The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-22
A GREAT CRY AND NO WOOL,
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den Of his song this aston Agitation Inspen
sable to Reform"-being nothing less taan a
continuation Of his former haraneues favor Of abo
uonism and treason IN general The large nah OF the
Institute little than half full and the
served seats on the platform far from being even
fairly occupied As usual with these LEGENDARY dig
courses the Authorities thought IL izaden send up
force Of police guard against any breach OF the peace
but the whole affair duh ssl Tat, far popular
enthusasm concerned.
At eigh, O'Clock precisely Mt, Philips arroared
platform, and loudly arrauded he Was introduced
the audience by Oliver Johnston, eG..sr of the As
SLAVERY Standard in few appropriate remarks.
Mr. PHILLIPS then towards the front OF the rist
form and said
LADIES GESrIsyrs--I have oc,n requested &c Night
70 speak 10 you on TIE subject o. "A2soa AZ nehoI
Of Reform Nkn proverb IN Vienna that thciAusrlan
only pays God thu, he may be well OF 70 tcrrow
he yesterday DO not ,fak the lanAeesyer utters
such prayer as tha.; On the coatfsry, lie always
strives and rsks TO be to'tcr oil 10 r1crrog thao
he was yesterday (ArgSause.) Bat sithough We
claim that our institutions are practically perfect, al
though statesmen prcS-am that they came from haaat
aimost DIV ne-yet sti throughout s.asa.t the
not tbrcugbout all c;0ses OF the nsrl there Is wen
derIul rec hing amer reform, improvement From sc
very m 81 baugraiios Of history TO the press1s
mofnen Mt nothing finished itr; Immediately N
lee pgfBu,y Gd nc. begin To Improve thing would
be use IS To- me tesght in such rirn unity sur.
roun0ed by the atmosphere Of such sJf 20 en ieagor TO
Don you that seform, such 10 desirable do Dot
mink shall find .. COULTER soy might differ az 70 the
nethoi but 10 thai the d0ubtsrs - the
necessity OF reform IL respect or other would
he so exceedingly sm al that on of tneruesuon
would barely be worth the tine II there be any boiy
therefore, really thinks that our institutions are not
capable or amendm ent, We Win leave him With The sae
faction OF hisopinon An old rosd com missioner OF the
Safe OF Massachusetts VINO, III The year 1916, was
employed by the Legislature TO lay out road from
Boston 70 Arsany distance OF about two hundred miles,
proceeded TAR Newtown, a small village some
Swo nles to the and then returned to toe Leesa
not needed any further. daughter Granted,
therefore, for the tiue beng tina reiormimprove
not Dc snabe purpose or object The next question
in every community by Ehat method il shall
cured-througt What chlrnel the reiorner shall ssiE
Before you consider that, well recoect that
ehe world rs necessarily MADE up OF Two classes OF
mincs-the spuEs aud the c1rbs The conservative
and the progreRsvt-,be bold and the cautious
The conservative, who thinks If you sweep down
the cobweos that You Tiu brig the ro'f along
descrited when ne said they never kd Win satisfa,.
ton at the nut or OF respect for
ih.t venerable nsuu'iSp tue od one tLausnter inere
tnat cass OF nnd io,n ihese 10 he prosressive-the
man who IL never salts ed with what be iswho halls
any change improve think that
merely rrnnng to any FRO Is increase oil knowledge
Between thee two classes there Of a constant
oonist the method which should he employed
duce the result, about tic desirabhty Of which both
classes nre possibly agreed. oar question TO night
therefore, SIN repsbiie, IN conmuGiy Ike ours,
sSf governedin commuhity where iceas are stronger
than sateswhere tbe talk of the streets is your real
ne deed to your property aud the real police force that
keeps quiei in The city IN euch community where
statute is worth nohiug, II cio7c behind IT there
does rot press a vial, hearty, earnest public
cpnion--under such Circumstances, what is the best
method by which the rolormer shall begin to operate.
