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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 4 1 1 Browse Search
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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 4, Chapter 9: Journalist at large.—1868-1876. (search)
took occasion, if writing them on other themes, to express his exalted regard for them. He was even repeatedly at pains to write a kindly word to some of his former antagonists in the anti-slavery ranks, recognizing the services they had rendered in the day of small things, and rejoicing with them in the triumph of freedom. One of these was Lewis Tappan, from whom a letter touching his brother Arthur elicited the following reply: Lewis Tappan to W. L. Garrison. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1870. Ms. my dear Sir: It would be sheer affectation in me not to acknowledge the gratification your letter has given me. I greet and congratulate you on your bodily and mental vigor, and the fruition of [our] hopes in the emancipation of our colored fellowmen. And as John Quincy Adams wrote to me on the deliverance of the Amistad Africans, so I can unite with you in saying, Ante, 2.326. Not unto us, not unto us, etc. Yes, it is forty years since I first saw you, conducted you to my