New-York tribune., 1879-10-25

| fair hearing 10 would long be all over WIN
slavery. was confident that no audience wou'u
be able 10 withstand the powor of his eloqucnce
and tho force Of his arguments" But il was tho
knowledge Of his great power that maodeheu 'n'
champions and apoogists of slavery and from tho
tim. that he landed in New-York. III the Fail OF
| 1894 until his departure year later, no was dc-
| nounced In the press and not infrequently III the
pulpit rs an enemy Of the country. an enssary VI
tho British Government sent hither TO destroy our
institutions The Abohtionists. OF course received
| him with omen arms and found in him all and more
than had been promised. Invitations poured IN
upon him from evcrv quarter. and he was heafn IN
/ Bo-ton Portland. Providence. Corcnrd N. H. anu
in MANY other places in Massachusetts. Counecti-
! cut New-York, Pennsylvania and Ohio In some
| instances he was even admitted to pulpits on sun
day. In every place where he spoke there are TO
this day lndying traditions of his matchles- eio-
| qucnce aud power. In many Instances men VINO
| went to scoif, or perhaps nieditating violence
against him, were completely suboued ana won 10
the cause But all this only made the supportsrso oi
| slavery the maddcr. until at length MS appe"-
| nnce in almost any place became the signai Iot
| mob. An announcements unau. 1cri~eu an" iNi,''
that he would address the Female Antl-NlaN'r' 20
cieiy of Boston. October 21, 1875, throw that cny
| into a fearful state of excitement lie hau peer,
secreted by his friends time before, ana hau
! no intention of being present 1T the meeting III
! question On the morning OF the day, OctoDc ~
the streets of the city were pacardcd WIN inc WI"
! nounccment that that infamous foreign sc"un
| dr-l Thoupson.r would speak in the afternoon al
| No A0 WashingtOn-st. and 1.-THE triends oi 'he
! Union" we're reminded that there would De iat
cpportnnity to snake him OUT II was announcer
that " a nnrse of one hundred dollars wonld " re-
ward the individual" who should " first lay vlo-
lent hands on Thompson. so that he may be brought
10 the tar-krtte before dark" Tins the incite-
| ,oeut TO that famous Boston mob Of gentlemen OF
rronerty and standing" which crowded the princ-
pal streets of the city in broad daylight demolished
the sign of the Ant-Slavcry Office broke mp meet
ing of women and dragged MIR Garrison through
the streets with % rope around his body and de-
nudcd of NJ ost of his clothing. The Mayor. whose
pusilanimitv had first encouraged the mob, con
trived to save Nr Carrisons life by putting him In
Jail month later Mr. Thompson embarked pri-
vstcly in small English brig bound from Boston to
ST. Johns from which port he sailed for England.
have told the story of Sir. Thompson's first visit
to this country little ont of the chronological or
der. because il seemed naturally TO connect itself
With the account of Mr. GaIrisons FIRST visit to Eng
| land and having gone thus far, may rs well con-
pete here what have TO say of this distinguished
champion of the ant-siayery cause. Af,er his re-
turn 20 England he took active part IN the move
ment for the abolition of the wretchcd apprentice
| ship system in the West indies and was engaged
with Golden and Bright in the great Corn law ag-
tation which Tevolufionzed the commercial poicy
| of Great Britain. He also enlisted u The d.
| fence of the people of India from the tyrannous
practices of the East India Company, and III par
suit of that object passed scvoI; years IN the East
returning home IN broken health. He was elected
10 J. parliamont from the Tower Hamlets of London.
but does not seem to have found the situation alto
retber congenal 10 his tastes aud habits In 1890,
during the Fugitive Slave law excitement, he came
to this country again. aud remained, think. more
| than year. Fifteen years had not suiced wholly
| to remove the prjudices awakened by his first
visit but his life longer IN danger. He was re-
cevrd with high honOrs in many places ana cheercd
| by the mighty change wrought III public sentiment
since the time when he constrained to fec III Sc
cret from our shores lie was still apoweriu speaker,
and was heard in many places with delight When
the slaveholders' rebellion broke ont in 1861.
he devoted himself IN the championship of the
| Northern cause among his CountIymen. Ii was by
/ MS ahOrs and those of u few kindred spirits that
the labonng people well rs tho middle class OF
the English population were kept informed of the
nature and progress of our Wal, aud public
opinion developed there that deferred the British
Government from openly cspousing the rebel cause.
HIS labors in this direction wee highly appreciated
b, President Lincoln aud Secretary Stanton. and
the United States the hall of the House of Repre-
senta;ives WIS opened for his reception, and
throneed by such an assembly of people from the
layal states "a Is rarely seen within those walls.
The Nicc-PTesidcnt of the United States wa III the
chair and President Lincoln. with most Of the men,
hers of his cabinet was present. On this occasion,
though feeble health and suffering from some of
the infrmties Of age, he spoke with not little OF
his old fire. calling forth the universal applause of
his great audience. The President invited him TO
tho Executive Mansion, and showed him every
mark OF respect. In many of tho cities and towns
Of the country he was welcomed and honored with
equal heartiness and enthusiasm. BY invitation
Of the Secretary Of War; he and Mr..
Garrison accompanied Major Anderson and
his party on board of the ATago. in April 1865, 20
see the star-spang gled banner once more uEiuIed
on the walls OF sumter. He marched in the process
sion more than mile long extemporized by the
Freedmen, which escorted the visitors from the
North through the principal streets Of Charleston.
singing the while,
| John Browns 'pdy lie. mouldering In tho grave,
But his soul is marching on"
and giving cheer after cheer for Abraham Lincoln
and others of their Northern friends Thus did
! America redeemed. regencratcd aud Olsen
thralled" from the polluted systom of slavery atone
in part for the insults and prosecutions inflicted at
an early day Ly SO many Of her deluded citizens
upon this noble champion of universal liberty.
Mr.. Thompson was agcnuine lover of republican
institutions. and had The courage 10 ayOw that love
under the shadow of the British throne, and IN the
presence of the British arstOcracy. America never
! found ia any foreign land u truor or mOre dlsn-
tercstod friend. The motives Of Lafayette and Steu
| ben and Kosousko, IN coming over the Atlantic to
help us in our Revolutionary struggle. not
purer than those of Mr. Thompson In coming hlther
To take part IN the movement for the overthrow OF