The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-06-14
THE MEA MING AND OBJECT OF
THE WAR AS TOLD IN THE NORTH

TIE WAR AS TOLD IN THE NORTH
A meeting OF the American Anti-Sla
very Society was he'll in New 1o:k las
week. William Lloyd Garrison presided
The exercises commenced with an anti
slavery song hY james e. Clarke. Of " es
tern New York, entitled = The Advent
Mr. q rrison then read resolution. thai
this meeting record its gratihcaton q
the evidences. which have leeu furnished
from time to time, of the extensive an6
deep feeling felt hv the majority Of the
people of Great Britain with the people
"f America III the present strgggie- =
Georg. j,hosnp.cn, the Eng'i7ii Abolition
ist, WAS then introduced and mad al al
dress upan the diversion Of sentiment on
the American question in t.4.st Britain.
The President next Introduced! Wsnescil
Phillips. who made Characteristic ie
speech The following are It's ailasions to
the HaT
On the VIRGIN soil ef iYri,--a,ia tl,s lars.
est aaaay raised during the list century
Il reg sublime hattie il, the ,aaa-.sos h-
naive, and l,caeas.r t.,e foisls es It's Esg to
strike of the chains ed the slave a.d If.
hin 10 oar political ;sad social eanaisss-
b ney aFe insgalts efs,aisies--ffle esTsrts and
Ire South.
Tie brightest crown worn 70 Gay by an
American was because Abolitlonism was
an honore,i title. We have II Congress,
pie .ei - the side Of the negro, and a
President plclge,l t',at slavery s',att be
wiped ont. He has Ilant.,,. the testimony
il, hi7 kcart in dealing Will, this question:
We are to remcnbcr thnt tie lag;c Of
American public life al ow-:; q nan 70 lay
1oT-n lie corner stone, that slavery Is an
evil, and still serve i. as Il party meas
ure. lie WAS told TO take cfeerfl:. view
H. Looked into Virginia and saw one
hundred thousand men looking into each
others eyes and disputing the Gibraltar Of
this question, and how could he make u
cheerful speech. We have a proclama-
ton nf Iib>iality, and no man should 90
ahead of him IN recognizing tie states
m'r~hip anil sincerity in which it was
detlicate1 and adopted. Hut suppose the
war ends, ana tha: paper goes before the
courts, how much would it mean
Now i ;,r,-sitvrry lawyer. WHO has al
wav, ma,n'aine that the slave is prop
erty II the eyes CT the Constitution.
would say, Air. Lincoln wanted the negro
TO carry on tic war, Now, tue War Is
ended, an,' the slave reverts back to its
oNncr Bat III order to make the proc
lama,ion Il reality 10 the Cult, he must
resort 10 sc!nc alternative to prevent the
slave power from Asserting hi; ci.,:sn.--
The stAtemanship Of the question is the
more n,otncntons and confused Grant
goes to the Gui aud plants the Stars and
Stripes, but that d-.s not muke the
Soutierner love tho flag. S.lhin-ation j.
not conversion %cycutv years t'uH proved
that We have rot c(,anced tia, mode
Of ..ind to. dag. The Union cana"t IN
r..ao Governracn. nI'e7' reluctant l'''"-
rle. Il i utterly I:nItc,:.;b bet never
was done It ao>,r s~.Il hc sione.
Suppose ,lnc1ln i II ~:.,' :. a,n .coi'.=
TO Issue i proclamation - free the slaves,
ve would say, tl,ar,, ,.r,i, s.ir, ioe.thc
intention; YOU show the Exposition. b 1T
YOU don't as. thc means When | look
st tho Government. grateful as feel to-
waTa i, i-,.e.ae.@iae = ~s"i>e'iag 4ssent the
mems hy which slavery Can be nl:shee1.
NV, al | want t. poit.t out is, nat now
w..ile the sacrifices are ST grea, and the
dan.,ers s. numerous. long and peril
ous future lies before Us, and we nave
not only rebellion to fight, but 4 notion
of three years desperate STRUGGLES az inst
the woTl<;, and 4 forcign dtt.asty in the
South that will Improve every orportuni-
II to we. ken u.
X (, can cIun t'lc ssis}1ncc Of no for
eirn Power except Russia AL tiic rest
are aniust us. What | wau: is a conn
t,v that Will bear its burden IN the future
II Macmillan AMI Davis was able to hold
ten If the Gulf Stat2s--yyhere is the
slave? | believe as you do. that tle war
has taken the riye:s out OF the ribs Of so
cicty, and that the black may ultimately
be free. bat the negro woull not st.rvive
what the nation owes to him. y hat
want is I'll actual wax wa"eGl for the slave
and his freedoin-war on war principles
not treating OF your enemies as though
they were to be your friends a-an. Il
leu live forty years, you can set an in
sight into the tabct.t archives, you will
see it written IN black and white, that
war was not commenced so much % iauit
the South Us TO exi>peratc II.
jhs Shareholder waits III the confident
anticipation TINT time will bring round
the old rule again. | s you force u re1ug
1iant constitution upon Il people. II is not
rcpubiicanlsm. We have nothing to hu'ld
upon except the black race. want him
as the basis of civil Institution. III force
them OIL him, to re e-,a ellsh the | ninn !
don't want til. poison 10 remain in tie
body polite, and therefore naust anchor
50 deep that it can bear too terrible storms
that viii occur. Is Mr.. Lincoln anA hi :
cabinet ready for e,nanc;i i-tion2 | don't
doubt their wishes but we al the people
and wc may come close on to bankruptcy
without securing o3,r end.
What demand oi you i, that While the
world IS looking * yol, tl:et y,I de not
allow the Ati.ui;,.tratioa II blind vols
With any of il, siet;i~iee arguments You
~. I.inco;, i ri:.l: 'ut he is ~'s-W. 7. q!
.iA:it' say 'o tie Administrations. Gn toa
fast ls;st t1e question is how slov is Il;
and what does IT proceed from ptes 1t
ioaht the nations willingness to proceed
faster? Is it waiting Tor every man to
become aholitionist " Gil. then SAY
minorities always rule nation, and there
Is other ever ,.oos. The i1tnini;tra-
tioa is al Washington but the ..oyer,ncnt
Is ia Wall street and elsewhere Ii Mr.
Lincoln Will take the responsibility, aS i,e
might, oFen ii it Soal,, the nation in
blood 10 is granite baee, he shall hear rn
",>'ncn' louder than Niagara, for this ua
;ioa is ready to hc ruled by the minority V
aboIitionism The Northern process be
can and Lincoln bid SO much, Cox. of Ohio
will BID lower, and relnemher the Demo
cratic party is not yet killed
Pierce lives il the h pc that the slave
nou-A1 I'll oop,n i,- .,,r