New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-04

-ouiucys being a family Of historic celeDnIIyy
in those parts. meeting eeng d Ieiu
of great buiding society on the Philadelphia piah,
which Mr. Quincy had introduced into hostoni 10
being chairman asked me to speak to the assenp,y
on cooperation. It was my hfst speech on uo oe The
iect in America. The place was the stacy hai. uo
platform was the one from which Lloyd Garrison
had been dragged 10 be hanged IN the eVil anu
slavery days. The door is built up now trroIng t
which ne was taken but could see II from tne plaI-
form where stood. To save GarrlsOI, tne niaJ
ordered him to BIO taken TO la a an u Sir. mo
being on the spot in his carriage, TOOK 0arrlso .eo
it. and conveyed him TO prison. Gailis0ns CIotnos
were nearly torn from his DOdy ana inc TUT va, mao
nut rOund his neck ready to hanR nih' III S'a,u ,b
and features Mr.. Quincy resembles very n mHv
George Thompson the EOglish antl-saVeIy au'V
cate, whom we all knew: ,.. 1oo,rra
Afterward, delivered my first American iec'ui IL
on cooperation in that room, Nobody asked me; ID
was done of my OVID wilfuuess II the stOry OF co
oneration was TO be told in America LOT Tue nl9V
t1me by an Englishman, who was at the beginning
of it, preferred telling 1t IN stacy nan, mnoH Hbo
saw some persons present, besides MI quincy, WI
nresided / was astOnished, aud by that tlme
Understood the rage and enthusiasm OF tue oI
slaye-owners who climbed up those mario" , nnI
never-ending stairs id search OF Mr. GARRISON I1u
been be- should have thoughC myseI Poii0o'i'
safe at that inaccessible elevation. $3.50
n will he long before forget the pleasure OF meet
ING Mira Theodore Parker. the wife OF the great
nrsocher I had not before met in America so
bright and gentle lady, she showed me her nus-
bands study with everything as he last SAT III H.
and the last entry he made in his diary IN tl0rhce'
where he died. From his writlng-room WINDOW ~
the hOuse where he lived when ne preacne4 us
famous sermons he cOnid see the T'On Wh6re LlpSu
Garrison set up his anti slavery press lhe room
where
Toiled DER his types poor unlearned young man;
The place was dark, unurltured and mean,
Yet there tue freedom OF a race began.
After Theodore Parkers death his liOgrapher found
letters of nine addressed to HIM some wears before
the slave war broke ont. IN which had apoloelzed
to him for having objected to the vehemence OF hls
language against Shareholders; as knew that ne
intended war As Mr.. Parker was not Known TO en-
terrain at that time the idea OF war, his blOgrapher
wished to what reply be made to me, he had
not written to me that such vas his intention. The
language he employed oresaw must lead to war:
concluded that he intended II, and on that ground
regarded his language as consistent with that end
aud no longer to be questioned.
The Rev. Francis EllingwOOd Abbott, the Editor
OF The IHdeG, Interested greatly. lie displayed
great capa3 Ity and Puritan force and pride IN the
integrity Of the principles 10 represented | know
no one in England who has his fine enthusiasm Tor
liberal and religious progress. As was the leader
in a contest with great forces opposed to him, l
knew, through him, other persons whose conVersa-
ton gave me the IMPRESSION that higher thouBhI
and action are still characteristics Of Boston
In that insurgent city met tho most animated
ht,lc clergyman ! ever knew the Rev. lnotlus FISK
formerly u chaplain in the American Navy, and a
generous friend Of slaves, who pats up monuments
to those who suffered for them. One was to Can
tain Jonathan Walker, Of the Branded Hand He
had helped some slaves to escape. Heavy chalhs
were riveted upon him. his cell was without 0ed or
table; n slave had cut his throat To AVOID worse
death, and Captain Walker had TO sleep on tle
b,OOdy floor. His sentence was twelve months I'm,
prisOumcnt for each OF tho seven slaves nc nau
tired e. free His hands were branded WIN q
double 5, made Ted-hOt Ono blacksmith re-
fused to make it; another who made IT,
refused his forge t. hoat II. In missouri
three men were sentenced 10 twelve years ilnprson-
ment each for the same offences PhOtius lsK was
n brave chaplain who would bury tnem whcn none
others would and put up monuments TO thelr mem
orics. ! never Knew what patcrnal slavery was so
vIvidly as when heard him describe II. lie Kew
Charles Tory, a Congregational minister dlcd IN hl5
cell IN the same Onuse. HIS beautiful VIE Taycd
that he might be liberated 10 dle lis uead pouy
salem. where they hanged the witches, is not far
from Boston, and is the prettlest town OF verdure
and water which superstition ever made tcInDic;
DIR. Oliver took me down to see his father, General
Oliver who was Mayor OF salem, ana who showed
me the witch houses, in which the rooms are sun
unchanged, " here the poor creatures were nrOught
in for trial. There IL preserved III salem the hist
church built by the Purlians. IT - small wooden
structure. which might hold 100 people. 1t mas
gallery without any entrance or staircase 10 II. How
the active Puritan Fathers climbed into it does not
appear. The mount where they hanged the poor
witches is being encircled now with streets and
houses but the spot itself should DO preserved ~
atonement ground It's impossible TO conceive that
any human being could sleep ON that melancholy
ground.
England IN connection with questions OF intcrna-
uonal industry The social wisdom of his CONVEX
satiOD now that had the pleasure to be hs guest
impressed me very distinctly lie explained 20 me
that when he had charge of the Bureau OF Labor Of
the State OF Massachusetts, hc cOunselled workmen
to provide themselves with competence IN declining
Years defining competence" as that sum which, II
invested IN days of health and work. wOud procure
an income at given age. equal To thelr average IN
come. ard suhclcnI 10 MAINTAIN them IN the station
III which hey have moved. This Is what mean by
wise INSTRUMENTATION which moves STEADILY 10
new Issues, and in which material terms are rem
dercd definite. "COmpetencc" term on many
tongucs General Oliver was the first person whom
GEORGE JACOB HoLYoAKE.