, 1874-06-11

Of ntldtdBnfnk tic Eobblhtuio Ut that "Atnto for
throo ho,lrH GU tho "To1as question:" It was
practical conversion ot moro !han forty Of ita
momlor6 to tho principles. :. he adsocatod. r In
brunswick hu was nobbod.
tn OulatB, whore ho adyorttaod to give coursc
oppoalt tton called a mootiug of tle pooplo to
warn l,sn out Of town. htr. ~Codding attulded
their n1ootfng, demanded tho right to bo lloard
Oh to resolutions againht him, mot rt,l defeated
eseh QUO, S'tt 80 Won ,ipon the people by h's
courHo uf eotltrus to nttotlttvo audniicoa without
moicstat!on. 1lr. Codding established aud otlit-
ctl tho first Anti.SlavcrY Journal iu Afnine. a
lad tho foundation Of tho Idbcrty, party In that
Htato.
tn 1853 llo nocorted an Invitation to. Conneeti-
cut. IIeye le re,anineI three ychyB, laboslny for
tho cnusc, winning, aa ho always did,
tho warmost friends md rnost hoarty
tian Freenan afterwards called tho Republican,
ns'd conducted by Mr. Durlcigh.
COMING WtHT.
In 1918 l,o camo to Illinois to yisit rolativos,
not plrpusing e romain, but did not sco Now
months in CONNECTICUT. Wo quote tho following
from tho FREQ tfest Of 'Ju1v'2U 1851:
1st. CoDDrNo. .....
Ila oa and faTorile advocate Of freq principles has
sirng In Connecticut, whsro ho astiod materaliy Ny
LIS el94ueueo aud counsel, the Of tho Anti
@ 1 .ee1 % esn e.. os rssss %
passed bill for tlo projection Of fugli4oa upon her
ae Il has s
oary stages ~ tho eorts Of Mr. Codng whtlo labor
n'eetings composed Of motnbers of tue Legislature
The following IL account Of ono Of hta puh!io
efforts at before ho loft to return to Illinois, lilo
LII. oonplsa pEronk TnE LEa141AruAE.
MAln. ED1Ton: Our city was favored taat oycntng,
%tah an 1T1reTs OF so question from Alr Co4-
Thu houso crowded and many woro unable to ilni
him. 1u power 10 thrill md str M audience ttcro
Inns been no man with tn for a long time who coud
compare with him. Ills clarion notes yet ring In
carai and Will lonE we labor in Tho CAUSE for
feature In slr. Codaugs aaress was not hs oratory
but The perfect mastcry Of tho subject which ho e1-
laors. 1lo lrss looked 1t aasory ethicaiy ea 4
lis growth an instutfon lit our country, ana tho
rlirposes Of our fathers respocttng IT,
" lie then Touched upon tho secret Of tho s1Avo
power referring 1t to tho arrogance which thoBys
ten Itself produces In tho owners nut to tho tnne1sa
racuniary interests at stake; anil In conclusion d"es
q. Though ho touched upon 10 many ptases OF tho
" tcesad ws ana n'o N ha ., sa % \,
eated. Wbethor al tho voting viii correspond Is
s woald liza: we Ind moro men ,ike coaalnsl Mea
WHO apcak out boldly becauao God has given them
hearts that cannot be still III tue rrese.co Of great
wronga! Aud auch men to bear an important part
III tho long struggle oaforo us."
PERSONAL nECoILEcT1oNs.
l. As wo dosiro to DO moro explicit in spoakingo Of
tho careor Of Mr.. Codding Ia tho Northwest, wo
aro permitted to quote freely from q nkotch
written for anofhor purpose BY hlr. q Eastman,
entitled, " hocolleotions of 1chaboa Codding."
| We quote:
My arst acquaintance With Mr. Coddng nas in Tho
~ {1,
had Just mado my first ho,eh attcrnrt Ut editing
nowsi arer. Whs Oh yisis 10 Jamaica, on tie Gust
ssr 70 il a vase
meeting house went. Tho old antique church. with
hsh pSHg sd 'd ns
into tho pulpit with tho Venerable minister and VIII
lied tint ay lchabud coddng. still have his
yeara aeo) Us e stooa there, lis faco radant wttb
en,ilca, hutnor, aud yieacity.
uo took tho utt, lasta of the minister in the pnl-
fible, ana tho ser:iion which followed The sab1uct
uas The "Dble Argument e ,, + aa IN attempt, and
rrowSrgo Sn sou ana 'D oea but ' never % before - ono
Few s &C. " aSst
we'll. lie brought out TIM "Dible argument" III
Il sss eSs1 as 'aaS as 'ss e ssa e Fl
lcaress was never 10 interest cd IN o scr1non Thp
audience ras hed In rerfoct cintrol by l1s chain Of
eyeuco mud n1out utternncG, for eFan at TINT early
timo Of Lis lto he manifested that remarkable olo
oneuce and power over M slionee ~ III orator. that
rrairiea. hoara, him 1nornluy aad AFTERNOON. and
had conversation with hi In watch learned he
waa student q Ml'laoDnry oolleee, that hs was
frum tie lethargy tina: hatt fallen upon tho nation on
The aubjec. Of sayory TINT thero was some iseora
bctwccn him anu tho College Faculty on hsa account,
aud that le about to accept al agency from tho
American Anti"slsyegy Society,
/ with tho faithful few, held County Convention.
Many Of his jamaica hearers wero there. Oscar L.
e saeD It aS s d'is Abo Is
vas lie veaera61e oIsrjes Pheips, ts'9ss of asu:
emancipation business at Now Orleans. Amos Dresser
ws thcrs and told bis story Of being publicly whipped
,aG oa ha Osrss
and ind Gcea,,ss i lS Gad boen 1t Lano sctninnry
ooaan,g nas the the ma Spsss 4 ws
its destruction Of natursl aua civil rights md tho
Ito question Why don't yon 60 South where slavery
is. aud prcaeh7" Much Of What h0 said s yos vivid IN
! MY mind.
course alecturer iii New England, and I, III sear
or two, calno to Illinois.
the Fcyttr Citizen tho advocate Of thu prInclples
lad heard Colding preach and lecture upon which
had by tut time bocene quession to vote on ~ wel
e s Ct ss oo Rt ss'{ is sss s'ss 'sa
nsh u assa ass" 3 ps esi s
broad 1iull. Said I: "Ifi is llo 1onnopa Guiding
@ ho s II s,sx h
for tic West" thought We lad need Of him,
su o haa oso., a ta sv ossasrss oass
Cook wrote to a(r. Cold4pg at 1rosiden, Conn.,, ct
thu moral ol tho reos tue resources, alsd tlat wo
should bo In Chicago ut TINT time II ho would take tho
iaa from lie files Of The western citfse, TINT ho
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