho aido OF humanity, ail
ndirectly aidod In working out tho alnvot
nroblo1u. Dr. Bailey bud listened day after da
| to tie spoochos til tho Senate Chamber, and .
last. us ho rat in tho gallery, ho wrote on I'll
Of napor q few words like ths; "lH the Senate
from tho great Suite OF Ohio going to n
/ main siont on this great question: MI
aent 1t to tho Senator by + pngo. M
f'orwin looked at thn little slip Of papo
nnd as tho speech then mailing waa close
rose to secure tho floor for the next day, a.
when no did speak 1t was Indeed speech Tortt
Of tie great btats Of OHIO.
At tho time when Dir. Martin Van Durcn vi
brought out to be candidate OF what was tht
caleb tho Froe.soil party, tllero was an obstao
to having him onsi1iatel OH account Of his ha
Ing pledged himself, whom ho had boloro bet
President, to veto Any lll that Congress mig
paup for the Aboltion OF slavery in the District
Columbia. but while D. Bailey was ,,s, on ylst
, mo, ho wrote to 1ir. Van Buson, inaltinE II
.,I,fo nfnFNlrtjA