The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-12
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VI. Reechsr ln 0renl arIlaln.

VfAHAVhe tpapecbAuB tne past WOfab ana
acts Of Henry Weird Beecher, will thank
him for bis work across the water. IL
is no exaggeratiOn to affirm that the Eve
speeches he has deliyered--in Manches-
ter, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool and
London---esch pursuing it's own line OF
argument and appesl, have done more
for our cause In England and Scotland
/ than all that has been before said or
written. Mr.. Beecher possesses the fac
ulty, beyond sny other living American,
of combining close, rapid, powerful, prac.
teal reasoning with intense passion. His
mind isialways aglow with HE subject,
and whatever comes from il, even il IL
does not fash conviction, IL almost sure
to kindle Sympathy. This, combined
with bis marvellous power Of illustra-
tion-marvellOus alike for its intense
vividness and its unerring pertinency---
and with his great ftexibility, whereby
be adspts himself completely 60 the ek-
igencys of the instant, giysss him rare
command over q common audience. Even
those who hate, cam help admiring, aud
those most steeled with prejudice have
10 vince in spite Of themselves.
No better proof OF the power Of Mr..
Beecher's eloquence need be had, than tho
immense efforts made by the rebel sym
pathissrs, after his firstspeeches, 10 shut
his lips By force. The streets Of every
city where be was to speak, were plAcard-
ed with the .foulest abuse of him; the
newspapers were filed with raillery and
sneers; the halls where he was TO speak,
were packed with gangs Of rowdies In
broaooloth and tustian, whose business it
WAS 20 browbeat, and, if possible, silence
him. Every available resort was used TO
stimulate the mob against him; or IL
mobs could not be raised, at least TO
crush him with public contumely. Moth
ing but the fear of him, or rather of the
truths coming from his lips, could have
raised this tempest OF opposition.
And Iet how well he sustained him
self It was grand spectacle--in st
GsOrges' Hall, Liyerpool--w he strug
gled two livelong hours against that rag
ing sea of insult, taunt, irony, imperti-
nent questioning, blackguardism, curses,
Kisses, cat calls, stampings, hOotings,
yellings-every possible manifestation Of
hate, every possible form of disorder : a
brave sight, we say, this strong winged
bird of the storm matching his might
against it--now soaring up 20 overcome
it--now sinking dOwn,to undermine it,
now dsshing in its teeth--now half
chOked inthe gust of its fury, but always
moving onward, aud in the end riding
triumphant ON tho very crest Of It's wild.
est pillows. There has not, been a more
heroic achievement on any of our fields
! of haftla tha, fha auooaaaT,,I d.i;va.,. ~e
that speech against the odds which OPP
posed it. lnanef4 baN m.Tl
! And thOslast speech at Exeter Hall,
which was published yesterdAy--show-
ing that Slavery was the only cause and
the whole cause Of this gigantic and cruel
war-how msgni6cently and how COM
pletely did il sweep down ell the aoph-
istries, and the whole mass of rubbish
with which the Secessionists have clogged
British thought. And with what sublini-
Iityiof uttsrAnce did be proclaim to those
Brtains the spirit that Animates the
hearts af true Americans in regard to
maintaining this war:
STANDING by my cradle, standing by
my hearth, standing by the altar of the
Church, standing by all the places that
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men who poured their blood and lives
for principle, 1 declare that in ten or
twenty years of war we will sacrifice ev-
erything we have for principle. (Cheers)
If the love of popular liberty is dead in
Great Britain, you wilfn not understand
Jis but il the love of liberty lives as il
once lived, and has worthy successors OF
those renowned men that were onr an
cest0rs as much IS yours, and whose ex-
Z ampIes and principles we inherit To
make fruitful 40 so much seed corn in .
new and fertile land-then you will UNI
derstand eur firm, iavinc'Jle determination
deep as The sea firm as The mountains, blit
calm as Ao heavens aboVe tls--to fqM his
ioar through at all hazards and at every cost
Immens, cheering, accompanied with q
few hisses.")
~ Tots last speech was only slightly in
terrupted. II was listened 10 by the
vast throng, not only with respect and
good nature, not only with good will
and appreciation, bat with unbounded
enthusiasm; and no orator Of the day
has ever received such an ovation al
awaited ME-. Beecher at its close. lie
had the peopl 10 completely with him
The elcqnence which had been with
stood in. the towns with sach desperate
fury, now eliminated in the metropolis
4 In m6sl glorious triumph.
Ii lie plain, from the whole tone of the
British Press, that Mr.. Beecher has been
instrumental in starting, or at least in
Fastening, a eomplete revolution of the
popular feeling of, the kingdom In favor
OF our National cause. he is the man
who ought to have been sent to England
two years ago 10 enlighten aud rouse the
people. Had this been done, he could
have hardly failed of preventing . vast
deal Of that bitterness which has since,
all the while, been fermenting between
the two nations.
We may talk as we please about the
jeAlousies and rivalries and dislikes and
hatteas of,Englishmen aud Americans
yet so long as blood is thicker than wa
ter" and freedom better than arbitrary
rule, we c ,nnot help an affinity between
the two peoples. There may be, as there
has been, any extent Of misunderstand-
ing-for there are men who ever lAb0FinQ
in season and out OF season 10 generate
and aggravate it-but still il never gets
beyond the reach Of truth, when faithful
, ly applied, or Of a living sympathy
when rightly touched. Mr.. Bseoher In
one Of bis speeches, expressed himself
greatly surprised al the fair disposition
OF the body OF the British people toward
the NORTH, because Il tailed so ittl'