Letter from Oliver Johnson, Orange, N.J., to William Lloyd Garrison, Nov[ember] 28, 1877

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Oliver Johnson, Orange, N.J., to William Lloyd Garrison, Nov[ember] 28, 1877
Description:
Oliver Johnson writes that he takes neither Garrison's criticism nor his heated tone as a personal offense, knowing that they are dervied from Garrison's "honest convictions and a genuine love for humanity". Johnson declines to respond to Garrison's points, arguing instead that he, like Garrison, is a man of strong convictions, and asserts that their respective convictions in this instance are contrary and fixed. Johnson states his belief that the course of action initiated by President Hayes on the matter of the rights and protections of Freedmen is not only proper when considered in the light of the obligations imposed by the Constitution, but that it is the best course that Hayes could undertake. Johnson invites Garrison to offer a formal rebuttal of his arguments for publication in the Orange Journal. Johnson closes by informing Garrison that he has just returned from Peacham, where he delivered a lecture on the "Early Anti-Slavery Days".
Author:
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 28, 1877
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Presidents--United States--Elections--1876
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Freed persons--United States
Presidents--United States--Election--1876
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
2 leaves (6 p.) ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Orange, N.J.
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript is composed on typeset stationary of the Orange Journal bearing the header "Office of the Journal, Orange, N.J."
Manuscript is accompanied by a typeset newspaper clipping (measuring 29 x 8 cm) detailing the judicial proceedings of the Louisiana Electoral Commission following the contested election of President Hayes. The original provenance of this clipping is undetermined.
Identifier:
4664755
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.39, p.157A
Barcode:
39999066765627