New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-13

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much TO find fault WITH To he sare wsh the
Government was more ontspoken. Why don't they
say Slavery IN their proclamation Why did nos
{ Q Senate Of the United States, why did not the
PIX sden say in his last Proclamation that the great
national sin for which God Was dealing with ms
was Slavery There is no longer reason why ,he .
Government should keep s bsnds from this cancer
| that is eating ont the vtas of the nation They
know IL il the source Of oil our troubles, why 10
they not come out aad csDddiy say sol The peops
prepar for is are ready 10 support them in auy.
thingthey may do for che preeervarlon AID The
glory Of the nation. do not profess great military
Wedge bu, since have got rid OF that terrible
incubus under which Rroaned and traya led In
am Tor year and halt appiaust Imagine
That there Is little fault to be fond win the men
az te head OF our armies. suppose there are very
isT men who would wsh 70 soc Hooker or Burn
eiuey or Grant, Banks displaced. We give these
men our heaFts; nor because they have gained great
success, but because they have aimed a, it, because
bey snew that they desire IL, because they show
| LaPPiauS.l Bnt what we do design ia that Fro
mont ano Batter sball be put in command. Pro-
lcs geo ans enthusiastic applause.l We are de,er-
Ined that nose men shall have the Place that belongs
| TO hem; ard L wish you to marx that there Il
not hing tha. Anti-Slavery men, have ever yes
dete ynined upon that they did not obtain in this
Daics. do not pretend to know whether FIRE.
mont and Butler are great generals or mott but this
have 6,ue nobly aud we'll Tbs much know THAI
no othe- men Il mean no other military men) have
30 comp-ehended the great struggle In which W
are engaged. They have too much capacity toe
much heat stand ASIDE in this trying hour Of The
nations fste r.. 70
But we have great work yet to do among the
peopIe Many have had their eyes opened; but
there are yss people whose eyes are closed TO all the
true issues q this great conflict There are well
meaning men that can yet be deluded by
rhe thing TO which you refer in your
resolutions viz. that Copperhead declaration tbas
the Government is making this war for Abolition
As if il were not necessarily an Abolition warl A
If it ever could be successful one unless 30 far rs
was placed upon that basis! We Dot yet, inn
agine, ready 10 lay down our srms. There 10 .
strong party, however contemplate 1t may be, a.
sisted by various influences In the North from the
danger Of which w not wholly free. Where
The carcasses are there the eagles viii be gathered
together SO thar we have a great work yet In ed
heating the people, The Government, as we all
know, might 90 further than 1t does go. believe
that large proportion Of it means well. believe
Mr.. Lincoln mesns well, l believe Mr.. Stanton
means well; think perhaps Nh Blair means wells
what Mr. Seward means, do not pretend
TO know. IT we would have them to move
rapidly aud in accordance with cur wishes we MUS
have a great public sentiment behind them that Will
bear them up and make them feel and know tbas
there il power behind them that Will sapport them
in every measure that they may take And az Anti.
Slavery men we have TO rid tue people of some OF
the shams with which they are yet delnded. What
orc onr war ,riesf "Unlon aud Constitution"
What il the meaning of Union l. it means any
thing at all 1t must mean Liberty. Does IL mean
mere extent of empire3 II so, it has DO charm fof
me- had rather be citizen OF Little hhoos
Island. or Of the small Republic OF van Manno
in the Alps. if l had liberty, than
citizen of the mightest and proudest desposm thas
exists on the face OF this earth. The Union ioe
which call upon the nation 70 pour out its piooo
ike water and its treasure ike dust; the UNION Ioz
which labor and pray Is not vast extent OF terri
tory-t is q UNION OF free States In which no slave
hail esnk his CHAINS, and where no man shall oe
nermitted to own bis brother. Great applsuse'I
Eyery star of that ensign tina stands Tor lroo
State is honorable and glorious every s'ss .nss
stsuds for slave State is q dsaonor and shames
We are not TO be imposed upon by WORDS. Lev
| liberty take the place of Unionl And 30 win me
| word Consultation" so far - IL means tloerty
| believe III the word Constitution-So Lar a. =
means Slavery do not. There are CONCESSIONS thst
have been like 90 many lightning rods drawing down
the judgments OF heaven on this nation Aud 81 isf
as I,oss concessions are these Geek theif releas
and determine by every means 10 my power ia 'ps
meantime to render them Ineffective. Let Gus WAL
crv be Liberty for all, and il we say Union snd
Consultation let US be sure that we know wbas W.
mean BY it. But we have every reason TO be tasnk4
fua my friends, that there are las hoidI put .ws
Slave States in the Union at the present time-ken-
that terrible ncubus that has weighed upon the
Government from the first. that has done more "
distract the councils of the nation than all other
causes combined--Kentucky, that, like q baggsxo b
sorceress, has thrown her arms around tue nations
ard sought to leap with il into the pool OF destruo.
ou and ruin-and Tennessee, that nc an evu hou!
the President exempted from his Proclamation. i 4
do not call Maryland Missouri at present slave
holding States, because think they love the coun.
try better than Slavery, and are willing -
the earliest possible hour TO get nd on II.
That ia our position as Abolitionists. Our grese
work lies before u.s. We are encouraged and cbsered
by the signs OF the times. And II not 20 soon as the
PRECEDENT of the Society hopee, we shall see thi4
wickedness prostrated, our land free from Que emo
10 the Other and snail rejoice IN that glorious enn8n
from which there shall not be star or stripe erased
and in which every one shall represent no longer
slavery. but Freedom. Prolonged applause.
Mr. Garrison then introduced ROBERT PuRvDs
osn of Psnpsylyanls, with the following remarks;
IL follows as q matter Of course that, having pro-
scribed and oppressed the free coored population o.
our country aud committed to chains the slave pop.
nlation We should be IN mood Oh mlnd 10 siahoek
tempted to Justify ourselves by bringing false and
Sa,an,c accusations against them. But these accu|
satjons thank God, from day to day, irom
hour to hour, being proved utterly
false before tue world. wherever me III
coIored people have shown their hand they nave
done well In this hour Of our nations calamity.
And IA for the slave population, how maryeiousiy
have they been guided and directed 10 90 the very
hest thing that could be done IN their creunss nces
How peacefully they nave And now
,hst The Government has fonnd It necessary TO sum
mon even slaves the eide OF me naslonai nas' NV
brayely they are exhibiting all the qusues OF goQa
soidisrs. and winning commendatlon on the r9ns
sond and on the left, as among the bravest OF ms
hrave and Az men who are indeed worthy OF their
freedom am very glad to introduce 10 you, as our
naxt sneaker, one who il abuudantly apie 10 speak
in behalf OF both the coored aud slave population VI
the country-Robet Pnrvls ssq., "a ne''iss ""'-'
SPEECH OF ROBERT PURyis.
Ar puRyIs then spoke "a follows: Mr.. Chair.
man Ladies, and Gentlemen; IL is bad taste,
Lnow, ia a speaker to begin With al apology and