Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-24
~ From the Boston Courier, April l3.
wendell Phillips ON the Policy q;
Government.

The abstract which we give of Wendell Phil
lips's address we commend to the public consid-
Grafton. The speech is an "eye opener"-not for
its logic, certainly, its sense or its decency-but
for its revelations
Last evening. Wondell Phillips delivered an
address by invitation Of the Fraternity Associa-
ton, in Irement Temple The body of the hall
crowded with people. and the galleries were
about half full. Rev. j. NJ. Manning and
Collector j Z. Goodrich occupied prominent seats
the platform. Mr.. Phillips was introduced by
MIR. Charles W. Slack, who said, in substance
that he Mr.. p had recently placed his hand ON
the heart of the great West, and found it all
right
In commencing. Mr. Phillips said: certainly
owe great thanks to YOU and the Fraternity that
have given me an opportunity to speak here to-
night. marked this week is by one of the
greatest events in the history of progressive
movements, that any OF US has seen or any of
Us perhaps may be permitted to For the
first time the constituted authorities make one
step towards the motto-"Freedom National -
Neither YOU nor could have expected to live to
see that result--nOt the most sanguine of us ex-
pected so much. In nation that lives so fast,
It gives good promise that some of us NAV live
To see the whole country so far as il acknowl-
edges the stars and stripes, free from the letters
of slavery. South Carolina. flinging down the
gauntlet of battle. has led the way in the abOli-
ton of slavery and as heretofore the nation fol
lows her lead. | came back from the " est with
the same idea that carried there, that the death
of slavery is recorded. You may see it
in the expression of the people you may
see il In the expression of the nation, and
| think. in the intention of the statesmen; but /
care little for intentions. When | see a man
half way down the Falls of Niagara | don't ask
his intentions. fluid great encouragement every
where. find it in the disposition OF the Presi-
dent | believe he means what he said to the
Border State COmmiSsiOners-"G Gentlemen, YOU
love slavery: hate it, you mean il shall live; |
it shall die" believe he lacks neither in
teution nor capacity. If he lacks anything, he
lacks will believe that what he lacks will be
found in his Cabinet, which exists in one man,
who, like Atlas, is able to bear the whole nation
on his shoulders-Stanton. | don't believe in
Cabinet outside of him.
We had Secretary OF State once who told the
Minister TO France. Mr. Dayton. that the conflict
would cease without disturbing the status of the
slave: but the nation has dritted so far that he
lost sight of Mr. Chase. who placed Mcclellan
AT the head Of the army. against the earnest
mOnStrance of General Scott has faded out of
sight The kev-note of the Secretary of War Is,
You'll fight, or You'll 20 out. Mr. Blair says,
'sWhy can't have court martial for Fremont
because have too much TO do to wash your
dirty linen" saws the Secretary. | don't think
the Secretary of War is an Abotion>t to day.
but he i on the anxious seat. II Jeh. Davis
holds out till next January, he will be one
don't believe the newspaper stories that Stanton
has gone out OF the Cabinet; but if he has. we
have los. the KEY OF our position. He is the only
on the continent who deserves the name OF
the Napoleon of the crisis. Mr.. Lincoln may
abolish savery-he can't save il: the nation may
abolish slavery--it can't save it. God has SAID
Let my people go; but we have been hardening
our hearts until He seals the mission of
emancipation in the blood of our first bora
Toombs said he would call the roll OF his slaves on
Bunker Hill; have first heard the roll call of
Massachusetts regiment on the sacred soil.
The President Is ahead vet OF the manifest
ations OF the people He has taken a step in ad-
vance and holds out his hand for support His
recent message contains more than We have ac
corded to H. Noticing some criticisms on his
message lately, lac said there WAS more IN him
than people saw In illustration he told a story
OF an lri>hman down in Maine who went into
apothecary store and ctilei for glass O. soda
The Maine law in force and he whispered To
the man behind the counter. You couldn't put a
drop OF the crather into IT, could yer .unbeknownst
10 me>elf!" SO this message. said the PreSi-
dent, contains something unbeknOwn 10 those
who asked for it," Be happy that YOU live to
hear such words As are conveyed by that message
For the first time the Administration of this
country has done an anii-slavery act \ short
time ago Mcclellan bani>hed the HutchinS0ns
from the Potomac slight sign. the soldiers
hang on to John Brown great sign.
The Gulf States have made up their mind:
there l. no Unionism ii them, except in the city
OF New Oreans-beeause OF her commerce
The Gulf States saw, Slavery without the
Union the Border States say, Slavery and
the Union. and che Northern States have made
up their mind that they want Union without
Slave Ii this cannot be made manifest as the
mind of the North. the Union Is gone; neither
YOU nor will ever see il again. believe II
does exist, and Il Is our duty TO make Il manifest
That i what have - say To YOU 10 night
Mr. Phillips said the golden hour Afforded by
our reyerses at Manassas and Balls Bluh Tor
declaring direct emancipation bad gone by. With
victory 10 our arms. party lines are being drawn.
Inc Democratic party : drawing it, lines. The
recent municipal elections al over the land indi
cate this The future OF the negro was secure
he was out Of the ring. The question to be de