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

tnere 0IIofepCc coutfL& yourselves (IAugner)
this is the vsh 70 q that anecdote. In the
streets Of Harpers Ferry that very girl dsavows her
act She says, ~ did not do III from humanity;
Do you believe herr Not bit Of IT, She was true
woman, with the heart Of woman, on that morning.
she dung herself with an instinct that never asked Us
nature, for mercy and magnsnimty, between Hunsers
rifle and Thompsons life; but today The despotism Of
Virginia. that crushes everything renders her incapable
stand well in the community among which she lives.
Despotism again-Jobn Brown revealed it, was speak
ing Of his act, we have got through his motives Virginia
says they pure Well, then, what was his pur-
pose? 1t TO free slaves. Is that honest act or
notY ls honest for slave 70 rise and take hs master
BY the throat, and make . bis way 70 liberty over
Canada sn or It not2 Several voices "No, no.n
wel was born at the base Of Bunker HILL and say 1t
let eaS Vss sRpass ".a
son. and disturbance) ! believe, gentlemen and
wn me a. Ss d s Of
OF these very men, they would admit him and shut the
door behind him. against any hound that following
the heart Of human being that cannot say No 70 the
speechless eloquence Of that black endess face And
il there we're one capable OF saying with nay mother
my daughter sold upon the auction block because their
skins were mot Of the color Of The majority would not
would admit at last that my principles might be doubtful
for bad found at last who made for slave
But do not believe In the existence Of such anomaly
whatever he may say TO Dus. Now We come to his
purpose Wen, il s little different 1t was not the
slave that rose. Brown went to help him rise s that
right Answer Byron, from the marshy bed Of Misso-
onghi II II 10 not right why did you go 10 help the
Greekss Answer Koscisuao from the monument on the
banks Of the Hudson IT not right, why did you come
TO help usf Answer Lafayette.
volcs-"we were white men, Qaughter)
Mr. PHnIRs-Aye, aye, white men; that is the exact
point. White men and, as John Brown said, with match
less eloquent in that immortal speech TO the Court,
had done what have for the white men, or the rch NO
man would have blamed me-" ! thought as stood on
hio h<iV IN
It's last resting place. and in some houses that opened
their doors TO u.s. the blue eyed babies Of the Vermont
farmers lying In their snug cradlesI thought how often
the hand OF the Carolinan was laid on the brow Of the
black baby In its mothers lap, taking and saying Ths
s mine," and selling 1t at the auction block; and the
church Gays, "Anen and the State says, "All right
But let see man goes TO Vermont and puts his hand
the sunny rngets and blue eyes Of Green Mountain
babe and the mountains wiz owe oyerwhelm Carolina and
eyed baby 70 the liberty Of the Vermont Hills cloud
applause and hsses). So, he was black-that s the
difference But lafayette said, Had known that 1t was
to be republic holding slaves never would have drawn
my sword in the Revolution Of 1776n (Applause) But
was coming to John Browns act An act Is made up Of
the motives, the final purpose and the means. Well, his
motives were pure, his final purpose to help the
slave hide him behind lafayette and the Kisses Of
New York can reach him there, God save New York.
say the great folly was that he went there with
seventeen men; that If he had gone there with
have been all right Hisses and cries Of "No, no.
Well, let us see. Uaugh.er) The question
M John Brown had there with ana, an that ;,sa called
State and given liberty its victims them the shades
Of Clay and Daniel Webster who told that every pulse
of hearts ought to beat for Greece and the South
American republics, he would have been right Over his
passage to Richmond, Webster and Clay would have been
seen from their seats in W they ever got there approval
Applause and hisses They would have been bound TO
be there by the eoquence OF their brightest Senatorial
hour.
volcH-Don't condemn a dead man.
ANOTHER VoFcE-We are defending a dead man.
