The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-25

A lecture was delivered lately at the
Brooklyn Atheneum, by Wendell Phillips,
Tho orator criticises Seward unmercifyl4,
and charges him with backing down
the celebrated Rochester speech, and
his strong position in ls4s while canvaa
Ohio. Mr.. Phillips says.
/ do not like Stewards motto. Th
something even in phrases. We mouf
statesman of Marshfield in his great
the 7th of March, 1850; but even he
Liberty and Union"-putting liberty
and union afterwards. The Repub
representative of 1860 says the Republic
swear to the Union, and link it to the
of liberty do not like the collocatiG
1t is significant Of perspective vhi
distrust.
Mr.. Seward has stated with conap9
comprehensive terseness the history
Government. He makes it out failu
to this moment. He says the fatheE
promised on the slave element.
three distinct elements Of compr
They allowed the shareholders toy
their slaves; they allowed the tal
establishment of the slave trad6
lowed the recapture of fugitive aA
the States, from that time, Coz
struggle between slavery and
according to his showing, in evety6
fights slavery up to this moneu4
victorious.
Mr.. Seward cannot say Shs
Daniel w Webstcr said. We do
man that has debts now he
IT .,,-h<,r Thoro SC
York, only stimulants. So
no Slave States in the Union,
States.
InDean Swift S matchless sati
the traveller met man engageds
years in extracting sunbeams from
bers. Laughter.) Said he, -
succeeded ?" "Not yet But only
me a year or two more and additional ftii11l
and have no doubt shall succeed" (Rs
peated laughter.)
Mark me, am not blame William H
Seward-he is a representative man-tht
ablest statesman-the boldcst that we have
got-0oud and continued cheering)-ths
foremost man Of eighteen States. Wha
can any of his friends suggcst-before pass
in moment to the direct argument which
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 simpl'
programme Of a politician. He spoke =
Rochester his real heart-he uttered in 4s
in Ohio, his full belief when he said, 'slav
cry is sin and an evil, and must be abol
ished, and you and must abolish it ~
Well, | know he did. That makes tina
speech all the more remarkable. He can
not afford to utter Just what he thinks-he
would not be available if he was an aboli
zionist.
Mr.. Seward requires the slave clause -
Do you think he would obey it Not fol
the love of the millions that hang upon hi.
lips. Not for ten thousand times the mere
gorgeous bauble, for which his speech is ,
bid, would William II. Seward lift his hant
to return fugitive slave to Virginia. (Loue
applause) You applaud it; and yet wha
a compliment it is! 1t is only deserved
compliment for us to believe Of our creates
statesman that, when he sworc to suppor
the Constitution, he intended to comlni
perjury. loud applause and laughter.)
am not exaggerating. If had stood her,
tonight, and affirmed IN your presence tina
the great statesman Of the Empire Stat
would do this, you would have flashed bacl
upon me the epithet of "Slandercr. l am
obliged to believe, Judging by the record o.
his life, by the testimony Of his fellow citi
zens, that that vesy Constitution which n
has sworn scores Of times to support-tha
very Constitution which he says comes from
hands almost divine-that when he swor
to support it, he intended to commit perj,l
ry. Is that Union to which you can wei
come men when they get to be twenty on
years old? 1t seems to me not. woul,
like to vote. would like to add my quot'
to the civil influence of my country direct
ly. Show me how can without leopard
izing my selfrespect-without swearing Al
oath which you know l would not ant
ought not to mean to keep-and will vot'
for William H. Seward for President to
morrow.