The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-05-03
Wendell Phillips on the War.


crowded within the spacious walls OF Music
Hall to listen to discourse on the War by
WENDELL PnILLrrs, Esq, who 1t seems has
got over his scruples about war, and now de-
clares that the time for peaceful measures
has passed. He now, in this war OF civil.-
zation against barbarism, goes in for eivili-
zation.
Yelverton, the accomplished stenographic
reporter, was present, and the following elo.
quent passages from the discourse are taken
from his official report:
THE WAR MARCH or MASSACHUSETTS.
Many times this winter, here and else.
where, / have counselled peace-urged, as
well as knew how, the expediency OF ac-
knowledging Southern Confederacy, and
the peaceful separation Of these thirty-four
States. One Of the journals announces to
you that come here this morning to retract
those opinions. No, not one Of them =
Applause need them all-eyery word !
have spoken this winter-every act Of TWEEN.
ty.Gve years of my life, to make the welcome ]
give this war hearty and hot. Civil war is
a momentous evil. 1t needs the soundest,
most solemn justification. / rejoice before
God to-day for every word that have .spo-
ken counselling peace and rejoice with an
especially profound gratitude, that for the
first time in my anti-slavery life, speak un.
der the stars and stripes, and welcome the
tread of Massachusetts, men marshalled for
war. Enthusiastic cheering.l No matter
what the past has been or said {; to-day the
slave asks God for q sight Of this banner,
and counts it the pledge of his redemption.
[Applause. Hitherto 1t may have meant
what you thought or what did: to-day il
represents Sovereignty and Justice. Re-
ncwcd applause. The only mistake that !
have made was in supposing Massachusetts,
wholly choked with cotton and cankered with
gold. Loud cheering.l The South thought
her patience and generous willingness for
peace were cowardice; to-day shows the mis-.
take. She has been sleeping on her arms
since &c, and the first odnnon-shOt brings her
TO her feet pith The trar-ery Of the Repoiuiion
on her lips. loud cheers. Any man who
loves either liberty or manhood must rejoice
at such an hour. Applause.
TIE WAR ONE OF sELr-DErENcT.
Our struggle, therefore, is no struggle be-
tween different ideas. but. betirecn bdrbdrim
and cipiisation. Such can only be sitied by
arms. prolonged ,hcering.l The govern.
ment has waited until its best friends almost
suspected its courage or its integrity; but
the cannon shot against Fort Sumter has
opened tho only door out of this hour
There were but two; one was compromise,
the other was battle. Tho integrity of the
North closed the first, the generous forbcar-
anco Of nineteen States closed the other
The South opened this with cannon shot and
Lincoln shows himself at the door. Pro-
longcd and enthusiastic chccring.l
WASHINGTON OUR TuERMorYLE.
The war, then, is not aggressive but in
selEdefcncc, and Washington has become The
ThrmopviG Of liberty and justice. ZAP
plause. Rather than surrender il, cover
every square foot of it with living body
loud cheers] crowd it with million Of
men, and empty every bank vault at the
North to pay the cost. Renewed cheering
Teach the world once for all that North
America belongs to the stars and stripes. and
under them no man shall wear chain
Enthusiastic cheering.l In the whole Of
this conflict have looked only at liberty
only at the slave. Perry entered the battle
of the lakes with "Don't give up the ship"
floating from the masthead Of the Lawrence.
When with his fighting aag he left her Grip
Piled, heading North, and mounting the deck
- Al. harh hnxr 1n ~ nat
he did all for one purpose-to rake the decks
of the foe. Acknowledge secession or can
nonade II, care not which but "Proclaim
lieerty throughout all the land unto all the
inhabitants thereof" Loud cheers.
WASHINGTON OR MONTGOMERY THE CAPITAL.
The South, If the truth be told, cannot
wait. Like all usurpers, they dare not give
time for the people to criticise their title to
power. War and tumult must conceal the
irregularity Of their civil course, and smoth-
er discomfort and criticism at the same time.
Besides, bankruptcy at home can live out its
short term of possible existence only by con.
quest ON land and piracy at sea. And, fur
ther, only by war, by appeal to popular
frenzy, can they hope to delude the border
States to join them. War is the breath Of
their life.
To-day, therefore, the question is, by the
voice of the South, "Shall Washington or
Montgomery own the continent?" And the
North says, "From the gulf tn the pole, the
stars and stripes shall atone to four million
of negroes whom We have forgotten for sew
enty years and, before you break the I'm
ion we shall see that justice is done to the
slave" Enthusiastic and long-continucd
cheers.
NO MORE oMPR0NIsE-MAssACHusETT BLOOD
MUST De AVENGED.
There is only one thing that those cannon
shot in the harbor OF Charleston settled, and
that is, that there neper can be a oompronise.
loud applause.l We abolitionists have
doubted whether this Union really meant
Justice and liberty. We have doubted the
honest intention ofnineteen million ofpcoplc.
They have said, in answer to our criticism,
ave believe that the fathers meant to estab-
lish justice. We believe that there arc hid
den in tho Armory Of the Constitution weap-
ons strong enough to secure ii. We arc will.
ing vet to try the experiment. Grant us
time" We have doubted, dcridcd the pre-
tencc, as we supposed. During these long
and weary weeks we have waited to hear the
northern conscience assert its purpose. 1t
comes at last. An impressive se.l-
Massachusetts Mood has oonsordfod the pace
menfs of baltimore, and those stones are nor
too sacred TO be trodden by sldres. Loud
cheers.l '
ttofy WAN
You and owe il to those young martyrs.
you and owe it, that their blood shall be
seed OF no mere empty triumph, but that the
negro shall teach his children to bless them
for centuries to come. [Applausc. When
Massachusetts, goes down to that Carolina
fort to put the Star aud Stripes again over
its blackencd walls, [enthusiasm. she will
sweep from itss neighborhoodevery Institution
that hazards their ever bowling again to the
p.i,,o,,o ri o,d cbcers All of YOU NAV