Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-06-02

SPEECH OF WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ.
.Atths recent Anniversary of tie American Antj-
Sldrery Society.
WENDELL PnrLLrrs, Eco, was then introduced,
as the last speaker Of the morning (Tuesday) He
said:
Mr., PRESIDENT l can very sincerely say tha.
stand with great deal Of pleasure upon this
platform this morning. think we have very Pc
eulisr for rejoicing over the positions and
prospects of the anti-slavcry movement. The sky
looks clear; the picture seems bright. am not
sure whether there is much necessity for holding
such a meeting as thsi perhaps we hold too many
Having just finished very interesting and excited
session of the American Society at Charleston
daughter and applause and looking forward to
another interesting debate OF Chcago next week
by other agents and servants Of this Society ire
newed merriment,) perhaps we do wrong in
wearying the people by filing up this interval
with meeting of our own. Still, after all,
suppose it is necessary that we also, in uumista-
ka5le tone, should express our opinion about
current events. l am glad to stand here
therefore, glad at the presence of those who stand
with us. Think we have heard the John Brown
Of the American pulpit this morning (loud
applause) and should DO disposed to say, with
Mrs. Browning
"Shout for the good swords ring
Shout for the thought still truer"
90 for the sword; but go for the thought which
ploughs deeper and lasts longer than the sword
blade in reading and thinking nation ike
ours.
have think, right to call my predecessor
the John Brown of the American pulpit; for the
Church of the Purtans" is in insurrecton to-day
cloud laughter and npplausel. Union Square is
the Harper's FerrYof the moral conflict irene wed
spplause) and the vulture Of American Uongrega-
tioualism is to swoop upon him as the vulture of
the American Union swooped upon the heroes of
Obarlestown and Harper's Ferry, five or six
months ago. l glad he comes here, and--like
kindred drops mingling into one-that when the
American pulpit dcnounccs righteousness, right
aousness aravita,es toward the platform of the
American An,Sa7cry Society (applause). The
only trouble is. in cleaning after such reapers to
dnd anything to soy.
But the sky grows bright. We have had a
great many dssolutons of the Union. The Meth
odists divided North and South awhile ago; the
Missionary Society is broken in pieces-we have
two or three claimants for public sympathy and
support the Tract Society has a fragment at BOs-
ton and fragment at New York. Every thing is
breaking, and at last the great Democratic party
has broken too daughter and loud cheering,) She
has found out that slavery has right everywhere.
She hated the Republican motto Freedom no.
tional Slavery sectonal;" she had her motto,
Slavery everywhere i and the counterpart is
reminds me of story an Eastern traveller tells
us of a bear in Northern ASIA who went into a
womans hut when she had just taken off the
boiling tea kettle; and, smelling round with his
nose, he touched the hot iron. Angry at the
offence offered to his nervous system, the bear
clasped the kettle; the more it burned him, the
more he howled; and the more he howed, the
tighter ne clasped it, and so he died. The Demo-
cratic party clasped slavery everywhere; and the
more it has ruined it, the more it has clasped it,
and the more it has howed (laughterl; and it will
die with the hot doctrine in its arms (applause).
What says the other party How much docs
II say? Why, Mr.. Seward has found out new
name for the conhict--an 'rrepressible conflict;
and has found out new name for the parties
Mark you we are fanatics; we don't know any.
thing we ale head over heels with our passions;
we can't see an inch beyond own ignorance
and mistake; we are mere boys madmen-strong-
minded women, meddling with what don't concern
them-and this is the statesman who nslructs US
how to think. Well, thero is 'irrepressbe
conflict Between what? Between labor and
capital Where did he find that An rre-
pressible conflict between the lungs and the stom-
ach; an irrepressible conflict betwixt ihe air and
she lungs. An irrepressible conflict between la
Dor and capitall And is that statesmanship
Yet this is the doctrine Of the Republican party;
this is the craftsmanship of the Republican party.
Words mean great deal, and that speech under
takes to use word, as Talleyrand told US their
highest was-to conceal thought. What is
cause, according to Mr.. Seward, of all this diff
eulty1 The history of the Uniou-what is the
cause Of it? Why that the North was afraid Of
losing tho Union. one-two-three-he traces
every act of Southern aggression. Why did it
succeed Because the North was afraid Of losing
the Union. A compassionate woman once asked
the doctor you know, Doctor why is it that men
are born dumb {" We'll, madam said the learned
physician, gathering up the whole sum of his
logic the reason of chat is that children are born
without speech daughter Well, now, / am so
glad asked you,' said she. Il suppose if l had
asked my husband, he would have said, Because
they is' (renewed laughter) That is the amount
of that speech. No explanations no analysis; no
piercing into the real causes that make the North
afraid of losing the Union, or make the Union val
liable, or its sundering hazardous. No; when q
keen question, like an earthquake rift that goes
down to the very heart Of the nation, enters the
Senate chamber, in the person of Thaddeus Hyatt,
this Republican statesman goes out of the door
tories of 'Shame) Is there not need, then, Of
such meetings as ours ? Is there not need OF
men, insurreUtionists against Church and State,
bold at least 10 tell oil they think and fear Sup
pose men say We do nothing but scold our neigh
bors. suppose men say wO do nothing but exhaust
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