New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-19

manded not sedatves but n probe. In all this his
Judgment was as cool and accurate that Of a
mathematician in calculating the contents If the
cube or the square. Some Of his timid friends
thought the name of The Liberat0r sounded
harsh and would inevitably create a prejudice
against the movement. One Of these suggested
that "The Safety Lamp would be a better
name, it sounded gentle But II he had
been capable of taking this advice he would
have been wholly untitled for his work. Il viii
be-" he said, " as harsh as Truth, and uncom-
promising as justice" " In attacking the system
of slavery, clearly foresaw all that has happened
to me. knew, at the commencement, that my
motives would be impeached, my warnings ridi-
euled. my person prosecuted, my sanity doubted,
my life je0pardzed but the clank of the prisoners
chains broke upon my cart entered deeply
into my SOUL looked up TO Heaven for
strength to sustain me in tie perilOus
work of emancipation, and my resolution
was taken" The Hebrew prophets and Jesus
and his apostles were his models he would be like
them even II lie shared their fate. Those who
imagine that he used language loosely, carelessy,
recklessly, wholly mistake his character. He
weighed his words exactly and scruDulOusly as
the pharmaceutist weighs the constituents of
the physicians prescription, and those who read
them now that slavery is dead will find In them no
ptucT tIan Inab when was necessarily
volved in their truth and Justice The spirit that
dictated them was kindred to that of Him "ho,
while feariessy denouncing the leaders Of the jew
iah people for their crimes could yet exclaim 0,
Jerusalem, Jerusalem thou that ldlest the proDh-
cts and stOnest them them that are sent unto thee
How often would have gathered you as a hen
gathereth her chickens under her wings. but ye
would not" Mr. Baecher I'm his recent sermon on
Mr. Garrison, repeats this charge of bitterness but
without citing word Of proof He insists that,
like Jesus and the prophets he destitute of the
spirit of love for those whom he denounced. 1t is
very easy, at this distance from the times
In which the prophets and Jesus respec-
lively lIyed to talk of their loving spirit
as qualifying their denunciatOus; but if
Mr. Beecher bad been the Of one Of that band Of
Pharisees whom Jesus unfortunately denounced
as generation Of vipers" and "hypocrtes"
who devoured widows houses, and for pretence
made long prayers" and been called upon after the
crucfxi0n to deliver discourse upon his life and
character woG.d he have been able TO find the soul
of love in such denunclations Of his clani But
time has indicated the Master and it Will yet vim
dIcate His faithful disciple.
The simple truth il, that this charge of bitterness
has been brought against every reformer who ever
anything eifec uaIly for the redemption of the
world from any system of iniquty. and it never
had less foundation in truth than in the ease Of
Mr. Garrison. DR.. Claiming has been accounted
a mild man, but he found justification for
the harsh language" of Milton in the character
of the times in which he wrote and in the nature
of the evils with which he was forced to contend;
and indicating the great champion Of English
liberty he has made an unanswerable defence OF the
great champion of negro emancipation:
Great evils we're struggling for perpenly, and could
only be broken down by great power Milton felt hat
interests OF great moment were az stakei and who Will
blame MIN Tor binding himself to them with the whole
energy OF his great mind, and for defending them with
ervor and yehemeneei We must not mistake Chris
tan beuevOenoe as II 10 had but one yOcethat OF sort
pnTeaty. IL can speak III awful and piercing tones
There is constantly going On IN our world conf ct
between good and evil Men gifted with
uneGt especially summoned 10 the CON
! flict. They mus speak with an in
dgnant energy and they Ought not 70 be measured by
the standard of ordinary minds In ordinary times. Men
OF natural 5oiness and tmidty OF sincere but efrin-
spirits violent, periurbed and uucnuriable and the
charge will not be wholly noundess. 5ut that deep
with them, and which marks Gods most powerful
messengers 10 mannd cannot breathe Itself IN sott
strongly and ought 10 speak so a. to move and shake
nations.
Some Of the modern takers about reforming the
world by lovely which they mean the reduction
to moral abbiness Of every testimony against great
systems of evil-would do well to study the life OF
John Milton.
"RECOLLECTIONS OF AN ABOLITIONISTD
To the EdttOr or The TrtDuHe.
SIR: In your WEEKLY Of the I'd inst, in
Recolections Of Aoolitionist No. g. find fol-
lows: "There came to port CBaltlmorc) vessel
owned in Newburyport. Nr. Garrisons place, and
commanded by OF her citizens named Francis Todd
Captain Todd loaded vessel with cargo OF slaves
and sailed for NeWOrle1ns," Now the writer made
II slight error in regard transaction. The ship
alluded to was sup Francis owned by Francis Todd
OF Newburvport, and was commanded by Captain Mich
oas Brown. she lying in Baltimore, with cargo on
board, bound to New Orleans man who had shipped
portion OF the freight went 10 Captain Brown and tod
lin he had purchased eleven slaves, which he would
ike 70 take Oh the snip SewOreans Captain Brown
took them A son Of Todd IN Baltimore, and being
well acquainted with Garrison Chey having been
schoolbovs together), went 20 him and told him he
slOuG ike 10 sur up tue old iCaptdin Todd about
tie slave lde. Acc rdlngly enc Two young men goJ
M e articis with suitable heading, Nhcu caused so
much excitement. Captain Brown, thorough gentle
man OF tne old school, near neiglbor and an old
friend o. mine AMI often tod me The faots ana he
would add with his genial laugh " " nat DOODcry TWO
young scdnps kicked up MS ldeS vas Ilat lI. I-i
Lewis Tappan whose ancestors lived ID tHls place, 20
te subitoI aud that without ne money Ot % lappahs
The genius or CirerSdt EmGAe poF0h W"uld nave tle'
a natural death. Bdt nom the many conversation l
have had win Mr. Garrison, am odtiSnyd mat Wltn ne
enlisted in the fight he enlisted Tor the war ana hat,
with money or without De wound nave fouEht INC Dal'e
Ia The end Captain Brown a kspuDlcan uP % ms
ianlb winch occurred about eleven years ago. Having
b.en careful reader The TRIBUNE Tor thirty years.
aud an Ab0toni-r nom the time MT Carr son started
on his mission mercy, thought WOuld MAKE the
EDMUND SMITH,
Nerburyoort, AGss, July g. 1879.