The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-16


customed 70 submit 70 be caechsed II you will send
70 Congress for ten years (groans hsses with laugh
ter), may get into the habit Of apoogising and being
catechised. But have not got the habit yet Whether
shau tell that mans name or not remains for my
consideration before get through sses and groans)
John Brown stood there Tuesday morning until the
Martnsburg company made the first assault and were
repussd wha, follower Sixteen o. your % 81 agents ~,
month approached. He had conquered Virginia, and
held her under his foot Kisses aud appause) Well,
If he had not, why did not she send him awayY Gap
pause and auehter There he bad stood thirty six hours
The telegraph had flashed the holt Of Virginia
had mac ra be for is
the fact II they had not run away, they would have
been driven away QIisses and applause) The United
States marines approached Now stop moment Sup
pose they had not approached. Suppose the United
States In the shape of your agents. had not approached
him. Say that a matter Of bullets his enterprise
failure. Suppose he bad stood there Tuesday morning
without your interference, and fifty black from the
northern counties OF Virginia and Maryland, and rom
as IN Loukana-suppose they had joined him,
and ne had had seventyfve men instead Of the
gone down 10 Richmond and-pardoned Governor Wise.
daughter, applause and hisses) Yes, my impression
had another twelve hours gather about him the colored
men o. nortbsvn Virginia and southern Psnnsylvania, he
would have marched over the State.
SrRASGER-You know better than that
Mr.. PrLPs-I know that In 1881 Nat Turner, slave
with 1Ol men walked over i've counties, and frightened
Virginia dared not look in his eyes until they sent down to
Norfolk for United Srtes troops and think that John
Brown had had three days. instead Of two he might have
done likewise.
srRAxoKR-why didn't you go2
Mr. PmIPs-I say, therefore, that the Union crushed
John Brownthe Union helped mp the State Of Virginia,
and enabled her 70 exist Very weli you conquered John
srRAsGER-No we didn't we only hung him.
Now have reached the tSe point ' where N the e. Union Union
crushed him. John Brown having used his rifles,
then began to use the press "A-men" and laughter)
edit the New York Tribune and the NEw York HERALD
for the next three weeks-(aughter and appause)-and
as Waldo Emerson says: "0ne sees why the NEW
YoRk HERALD was createdn daughter and applause
He stood there In that Charlestown jai-(groans and
his.eshe taught the Union by the unfolding Of traits
that lift him above the guerrilla soldier into that Of
teacher Christian AMI martyr, for an idea. God
called him higher than the mere boundary of bullet
sciences Of their generations He the form Of
the teacher Of the thought of the American people, and
now begins the success-the consummated success-of
his enterprise say II was success BEFORE 80 far as
achieving all be promised TO achieves and then he outdid
his promise, for slavery is dead to-day in the Common
wealth OF Virginia He has loosened it's roots; be has de-
stroyed It's vitality; he has made Virginia begin 10
slider the question the emancipation Of her bondsmen;
ment-is M us ~ success bro broader than T any he could
| have achieved as mere guerrilla soldier, or
with dozen such assaults as this which occurred At
intended (Cfies Of "Go onl' siGo on p hisses and
apphuse Let allude to point This lie Of Pota-
band, :, "Marseiles Hymn.'D This lie about Kansas. I
long before leave the stand to word in regard TO
| P0taWaItOmto, not
within twenty five miles Of the spot know that Caleb
Cushing said he and Caleb that got with
in thirty miles Of the TRUTH and that is nearer than be
ever got before. daughter, applause and hsses) OF
would not insult the memory Of honest man,
and that Governor Wise affirmed teller Of truth
ine's word against his No, not for a minute would
not weigh that word aganst the word Of %
distanty related to John Brown as TO be named Thomas
| Green. No! daughter and applause) But We have
| the authority Of John Brown himself, who never
told lie, and Of his SON brought up IN
from the killing at Potawattomie Now, let me tell 20,
thing about his truth. say Virginia praises him.