Well, he has two from which TO choose. He has the
method Of Europe specifically TO be called, because
almost universal there And he has method which may
be called partly English and partly American mora s2e
cialy Anne rcan The fret Is that timd cautions half
way easy method which sails under the shadow Of old
institutions which, tax the Courch ana state for
granted, smerds i,tle bends down authority, con-
suits eoucslon, defers TO wealth cushions its pathway
all along for fear OF Fighting nidty Tue other has the
technical name OF agitation; that whcn IGNORES VIVA.
called Institutions throws aside breakwaters aud
Fafeguarde-torges wealth education and the higher
oasses-cares nothiog Tor them npgs gravss qls.
masZeS-trIstS
common sense the instincts, tae natural oge OF
hons. that sort which might be said to gov out
Of the epigrammEic expression OF Taileyrand,
Uapghter.) The average common sense OF the millions
rs worth more than the hoaves, brain mat 600 ever lent
you in the sixty minutes which you allow me sug
gesioDs TO show you-t, be sare only partlytha this
Ea, %esoa U So ssn 1 rs as nS Inc beet
yernment like ours 1t is an inevitable method.
There IS no other III our fathers 1 understood
templates and planned IT. that tho fanatic who goes
from sassaohusrlt to lo~a and there establishes plat
form and sets communities by the with his doc
tripes AID issues pcrrg the present constitution, tho
Church and the State "a tie legitimate born OF the ideas
OF the who signed tue Deciralon oc independence;
that instead OF beng abnormal monster, he the
rule instead OF being the Mechanic he the daily head
gentlemen, Is what am about 70 make, perhaps you
viii consider the absurd attempt you
Let us look for Donen. upon the other side Of tae
waters. because we awsys ourselves perfectly
WHEN We look into the glass OF difference We
teilrg Brooks fortnight ago pc, haps Illus
tae my meaning told By Coeriige OF the ooyhoo OF bis
college days He said be hal been stu lying all night
until one O'Clock, when he down 70 join party OF
MS classmaes who had been drinking that hour and
were considerably npsy When he enered the room they
III voted him drunk, because they thought
i'd he was odd there was drunkenness. Toe only
question Was which was drunk They had yardsick
With which TO Let go across the
omparason. It Is evident when the Old Country
CHAR their Institutions when they want 70 throw out
the machinery their civil or so,ai life some great
vi or sin, whs; method they have pursued
w. thai which creates pubic op:ntsn is alone c,mne,sns
change 1t Nov, what creates IL abroad? Wealth,
ronts churchesthey tae foundations of which
ofcrms Of public ana tocia life The consequcu,o
tb1t when Luther, FOR instsnce wished 10 change Ger
any from Catholic 70 Protestant he Gid not ag..te in
proper and mo5ern eente Of the term. lie did
appeal TO the people. There we'e no peoples He
a'es :he people by Vie reformation. At first when he
pared OF tie Reformation, he appealed TO the German
nos through German prejudioes agairs. the foreign
eIta,e, against the Itan priest having pit,od tue
a, hes5ueh, the OF the RegsE nation and
ued Rome for the peope SO in the grea, revolution
64e. was the wealth c. sac middle classes that
oos to uDseat the staarts Dryden, in analysing the
zion o. xsirs says VIC cush! not 70 be surprised tha.
House OF Couinons s::srscd the House OF Ioras for
House OF Commons was richie. than the Ha=ss o.
e. They appealed TO the wesi,a and religious REID.
from Eos)and. SO we sac the same In Isss Men
oae dne incoming the sisgusu; In Euoss go
apparently before an epSeam aIi a drama. teisre
'llc procession and novel before song ana d.a.
speech and louis Philippe was to wax
Of his palace with bis umbrella under ore
sne his wi<e unier .oe otssr, and tie
OF democracy began, AID men again .saie
reign Of ideas has cone" Oaa unorosea
Of popular supremacy rolled .rocn the Bay O. BIS.
the very leo. Of the Gar. Bu, we waited six
9, and the urreLs aad towns OF Old ln.u.ions reap
above tae susidns wave and capital, aud the j..
lied back !uto that vsry palace, shrous cs;iparei
'hich thas ef Louis Philippe was very shadow In.
%, striking their roots through tie strata OF n
nd customs divided the keeseft Sorrs OF popular
asn, and the ideas OF generation dashed them.
to pieces a9aias; therp Ike birds agsinst TIE
usS on = rocky coas; IN stsrm. Nov, VIC have
such insii.u;.oDs-lha. is, 4 ~e have go, any ma
anchored In the convictions and habits preiu-
I'd associations OF q century ego, able I, take the
Of the present moment By the throat aud hold
nd say" Wait for sober second thoushf-wa,t
loate you into Judgment and common sense, IF
SC, auy 81, Institutions, the representative
ten'irent OF century ago s,r,cg because IL Is