they stoned Rev. Mr. Ludlow’s, and Dr. Cox’s church, and the house of the latter.  They threatened Arthur Tappan & Co’s, store, in Pearl Street, but hearing that there were a few loaded muskets there, they took it out in threats.  But their mercantile establishment was almost ostracised at this time, by the dry goods merchants; and country merchants in all parts of the country, north as well as south, did not dare to have it known that they bought goods of them; and when they did so, requested particularly, that the bundles or boxes, should not be marked “from A. Tappan & Co.,” as was customary.  Southern merchants especially, avoided them, and when, two or three years later, there was a general insolvency among them, occasionally large losses to New York merchants, and in some cases failure; the Tappans were saved by having no Southern debts!

Through Mr. Tappan’s influence and extensive correspondence abroad, many remittances came for the help of the “Vigilance Committee,” from England and Scotland, and at one time, an extensive invoice of useful and fancy articles, in several large boxes, was received from the Glasgow ladies, sufficient to furnish a large bazaar or fair, which was held in Brooklyn, for the benefit of the Committee.

Although lately afflicted by disease, Mr. Tappan still lives in the enjoyment of all his faculties, and a good measure of health, and in his advanced years, sees now some of the great results of his life-long efforts for the restoration and maintenance of human rights.

Although still suffering under many of the evils which Slavery has inflicted upon him, the American slave no longer exists!  Instead stands up in all our Southern States the freedman, knowing his rights, and, as a rule, enjoying them.  Original American abolitionists, who met the scorn and odium, the imputed shame and obloquy, the frowns and cold-shoulders which they bore through all the dark days of Slavery, now see and feel their reward in some measure; to be completed only, when they shall hear the plaudit:  “Inasmuch as ye have done it to the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

    ANTHONY LANE.

    New York, Nov. 8, 1871.

Mr. Lane, Mr. Tappan’s personal friend who labored with him in the Anti-Slavery Cause, and especially in the Vigilance Committee for many years, from serious affection of his eyes was not prepared to furnish as full a sketch of his (Mr. T.’s) labors as was desirable.  Mr. Tappan was, therefore, requested to furnish a few reminiscences from his own store-house, which he kindly did as follows: