Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-01-24
SPEECH OF WENDELL PHILLIPS.

NJ. President: n
We have brought truth to reveal the riot that
was all about us that is all we have done. Twenty
i've years work to teach the nation her own state,
Politics has travelled up to a certain point. 1t
stands ON the defensive. The white man has
begun to feel that the chain is round his neck. As
Lamariine said, Man never fastens a chain round
the heel of his fellow. that Gods own hand does
not fasten round the neck of the oppressor.' We
have found it SO. The North is stirred up to the
defensive. Politics stands on the defensive. The
bitterness Of that book s, it is aggressive abiding
TO the record from which Mr.. GARRISON had read
Like the scroll of the pr pet, the nation is forced
TO eat this little book. 1t has been trying to ea'
it for twenty five years. and has not get swallowed
the frat word in H-'Anti' loud eheers.) Where
stands HENRY WILsoN--nobly stands HENRY
WILSON, (applause lin the Senate of the United
States? The vanguard of the political idea-on
the defensive The glory Of this movement il.
that it confesses its rpose-aggresslon--attac
We have nothing to do with defending the white
nan; our talk is aggressive,-to free lie slace
(Loud cheers.) Now, politics cannot join in that
effort. The defect of some of our political friends
has been that of the Dutcbman, who. when his
cloak did not come high enough round his neck
cus off piece from the bottom and patched it on
the top what they take from one place, they
put on another; it is the same old garment, after
all. The politics that is wanted is the politics
that expands with the occasion, not cutting of
from one end and piecing on the other.
Mr.. Brown,of Mississippi, is barking at Wilson
to-day. The dog Noble is at his old hole. Zap
plause.) He thinks Garrison is in it; and Mr.
WILSON is vainly telling him that GARRISON is moi
there. The South has suspected. for years, that
every politician who came to Washington brought
GARRISON in his oat-pocket, and like we'll bred
spaniel. she has been smelling round and round
to find him. | hope some politician will 20 there
soon who, instead of defining and marking out
his paaition will sav-- (ientlemeD L have him
here (Applause.l | came on purpose to bring
him brought him because he would not come
himselfp Loud cheers
Our friend [Mr. Garrison said, in the first
piece he ever wtote, Il will not apolUgizep That
is what we say to the men at Washngton-Don't I
apologize No matter what they charge you with
no matter for whom they make you responsible
Let your fruits speak your purposes. You know
there were hundred men once who went from
Racine to Milwaukee, for the purpose of freeing
fugi i've slave from the United States Jail. They
landed on the wharf, having their own black
smith with them; and the mob by the waysidt
asked--'What did you come forF Not word
What are you about?' Not q syllable. Silen
as their own muskets they marched from th'
wharf to the Jail. and the first soun1i that brok'
their silence tho blacksmith's hammer on th,
lock OF the Jail of Milwaukee and the first human
voice that was heard was that of the rejoicing
fugitive, when he leapt into the arms of hi
friends. loud appiause,) Now. when we sent
men up to Washington, in the triumph Of tina
politics which hope is coming. trust they will
not try TO explain how they are not Garrisonians
but with silence as sublime as that of the arme,
men Of Racine, they will march to the very Basti
Of American Slavery, and let the emaneipata.
slave speak his purpose. when he kneels at tn
feet of our friend here. and thanks God for hayiD,
given him heart! prolonged applause)
But my friends and Mr.. President, thes
moments are too precious for any one Of Us 4