New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-27
THE FALL OF SLAVERY.
RECOLLECTIONs OF AN ABOLITIONlsT.
BY OLIVER JOHNSON.
SOME PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.

member that have been writing Of what harrle.
Martineau aptly called "Ihe MARTYR Axe 81
America when events and the actors therein aiihe
wore a very serious aspect. In the present paper
however propose to give an account OF some per-
sonal experiences. which. though If the shape ara
body of the times had yet their humorous side
ASH have already said. was the youngest OF the
men engaged in forming the New-Eugland Anti
Slavery Society. In truth. ! was but boy my
brow still wet with the dcws oithc Green Mountains
uudcr whose shadows was born. Ny ambition was
10 be either a minister an editor-the emphasis
being. / think upon the whole, on minister as the
more use mi and dignihed Of the two caiiinGs In
deed. was editor already and succeS>inl one
Nv paper TIE Christian Soldier which had Tor lts
object the exposure and rcfutaton If Tho then MS
ing h,rcsv Of CniverSalisIo, in high favor with
leading Evangelical clergymen who had given 1t
hearty public endorsement. II was started AZ tho
same time with The IibToiOr. and soon attained
paving circulation. Closely acquainted as l was
with Nr. Garrison. and beng IN full sympathy with
him m che onti-slavefy cause. 10 was inevitable
that iay sympathy should now auf tDcn find PLAIN
expression in Tic Christian Soldier NV warfare
with Universal sm not inter"iffcd While cii-
dsaVOrng tn obey tht inj junction., hea ciber iacA
that are ia bonds rs bound witch th,n.o OF course
Sncw tha. ,he eminent y. tons oi Divinity VINO
bad mode frclr.ciyc >pou-er, oi paper were NOT
Anoliion'.is bag NY very reverence for hem i'm
sr,r.i th, confident hone that they soon woald De,
ari did rot dream that thov would attempt ~
pr e0" in my m''th. To inF n'i'r a.'"niSiiH' ''
it-Ic callc 90 'oe o'" Day letter rom ore of nc
most prominent 0f f'csc mfn. Boston n">i'l"l
li-h rcputr. m which was told. n SD many words,
tlat If m. GIi asa Sol cr iio nut stop Dts iei'i-
euces to the 81 avery question and cease TO manifest
IT, sympathy for SIR. Garrison and DIS movements
Unjust prepare myself for a wilId,awH oi the pub
T. ... ! rf q
nv paper. Here wasa tcuptatioe winch. 81 | iad
Welded a. IT, vs., aid have been the BEGINNING al
decentralization tnat might havc made nc coward
and "a po'f.lp for lfe. Nv check. harmed with in-
diop.finn .li shame and after king time for
f..tiou received >troultf from God to say: ''Get
thr- bc ilind tn. Satan viii not barter nv man
hood for ANYTHING that man can give a. WITHHOLD
IN this ~piu,I replied 10 the eminent Doctor. tell
inc hmm That ] should NOT change my course al hs
dirialion end fhatf lac and bis ass0,afcs chose
to dcr, mo tie further Use of their names on that
oce,nrf | should take the liberty If letting the
nhlc knn,v their precise reason for executing tie
fir.af conveyed IN this note The threat was not
v,i.blr,,c, Lui u,itl.r wa, IN executed; aud
when in f1, -nrip-of 1888 Nr. Carr son desired
me fo fake charge of The Ibr0f1r during his hlst
visit to England. I sold NV paper on favorable
terms. aud WAS hcnccluitl wholly absorbed ia the
ant.-,lavery cause / suspect that this attempt of
some Of some - tho Boston clergy Ia awe me into
silence upon the subject of slavery lad much 10 do
with weaning me- from tie desire 10 enter the mill
isfry.
IL thc summer Of 1850 went TO Vermont with
acomms,ion IL my pocket as an agent ofthe new
knti-Slavcry society and heart full of zeal TO pro-
mote its objects determined. first of all, 10 win
hearing In Montpelier. the CAPITAL of the state.
where had served my apprenticeship lad lit
lie difficulty IN securing the use of the Congrega-
al 4 urol lin ,vif hofgTN had
made a public profession of rciirlOnl for the de-
w. 80 m a,ti.s,averv lecture nj a third service
Oh sunday. Then applied myself To the task of
writing my lecture. for OF course must have every
word written cut beforehand such was the method
Of that oav among those whose example was my
guide, aud lhuew could MOI trust nyseh tomake an
eXicmnoie address. Two OF three years ne4o'e 'lS
a. th, f"nF'h OF jay ORATOR VI o"NS Genuine
emu following 'ho ""''', '' my I',''v' i''s,"'
"'' u" ",''",' ',...'..1
NV am '"' ,'' "''' M w." '' 80
almost "i"S" "n'" '"''" o'' " wa " ~
STORE "' ''''I''"'''" ''"'' i'''" ny '"'
Oh one p'u INV 'i'''u "'' '''' o. ''''' az" - -
as Il '"'h' VIZ ''"''N vas WIS az.
'"'"''",' e"''"''''''''" VIZ '''' ~ C-
slave ana 'heuu'' Oh ever! ""N',i' !" '''o''' ""''
h'uS'a'e 'h'N num- ana T." S'' ','r S'' Vi
n'ti"n upon tine ''''''%'''" S'"'nc a. "eirNiNo
anu N'N'. ""S '"N ''''i" l''' 20 '',
over Mhl'h 'oii'u i"I N'N'id' ""N' i'nno''p'A
only 'he mist sentence N"'on was certainty "'"-
explosive enough 20 s"' 'h' '"S'eo the n'o'' COZ"
scf'al we oi my h'''ei'' '-a''iS "aS ever "ooii
regarded o' i"e people oi N'N -Ln@''n" rs d" CIV"
"i no oi"r"iN Hl'E''' u"'' NV "'s''"'". was
grave as n'hi'"n 'he 'u"l'c' anu 'i' p''o'' p"' II
was enilNeneu' remember ny s'u' touch's "i
humor' snch as were '"''ra''" IN tue Ne"-n"s'a"u
pn'pr' ana one OF NV most '"'c'iN' pas''Sc' "'u