New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-01
SKETCHES OF LECTURES
ANrI-SLAYERY LECTURE.

wENDELL PHILLIPS.
Last evening the above lecture delivered a. tie
Tabernacle before an exceedingly crowded house. The
lecturer SPOKE to this effect
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN an here tonight 70 address
you on the subject of Slavery and somewhat my mis-
fortune that am to address you subject upon which
many Of you have listened now to eleven addresses
from some of the most able and some Of them
the most popular men in the community and Of
Il will be almost impossible that shall not tread
some Of the ground which they have covered do not
hardly hOpe that shall be able TO avoid offending the
treiudces Of many who have done the honor
f. night 70 hear belong to the most radical wing Of
the anti Slavery party am conscious that our views
this great national subject meet with great re9ugnance from
large class Of our fellow czen and in Listening to rue all
az IT, that yOu should remember am an American
wen you that have the same share with you in the
honor CId ultimate Tate Of our country that all have
Gear IL the world is here that my associations my pride
ia great nlmes Of the country are the yours
that nv homes for the future bound up with the fate Of
those fopubcan institutions which our fathers gave Us
md believe me- can have no motive, hidden secret or
urieIhand either against the civil or religious Institutions
# our common country against It's good name It's present
its future property The great nafOnal issue which
calls us together tonight demands of US alas sons OF
those old fathers, Who through great peril at the cost Of
gr, sacrifices matured for u oar inattnOusthat to-
re'ler wiki mutual counsel and mutual confidence, we
should crapple with the question which threatens
10 shrWretE the experiment OF self government in
lhcse United States. II is no personal cnbiliOn, no
,ectonal or selfish feeling 10 person pque, no
hatred Of iudiyiluas 10 wrath again parties, 10
hidden hostility 10 sCcs thdt can maze ~ NEST nan
oren bis Ips on the subject Of slavery b. mighty
enough 10 smother al such considerations zee the
iutlCe 10 believe that however may deal w'n aes or
nstitutiors that are d. 10 YOU only ~ the
bought right the most valuable our fathers le the
right 20 think and 10 speak Other men may par. Win it
Wien and as they please from considerations Of decacy
10 gres men, great parties to great sec,s 70 parhmens
Ird constitutions | barter il ior nothing Great
rrleuse Every Ultimate good hangs upon the assertion
Of the hight and before it assertion for good purpose in
cause weichry enough to challenge IL evercse all
90 ggcacy the yalge
and Institutions nothing. Living shan assert as
cur great New Highlander said dying shall assert
10 keen free lips until they are dust Great applause
Tie problem of slavery is very sng llar one, in the
aspect Of country in relation 10 the world
For the last seventy years among European overnm en
which VA are IN the habit OF considering rotten and Grs
tocratc-chatte Slavery has disappeared with two e1cp
ton-Eussia thou "a her Emperor IS said 10 he labodng
IN abolish I'll and Spain. Who IS sti the victim and the
tool Of the slave holders OF her colonies All others and
even Acers have got I'D Of il alhouSh they retain ars
tccratc Institutions IglggA - hoI Heey toicfat' oul
there NO slavery This is tn efG current 81 the age
Let us row paint ourselves For seventy years We have
had institutions and government which we hoas' H. and
which Is theoretically the freess IN the world. 10 has
moved Itself 90 in certain great respects IL has advanced
democratic IDEAS tendency has been 20 trust the PEG
ne moro and more. Religious freedom and univer
Eel suffrage are cur rue. HversiI education Is
SIN broader than ever We have broken down
tic Iss refuge Of consery affirm IN many S1te3we de-
n sv our Judges We bring everything under poPu
lr control There only one exception 10 tli' picture
and tIat is S.yery. White men cannot be trusted too
nh ye he principle OF slavery grow not weaker but
,our-t Instead u 7cJCCJ .ayes tAe.e more than
lOGIsO instead Of c qualified pro slavery sentiment
here is fierce and rcmO-se7s' one lniead OF occupy
inc small corner Slavery stretches her hand over one
Laf oar country instead Of hiding her requirements
uuder e cant language she stalks ITO the halls Of Con
GEES and there plainly ask that TIE whole pocy s1a
be Ted for her .perpetgstion ln:e2d OF creeping
irto a corner Of the C1ptoi with ba.ed breath
and whispering hurlbleness, she sic eaA-oned
tie actual ruler OF the dynasty OF iae Republic
AID tie uolCer 81 r. policy AID ie-e Lss a. i''A
at the facts Washington was sl-vell--i - pc sure
bu, orr who bluhod for the institution Of .2s Oh Dona
in: and when lis slave escaped . New hampshire, ne
would Lot have her reclaimed. if TIC reclamation would
oteud tie sense Of the people Of that >tate suca Wa
the homage which hs practice peld % 90 pahcIie u
as-ertCl He uusuiGd hand would 20. Be ,tei mel oL
among the Lite H. bring his slase back INTO sil
ve-y unless the men amon- whom he had sped
tL0ught II right she should be reminded. B-i Ti'ln
four yeas a Ian who stood the s'eps Of The Revere
House recommended Tie men arouId aim 70 smofher
their I.t c5ic-s against sending human Deng. INTO save
r, man vLo came Of those same New la mp
h re whose pfeudces the FaheToi his Counify
rtspectlC ere be ds-et - Lost n loud applause
=, ne NAY .uk ht 20 let the dead rest bat ae
rtaf is,.lf Of our country j. tLsf we callst 1t ot
great reu rest for their influence lives oftsr b N
esc 10 enacted the Fugitive Slave Law carried u mo
sr graves with them We might forget them or O. a.
Il IL misdeeds They plotting treason now ~ " az
Irtor ard Whst shall the small minority OF earnest AM
Sayery neE bnIg 70 bear on those who can snotl !"
dsuse rs for they certain Of their game and the ma
c.fy l. behud them. But feeble VI are, the weapon
/. ill cur. There i something which MAI aIeads
when he looks forward The triumph Of the present n3er
l. rot everything; be must leave his name 20 nis
children Our press IL weak, feeble Charitable semi
mental On such occasions. have seen ID an ann,
slavery paptr a eUlogy or q diFine VINO told
ia Lefrtr n 10 Cbey tie Fu-nve SlsTe l." "letAef
rieIt az vrorr-s leaoirc Baptist 1ley re-l-llD-fe1
eServIil tu thGt and the they forgot j. NE - "A a.
IL al ...u ma O. d. "a Ie