Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-02-23
DiSunionislS and FreCSlllCrS--.the Issues
between them.
TnroDoRr PARSER AND WENDELL PniLIIPs
From The Libcrator.

Anii-Slayery Society, held in Faneuil Hail
REv. THEopoRE PARKER of Boston cunle
forward, md was received with warm mp
plnIsc | do not come, he said, To make
you long speech, but nin glad of an OPP
portlniiy to say few words to tiis audit
ence. Aud first congratulate you, my
friends, on the favorable signs with which
the year 1850 opens. All over the land, u c
question OF Slavery is the great, the chiel,
tine nll.nbsorbins question. Not many years
noo. and scarcely u voice was raised against
slavery IN th, whole aud. Less than TWEEN
~ years aro, the Mayor Of Boston, Harrison
Gray. OTIS, ins,igatcd 10y the Governor ol
Virginia. searched all over this city To hnd
ont where the individual was, whose wri-
tings had caused alrm to- Virginia slave
holders. Aud when at length, us lac recent
ly acknowledged iH a public letter, he found
MIR. Garrison in an obscure apartment OF n
printing office, he wIutc back 10 the Govern
or of virginia to lay aside lIis fears, for the
only visible auxiliary OF Mr.. Garrison was
II negro hoy. But now, dlti-slaycry has
many u,triiinTcs riablc ones too, besides
ihat great Power which has ever been vlsi-
! bly, guiding it from success to success, not
willistaudiugall the opposition o! the wealthy,
| the powerful, aud great ol the iaihl'
Think tliat uni-slavcry has auXlllarcs III
some quarters where my friends Quincy and
/ Pbillius do not find thcm. ! diiltr from
those gentlemen OH some points. tllink
the Free Soil party is. Aud whatever their
deficiencies aud shortcomings may be, IT
they have taken but one step forward, am
glad they have taken that step. trust they
will not be content with past efforts, nut VIII
comtinuc'to 70 forward to the attainment OF
higher truth.
Now wish, for the moment, that was in
ahother audience, that | might freely eX-
press all the respect and gratitude feel Tor
these friends here, on my right and on my
left; but | will waive the expression OF this
feeling, and proceed, it | may be permit
ted, to make .ome criticism upon the pro-
ceedngs of this meeting. ] think you have
! been too lIursII in your conslIrc OF the Free
Soil party, and OF some individuals (like
! Npssrs. Giddinss of Ohio, Horace Maun,
! &c1 There are, MIR. President, Two kinds
ot criiicisnl-lsi That of cenSue-2d, That
! of cIrdioH The latter il that which goes
1 on TO perform its own work, 'huilds mp IT'S
own idea, and thus opposes tile bad by show
| ing the better. The former is less gra-
! cious and effective way of criticism. Let
ne illustrate. nay neuning. They tell us
that when Raphael was paintins the Walls OF
II certain pnlacc, Michael Angelo called, aud
finding Raphael absent, went in 10 Inspect
the work. The attendant asliedlHin to leave
lis name ;"Michael refused, but looking
round and being dissatisfied with HE dinlin'l-
tive proportions of the figure his rral had
commenced, drew upon HE wall head OF
gigantic size. When Raphael came bnck, lac
was fold llnit some unc had eaAcllto eciliti,
but would leave no name, only that head.-
Rnplruel ga2ed with admiration, and eXclainl-
| q Il 4, M,,.I,rfI > ltara fln
criticism OF creation; and To this day, the
youthful student OF art goes 10 scc that
head oi;Angelo's, that he may learn low TO
paint
You, gentlemen, have certainly used the
criticism of creation but YOU will excuse
me il say tint think you havetised hnrsll-
ly tho criticism OF ccLsiIrc. lt'nlay he, the
men YOU have named have not advanced us
lar ns they ought Critlcisc them by credt,OH,
criIiciSe them 10y censure, ii you will, buI
l'sholtd'Vuu not rencnfhcr that thCse MEN,
probably, have come fully up TO the light OF
their own conscienccs!
know YOU will understand these words,
and receive them in the same friendly srirlt
in which they are spoken. They lre indeed
n .trller compliment to YOU than If l Had spo'
ken words OF mere admiration.
WENDELL PHILLIPS said, am grateful ia
our friend for the remarks lie has made.
rejoice when any man, having wide intlu-
ence in the community, will come and tel
Us of our faults. am grateful To him iol
coming here 10 express his difference will
us, aud give us Tie benefit OF his counse
und his criticism. We know that lie preach
cs unti-slaveIy in his own pulpit, aud beur
his testimony there TO the worth OF our So
ciciy aud movements, leaving il 10 the sleel
spaIiels OF Kings Chapel and the like L
ultertheir criticisms Oh the abOlIlonlsls u
pulphs where they cannot bc answered.
There il less difference between us
think, than my friend seems 10 SUPPOSE
When did Giddings or Pallrey hear any 9th
or than blessing & God-speed from yOl OF
The platform of the Massachusetts Anti-Sla
very Society? 1t is not those who urc yo',Hl
in the anti-sluyeIy cause, who Jimmy iIieud'
Hebrew plTGse) arc laTying 1T Jericho I'll
their boards Urc grown that we crilicis
with ceusure. But it is those who, having
long walked the streets OF Jerusalem, will
boards as long ns those of any nti-sluvel.
man anywhere, have shaved their boards
: aud gone back to the Jericho OF eXpediunc
! and political conlriyGIce--it is those who'll
= we cfnsllrc. Ii is such men ms Henry Il
Stanton, who, perfectly knowing the who'll
= length and breadth OF the Gnli-slGycry ques
{ lion, llus gOue back, through Liberty pari
i and Free Soil, into alliance with the Dem
g ocrhic parry, and is low tbund voting, i
i The New York Senate, TO lay hnli-sl;yer
u resolutions on the table those aie the men "
b ccnsure.
p God bless every man whose face is Sc
t. Zion ward, no matter how short his steps Z
s how slow his progress!
s Still, when such men as Giddings Civ
= the sanction of their anti-slavery position I
.. the deusion that such an instrumentalily 1
the Free Soil party 10 sufficient for the abe