New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-18
WENDELL Phillips
AT THE MUSIC HALL, RosToN.
THE BOSTON MOB,
As KLUSTRh1lNG AMERICAN EDUCATION.


aud subject, with n'maons that q disturbance
might he anticipated, called together imnsnse su-
dience, which filed every seat and doorway Of the
great all long before the usual hour for the commaoe
mt Mt Of the services.
At l0l O'Clock, JOIN A. MAsLKr, prominent nom.
her Of the Twenty eighth Congregational Society the
Rev. Theodore Parker ~, worsLiping at tho Music
Hail. read hymn, which sung by the choir, and
then Mr. Phillips stepped forward and read ap-
proIriaie pa, saees Of Scripture, after which he gave
cut the hymn commencing
"3Ppre..on .ha h. no, sl~ a Ieise'
At the conclusion of the singing, Mr. Phillips COM
mepcod bis discouIse by saying:
was present here last Sunday (when Frederick
Douglass spoko and noticed that Of the friend
of the speaker expressed their sympathy with his sent
Ii ents by applause. You will allow request that
to-day, at esst you preserve the usual deoorum of thi,
place and this hour and steneven if you should like
anything particularly-in silence. About fortnight
ago, certain men, supported by the Mayor, broke up
an Anti-Sayery meeting-On December 3. propose
to speak Of that mob illustrating American Educl-
ton. Some of you may think tba, every talks
now Of Free Speech Slavery and tho Negro 1t is
true; and am not sure that TIE longest liver Of you
will ever zee the time when il will not be 30. For
commerce. the root Of politics. the pivot of ourpupt
and the inspiration of almost all that destined to live
in Literature. For the next century, it is probable
tina, history will be but record Of the struggle of
a proud and selfish to do justice, msgnanmousy,
70 which circumstances have left much tits mercy.
The effects Of Slavery will last than genera
tion or even two. II were very slight evil if they
could be done away sooner. Frodricks Bremen said,
do,a fla "a Of ha tba
romance of your history"
II will probably Ike n very long while before the
needle Of politics will float free from this disturbance
before trade will feel the shock of this agta-
ton; before tie pulpit will shake off vsssage to this
prejudice ard property; before letters will take
heart and dare TO speak truth. bitter preju-
dice must lie soothed q bloody code repealed,
a huckstering Constitution amended made away
with, industry and social life rcarranged, and
ministers allowed TO take the Bible instead Of
the stock-list as the basis of their sermons Mean
wi lie, you must expect that every shock and oscla-
ton of the troubled elements will stir up the dregs
of society" lewd fellows of the baser sort
deeds of anger and outrage; and meanwhile, every
hoI est and earnest viii speak and every such
viii Re glad 10 hear occasion demands OF this, the
great work that Providence has given peol lie.
late ot Of hope trut that noble trial Of self
goveinn i'll succeed. Heirs # glorious past,
have manhood enough III to be the benetaetors OF
tie fuureto hand down this hard earned fabric freed
from its great Its almost only danger
The pantifg Of these States has always amazed the
observer ard been Of deep interest 10 thoughu
men. "T7e hudes theories OF the human reason were
put into piactre by community 30 humble that no
state codesceded to notice it. and legislation
without precedent wss produced, off hand by the ill.,
stiDct OF the (itiZepa.
Tie profoundest English scholar of that age affirmed
" No man is the wiser for his learning An opinion
Which Burke almost echoed; aid it ~ if our
comparatively uDlettered fathers proved it. They
founded Government Which, after two centuries IL
still tie wonder and study of statesmen II is but an
other proof that Constitutions are not made but grow:
tfat the heart is the bert logicsn; that Character,
With seems cousin to Instinct is better guide than
PLilo+olby.
"a few strong inatiDc,s and few plain rules,
An.orgthc herdsmon Of the Alps bave wrought
More for mankind NJ tile unhappy day,
Than all the plide of intellect and thought"
That sunie Lac coored the whole morning Of our his
tory. II has become the cardinal prnnpe oil our ma
toial life, TAT God hss given TO each man sense
enough to manage bis own affairs. Out OF this, by
short process come universal suffrage and every mans
being eleillr TO tfECe. Tie majority rnles; and law
reefs numbers, net on virtue or intellect-a good
principle; il not the only rule consistent with heedon
end pTogers, surely the one that ministers best 10
tbese But the harm H. that wi lie Theoretically grant
ing that vote OF majority Gun authorize Injustice
IraciCay We consider public opiuen as the real test
81 what is true and false; and hence, IA result, the
effect DIR. Tocquevile las noticed that our Govern
ment protects not tie interests Of the whole commu
~, but simJly those of the majority.
In general, every man knows best bow 10 manage
his own affairs-a siml lie and sound rule. Somehow
we nix it up with tie night OF every man to be eligible
to Office and hurry to the habit Of thinking every
man competent for everything: Does man acme; o
scne Particular success, hail BIN universal Cch-
ton and endow him. in Our own Imagination, with
genius for all work. A mechanic has invented new
stitch in a carpet web-rtraightway he Is named Tor
Congress. Does man edit Respectable daily 10
.fAiv p1t m
to hose s water not fiji to ink, TO carry railroad
hallway to ruin by paying dividends il lever earned
tbs militia colonel aa come alive out OF western
haWl; ca II it battle aud victory ara choooe hlm
President 1T once. That MIN ID a brilliant historian
usle linn Fmbatsador 10 England. Another has argued
an Il da-rubber ally; send him TO fade out IN the
Senate. Does fail utterly III his own business,
bankrupt poet and onice-huhler, be oe1oe' eu'of VI
We lack entirely discrimination ltvishly endowing
n man " ih merits he tas never earned. Because he
IL entitled to draw on us for SO we put thousand 10
bis credit A man nav edit TIE TRIBUNE 70 a. TO
rsy-certa1ly not d 2 highest tSlent-and yet be u
very poor Judge who shall be President Of the uned
Staies. Ba, ard Ia, lr may be Iott and traveller,
vitbou. trace Of PATRIOTISM the least spark oil u
gentleman. nnndIed years ago, q man must nay g
served an apprencee ip years before he conll
make a sloe; now talk on the night side seven months
ard you nav be Governor If State. ,
said that, Notwithstanding this R00d-natuTed ana
carese miftake d rule Of letting all men be ell oie
10 Office il still the best we can have Indeed our
re Ineneue Of national sueCess IN spite OF our need
e,sreer shows ar he Swede said: QgqHt"'o soP'emf'1
,egiar pu,du,-how little Wit it takes to hold Office.
But though life be long and sunny, one lit Of severe
lines is great e,i-so, notwithstanding routine IN
rapatity stumbled Oh well enough III common
,;,nes there come hUIrs when real pilot
il needed at the helm, and then we suifer.
Sucb an hour we have Just passed through certain
,nen who geem whclv ignorant Of the principle that
"Ily Nv letting every man speak, whether he speak
trnh or error can the spread Of truth be securedun-
derok TO forbid The eing Of certain Others who as
| tenlled TO ditcuss tho abolii.nof Slavery. ~.