ened cbarestown, put him in jail and began TO examine
him. Old John Brown turned TO th and said be- Yot
may let that man ont; know him; he is border ruf
pass up and down ts highways q Virginia, which nesss,
your boasted constitution nor Virginia laws Virgins
they could find better for than hang secured
10 the border rufan Of Missouri II that is comph
to the truth Of John Brown-the whole State Of Viz
gina being the respondent-I know not what testimony
could be brought was speaking of Potaw atomic John
Brown was not there But 70 De brave, magnanimoua
bere added this further statement "rhe was right
Well, have spoken great deal too long. applause.
friends there should make noise TO stop ought q
retire to give way others Crs of ego on 20 on ~
want to say one word about this Potawastomie matter
| srRAKeER-wbo murdered Mr. Doyleq
Mr.. PMIIPs-The Kansas men had suffered DEATH and
WiseO wish was speaking in Virginia; do not be-
lieve but what could get silent audience in Virginia
have got my house lock hair from old John Brown
temples sent me by STAKEHOLDER Of Virginia, the testi-
mony Of his sympathy and respect for the his oo-
monwealth was about to hang-tSeveral voces-'sName
| him. name him, ")-and from Baltimore had larger
sum than most men would think of giving this very
fund sent me by. stakeholder Of Baltimore
| him) ONO, continued Mr. Phillips manhood is moi
extinct south of Mason and Dixon ine only there is
pr ssars 9ess 9eav @ makes fear 70 utter
Old John Brown lifted that gbbet sacred for the
centuries because he has cousecrated it, wl show him
every noble soul in those States well ours when
fire eaters at the head Of politics undertake to threaten
that they will walk out Of the Unon the reason they
ssThat reason followed by laughter and applause
Now, my friends, you should ever the town poor
separate from the town. the next act win be South CARO-
lima going ont Of the Union. fAppsnse and hisses.)
Why, long before ii is done o generous friends on the
left (meang those persons tho left sde Of the room,
| lend them money to buy crutches, for she can't
get out get up without assistance 1say this from
G the sp s 1s sSor
those States which knows that the Of God wicked
ness is weakness, and that by His sublime counsel des-
jail, when told them it failure, Ny dear SIR
| it will pay" He knew II Now, slavery won't pay; il
cannot be made 70 pay The devil always cheat God
allowed wckedness to lead to prosperity It leads
to bankruptcy; II cannot 60 anywhere else Take this
very city take your stateoen here with the brans
hering the culture Of halt dozen centuries and a
Emerson says, "wh more brains in their hands than
other have in ther heads" and you work all day
youT WOTA 0uu yOur WlV6S WOfk, ana You
harness the elements and send the lightning on YOUR
rands and when you have done at the end Of the year
how much do you lay upg Six per your capital
or seven eightsa little ct the best Every one
of you work. Here s the boastfu State OF South Cro-
lima with the majority OF her citizens In chains Of course
with no motive 70 work. You may buy slaves muscles,
you cannot buy his heart The consequence b. he won't
work and the whites won't Let mo tell you story.
| When that Boston wife went down to John Browns
prison and stood mending the sabre cut OF his
coat young Virgnian, doubtless Of the hrst families
Qaughter) who had on uniform although requested by
friend TO retire for the purpose Of letting her and Brown
talk Of old times alone, looked in through the window
But the wit OF the woman got rid Of him. for, having
finished her needlework, she turned round and said:
"Youpg man. get me brush to clean this coat with but
the chvary Of the old State was 60 vd hot with rage, Of
being asked 70 do anything useful that he went on and
was not seen again for half an hour Groans and ap
worling Applause and three cheers for Governor Wise
| ffom pert Of the audience the left) say, them
that IN the Carolinas these blacks only amount 70
about one half Of white working men, hut the whites do
mot work ALL and the consequence Is that South Caro
! ma is bankrupt every year. One cannot support
| three his shoulders.
voIcs-Pn bet 81 900 that is not so
Mr. puuIIps-And II ehOud mt m tha TYncn