The New York herald., 1862-12-22
sEaRIT SMITH on NATIONAL AFFAIRS.


tho noted ssiinnds radical abelitionist, would lecture
upon the state o he cocny An unexpected pleasure
enjoyed BY the audience In the presence Of body Of 70
cal and instrumental performers who dscoursed several
pieces In exquisite STYLE AZ halfpsst O'Clock Mr..
Oliver johnson introduced the Hon. GzRRT SMITH who
said that he would present resolution which would ndi
cate the Line Of argument for the evening"
Whereas Ia NO less true Of nation than Of an indi
vdua that to be just ao be saved and be unjust Is
he lost and Whereas among all the grcasst violations
justice slavery s pre.emineDt.
Resolved, therefore, That whatever the things which
need 10 be done by this nation In order to be ayed the
penent pottng away Of slavery must not be left unone
(Applause.)
He asked-wi this nation be sayedS II will be saved
from being destroyed by this rebellion bnt ask whether
win be saved from Its bad heart TO Cypress and 70 on.
slave. This IA the disease OF which cur nation Ia
dying The rebellion s but OF 10 symptoms, and ID
TO bo concunded with the disease than cough
movement two years ago. produce peace between tho
North aud South at the further expepse Of the crushed
negro. That climax OF meanness and maiigny Is, in
deed the very worst OF all the symptoms Of the disease
He feared that the nation would not be saved Re-
Fcntance was the only remedy The handful Of abolition
lists bad for thirty years. beginning with VIM Lloyd Gar
take It He admitted that there increasing ground
10 hope that would put down the rebellion, notw h
nothing In that dsaste 10 discourage u.s. but IN the
daring and determination displayed there by brave
army, there was much 10 encourage us. (CheerS) All
honor 70 our ave men whs fell there, and all honor
20 the brave men who fought by their side and
vive them. say IN the worde Of Tonnyson the i'm
mortal six hundred OF tho Crlnean war,
"Whcn shall their glory fadsf'
The rebellion might DO put down and the nation
not saved He believed the governnient at last
cost 10 put II down tApplausc) Our sovernment now
saw that s hestatDg prosecution OF the did not
avail 10 concil te the Southern leaders their allies
among tho Northern democratic lenders The govern
men now saw that it waa only by the uncompromIsng
and unconditional prosecution oi the that could
gain the respect or discourage the eneay win the
good will of e her OF these classes Of leaders Mr. I'm
coa Mr. Seward, and Gen. Mcclellan loved their country
but 10 was true that when the rebellion broke out
these gentlemen were opposed 10 cocrcng the rebels
We might well confass that we were poor slavery In
fatastcd nation when The war broke ou--were no more
h o. put down the rebellion thar drunkars would be to
pat down n wbsk y iusurrection. Iaughtor.) God bo
praised the peop, and their rulers had learned much
that tho blatant rcictude Of the constitution was nero
hypocricy &c admitted that the President did not de-
rive the right u Ill crate slaves by the c,stitution alone
but 10 had the to do by and The law Of cvi
liscd wariarcto turn slaves and everything else that
stood III his way 70 hs oss, AZ Commander n-Chef Of
the army. The idea of carrying the constitn-
tionay was as gr at piece of set
sfoat. One might well look into old amanack into
the constitution ior guide in the suppression OF the
learn the penalties oxar but solely the international
csde Of ~ar 70 learn its penalties. But he affirmed that
tho constitution clothed ths President and Conaress h
ample powers TO suppress the rebals and tho President
was ciohod with supreme authority IN time Ct he
corpus He dwelt at length upon s point and by orc.bs
illustrations justified the exercise o saoh power by the
executive When the war wns over, the abuse OF the
severely punished e was not OF the n1mber of abol.
t'anista who complained Of the hsarle: cf the
Presidents proclamation He denied that the executive
az bead OK s smy had no right TO sAdy the interests
of tha slaves Of any race In ha military capacity
could only help the slave incidentally and If he wonld
have done everything clso II wond have Ueen decedly
wrong and utterly void in the eye Of the constitution aud
law Of war Ton the bombardnient OF sumter uu. tho
INN
very soon there would be party In favor establish
ing It, When psaco restored and when the passi us
with the Institution, tast shrod Of II would be left
behind. (app.alse). had heen said that our high
tarin was one cause o. Tho war; but no said mat lust
1Tevous 70 tho breaking ont ci the pro slavery rebeion
our tsrh WAS near free trade and we were compeol
to make war tariff Como said that the radical
abolitionis;s the great cause OF the war.
