The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-21
wendell Phillips Late Speech

MR WENDELL. PHILLIPS delivered one Of his
peculiarly eloquent addresses at the Cooper In
p,sisute III New York, on Thursday evening last,
50 All ovoln,wing audience. HIS theme was, Of
,s,oarse. the war, its cause and cure. We are
s,onEdcnt cur readers viii be Obliged to us Tor
giving IS much Of this speech as our limits will
yesins. sis. Phillips on coming forward said
}.AD!zs And GENTLEMEN 1t would be in vain
tp ma iLiy 30 t:,auk yea Tor this welcome; sou
ast,l n!nw iae, therefore, not to attempt 1t, but
yto avail myself Ut your patience 10 present to
yy<s Tho views which have been invited to PIE
s2nt Oh this platform upon tie War. | know,
sa'ilrS and gentlemen, that uc,i,sl--1eeus, nuJ
Tr0.A>--;,ro the flung duty OF the hour. YET
4ssi CANNON tdjnk N this day Of ours, and It Is
oal. ~ putting Thought bv.ind aruls that We
teHd4g thoun worthy III any degree Ut the cyilI-
:sauivs ot slc Nine %en.h U@ntury. Besides, the
zs,scrnleai 1--we Swa-;ilir1s Vi d million vi sol
,alisSe &aI ii has ships aui:len. foc i.s policy.
Nio only leal question sc,ms to be what tie
EoyQr'l 1T is ~ d tt these forces. III what
xsA h ana bow tai it shall tread You and
to,ae terc tonight, not to exit clse, not to find
if4u{, efiG the C,Diuct. u { CONE here to re
r:aSisiAa the FACT that, il l0;atts like these, tho
>tAto, ;aa.hip u tie CA6lle. Itself il but IA pine
@htn IL On ;he rapid. oi Niagara, borne which
ss&? 12c great lopu!ar heart aud the National
s,uypuso direct. H. is il Vain now, with these
,scar,.a ,,bJ9I us. in ills criss, to enucavur to
v-sSeAt1 public UpinicU !, toe late nov TO educate
10 ,oDo ,Oo0 c. people. Our object now is to
.s'onceij.rato ARR to manifest, TO make evident,
@na 10 make intense the natural purpose Of the
tt0n. We are to snow the world, if /, be
aosH!o!J to show Il, that democratic institutions
49, atgNag enough for such an hour KS THIS !:
Mat ierYibe as is the conspiracy, munentuus
~ II il2 peril. democracy welcomes the strug
gies, [appiisusei conttcuG tia. she stands ike
sTic IL )ca,ey rolsad lhro1c n the Old world bu,
,!:a & it?ii,!la Oh her brC4ae@s base, able 10 be
.sa,sant wi'h na'lana cvli, patient with the long
+dshoaraac2 If the three generators, and strong
,toIEn When alter thas osD-.rance. they reveal
themselves II thoir OWE inevitable and hjeous
iEf1oprrE:2n3, u pronounce ,nd to execute the
'nnsp,n"1& verdict, Dea,a.
4 know the dAnGcg OF political pg1phecy.-a
kall'sdGscops Vi which 40. cvGi /. Yankee can
8iieaa the acct continuation laughter but Tor
AZ this, v:n5ure to oitf nay opinion, and 70
say thai. "a this continent, tAe systen, OF do
'nesSi1 Slavery Ang rtoulgcd It's death, blow
SLpad and prolonged appliance
A2s me- tell you why thln9 80. There are
his thy5o y.tA5 cot OF his VIZ. One Is, the
%u.+IA caAqioT the sscJad Is, tno Suuth con.
.suer t!o 'h!td Is, comprunlBe. Now, if she
MORT. c01que1h, TX there be compronise, two
ta(sza, vne Uc che other, must come. Either
she U!4 Constltu lion or !, new one. l believe 10
sir as sh, s!avc clauses U: the Constitution of
sa7tp IL al"@TQcd, il il dead, II appears to
rsc Impossible thai the thrifty, pains taking
~ i7l. ..it5, eseplns 800 900 men Idle Tor Two
a. tlircu years, st ,he cost ut two million dollars
:. lay---4tter that ias lowered u Sumter--atcr
NAXgR ard LYoN and ELLSWORTH aud WIN
rau,r and CAMERON nnd WARD have gwen their
,;y.6 e qucll the roboliIon-Itter our Massa.
.ehasc.ts nOye, I!urryinE f.o,n the plow and the
saaAy 80 guard She capital, nave been louAy muir
.sjsrol On tho pavement &t Btiti!norc--l cannot
..,!jega thst me N1fh is - tJsC 50 craven, that
a,3 en- 10 Pat back al m.i5 u sand again
x,,Icro sh0 stood Oh TIE ith Vi Marcel, 1861 1850
jLlaI aoj long appIause.J
nlt 4 the,e BE- II reGInstrucl,oa with the
slave cause, lhcn in ii ltls "h,lo longer or
sa,rtar Slavery dies. Indeed, On any other ba-
ais than chat ., 1889 slo has nothing to do but
aic. (L4ugntcs.j Ga the contrary, 1t the
:Sauth-nu. ! cannot ehy conque.s--mV fps
,y,,, not lorm that w0ri--Dut II enc balks us %,
victory the only way sLe can do 1t, tho oaiy
nath she can tread coward It, is TO write eman'
CITATION oli her banner and brlbe the alisiocrats
AM the traders of the DID w.rld 10 divide the
majestic Republic, whI2e go. tn !n.k,s "a, IN
.oyiuus aud WHOSE trade crippies their own
IN either way the slave goes Tree.
Unles England pjurs her hcet wl'hih xix
months slong our oJlst, the South can never
. ..,n,. oto aa av,t, ~ ster CO but from tho "a.