Indiana State sentinel., 1863-05-18
Remarks of wendell Phillips before
the American AEti-Slavery society
In New York.

TACK on BLAIR. SEWARD, CHASE AND OTHKRs--
No VICTORIES TO BE OBTAINED TILL THEY ARE
SENT DOWN so DEEP THAT A PLuNMEr cASSor
FIND THEM.
Mr.. Phillips commenced his address by aIludirg
to the career of Mr. John G. Calhoun, who, ne
sald. left his college at New Haven. determined
to do all in his power 70 overthrow slvery his
native State He had that fact from a class mate
Of Calhoun's But subsequently, when Calhoun
was informed of the spread of luuacy among the
coored population of the North and the state
ment was circulated from the fact that the in
mates of a poorhouse we're all recorded as colored
then Calhoun, having left the walls of college
in free State used all his powers to defend slave
~ against his promises. and proceeded to Europe
with the argument that the colored people of the
North we're subject to lunacy. There was an end
to his professions in favor of freedom. When ut
length the great struggle came, the South relied
on their allies who represented hatred TO the ne
gro and the copperhead conspiracy for success
After time their Generals went into the field
with the impression that liberty might be the
great alternative. the eminent contingent, by
which the rebellion should be put down. Then
they had great battles from that of Shiloh, down
to many others. But there was no result. They
had heard of the circumstance that the managers
of Roman theater had declared he had trained
several monkies 70 act perfectly the great perform
ance; but when in intricate part, the audience
threw nuts to the actors. or rather the mOnkies,
they all forsook their roles. Applause Such
was the case in their own country. They had
monkeys in the Cabinet at Washington. (Laugh-
ter For eighteen months they had compro
MISE and they were on all fours. Butthey snuff
ed off Generals and statesmen as events hogan
to tighten. and never till the onion was peeled to
the very point, would they he successful. Never
till routine West Point and routine Whiggery are
rooted out. would the struggle end by uncom-
promising war They had their war Of types
The war of types over. and the war Of bull
lets had come. But how long was the war to
last? Till Richmond was captured, and Charles
ton and other cities were seizedl No; he knew
no end of the struggle till Richmond. and
Charleston. and Savannah are taken and sown
with salt till the antguary cannot find the places
where they formerly existed. They were eBgag
ed in with aristocracy, with every
law man, with every mab too ind0lent to think,
with everv lOafer, with every ariStocrat. These
were their enemies But every honest man was
their ally whether he eat rice on the banks of the
Ganges, or was enrolled in Hookers army ZAP
plause But until the Government founded
on Justice and right, there would be no peace.
Now maiorities did not rule. and they would
never rule. under the present state OF things.
When England emancipated her slaves, she did
lazy men had kept down one man with a living
soul for liberty. he believed their government
in spirit meant liberty 10 be the end of their strug-
gle But how long should it be that an awful
minority should take all the high places at the
helm of the nation? He valued Hooker; he might
have faults. as the diamond might have pebble
behind it. But he looked forward for the
day when General Hooker would be left off
for another man There was but one man
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fanatic. Stonewall Jackson, and he was John
Brown. (Applause They had heard much
about honest men, When ships were going down,
when their kees were striking the bottom, they
were told that the pilots were the honestest men
i'm New York When Col Sumner was appoint
ed General they heard he was honest, and if men
were not honest let them 60 by the board. A
previous speaker said he was thankful that the
Secretary of State, Mr.. Seward had given a pass
port to 4 colored man. But how did he do so ?
When Seward took Office, a New England Sena-
tor asked him for passport for cOlored con-
sttrent of his That was in June, 1861 But
Mr.. Seward at once replied. Negroes cannot
have passes from this office" What" replied
the Senator. "do YOU mean to adhere 10 and sup
port the Dred Scott decisiOnG" al do not, y
answered Mr.. Seward, ''mean to deny, or altar,
or abide by that decision, but negroes shsn't have
passports from this Office 81 will 60 to a
higher power" replied the Senator. and Mr. Sew
ard then said 'Why did you maintain that the
man you wanted passport for was coored: why
did you not simply call him John Smith," Mr.
Seward then retired to another chamber, and re
turned handing paper to the Senator, remark
ing with several expIetives: There. put as many
negroes as you IKE in it." There appeared VIM
H. Seward, true to his nature-he was the mon
kew with the nuts. Loud laughter But a
great change had come: TOombs had said he
would call the roll of his slaves at the foot OF
Bunker Hill, bur before he was able to do so
Col Higeinson called the roll Of his slaves in
South Carolina. Applause He had that
morning received a commune 'tion from high
otfirer, in which he found that the officers were
happy in the negro enstmenfs under their charge
The men fit to organize victory must mean vic
tory: the moment tlev got rid of West Point
dog in the manger West Point. which would
not fight OF allow others to fght-[laughter. !
they might expect s1ccess. But they would
get victory till the second Command
er in Chief was sent as far "a San Francisco
from the fight, for he had the mountain of Wes
Point on his sholders Ilaughter, There was
proverb that man never a great fool unit
he had learned latin; so man was never more
incorrigible than when he graduated at Wes
Point. As tn the freedom of the slaves the
President had the right, by the war power TO free
everv 0Ondman IN the country But they neeC
expect victory till there were changes made
The Hallecks, the Stewards. the Chases, would
follow the leadership of their own ambition, ant
thev would be supported by strong minds and baC
hearts and corruption: but they would never have
victory till the nation buried these men so deer
that the plummet could never find them. Butler
Phelps, Fremont. Hamilton, should be called
These men meant that the Union should mear
liberty. if it continued. and if not. it should
not exist The President should have Fremont
at bis right hand. Hamilton at his left. and But
Ter in front. vet not one of these held the batoT
of command Yet at one time the Presiden
would not allow one of them to leave Washing
ton for more than six hours Yet why was that
Because of the Cabinet The Commander in
Chief had the mountain of West Point on hi
shoulders Laughter That was the NOUS
that knawed the cable that bound the President
The Press was too free The first slave to b.
emancipated was the President Laughter.
Let the men who were incapable of being th
Cromwell's Of liberty be not permitted to lead th
conflict. hespeaker then eulogizec Gems. Fremon
and Butler. and in the course of his remarks de
clared that when holiday Generals. half -hear.ed
were driven out Of Virginia. whole hearted Gen
erals would take their places and tens Of thousand
of men would spring to arms from the North
West, and New England. with colored men, Il
defend the Union Applause
The Dry rortugas-Sauce for the
Goose, Sauce for the Gander.
While Mr. vaIlandigham. of Ohio. has beer