Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-30
William Lleyd Garrison

felt gratitude Of his noble faithful Vile.
William ueyd Garrison
The leading facts IN the life of William
Lloyd Garrison. who died GA Sturdy even
ing, we have aresiy given hut n his
long and active career thera arc many nota-
bic episodes, the detailed account Of which
will be read with Interest. From an tx
hlus:ive and carefully prepared biography
in the Host IN JomnG! We extract the follow
lag:
J.puaryl, 1881. witnessed the birth ol tia;
I onco famous paper, tho L,berdiOr, which
was destined to live Is long as the evll It
combatted should live. In partnership with
Mr.. Garrison was fellow printer named
Isaac Knapp. Stephen Foster, the foreman
of large printing establishment, was The
GOOD genius wh0 . itd The partners in
starting their enter JrI,c. Some coed Soul
had trusted them .uf paper, AID Mr.. Foster
employed them ~ iourneymcn. printing the
paper for them IN Payment for their ser
vices. after iirsG agreeing 10 take the rlss Oi
losing whatever amount the printing iai:ht
cos. above what their labor would pay.
The salutatJry editorial was written IN the
first person, I.at Indicated n plain terms
the curse Garrison had marked out !.r hln
self After stating that his recent expert
cree had led hiw 10 believe that greater
revolution in public sentiment on the sub
icct of slavery needed to be Effected in tho
Free States than In the South, he said, 81
determined at every hs2.rd I" Tilt IN tho
standard Of emancipation in the eyos OF the
nation wifhin sigM Of Banker MI and IN
the BIRTHPLACE of liberty. That standard is
now uniurled; and long may 1t h1a:, ua-
hurt by the spolia.lOrs Ut time or the mis-
sizes Of desperate foc-yea. till tveTy caain
be broken, ard every b3udmsn 1t free
| IL was strange tha: p paper thu. huuib!T
started and carried c1 ~ tvs isienlle>s
Young men in New In gland c,tg should
within shor: time BE the cause oi alarm In
the tar-uii South. Garrison articles stTuc:
right at tho rooi Of the matter IN hand, AID
lett i.apressions What he Tas dsiHg was
seen from the South before It became yU-y
ps1ceutiblc to these at the Njrti and
around him. Thus it was that strange
thns was soon behc.i, Il Southern Cover
nor writing to the Mayor OF Boston he-alaG
hi.n to devise some way III putting d1%u
paper published in a gar?,t. Harrison
Gray Otis, then Mayer, IN T. rciiy II his
| Southern friend, presented most graphic
picture of the LhrGi0r estibiishmGnt,
stating that the police oihcers had ierret,d
out the paper and its editor. lii cii'e was
an obscure hcle his only visible auxiliary
a negro boy; ard his supporters a very lew
insignificant persons of all c0ioIS
Another picture Is presented hy james
Russell Lowell in tho opening Verse OF
poem inspired by these words .! the Mayor:
"In small chamber rieniles5 and unseen.
1oiied Ger the types one po"f, uneitLci
| young man.
Tho place was DARK. un'urnitured and moan,
Yet there The .T,vtion Ci 4 rae" began.
Ia the "ob.curl hole described hy Mr..
Oiis used to clnsrcga:c such men as John
q. Whittier, Samuel j. May, Samuel L
ScwalI and Others, and Iroia these GlrEIsIn
command,d d 4 llrs degree OF respect and
sympathy Sjms Ui tacm objected 10 t5e
severity of his language, but 10 the use OF
such language be had pledged himself q:
the outset, ard he ie!t that 1t was dcmaGd-
cd by the ox.eEccs OF the time-. His
paper had but u narrow circle ct readers,
and might fall Only occasionally into the
hands Of people outside Of that circle, but
his eyident purpose was t1 make every nuiG-
Der forcible orc, ard calculated to arrcS:
attention.
Tho anaisersaIy OF tie LlbIa'or'S birth
was most appropriately observed By the or
gan zt,i.' %. u society 10 work Tor the lla-
mediate Emancipation OF the slave. Mr..
G. ,rri-On and tllvcn other persons were It's
Int mters, and soon they had the agitation
| going on ~ all parts Of the country, Giliat-
cd societies, tracts, books and lectures all
'oir. their share in the work. Gong to
Eagland u consult with Wllber!Orce and
the men who were associated with him II
the moyem,r: there, Nj. Garrison was
Warmly received. 3! ! zee ltdei IN showing
the Enci.' ...G : tao iallacy of ths
| colonization scheme. Among the clmplI-
ments paid him duIlng this 7isit was .