The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-06

Speech Exposed by his friend Wen-
doll Philips.
On the Goth inst, WENDELL PHILLIPS
delivered a lecture at the Ateneum, In
Brooklyn, N. Y, in the course OF which
he paid his respects to Senator SEWARD,
whom he probably understands about as
well as any one does, and we invite the at
tention of our readers to few extracts from
the lecture, which have particular bearing
upon Stewards last speech: o., ..p,
HE DON'T LIKE sEwARD's MOTTO.
do not like Stewards motto. There is
something even in phrases. We mourn the
statesman of MarshfeId in his great fall of
the 7th of March, 1850 but even he said
Liberty and Union" putting liberty first
and union afterwards. The Republican
representative of 1860 says the Republicans
swear to the Union, and link it to the idea
of liberty. do not like the collocation.
1t is significant of a perspective which /
distrust.
SEWARD MAKES THR GOVERNMENT OUT A
FAILURE.
Mr.. Seward has stated with consummate
comprehensive terseness the history of the
Government He makes it out failure up
to this moment. He says the fathers COM
promised on the slave element. They made
three distinct elements of compromise.
They allowed the shareholders to represent
their slaves; they allowed the temporary
establishment of the slavetrade; they allowed
the recapture of fugitive slaves. So the
States, from that time, commenced a strug-
gle between slavery and liberty, and, accord
ing to bis showing, in every one of the fights
slavery up to this moment has been victo-
riOus.
SEWARD MINCING.
Mr.. Seward cannot say slave States, as
Daniel Webster said. We do not know
any man that has debts now; be has liabil-
tiles. Laughter. There is no grog in
New York, only stimulants. So there are
no slave States in the Union, only Capital
States.
sEwARD's POSITION ILLUSTRATED.
10 Dean Swift's matchless satire, you hear
the traveller met man engaged for forty
years in extracting sunbeams from cucum-
bers. Laughter. Said he, "have you
succeeded ?" Not yet. Bot only grant
me year or two more, and additional funds,
and I have no doubt shall succeed" Re.
peated laughter
HE DOES NOT BLAME SEWARD.
Mark me. l am not blaming William 81.
Seward-he is a representative mantle
ablest statesman-the boldest that we have
got loud and continued cheering the
foremost man of eighteen States. What
can any of his friends suggest-before I pass
in moment to the direct argument that
wish to present to you-what can they sug-
gest of any hope in the programme of which
| have just spoken to you? Why, they
say, undoubtedly, "you do injustice to Mr.
Seward. That speech of his is the simple
programme of politician. He spoke at
Rochester his real heart-he uttered in l948
in Ohio, his full belief when he said, " sla-
very is sin and an evil, and must be abol-
ished. and you and must abolish it pm
Well, l know he did. That makes that
speech all the more remarkable. He can't
afford to utter what he thinks-he would
not be available if he was an abolitionist.
HE INsINUATEs THAT SEWARD WOULD VIOLATE
HIS OATH.
Mr.. Seward requires the slave clause.
b Do you think he would obey it? Not for
the love of the millions that hang upon his
lips. Not for ten thousand times the mere
gorgeous bauble, for which his speech is q
bid, would VIM. 81. Seward lift his hand to
return fugitive slave to Virginia. Loud
applause. You applaud it and yet what
a compliment it is 1t is only deserved
compliment for US to believe of our greatest
statesman that, when he swore to support
the Constitution, he intended to commit
perjury. Loud applause and laughter. l
am not exaggerating. If l had stood here
tonight, and affirmed in your presence that
the great statesman of the Empire State
would have flashed back upon me the cpl.
et-"Slanderer." I am obliged to be-
leve, Judging by the record of his life, by
the testimony of his fellow citizens, that that
very Constitution which be has sworn scores
of times to support-that very Constitution
which he says comes from hands almost d.
vine-that when he swore to support it, he
intended to commit perjury. Is that a
Union to which you can welcome men when
they get to be twenty-one years old? 1t
seems to me not. / would like to vote. l
would like to add my quota to the civil
influence of my country directly. Show me
how l can without jeopardizing my self
respect--without swearing an oath which
you know would not and ought not to
mean to keep-and will vote for VIM. II
Seward for President tomorrow.
THE DIFFICULTY WITH SEWARD.
If could separate New York politically
from New Orleans, VIM. 81. Seward would
care no more for the opinion of South Caro-.
lima than he does for Palmerston. The
| New York Tribune would think as little oil
Toombs or of Keitt as it does of the thun.
| ders of the London Times.
WHAT CLERGYMAN SAID TO Mr.. PHILLIPS
/ rode, as l came to you, along the rail-
ways of Connecticut, and by my side sat q
clergyman who, in the innocent frankness
of bis heart, said to me, "Mr. Stewards
speech is an awful disappointment. wish
be could have spoken holder. If the minis.
tiers would only speak out, but then you
know that our rich men won't let u.s." And
l looked into his eyes and thought, are you
the representative of the Gospel of the New
Testament, and do you act with that IN
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