, 1862-06-20

The lecture Of Hon. Edward Everett at
Bryan Hall last evening upon the ''Pretexts Of !.
,hr War;" Was attended By large and aprre- ::
,iatiye audience |.
At about eight O'Clock Mr.. Everett
xas introduced. He e<,muenced by, say
Ing that a short tire previous be had I'D
dressed Chfcaer, audience upon the "Causes
Of the Waz' he now proposed to epeak Of
the etexts Of the Rebellion" With a brief
Fe7 .ew of the position Of the South In the ad
uinsshation Of our affairs since the formation
Of the Government, lie said they were now re-
voting against what even the Vice-Preaidcnt Of
the Southern Confederacy pronounced one Of
the most beniacent governments in the Eor1d,
and ono they have always monopolized. Art.
there any good reasons for this? southCarolina
sets first In her List the passage of personal
liberty bills by the Northern States. At de-
bate in Mil1edgeyille AeosgIa, Just before the
commencement Of the var, between Robert |
Toombs and 4. h. stephens,-presentV Vice
President Of the Confederacy, but then op-
posed to seeeeaion,-upon the right, expedi
ency and duty Of secession, the very first In |
the list Of grievances urged by hi. Toombs,
was the pay ment OF fishing bount1es to the New
England States for the encouragement OF the
deep-sea fisheries. Posterity could hardly be-
lfeve that measure favored by every admin
isttation, and considered one Of the means for
the growth ofthe Government, the payment o.
the paltry sum Of $205, 600 per year, should be
charged Us an act Of tyranny and oppression
by the North, and seized upon IS the
first prete1t for revolt. They say it
is not the amount but the principle,
as our revolutionary fathers rebelled
agaiuBt a three-pennY tax. It was not a par
a1lel case. They rebelled against q tax by
Parliament in which they had no representa-
ton; the South against Government In
which they had an equal share. And more
than len times the amount were annually paid
the South for the carrying on Of postal ar.
rangements,
Another pretext Of the rebellion were the
navigation Laws, confning to American vessels
the coaktwise trade Of the countEy-encour-
aging our own commercial marine. Are not
these national affairs? Can the South be in
sensible to the importance Of building up our
commercial and military marine? The South
can never become naval power, aud in the
hour Of danger she is dependent upon Nor
thern navy for protection. Aud yet from
nazrow-minded jealousy they are willing to
| give up that protection and abdieate their
right to be called one Of the greatest naval
powers.
| The tariff was another reason alleged By
South Carolina To demonstrate the extreme
injustice Of representing protective tariff as
an act OF oppression against the South, Nj.
| Everett showed that the foundation OF the
measure was laid by the Southern representa-
tlve6, Who had always been it's warmest adyo.
Gates The culture OF cotton was introduced
under the influence Of protective tariff, op-
posed by Northern manufacturers. Called
into existence BY it, and fostered from its
birth, it had always fed upon the pap of the
treasury. He spoke Of the invention Of the
cotton gin, Of the advantages the South had
derived frcm its Introduction; said that when
happier days shall return, and the South shall
awaken from her delusion, and remembc,
/ whose hand it was that sowed her fields, she
: will d. nounc. the ambiious de- nagogues who
! have led her into this rebellion, and rear
! 1asting monument to the memory Of Ell
Whitney.
l He referred briefly to the effects Of the Flu
r gitiye Slave Law. The South requires 8 create
:! to1sration Of Slavery Oh one part than the.
, exercise themselves. No one is more des
8 pissed Than the professional slaye-hunter, ye
!, they would make such Of us. He charged
4 the amagonism between the two sections upol
!. the South. # the North had ever erred /,
bringing the subject Of Slavery into the polis
: ical vortex. 1t had only done what the Sout]
had tcen doing from the beginning He spok
at considerable length Of the slave trade, AM
y early legislation in regard to It; the denuncj
alton Of The traffic by all the leading men ia til
early administration Of our affairs; Of th
late adoption Of 8 free constitution for Cal
u fornia by meu mostly from Southern States
: - and Of the rapidly increasing demands Of th
+ slave power Upon the Government. He II
u ferred to the means used by the leaders to il
IL flame the Southern mind, Of the imaginar
grievance invented by then, and the stupeut
o GUS exaEgcrations Of Northern sentimen
q and expressions. They had received const
h tutional guarantees that slavery should not /
lie touched, and even after the rebellion of son
ID Of The States they had reqaired the repeal
T. the personal liberty bills in the NortheI
b. States, and it had been done. They had I
IN ceived every guarantee and concession. On
b- in one instance had they been defaated, al
r that was in the election Of Abraham Linco
le by the Northern people.
t, Mr. Everett also alluded to the enorno
&c prctensions OF the South, in dcmandi,
q division Of Federal property. Should I
, give up, TO what would thus become Il
+ eign power, the public buildings, forts, ars
ay nale, dock-yards, etc, which have cost US
m many millions Of dollars, and nine tenths
ed which hare been paid by the North? 7
he great Northwest never would be content vii
nd out the control Of the Mississippi TO
ed mouth. It WAS ours BY the Law Of God, q
ne We would preserve it.
ny The question now WAS whether the glorie
to work of cur constitutional fathers should
en- du1e Or perish We wage no war Of suhju
of tien or conquest. We engage in it with rel
tance; it has been forced upon us. Ef
~ right minded man In the world is with
-. and the God Of battles will crown our al
~. with success.
'eo Adjourned Meeting Of the bar.
:" The members Of the Chicago bar re-ass
sS' blcd in the Law Institute Rooms, ycsterda,
-. nine o'clock, to hear the report OF the G.
~. ~. mi!tcc on Resolutions Of respect to the MI
~ ory of B. F. strother. Judge Higgins, ch
w ~ man Of The Committee, submitted the foil
~, at ing report.
.ao The committee appointed to draft rese
s tions expressive Of the sense Of this meet
't0 on TIC death Of Bolton F. Strother, rect
~. mend the adoption Of the following Test
tioEs:
!, d WHEREAS. In the euddcn and untime1y deaf
~, rclte,n T. StTo;htg. We have lost from our mid
pa trtlher respected BY all for HIS integrity aad
on his egal attainments and beloved By us all
c,b h. amiahle disposition and genial qualities,
~, hi uiffo!m courtesy and kinduese Of heart:
alo- WHEREAS, We. Ills professional brethrtn. b.
,.es destous Of testify ing publicly respect for
lntmoEy and our unleisnr regret at his il
o. therefore