Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-31
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Wendell Phillips lectured at Chicago on
Friday evening last, to an audience measured
only BY the capacity of Bryan Hall. The
secession Times had daily endesvored to pro-
woke q spirit that should result in q repeti-
ton Of the Cincinnati mob, when Mr. Phillips
should appear, but the vast audience came
and went as quietly as if 8, church. Chicago
did herself honor in thus hearing this learned
and eloquent man, and In showing that the
hearts of the people are ready to receive
whatever burning words Of execEAtion against
the cause of this rebellion and war this most
scathing orator can send forth. he spoke
for an hour and half and was frequently
interrupted by bursts of applause from the
audience.
We quote one paragraph from the lecture /:
Well, perhaps you would say that came
here as an abOlitionist | do not. l have
very little interest in the war as an abolition.
list do not believe the war eau end with
out the death of slavery. General Halleck
may make what proclamations, zen. Buell.
may write what letGers, and Gen. Mcclellan
may issue what orders be plesses, yet you
cannot make this pro-slavery var. There
are some things that ought not to be done,
bat there are others that cannot be done
rCheers Every cannon that has been fred
from the time the war begun is an nti-slsve.
~ lecture. Cheers And Ill tell you why.
It Is making the United States Kansas on
great scale. It Is turning US all into Kansas
regiments-Jayhawkers, if you like. Ap-
plause and laughter. In the great day Of
ten yearsago t5eSouth threw down Missouri
Is gauntlet to fight in a miniature war.
The South was represented by bowie
knives and bludgeons. The North sent
plow-shares, churches, printing presses, men
without arms. John Brown went to Kan.
sas with seeds and trees and English cattle,
and be did not carry a fowling piece; but
the South came and tore up his orchard and
slaughtered the stock that had taken prizes
In every fair in Ohio, and then be came east
with some of his neighbors, and requested
arms to defend themselves. ItgaYe the South
an intelligent appreciation of what the slave
power made Us, and how it was to be treat
cd, sad after ten years OF schooling in that
academy, Kansas presented herself in the
senate of the United States, the emblem Of
the victory of free Institutions Tremendous
applause But the South was not satisfied
with the experiment, and 30 the whole four
teen Southern Sta es took the side of Mis-
souri,, and have called your citizens from their
duties into the camp Of the Potomac; and
think they will be satisfied before they come
home. They are learning on the soil OF
Virginia what slavery is. They aye learning
It's purpose, and more, that what is the newt
able necessity, and after that slavery cannot
survive. Again, slavery has taught the
world, by ten months experience, that cot
ton 10 delicate plant, aad they had best
LOOK about on the rest Of the world to zee il
there was any anywhere else England has
tried the experiment and after two months
she has found that cotton is not king any
longer.
Again, there is another movement; there
is voice in the Cabinet at Wsshington.-
For the first time in the history OF the anti.
slavery North, the Government has spoken;
the President who fat spoke an anti slave
~ word after he got into the Chair Is our
present one. Abraham Lincoln, after ten
months turns around to the Border States
and says, ''Gentlemen, have examined the
grounds, | stand at the head soHrce of the
Nation and know all the facis; Now is your
time to sell Tremendous applause y
The tide is rising very high; if you wait
little while and have to jump of without any
clothes on your back, don't say l did not
give you fair warning" Laughter