New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-02

"daubing with untempered mortar" The history
of the ant-slayery movement will not be written IN
DIR. Whedon's way. The justice of God Will permit
no such travesty.
ADEFENCE OF GARRISON.
These attacks upon Mr. Garrison even after he Is
in his grave though they greve, do not in the least
SURPRISE or discomfort lt is enough for the dls
chile that he be as bis Lord " II they have called
the Master of the house Bcelzebub, how much more
shall they call them of his householdf That which
Is happening to tho founder and leader OF the anti
slavery movement has happened to great reformen
in all ages. Many of Them indeed were served lar
worse than he has been. Jesus, IT will be remem-
bered. was accused of having devil. Clarkson
came near being thrown into the dock by the en-
ragged pro-savery party in Liverpool In tie Brit
ISL House of Lords, Clarkson tells MS, the Duke OF
Clarence, afterward King William w., stgnatized
abolitionists as fanatics and hypocrtes among
whom he included Mr. Wilberforce by NAME
History does not ratify these false judgments.
have not the slightest fear that 1t will do 50 IN the
case of Mr. Garrison. The more closely hrs life -
studied. his principles examined, his language
weighed. the brighter Will his character as man
and Christian appear H. was. indeed, not un-
wlingtna iniides should help him abolish slavery,
but he was himself To the day of his death lover
of Jesus and His religion lie criticised the churches
impartIally for their prO-slaNcry acis-nol, rs III
Whedon aifirms inyidiously singing out evangelI-
cal chuIches-but always censurlng them on Chris
tan grounds. That he or his associates made
abolihonism the instrument Of an assault
uDon Christianity" is utterly aud mex
cusaby false. | challenge DR.. Nhedon to
lind particle of evidence to support thls
calnmny. Mr.. Garrison. though orthodox at The
beginning of ms career alterwaTd aVo%cd opinions
more in accordance with those oi the Chit"',"iN
some subjects, perhaps, even more Iaui'"l .i'.n
theirs; hut he was ever and always AiIlsiiih'
lie vindicatod Christianity and the Bihr' too.
against those who prOStltutrd them hot IN me ser
vice of slavery. Whenever he presided at an anti
slavery meeting. he was sure 10 open H. WIN scrip
iurc t,sOu that made the ears oi the aoIogisiS "l
slavery Jingle; and his every appeal Tor lne sdNo
was founded uDon the rgn's on li'."'i iis ,
recognized ana enforced III thc NV Testament
These lippant imputations OF iihdelliy !" ahol-
itiolIs.S come with an III grace nom men "n'' ~!
their apologies for slavery, have zone moir man
hundred Robert lngrI-oiis cYaiH 90 III a n..i,''eu
years 10 bring thc Bible ana ChIistaliiN mo re-
proach II Is tur glory OF the aboli'i1nisis iAat
they did what they could 10 rescue me b9oA "i
books and abe name Of Christ from such Toni uses
ana employed them - misaty agents Tor PilIlhG
down tine stIOngholds 81 slavery.
john BlIGnTs LULoGY.
over against the false accusations OF Or.
Whedon | set the testimony Of John Bright
who knowing Mr. Garrison far better than Dr.
Whedon did, and being better acquainted with the
history of the abolition Of slavery in America than
he Is. uttered these words in 1867 in the presence
Of many of The most eminent men III EnSland:
To Nh Garrison more than other man This is due;
his Is iic creation 90 that opinion which las made @t
hateful, ana which ms made freedom pos~nir III
America. HIS name l. Ncnerltcd IN ~ own country
veneraci where not long agn II Was name o onopn'
AID reprOach lIl, name !, Vcncr1ed 10 IN, country
aua in Europe, vhcfcsocycr Chisilaniy soIicns Inc
hearts and lessen. tle of men aud venture 10
sly thar IN time to come. near OF remote know mo-" h'
name viii become Tie herald ana slAol1 m oi t"ou 10
known continent oi Ailira
The muse of history. lighting her torch at the
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