Mr.. PHnLrs-Now look at the means-seventeen men
A volcE-Twenty-t
Mr. PHnIIPs-Well, twenty two Now let us look at It
In the first place is Virginia State? say she is not
Hsses) You think that is fanaticism. is, is tw,
hs cs
Of pirates Saates VIII you call concord of thieves
State? Win you call association Of wicked men Slater
Applause and hisses and cries OF "No," "No") "Ne
gabs, SO says the Roman, "thou shalt deny to Now
the heathen staesmanship or Cicero b good enough 70
a Il sy ~ ~ w mot
dertake to protect the naenable rights Of half Of he
citizens orfes, before God the character Of civil com
suction bisoa abAI inprsons women for taachins
them to read that condemns Of its population
by law prohibition that the labor Of every other
man, and condemns him to the life of brute, Is
state, but is concord Of pirates-(proonged hisses
mingled with appause)h is an American Algiers. Ire
newed hsses Well, don't suppose the doctrine win be
acceptable. daughter and hisses If you to ask
onequarter of the pnp.s in the land they would tell
what that reminds Of sCQlerdge, the Engish-poss
says that when he at college, he spent the nigh,
until one O'Clock in his study over his books, and
then he came down into the common room below
where bis classmates had been drinking and were con
sderably tipsy ''nnd when entered, says he, "they
all got up and voted drunk locked 80 odd.o Taugh
ter) Ihave Doubt have not any doubt whatever-
that TO one half the American pu pits who under
takes to practice the the Mount and the Deca
laughter He is odd that don't know that any thing
could be done with him but TO hang him; he has gh
to exist. We have had Union meetings all about.
VoIcE-Well, we will have another
Mr.. PHuIIrH-Yes; well, have IL. daughter and ap
plause) We had one in my town, and the clergyman
who introduced with prayer, prayed that the Lord
Southern part Of IL daughter and appause) And Il
reminded me Of the old prayer which fugitive slave told
me Of years ago. which used TO be made by man in the
far South who owned half . negro. He used to pray
"Lord bless Tom, especially my half Of him." (Up.
meetings should be held. That is ono Of the
benefits John Brown has given us. He has given this
Union text he has lifted nine millions OF people up 70
discussion Of great question Of morals. he has done
more to advocate the American people than our own
did IN forty public s
what did he do rst9 He said in that little school house
around him. know can go South, and can show
them that the slave has right to resist and will resist
AvocI-Yes; resist John Brown-and cries of"treason
Mr Pm1IPs-Now, It may be treason; but the fact is
1t runs in the blood We were traitors in l776. ZAP
panse) tell you treason IS an epidemic up in those
portion Of you are poisoned either with printer 9
ink or cotton dust Applause and hisses) But
up there, where the farmers plant their own
grain and eat il, and ask mans permission
where, sheltered from the inclemency of the winter
they willing to live servants Of God and their
own thoughts. Why, up there you find who recog-
mise John Brown as the ideal Of their pety and their
triotism both. (Applause and hisees.) Now, was
tracing him; he went to Virginia What did he do?
A VolcE He committed murder and got hung after
wards That s what he did. (Crics Of " Put him out''
"put him out'')
Mr. PHILLIPS No; let him stay. Do you suppose /
here to talk to you who know all about this matter
great deal better than do2 No, don't; come here
10 talk 10 him and those like him. Applause and
aughter And II he could have looked upon the calm
brow Of that old man. he lay in his coffin, on his
hills and those daughters and about it,
serenely yielding him to the need Of race hardly
specimen Of which they ever cav, victims TO bondage
that jefferson said hour Of IL IS than years
such fathers to resist" there is not in
that crowd there(pontpg to where the Interruptions
were made)-that would have lifted his voice against the
memory Of the old martyr saint Of Harper's Ferry.
The sAME VOORHEES,, there is. Applause and hsses.
Mr.. PmIIrs-Well, If there s, can only say this: II
there then New York does not breed as brave souls
aud as manly as the State Of Virginia. Haughter.)
A VOICE on the platform" he comes from Ireland y
Qaughter)
Mr. PBlrips-For this is the testimony Of every man
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