, 1862-08-29

Dr. Q. a. BroWnson was serenaded tonight
at Wizards Hotel, and responded in speech
Of great force and intent, which WAS frequently
and enthusiastically applauded by the large
corcourse- His Chief points were that enan-
elpatlon Is War measure and colonization q
ltace measure, and that so lung as the war is
conducted as i'll the past and the present, the
contest is unequal. Thai the draft is ne
cessitY is an evidence Of the power OF the
government, aod won't be submitted to as an
exhibition of nationality. Tha. tiinid towards
area weakness. he said he did not appear
before his hearers either as an Aboliti5nist or
IN aLt'-AoolitioDfst, but Gs an American citi-
zen. He loved this county Us his country,
and wished to die When the nusion died.
lie Has against letting the rebels hare the
advantaEe Of the labor OF 4,100, 900 Of slaves
TO till their soil and r.i:e their various pro-
ducts, while the masters were engaged in the
destruction Of this government, Wuat he
desired was to take these slaves from them,
thus compelling them to 60 home and attend
to thfir Own plantations.
He cared not whether these slaves rendered
us positive service or not. lie wanted the
rebels deprived OF their assistance. lie kue9
there vas great hesitancy about it, and peo-
lle talked Of the constitution aud the horrors
question Of slavery Threatened the Union OF
these States, he opposed it; but Row, when
the Union was Threatened from slavery, an1
slavery was the main support OF its fors, and
Us it was Impossible t. preserve both uuIon
and slavery, he said down wirh slavery. Loud
Le.eycry slave go tree. but let the Tuion
be saved. Unless the government was pre-
pared to say this, the dangers which thre Aten-
I'd lis would hut be Diminished The first gun
| fired at Sumter knocked of the ietters OF
every slave in this land.
Slavery was doomed, and, therefore, as ap
aEti-slayery nsan, he felt lutte interest in it,.
What he wanted was liberty with Cniun, and
Union with liberty There were two qnes-
tions before the public, the slavery question
| aul the nigger question.
| On the slavery question nine-tenth5 Of the
| people Of the whole Union were aa1i-s1ave1y !;
T but Tn the niger question about n;ne-tenths
| were anti-nigger, and the great difficulty iu
this question was that whenever the freedom
oi the slaves was spoken of, 8 host Of petit
I.lggrr equality" 'Do you 1Rean t. give the
uegIo an equal footing vita the white mssn
| Hpd have them live side by side ~
Fer himself he did not profess to he any
great nigger lover. He believed the negro 70
pe q man sprung from the same race as hiru-
Was not willing that hc should have ths same
social, political, and civil rights in the same
community with himsalf
| He did not wish that, nor did he think il
would follow from their emancipation. H.
| de!lred the two races to be separated. II:
favored the coioniz stion scheme OF the Presi
dent. The only pom. wherein he differed
with him w:.s TINT he did not make eu,aneip1
ti,n dtpend On colonization.
lie demanded emancipation as T.lr meas
ure, preventive o. future rcbellons. Col
o1izi:ion would ans Ter in time Of peace, ,rher
the war WIS oycr- lie he1ri:y alpr Wed Q
| the draft, which he regarded rs the l.:aes
| evidence Of the na:ioaal majesty.
Lie waited thorough-g men, mcn G
extreme views, to be placed Ut the head 0
CTR civil and military aG.Irs Conserva1iv
1nen, WHO had lived fnr aud By the p.tst anon:
the tonos, we're not the men for this gres
occasion.
He would not cEitieise or complain OF tn
administration; bU: this was no time for hesi
tation or delay. Timid measures we're tfea:o
nnw. 1t ~as bold, active, decided man-,ne'
with nerve enough, aud wisdom enough au
I courage enough TO neglect preceden:s an
fo11ns aud all the past, and with decided han
=taeh forth to grasp the futurc-tilaI We ~au;
d in the presidential chair, iu the n1tions
councils, and for generals in the field. Til
WEE no tuue for conseryatires-nlrn who ha
M eyes save in the backs Of thtir heads. Ga
If the best measures yet taken vas t.r dr:A
| He regretted to see some sections, and eve
st me govsrncrs, demonstrating against
aud trying to avoid it us q dssgEac.
1t was not q isgrace, but The highest possi5i
.sseriun Of tns national dignity, aa5 Of tn
obligations citizens owe the government.
| J
tenn We hsd been recognizing the 7erJ loeiriu
Of nltTa States rights which we were t:,atin
.. to destroy; but the draft WAS the assertion {
the national power, c4liing equally upon 8
he citizens who euj ujoyed its blessings 10 col
tribute their share for lis defe1se; AID ae :
: .,ard.d the NECESSITY for the draft as
Treat patianll blessing, All history 81
, | philosophy tauyht 1hlt 10 nan trul
loved their country vino had not suffered au
: made sacrifices for it, Patriotism would fee
!, and grow On these suffsrings and saerisi *
ard We should come out Of the contest
: yu'cr, better and happier people.
1te eminent speaker was almost coz 'iuuas
! Interrupted with applaa5e, which was ui'roa
! lIIsly rtdcublt1 Al every ail,tsloa to e:n1at
ps,ion, OF tie nreessits 1ur the strongest i:
most yigorcu: MEASURES TE:: teinr:r Of t.
4ts;isrcs ir this reGaTl WAS VeculsaE:G si5ni
caut. q; Course the ahone gives but rt
nSasre c1:;ii.4S OF the coarse takaI b5 "
f Brownson, AID u':vrly tails to CO justice
Ills eItGtteEt address.