, 1874-06-10

auV1ucelnont OF Society. hut my Old comrades,
whore aro thoy2 / look around Tor them ii
vain, 1 Isco nav gonoration Of reformors, good
and triio men to bn euro wllon1 highly ostcom,
but thoy cannot oomo quito 80 cloao to my hcart
as my older aaaoclntoa, with whom baltlod
Wien e Tas yGnE aud oRGs 2 Doyan
ona to di' for ones country, how mucl, awootor
md moro glorious is 1t to ltue for ono'H country
and 81! mankindl 10 be permitted thus to 1.-Two
aud labor is QUO of Gods boat boona to nis chill
dron. May tho members OF tho Convention and
ovorv surviving Aboltiontst find THU verified bv
sweet experience. Full Of faith and hope, of
courage and enthusiasm, r'ay thoy press on to
thnt great victory Which ovorcometh tile world.
wiBhing thom happy reunion hero and horoaf-
ter am, doar sir, worry fraternally yours.
HARTFORD, Conn. May %, 1874.
"a urAnLEs FnANorB ADAMa. :
Tho next lottor read was fr.,,l tho lion.
Charles Francis Adams. late U: s. Minister Mt
candidate OF tho FREQ Soil party for tho vioe-
Presidency in 1913 in connection with Aiartin
Van Buron for the Presidency:
Ztbina Eastman, Esq., thteano, H.:
letter, togothor with tho moro for,unl QUO. in
wiling: mo to 6e present aud to take part IN 4
proposed reunion. Of tho old anti-savery men,
to take placo Mt Chicago OH tho 9th Of Juno.
It Ia now moro thhn thirty yenra Rnco waa
called to take nj, humble part iu tho support Of
that causo, and tho "Reminiscences Of tho period
remain still .freah In my mind. But 30 long
torn OF time cnnn0t have passed without nnto-
ria1 reduction OF yitnl enorgy. I find begin to
onurt tho shady aldo Of tho wnY, md to cling to
1lenoo I an1 afraid I could not DO depontlod
upon. oisher for Journey to your city or for the
preparation Of any mnterial worthy OF tho oc-
Nevertheless I shall take grcat intorcBt in
in Byn1pathzing with all ollr surviving associatos
In nremembras,co Of The critical days.. -
With many thanks for your kindness, pray
marc formal note OF invitation ad1rossed to mo
by tho Committee to your own, aud bolov6 nle,
very slnly sour friend, j,
nosroN. April 20, 1874. ~'''''' ''N e>''' ''"N''
:, ''' WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.
Tho no1t letter read was from William Lloyd
70 tic Prssttnt and gen.bcys r tho Int. saptrv Re-
uHion Convention in ChlcGo:
BRETHREN AND CoLAHonEnH: To moot you
faeo to face on tho occasion Of your canning to-
Eoter would afford mo tho higlout antlsfactlon
respectful aalutasions, my best wishes, MY warm.
ost congratulations: Ma9 tho Divine benetl,c-
ton rnHt upon your assembly, mud may yOur pro-
ceed'ngs. DO marloa >y those emotions Of graft;
k1@o0l RHA sA1Ai.obA9A|h WV nAioA1N
change It Inns been our privilege to witness in
tlliH lan1 is SO we'll calculated to avalon.
An lnborers together for the abolition Of tho
most cruel Byasem Of oppression that ever cursed
Join Wchloy 40 y tho sum of all yillainy." In
comparison wllh Which Egyptian buutiasa WAS
only burdensome-it. would bo strango indood
If VIC diu not lind, in tho marvellous triumph
vouohsafod to 1s, OCCASION aud opportunity to
sing, Miriatn did Of old, and to oxtol not orr
solves or our efforts yatngloriously, but tint
Divine Power which, with d mighty hand and
ttLoroush ncited julgn'ont, brought four mil
into the enjoyment Of civil and rclgons Liberty.
In looking back many reflections sEa naturally
snggoated Among these aro :: , a..
1.That we did not exnggerato the Nickodnssa
syston. nor deuounce it too severely. nor arrsign
t0o sharply It's upholdora aud nbett0ru, wl.etller
at tl,e. South Or tic North.
2: That NO did not orr In domauding immeai
ate and unconditional emancipation as the right
Of tle slaya;anl tho duty Of tho master; for tlin
doctrine Of gradual abolition, in tho Immediate
future, was simply snare and delusion, cou-
coding, asit did, tho rootitlle Of slayoholAing
until moro convenient soaspn, and 30 malStnS
tho right to q 1fo, liborty, and tho pursuit Of
happiness" dependent upon circumstances.
9. That We did not oyorstato tho guilt OF tho
nation, nor call loo lot.lly for repentance nor
exaggernte that completely Ut Church h,ld. State
III loIgtho.iiug tho cords and strengthening tho
stahes Of tho slave ByHtom, nor lay tho ax too in
exoEaby ut tho root Of the bohon-upas tree, tho
poisonous Influences OF which poryadcd oyory
part OF our land.
4. That none OF tho predictions of our opon-
Of turning tho o'snvos loose. !" haye proved trno,
and none Of ours, respecting its 6afaty and nd
vantage, havo proved falHo. But the happy re
suits would hnyo boon iuconparably Creator, II
the transformation had boon met III d different
spirit by those who formerly exercised dominion
ut tho South. But this was acnrcoly to 30 OK
pocted. 5.
And, now TINT liberty has boon proclaimed to
tue slfon-cry Of "conciatton when it ncann
hunloFIug. tho old dragon spirit Of alayory, md
pcrpotuattng casto distinctions by law, ctieriHt-
ing nothing but gqod will towards the South. and
earnestly 'deaiFing her wotfnre and prosperity,
we shall still SHOW ourselves to ba tho truest
friol,ds by refusing to compromise any Of tho
principles Of Justice as pertaining to her colorod
population, and tho qualification of q malignant
prejudice based upon nothing but cohtempt Of
race. -. ''.'7e ''''' :
In tho Ant-slavory struggle many. persona
made themselves conspicuous for their zeal, de-
votion, and aof-eacrilice iii it's behnlf Int l.nno
oxcollod IN these traits the noble women WHO went
forward IN tho midst Of popular derlsion a!itl
tlory persecution 70 dolver tho oppressed out Of
tho ha,Mis Of their uppresYors. OF these, I
trust honorable. 1nontion will be Mnlo III Ll.o
your gathering. Yet wo shall 30 disposed to OK
nuto Thy name, o Lord, be tho glory foroyorl'
FIatsrnally yours. -. "
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.
uoBIoN, Juns s, 1871.
aiii, cI.AhKE.
Mr.. Carho--1 ,caunot u&preas the faeltnga
with which AIN controlled Oh Aceornt of hclng
lloro in Chicago, aud before such MI nuainnco
and Oil auol In occasion. It is uourly thirty
yeara sinoe I can,o to Chicago first. nttended
tho great aud glorious o,Yentlou, which IL ro-
1xr
aongs then sung woro Wophetic.' They have
NOW become Aiat0ric. They predicted what wo
belioyo whnt va expected, but VIC wore told =
used to be told 30 very ofton-if liyod to be
! M old as hlethuBclah should noyor aoo tho
abolition of slayory talte place in this country.
! Thank God we have llvod 10 500 that day. I
uBot! to sfug song, yslol. will reloat lero, to
uuoourago our friends, that, stop by 'stop, the
long march could Io done.
He then sung tho following
which waa loudly applaudeh:
Tho world Ii OH thu n,oye; -
Iook about. loul ubonl.