supposition that the testimony admitted of any doubt or
question, the anti-slavery men in the state being like Virgil's
ship-wrecked mariners, very few in number and scattered over a
vast space.

What most redounds to the honor and praise of Mr. Garrett, in
this transaction, as a noble and disinterested philanthropist
is, that after the fugitives had been discharged from custody
under the writ of _habeas corpus_, and when he had been advised
by his lawyer, who was also his personal friend, to keep his
hands off and let the party work their own passage to a haven of
freedom, not then far distant, or he might be involved in
serious trouble, he deliberately refused to abandon them to the
danger of pursuit and capture. The welfare and happiness of too
many human beings were at stake to permit him to think of
personal consequences, and he was ready and dared to encounter
any risk for himself, so that he could insure the safety of
those fleeing from bondage. It was this heroic purpose to
protect the weak and helpless at any cost, this fearless
unselfish action, not stopping to weigh the contingencies of
individual gain or loss, that constitutes his best title to the
gratitude of those he served, and to the admiration and respect
of all who can appreciate independent conduct springing from
pure and lofty motives. He did what he thought and believed to
be right, and let the consequences take care of themselves. He
never would directly or otherwise, entice a slave to leave his
master; but he never would refuse his aid to the hunted, panting
wretch that in the pursuit of happiness was seeking after
liberty. And who among us is now bold enough to say, that in all
this he did not see clearly, act bravely, do justly, and live up
to the spirit of the sacred text:--"Whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them?"

W.

In a letter addressed to one of the sons, William Lloyd Garrison pays
the following beautiful and just tribute to his faithfulness in the
cause of freedom.

BOSTON, January 25th, 1871.

MY DEAR FRIEND:--I have received the intelligence of the death
of your honored and revered father, with profound emotions. If
it were not for the inclemency of the weather, and the delicate
state of my health, I would hasten to be at the funeral, long as