New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-18

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nnst at least allow that am inc c"uSo VI ""
e,hers. have no. come here 10 BRING yo" my '''7
worthy Of the Journey. have only come "''0' az
sincerely believe, to cay Amen TO the ''"'o
xb;ch ron lave heard from this platform ana tna'
have Of late been uttered in !ondef Cap'I"i' i o
No, mako any p,etensions, ladies and geni men, az
...oLor have talked little on AnLI-Sl'VerS' DIV
n. robnstou remarked on a similar question, "
h,,rI, heeu able 10 DO decenily well what nobody
.,.e ,bongbt worth doing at an Laughter.l But
rbave come here tonight very willingly, because ii
. word Of mine, any number OF words-any
amount Of efort--could add one atom OF possibility
70 the chance hat Tina should GRITTY comfort to
the novels OF Carolina, should deem my whole NE
M abundant success. have no other objecs ~ lie
M Gar az know, than to make this Union, which
have sought honestly to sever mean justice to nine-
teen millions OF people. aud whom think willing
this moment that it should be Fl any effort that
could make tonight would contribute toward that
result would make il with more than cheeriulnes-
with the utmost enthusiasm.
Well gentlemen, RE an AbOlitionst and am l'-
Sic more devoted Tor thirty years toward having the
negro recognized man IN these thirty Hour saia'
confess have no other interest in politics tnan HAT
shis Union should do him jusiieeshOuid do i1sef the
credit TO show that it 10 educated up 10 ihe pom. OF
doug him justice.
Irepeat-as an Aboiitioust-i have NOT any gr'at
iptsres in TINS war; that IL, have no Interest NJ
the choice of paths cut OF which the Government
shall lead us. because as far Gs au abie 10 study
events and results, honest!y believe thai whatever
this convulson does OF fails to do, thing man.
no PARTY can prevent its doing, and that is Shaking oil
he hair Of
plause. 10 not mean thai auy man intends ii, for
] don't care what man intends. When person gets
MO the Rapids Of Niagara, il doesn't matter mich
what be or she intends, they will 20 oyer. lThAts
SOL In my view the system of bondage in these
States has received liz deathblow in lie hOuse OF lis
friends. do nOt believe that Slavery can survive
the effects OF this convulsion. As an Abohnonst
SIMPLY feel just much at ease in looking at this
war as one OF you DO when looking AT Rsrey with
Crusader in his hand. No matter for tie red eyes
and painting sides of the brute, lie will 20 down. So
] know all the 5rutes south Of us will 60 down 10
destruction, and base my opinion on two or three
very patent facts In the irst place, for The ast ten
years the plea that has been thrown IN our teeth all
she time is that Cotton Is kiug" TIE overseer
made his whip much longer than TO extend over the
Senate of the United States. He added additional
snapper, and applied it TO the Lower House OF Con-
eress, and thai was, Cotton is King" He sup
posed he could bring starving Lancashire with one
hand and tunultuous Lyons with the other, 10 he
foo.stool. He has tried il. What has been the re-
sultl The Board OF Trade reports to Great Bntain
that after tie abdication of King Cotton tor eleven
mouths Great Britain has cotton than she Lad al
this time last year. Applause. So much for one
pr Of the systern--the financial.
Well, then, the other was the political. IL was
the North at tie feet Of the South. 1 have no won
der that the South desplsed her. Ste never ne, in
yonder Capitol man from The North who had =
backbone until within few years. She had causs
~ 0espise us.
Bot abe tried an experiment in miniature. Me
eour pledged berelf against Kansas. The South
threw down tine gauntlet OF a single Safe, and The
North responded with single State. she sent hel
peasants her farmers, west of the Mississippi. They
went AZ peasants and as farmers The civilization
OF the North, which means pIowsbares and SCI oo-
houses took the field 10 the Territory against bowie
knives and bludgeous, which represent the Sluih.
They were fairly matched, John Brown, die most
Influential American in aiding our civilization lap
plausel, man who has done mors in tie Providence
other man save one, whom an promo 10 name and
%, at Bis feet, William LLOYD Garrson. Applause,
with one or two hisses John Brown went Z Kan
Aas, farmer, with tie best stock and
owner of the best orchard west of the
Mississippi. He carried as pledges Of good
citizen he prizes be bad won III tie Agricultural
fsirs OF Ohio; lie cda't ever own gun nor 70 Ni-
ingpiece. He piantedhs trees advertised his stock
and il was not until Mssourans came across the Dor
der ana Destroyed his orchard, and stole AIS cattle
tnst the old man went out and bough, musGet. The
history Of Kansas since is written too patent for me
to repeat it. She has crushed Missouri under her ee;
and hos taken her seat in the Senate of the United
States representative Of free thought and free abor
in the United States Applause What Missouri
did to Kansas, the South does 10 the North to-day
Napoleon said Of Russia, 4" Taught her TO fight
and 90 has Missouri taught whst the Slave Power
means, end what this contest meaas--conscience
behind nGs. laughter.
siust, secondly for the suicide Of the slave sys-
tenn TO the fact, that the South has re-ensced Mis-
souri, and the North IL re-enscting Kansas today.
Educated IN understanding The Slave Power educated
II knowing how much ana how far il must resi.t,
and what must be ts mesna OF resistance we shouid
be up 10 tie importance OF the moment and seize the
golden Opportunity for forever wrestling our beloved
land from tie nsloUs infueacs of the slave prora-.
gapdists Every cam m fired To- day 10 better Ami.
Slavery lecture than thousand aAsn like myself or
MY brother DIR. Perpoatj could make. Every eau
non ibss Halleck Las fred or Mcclellan has beard
or be hae never fired oneD, prolonced laughter aud
epPsausel, is a better Ant-Savery ,peecn than wss
over made in yonder Senate, or Faneli ilal! for il