New-York tribune., 1879-05-24
MR.. GARRISON DYING.
Cnnfinned from First PnGe.

assert explicitly his faith in Christianity. Inc
lectures we're largely attended and awakened great
interest in the subject The first number OF me
BOstOn LibTaOr was issued January !, 1881. Us
MOTTO was " My country is the world, my country
nen are all mankind" He thon ana there put upon
record the emphatic declaration am in ear
nest. l will not equivocate, I will not excuse,
viii not retreat single inch, and i VIII be
heard 1t is not often that such promises
are kept faithfully as this was Mr. Gar
rison had associated with himself Mr.
Knapp in the printing and publishing depart
ment of the business Both were very poor. They
were unable TO establish printing office of their
own, but Garrison made arrangement with the
Office of The Christian Eramiaa. he with Mr-
Knapp were work nc the case, and for their labor
were TO be allowed TO use The f1ami,'sTs types.
Mr. Garrison, after day Of hard manual labor.
spent portion Of Che night in preparing matter for
The Liberat0r EncOura cement came slowly, James
Forten, wealthy colored citiZ of Philadelphia
sent $50 and list of twenty-five subscr bers
soon an obscure room was secured for an oDce ana
here Garrison and Knapp ived, making their heds
upon the fiOor, and subsstlng upon tne humDiest
fare. But ihe LibgatOT made Itself telb at once
throughout the coAhtry. A Southern magistrate
wrote to the Hon. Harrison Gray Otis Mayor Of BOs-
ton asking hm To suppress the ncendIary sheet. lie
wrote in reply that his officers had ierreted ont
the paper and it's editor whose Office was an obscure
a very few insignificant persons of al co.ors" The
mails brought Ar Garrison many letters threaten ne
assassination unless he stopped printing Ihe L6ar-
dtOr. The Legislature Of Georg passed an ac5
Offering a reward OF $4,000 10 any person who
should arrest, bring 30 trial, aud prosecute
TO conviction under tho laws Of the State the editor
and proprietor of tha incendiary newspaper
The New-England (afierward the Massaehusettsl
Anti-Slavery Society was Jr2anlzed on tne lst OF
January. lS32. IL had originally tWeIye memoeTs,
including the founder, Mr. GaTrlsOn. ms was me
parent of most similar organizations throughOut the
country. In the Spring Of this year Mr. Harrison
published ms - Thoughts African Colonization"
giving his grounds OF tOpp0sitlon to the scheme In
1888 he went to England as the agent OF the New
England AntI-Slavery Society. He there met
WiberfOrce, Brougham and Clarkson, and was
treated with marked attention. One result OF thus
intimacy was a protest against the American Colo
nizatiOn Society signed by NuOeFf0rce and eleven
of his antl-savery associates. Mr.. Garrison also
invited Mr. George Thompson to come { the
United States and 10 lecture here against slavery
Soon after hr. GarrSons return the American ANU
Slavery society organized at Philadelphia
This body published a declaration OF sentiments
setting form its principles and methods. This
the public excitement Mr. Thompson arrived IN
1884 but the violence of public feeling was so
great that he returned to England. The era OF
mobs had arrived. IL OCTOBER, 1880, meeting
OF the Female AnJi-Slayery Society IN BO>-
tor, was broken up, and Dir. Garrison,
who had been announced as one OF
the speakers, only preserved from lll-treat-
ment by beng consigned 20 the pubic jan on
nOmna. charge of disturbing the peace lie was
released the day aud sent INTO Inc country Tor
safety leaving upon the walls OI his cell the fol-
lowing inscription d" William Lloyd Garrison was
put m 10 this cell on wednesday afternoon October
81 53j, TO save hun from the violence of re-
spectacle and influential mob, who sought to de-
strOy hm for preaching the abOmluabe and danger
Gus doctrine that all men are created equal. and
thar ali oppression Is odious IN the slght OF COD
Hail. Columbia Cheers Tor the AutOcrat OF Russia
and sultan Turkey Reader. let this IIscr ptiUn
remain tIil the last slave IN the Land be loosed
from his fctters.D Even II the Ant-SaYerY men and
x,nI had bplu ENGAGED "A ulsCuleEOus enter
Prise, the public folly would nave lent them Tie
most efficient assistance In Philadelphia rde Penn-
svlvauia Hall was burned. In Cincinnati Mr.. James
G. Birnev's printing-press and types were thrown
INTO the river. In Alton, H.. LoyelOy was murdered
while defending ms press. IN New-t0rh were sew
eral RIOTS resulting III the destruction Or property
though not OF life. The AbOltOnsts even IN
Massachusetts, were regarded as ourlaws. The
Governor OF that State Edward Everett, officially
declared that they were guilty Of an offence Indct-
able at common law. III was before committee
raised 10 consider this part OF the Governors mes
SAGE chat Mr. Garrison made one OF tine aDlest or
his speeches, in which be reminded lls AUDITORS that
" the liberties of the people Of the Free states were
identified with those OF the slave population" 1t
was tins meeting UhaJ the celebrated tiiVIHe, ~!
