The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-22

ICAN ANTI.SLAVERY SOCIETY,"
SPEECH OF WENDELL PHIL
LIPS AND TILTON.
The American Anti-Slavery Society held
it's annual meeting in New York on Tues
day, and was attended by the usual array
of long haired men, short haired women,
and dusky people of both sexes. The prin-
cipal speeches were by WENDELL PHILLIPS
and THEODORE TLToN, which We subjoin
SPEECH BY WENDELL PHILLIPS.
Taking up part of the last speakers DIS
course in reference to Mr.. John @. CAL
houn, Mr.. Phillips said that Calhoun had
gone home from Yale College an abolition
ist, and resolved to use his efforts in per
suading South Carolina to get rid of slav-
cry; but he afterwards became the re-
morseless champion of corrupt institu-
ton. He illustrated the position of our
statesmen and Generals by repeating Lu-
clans anecdote of the monkeys whom an
old Roman actor had taught to perform
their roles perfectly. All Rome was on
the gui rioe to see them. But in the
midst of the performance a wag of antiqui-
ty threw handful of nuts on the stage,
and the actors were all monkeys again in
an instant So our statesmen and Gene
rails went to Washington, monkeys in hu-
man attire. The South flung nuts to them,
and they were on all fours instantly.
Oaughter.)
CARTHAGE DELENDA EST.
How long would the war last? Till
Richmond was taken? Till Charleston
was taken, and sown with salt, as he hop
ed the first s.ccessful General would SOW
it? (Applause.) l know, said he, no
worth in taking Richmond, Savannah or
Charleston, unless we sow their acres with
salt, and leave the antiquarian to doubt
the locality in which they existed. Gap
plause.)
NATURE OF THE WAR.
My idea of the war is this: 1t is between
the aristocracy of the South on the one
hand, allied to the copperhead politics and
the halting religion of the North, and, on
the other hand, the mil ority of intelligent,
virtuous, far-sighted, democratic, free
dom-loving men. Round about them are
the STAKEHOLDER of the South, the copper
head of the North, the halting religion OF
the pulpits, every proud man who hates
his brother, every lazy man, too lazy to
do his own thinking. These are
our enemies. Every loafer seeking to
flch dishonest living without working
for it is cur enemy. (Applause.) Every
honest man, askin onl y for his own and
willing that his brother shall have his own,
is our ally, whether he eats rice on the
banks Of the Ganges or is enrolled under
Hooker on the banks of the Rappahannock.
And never, until that minority of honest
men rule the nation, can there be peace
and union. Until that time Union means
submission to the old slaveocracy, as BIT
ter and more relentless than ever. Ma
.jorities never rule. They never will rule.
England di not abolish slavery because
nine out of ten wished it, but because nine
idle men were not strong enough to kee,
down one man who wished it with ali his
soul. And this government is to be saw
ed, if at all, by the uncompromising, re-
morseless demand of one honest man in
the ten that, at last, liberty and justice
shall have their way. (Applause.)
HOOKER TO BE ALSO SACRIFICED.
| believe in Hooker, but l look forward
to the day when Hooker is to be sloughed
off for another man. | want not only able
men, but want earnest men, to meet ear
nest men on the other side. There is but
one man on the continent to weigh down
Stonewall Jackson, the whole-souled fa-
natic-and that is John Brown. Gap
plause.) There is not another name at the
North which weighs as much.
DISGUSTED WITH HONEST MEN.
We hear too much about the honesty of
some men. l am entirely disgusted with
honest men. The ship is going to the
bottom. The keel grinds the rocks on
both sides, and the Captain tells us, as we
are preparing to go to the bottom, that the
pilot is the honestest man in New York.
(Laughter.) Sumner made a Brigadier
General OF a mutinous Colonel, and his
friends say he is honest. No doubt of it.
Try Butler and Fremont, and if they are
not good Generals let them go by the
board. We not only want honest and ear
nest men, but able men also-able to whip
their antagonists. (Applause.)
SEWARD AND THE NIGGER QUESTION.
Our friend, Mr.. Purvis, spoke of the
Secretary of State giving passports to COL
ored men. How did William II. Seward
give passport to colored man? Twill
tell you. When he took Office, one of the
New England Senators went to him, with
a note in his hand, and said, 6" want
passport for colored constituent in my
town."
"Well, you can't have one, said Sew
ard-Gt was before the month OF June,
861)eyou can't have one."
"Why not? ?" said the questioner.
"Well, niggers don't have passports
from this Office"
Indeed, said the Senator, edo you
mean to say that we indorse the Dred
Scott decision?"