New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-15
GARRISON AND HIS CREED.
ELI THAYER CONTRASTS A RECORD AND A
REPUTATION.

Sir: l was brought up to believe thnt Wiiiiahi
Lloyd Garrison was hero sage prophet ana a
man OF righteousness and that to him more than to
any other person the country owed the develop
ment Of conscience ami intelligence which finally
wiped out the National curse Of slavery. have
come 10 know however, OF late years that there Is
another side to the case and that there are not
few persons who think that since the passions OF
the have subsidized and its main results have
been secured 4 Is essential to the truth Of history TO
bis principles At the time IL seems har1 10
get hold OF any definite statement showing just what
the allegations against him and his Iaethods are.
am familiar with the testimony In his favor. Where
can get something more than mere inslnaa19nS OF
New York. May 10, 1903.
1T is true that many persons who alb
hOrred slavery, and whose time and energies
were absorbed in labors for it's abolition, had no
respect for the character of Garrison. ami little
sympathy with his operations. II is true, also,
that in recent years some Of these Anti-Garrison
Abolitionists have spoken their minds freely.
Among these is Eli Thaycr, the leader of the
Kansas Colonization scheme and Free state move
mcnt. Our correspondent may get fair idea OF
the facts and feelings enlisted against Garrison
and the Garrsonians from reading the following
communication addressed by Mr. Thaycr two or
three years ago to THE Boston Traveller. '-Ed.)
Some OF your esteemed contemporaries In Dos
ton are accustomed to frequently present to their
readers g0tesque editorials concerning our polticai
history. II is my purpose TO examine these mis-
leading illusions from time to time. and 10 snow
wherein they defy the truth. AT present let us
look Mt the editorial OF The Herald Of October 80
1900. entitled An Historical Family" This Is one
Of the frequently recurring efforts NJ that journal
TO show that Garrison was free-trader. and that
his SONS are naturally OF his faith. Here Is quo
tation from the article referred to:
william Lloyd Garrison was himself free
trader He advocated free speech. free soil.
free men. and he added to these free trade THIS
WAS william Lloyd Garrisons position
n your readers will examine Chapters 25G-7 and
~ General BIrney's Life and Times OF James G..
Eirney- they will find that "The HERALD does no
manjr Of justice to the list OF free things advo-
Gated by Garrison. lie was opposed 10 all CIVIL
government and to the employment OF ioc" either
TO protect the innocent or punish the guilty lie
favored free trade only he favored free murder.
free burglary free free rape and free crimes
generally. On February IS. 1889. ii. b. Stanton
wrote TO william Goodel concerning these views OF
Garrison as follows "The non government doctrine.
stripped OF It's dlsgses Is worse than Fanny Wright
ism and. under gospel garb. 1t Is Fanny Wrlsh'ism
with n white frock on. II goes to the utter over
throw OF all order-yea. OF all purity. when car
ricd out II goes not only for community oil goods,
infde theory should find vOtaries In New-England!'
To show that I'm the above Mr.. Stanton did no in
justIce 10 Mr. Garrson's position We quote the iol
lowing from Mr. Garrison himself: ave cannot ac-
knowledge allegiance to any human government.
We can allow no appeal to patriotism 10 revenge any
National Insult or injury.
AT nation has no right to defend Itself against
foreign enemies no individual possesses that right In
his own case. As every human government Is
and TIC la orpp nf
nj the point OF the bayone We cannot hold office.
We therefore exclude ourselves from every legislative
and judicial body. and rcpudiate all human politics.
worldly honors and stations OF authority"
or what importance are the political opinions OF
,unatic who "repudiates all human politics'f To
"The Herald, they may be treasure, but 10 the
rest of the world they are OF no more consequence
than the posterity OF the man whom Philip baptized.
OF Garrison and his clique Ralph Waldo Emerson
saws: "They withdraw themselves from the common
,abors and competitions OF the market and the
cauc,s They are striking work and calling out
for something worthy to do. Ihey are hot goou
citizens not good members OF society unwhlihgy
they bear their part Of the public burdens. Ihey
do not even like TO vote. They filled the world with
long boards and long words. lhey pcsa" l" "oiuS
and ended In words
Next comes list OF the alleged associates" OF Gar
rson in which are found the foiiowing names Charles
Francis Adams, Ellzur Wright samuel f. Sewall
lanes Freeman Clarke, Francis ". Bird, stephen T.
Phillips John g. Falfrey and John A. Andrew. IneSe
wore nil members Of the Free soil party and later OF
the Republican party. They had not single method
purpose or sentiment In accord with GARRISON WHO
invariably denounced them supporters OF the Con-
st,tution and Federal Government and guilty OF sus-
tanning the inlquors system OF slavery Again, In
,a.. Garrison charged the Free Soil party OF which
tbese alleged "associates" were active members, AS
benc "devoId OF principle, false TO the cause OF
liberty and utterly unworthy OF the confidence ana
surport OF those who would labor effectively for the
abolition OF slavery
But this dragging in OF prominent antislavery men
as supporters of Garrison aud Phillips, when they were
their decided opponents. Is invention OF recent dnte
employcd to deceive the public. to hide the real seh
ment of the Garrlsonites. and to offset their total de-
n,avtv nv the superabundnnt merit Of the saints By
sucb fraud they hope compel the public to cohuohc
their dsunion sln their anarchy, and their haueu vi
nil civil government and OF all legal restraints. III
Nav 1887 Wendell Philips laid down the HARRISON
platiorm I'm few words (see Traveller, OF NAY -
1851 as follows Henry Ward Beecher CheeVer ana
the Republican party are most dangerous 10 '"e 'oo
,on cause which is ptted against the Government 'ne
pulpit and all the Institutions WHY" "o' ~ "
LOndage body and SOUL -
ru, rbv wos Charles Sumner omitted In line
yeroeu,s, list OF the associates OF Garrison !"
the recent abolition reunion In Boston, u'' pN'
Of Sumner was placed between those Oh ''"r','on gu"
John Brown about Christ was placed on '",'s'
But Mr.. sumner had spoken too pi"i"i' ""u Wv
forcibly concerning thcs" anarchists 10 W "'''
place among their "associates.' ,,.,..
He had said "An omnibus load OF Boston aDo"''o''
sts has done harm to the ntisiaVeiy eau"
Than all It's enemies There was also ""o'"''
reason Mr.. Garrison had personally "pP'"t'"
fore III. Legislative Committc" TO oppose 'he On
nonc ~ tho State resolutions denouncing the famous
senator. l have the means at hand to expose "'"ch
more fully this silly claim OF associates anu
rs- for Garrison whose design f. to secure by CON
tact with respectable people degree OF importance
WHICH the anarchists could acquir" In no o'ner way
md which their entire history denies them Again,
The Herald speaks OF the great mass OIL "'" anu
,,,,a ,h,s . mass and where did they live!
yot one person In 10000 in the Northern states
/. ,ospccted and admired him enough to induce MS
of the odIous little cabal OF anarchists and ais
nnl0nists. - l., c.,
Tho spy