Charming. extended the hand OF sympathy and lei
lOWshID 20 Air. Garrison.
Otnrr great moral questions were naturally sug-
gested by all this agitation. Mr.. Garrison mad
alWavs since bOyhOod, been nOn-reslstdut, ana IN
1888 he organized the "New-Eng and NOu-Re-
sistance Society He became, TOO, warm advo-
cate OF the right of woman 20 parJIcl pate III the
affairs OF the antl-slaVerY societies, TO speak IN
them ana to vote rs equal members IN ls4O this
ouestiOn divided the American Auti->laYery SOci-
ety aud wnen IN tue Worlds Anu-Siavery COngen-
ton, held In London during the same year, the
women delegates from the United states were re-
fused Seats he declined TO take his own. de was
chosen president of the American society IN s43
and held tnat office until 1860. In 1876 ne made a
tDIrd visit TO England. -
Mr. Garrison always opposed ali political action
ON the part of the Abouuonists. He regarded
the Constitution of the United states as pro-
slavery instrument ANA the Government under II
as a bulWark OF slavery. He, therefore, Te1ralncd
from voting nc elections and advised Others TO DO
so. He also regarded tue American ChuFch as ue-
fender of slavery, and denounced 10 accordingly III
what appeared tO many the most OpprODUOus terms.
Hls motto was, " No Union with Shareholders" In
return ne was accused Of being an inndel and
traitor. But he smd IN me Li0eTdOf, " nave not
been able 70 hhd soft word 70 describe Nlllany OF
Id identity perDetratOr OF 1t. II slaVehOldeTs
an. not thieves # they not tyrantS. II they are
NOT men-stealers. | should like TO know wha5 Is
tueir true character and by what names they may
he called. Ii mid an eplthet TO cav that 4
thIefIs thief. as 1t is to say tAat spade Is
spade .
earnestly asserted that the compact between the
Slave and Free States was immoral. and that the
only resource was dissolution OF the UniOn. Inc
war however, altered the conditions or the
question, ana he gave his whole moral aud mensal
support TO tie cause OF loyalty. He did not defend
war, out lie recognized the right o. the NOrth 10
compel respect for the laws. one OF MS sous, VINO
was slppo 20 share MS fathers opinions, went 80
far as 10 pay certain sum upon Deln[ dI@tted, 10
procure a substitute. In April, 1850. MI Garrison
was one Of a party of Northern men VINO went 10
Charleston, ;. c.. 10 the American iag raised
upon he walls OF Sumter. In December OF that
wear the publication Of me Li0Gdt0I was cioaeu'
il had reached Its XXXNJ Jh volume. Mr.. Garrison
also resigned his office 0f president OF the Amerl-
can Anti-SlaVeTy society, aud Withdrew from
the association. Soon after number 81 Per
sons desiroGs of making the close OF Mr
Garrison's lie comfortable, ana approaching ms
0ubic services presented TO him the sum of p3OOOO
s was also made one Of she yIce-presidenls OF the
Freedman's Union Commission In 1867, 10 conse-
ouence OF impaired health, he agaln visited Eng
land and for the first time tEo Continent, Ia Lon
dom ne received tAe distinction of a public break
fa.t. at winch many Of the leading men Of the
nation were present and he was entertained IN
a similar manner az various oiher places. a! Rum
am honor never before bestowed upon any Amer-
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