He frankly admitted that the rebellion could ue
traced IN large measure 10 the agitation or the
anoltinists But did tha. justify an armed rebellion,
Our nation ;Tond NOT DC saved n slavery were out
down unless We pu, away slavery IN spirit Of penenee
and other evils worse han that, would break ont II we
On 70 be greater narnudor anj criminal than ever. In
our spirit Of prise 20 might 60 10 conquer other
ruined The iandfa Of abotons,s were net listened to-
SO that slavery now was aong OUT IN blood under Gods
own hand, and Gcas cwn Tay-the WY he has been
compelled 70 take UNDER our nenitencc One proof that
slavery Vas dying was thai tse bocd that WAS being
shed waa not ths blood e The slave the blood Of hs
Common nrirossors-.the Easfhefe aid Tho Southern
whites. Nor should hlccd cease 10 aos perhaps until
The oppsasaors spa!d ropert Perhaps he pood Of Eng
and too ronld now oi having SO long enriched hersc
by tie Unpaid tn OF the American slave he blood OF
sst England caes r. oon pelonsly opposef 70 slavery
but n2w, through he influence Of her loadeIs, in such
Sltiiy Shameless sympathy with lt From The dsy
ssas she would give s even time TO get our knees in
eerence 10 dc 1ert sa Aler. was growing
wider and wlcr, ami ovfry fresh rrysl, showing her
b.6fress, ony increased o1r haired (Gieat appliance
Gods own .ine hal con . 20 punish thone who had
shared n The blood sa.cd harvest of american slavery
Let England eco 70 It, sai the speaker chat hor srpa-
riuen
of her empire Lot Frsncc, who also had an interest
this side Of the A,isntc, and whs 50 insano.y ent
extending those Interests c3at tho coat OF taking sides
With the soc.aern robslie1 As Mr. Smith was lsbor.ng
under cold 10 sfpca1ed his rasrls rest. and dur.
ias cder iiric aer which Ar johnson requested tie
rSorters 20 .ss6 ony ssetc OF Me Smiths lecture AZ
Gs inss.sa 70 lsrse \ as publish H. i IN full 5hs
shsre the Church beginning % derouDce slavery Int
scarcely anywhere I'd they conis their guilty
ton with Is lie All Insa that the orsrOors recsn.v
etcss IL c.g larger Ststos woald he glad 10 tbs
MOI Oh saeob 10 ie South, and prshsse peace by con-
.sn AS e cs % a Sss ss Inc "Sss, oS
attached 20 .hs s'sboh.imis,r end In t,ss conncc.
tion nr srni;l ps,ssd glowing euosrN upon General
Wea6wa... TIC oLe a. ,his Latien mad 10 do was 10
make tbs word "sboltonr Us popular q. Il had been
cdlcs end nN'h.rs ;css would sens Cor The surcndous
ornls of having seid -four millions u men in slavery,
Would ever the .sy arrive whsn our asyrncura. van
Burcns Ryresrs woodf and Bsunstts would sing sar-
r!scn' . fsyorits zrnY,
lam an aboitlcrst,
glory h The name
Hs oAG-a they sfoula have tn wait for Their children
and tao,F chaI su'h chiissn The aa,on would roi ne
svod nnii negroes we're allowed 10 raie the and
u1 cheT tShts were lcInow lsdgsi aud he'd sacred
ard in-sonbs 40 any other J6 you'd de- away with
the wicked question. what shall d1 ith thejscsy'
s1i won't, bsye n.e question ring through Ihe tand,
''what siall DO fer she blacks" We should give
thorn freedom, education nrd waace bHt be .sared
that The ration wss Sc debsucicd by slavery ss
TO bo 'nOspab.c cf salvation Ho denounced the
idea " expatrioiips The negro nsare 20 exre
the cnly entirely ieys, element the nation
IN oorall'cu, he inquired what snoa.s do or the
ecuts. Tor hor sake fcs sake, for the worlds
coke se mgst bs defeated 10 allow tho South 10 DO
como ration By esl would - 10 allow her No become
NJ wroahsd AZ she = wicked and, having defeated her.
We should es Kind and us 90 hor, shslld be We
the nsicns reeronsbiity for this rebellion
The North would take tc sayes out OF ,e hands tho
dolth hut sncTo sfl difficult task perform,
which 70 take tta srt of slsvoo'dnS uf the heat
Oi the south That cordosly be done by superior moral
er ard that could only be elected ny removing the
apir uut &c ouI own hearts u had bson said that the
North aic South aycf could se agothar again Tat
al orrcr Tor pcfterce inr great never failed 10
make the p@n:tonir resemble each other. When The
North ana tho South rereDtst for their crime against
tb8 black there would bc no SNuatnt Anne.