New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-09
SCOUTING ROCK LETTEHs.
Correspondence OF The N. Y. Tbune.

correspondence OF The N. Y. Tribune.
sporr1yg Rock, Aug 4. lP6,. |
have inst been to attend the celebration OF the
Wet Indian Emancipation Anniversary al Ao'"s0"'
Mas. We bad all the leading Anii-Slavery orators,
Paillirs made great speech, and white-hea"en
Garrisonians pronounced the meeting ono Oh ."e
most spirited ever held. To me, there wac something
warning upon the sublime in this assembsge oil men
stolyart enough to defend the night, cleaf-he'de'
.poneh 10 see that no compromise OF 1t Is anything ou
bsss surrender. Here, out in these groves, remind
inc one of the records of the earliest Chrsanswnen
>, reach ,,brist and him crucfed, was hard and
y,,linr" IA lately TO preach the siave ana MN
cruciG,H-Nyere these men who, for more thsh Il
ouar,er OF a century, had like Noah. been warning
the herdess nation OF Che desuge wien nus eo.pe,
receiving only scoffng aud abuse Tor 1beir pa.ieh'
love and foItitude. viii not TIE nation learn
a, lest who were its real friendo There
was an eloquent EuClisbmaD, a member OF Parlih-
mart who came to this country advocating elnanc
nation lie was mobbed. At present That mai
George Thompson--is brtyely defending before Dis
cDuntryrnen the country winch moDbcd DIM, protest
inc noa;ust any Interference by his own country.
One r, hates tbat lately he beard in England very
bl.ck negro tpeuLiug strongly in favor OF the Amen
can Uuop-it was George Crafts, who was forced
To Nv these shores lest the onion should reenslIVe
hin In the day OF bis grief, weak, deslised
/ Lear must can iOT tue toIn'iln no Ni'fN' ~
/ lin. II would not he startling addition TO the
marrols of tue une II those men saw IA tie Abng.
ton Grove shoulder long be called to The national
councils. The ifoverb sayr " sto e that is iit Tor
the wall 10 not lett in the way,
One OF the most Interesting things about the meet
inr 10 me wa. the opening address by liza Martin
negro II auy is ia doubt ~ 10 the capacity OF
the African intellect 10 make any contribution to the
sum total OF human genius or rs TO The characers-
tics of such contribution should like LIN TO nave
la UlFH
igure which am pretty sure l remember nearly
verbatim:
ave meet in a dark hour. Staggering from de-
feat threatened VITA fnrther dissster we feel that
tic shadow IL all over our national sky. But the
Rrandeurs of darkness more than those oil the
sunshine The gar-h light Of the day puts on ali
the sars above M. 81 had the glrsh light of s'c-
cers in this hand eXtiul ub0ed tine seieSid'ut, the
glorious principle which lowered over the dark rev.
olutiouary hour IN winch tins nation was ooin'
Ne- one alter another the sacred fires Of the Deca-
ration Of Independence have Disappeared aud been
forgotten before commercial prosperity and polit cal
ruccers; bat now the daik, fenions hour has re-
"a ned and tie nation begins 10 dsscry the Ola pflh-
clpes again.
/ Now, YOU may find in the oriental Puranes NOR
beautiful ana true metaphor ttan that, bnt doubt
IT, But my object in wIilpg about this meeting al
al WIS to coll putlic attention .one very remark
able words tered by " ludell Phillips upon TINS
occasion. ILey were cful wcii-cOusidertd state
meut, and VIII appeal to tie rejecting US uost
fofcbs.
Mr. Philips said: The popular sentiment OF
the free North 10 not 20 strong AN influence with
our Republican PresiGent that of the sngle State
,i Kentucky And why; because those keDtucky
men are determined. Wickliiis puts lis foot down
and save to the Government: Touch Slavery aud
We leave you. Per contra where II the Northern
man who PUTS his foot down and sayr: ii our JuJ,-
900 men are to be racidced To hcntdckys hatred OF
negfoos, tnoy shall not bulge an i1ch.' Not even
Your bfav,st Senator saws II. Governor Andrew
li-pcd IL IN hs letter TO Stanton, aud what howl OF
o1rcfalion returned uiOa bin. Ana yet. nuul VI
can u,ct that paflyE ng I4iuence Oi tie Border We
can only 20 on warring uur .Ierl1fs For the Pre-
/ ,id.nt rnys have tbose Ani-Sl.yery men anyway.
Only slavery ITO Border nee IL Cancellation. We
must, 1 fear have blow like that which sobers
drunken men before We shall rise 10 the hight OF
the emergency.
/ There ia n truth IN this which il will not DO to
blink. Certainly the masses Of tie South need now
bnng 10 certificate. II tfer loyalty. Nearly every
household OF tie North could point 10 ne@-made
rrave ~ AN hlisuhicieut ,llrhcer Of any charge
against ~ Loyalty. ut - tins war 20 be scries Of
l.lsklaya char. e.-uere aulg,r rushing upon swift
and certain dcstrulOu Ii go, II IL doubtful whether
the OF rcuon OF parents and wives To have their sons
aud hu-bunds enlist should be- called dslOy atty. |
J. dyubtu whether ANY man really loyal 10 TIE Gov
emmcnt couli III any way countenance the sheer
usf lees exhaustion OF ts REQUIRES Now look "a
tlosc facts: sOuU0 men at the lowett estimate have
been sacrificed before Richmond ana COrnth ~ DONG
work which negroes mignt have done. bat not
until the whole country down TO Mr.. Mallory ot
krntucky sad, tive tie me- fOes spades, dld the
Pr.sidrut order that negroes should be used IN
camps. The order came too late. The tpading Wac
over. TIE tone was stolen when the lock Tor the
stable came. lie 100 Omcu were dead or PROSTATE.
Aud does mt every sane man know tuut II every
.uch orlcr concerning tie negroes is to he delayed
until Mallory of kentucky approves IT,, n will al
WAYS be too late There came tine when the
oldest fogy In hing Phnraohs domnlons was In
favor oil israelitisn emaucrati"n; but II was when
lay dead IA eycfy house, and then II came too
late. VINO has any doubt at there ls to cIuc an
edict OF Universal Emancipation NotI But shall
II come ~ time - save our nation iIOni d aih
J. In paiuiul that our t,,vctumcut has ANNOUNCED
thai II not 10 lc,. 10 such matters, but to
be- led. IL that pubnc opinion shall 20 be ore
Pnblic sentiment should 20 telOre, Tut .Vt pubic
upimun; that II 10 make the Prcsdency nccdl ~
Office II we're 10 make the Head of the Nation 40
ths spoutlng rock bcsde wbic. | slt, and which
sends Oht ~ stream Only tho storms ON tho sea
command. IL Is not the massts OF merchants, me-
cham - aud l,boferr who were elected 10 bc the
President Tire Nation. No man can shit bic
work the rhOuid.rs oi others. The President, for
the love which has borne him TO the seat oi intc-
geu and power; clothed with the direct Influences
Oh Border States guaranteed by tre dstrbulion o
$oJJJO OJO worth ol oicrSi WIN the ere dit OF ail ~
Usel in hint Is his business Ia be the peoples hero
and leader in tie task OF ibcrating this country by
the great blow AZ The heart OF ltr Toe. Let him
stike, the people VIII become the twenty million
zine wH OF his
BIZ Garrison adjourned the meeting until August
l. ls6J, when. he rad, they would meet to celebrate
Emancipation in the Untcd States.
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Doubie-Team TrOf ON the Fnshion Course.
Yesterday, according To announccment, double
team TOt for "A pure and stAkc of UDU came OF.