[Letter] To the Editor of the Journal
Subtitle: Mr. Sumner and the Legislature
Series: William Lloyd Garrison Correspondence (1823-1879)
Published: 1873
Place of publication: Boston, [Mass.]
Language: eng
Format: [manuscript] :
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: Correspondence; History; Flags; Antislavery movements; Abolitionists
Notes: Holograph.

William Lloyd Garrison begins this letter: "The letter of Wendell Phillips, Esq., in Tuesday's Advertiser, is creditable to his friendship for Mr. Sumner; and to that portion of it which defends our honored Senator against an impeachment of his motives in calling for an erasure of all inscriptions on the battle-flags of the republic relating to the rebellion and which pays a glowing tribute to his eminent public services, I give my hearty approval." Garrison agrees with Wendell Phillips's praise of Charles Sumner's public service but challenges Wendell Phillips's claim that Sumner is "above censure." Garrison disputes Wendell Phillips's claim that Sumner often lacked the support of his constituents. Wendell Phillips is wrong in saying that Sumner was among the first of the abolitionists and compares the records of Senator Henry Wilson and Charles Sumner. He quotes remarks made by Wendell Phillips about Charles Sumner in years past. Garrison argues in favor of allowing the names of battles to remain on the flag. He refutes Wendell Phillips's arguments.