The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-17
WENDELL PHILLIPS ON RECONSTRUCTION

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Lecture Before tho Women's Loyal
League.
The announcement that Wendell Phillips, tho well
abolition speaker, was 10 lecture drew together
arge number ctsens In the Cooper Institute last
evening The boil was very comfortably flied, and on
the platform we observed several shining lights Of the
Apti-Slavery Society.
The lecturer received With loud applause Oh ap.
pearpg the platform Flo presented 70 The audi
ence by Mr.. johnson, and spoke ~ follows
IADIK Gpsri nKA-I am TO talk TO you tonight on
reconsuGctiop-lhe way out Of the war; and jn the
course Of that talk naturally u VIII come In my way 10
critiose the efforts and plans OF reconstruction which
becp placed before the nsIon lea say in the
outset THAI this ertcisD does Dot now from any de-
speeding the present hour from any lack Of hope
for the future As had the pleasure OF saying when
,ouDtips fab y The Two most importsn, pon,s Of the
futurebat is believe that the North Will triumph and
our civilization supsrsede that OF the South and the re
cult will be one uRt,on, ae immortal and tndvisble %
Il possible that that result should be prevented. dc
perbead beneath the seoossoniss Of Richmond
uoder the earth, could prevent ~ lAppause;) And,
ve~iSe epoch marked By the co0vuIs,on Of struggle
betwixt two ideasdo not understand Shat the end
9, The war r. merely 70 ane sen sense Of misssy
the banner; but when the real conyolsion
aud struggle bstwxi the two iess Y ended by the sub
that the nation Win be free one when the negro Sndct
the Stars and stripes, will have bir manhood accorded
As the old negro said IL would he as Impossible 10 put
chicken OF weeks back into the egg 10 prevent frat
result On these two points have no doubt. Bu you
will observe the limitation, which epdeavored 10 en-.
phrase that slavery Ia deadtbe war hsr killer IT, Well,
! believe that the war bas Killed slavery JUST az
bed when the fever ceases but he VIII drag hs weary
life pain perhaps half dozen years before he fals mao
killed him So the rebellion bias killed slavery When
wat dan ande npt1 pnnt mas but
future Whether iis taprooi now cut, shall be aofo
Intely rcoted up and lei, 20 rot on The surface
Of the ground, whether N 10 struP
gle out ien hfteen or twenty years OF in.
valid and disastrous existence depends upon the states
may adjourn the decision az ths
question from the battle field TO the Senate. We
remand !, from cannon back 70 po"Ss, ara 'nefe We
wears undecided and Ia 10 that respect and considered
from that standpoint that be staesmansbip ~
struc!op oecones-so vitality important Vow, 10 talking
OF r. snail say perhaps you think too much OF the
negro-ot that phrase, freedom or slavery You might
think that the had when could be dismissed
from The discussion that dsss and arguments
should take O broader sweep Bot believe that Al ~
our treatment OF the pathway upon which ibe wbe
an national unity and prosperity Of thai
upoL turns apd will turn for many year God bas
linked Justice 70 that victim people With The Inevitable
necessity Of the white race 70 provide its own Ihce
is own peace and its owp future We are 10 see
not the sense OF justice merely, but The absolute
prosperity and peace OF twenty6 millions q white
men bang on justice 10 the negro Ano 10 the
worlds history the 10 DO uncommon sight An ignorau,
workman forgot TO close drain under me cetsTmos,
wall OF Windsor castle iever wled 10 way along the
npgrarded line until II entered ibe chamber Of =, nee
Albert, and the slsrdf we're clad 10 mourning and tne
queen q widow. so God linked wealth and royalty
10 ignorance intolerance ana poverty Aud 80 ~ 70 be
10 our problem The royalty OF tbe WHIT fsce ~ g. I've
or die accordingly as understands and does Justice 10
the victim 10 he hand fApplarsel Therefore ~
talking OF this problem shall necessarily demand stll
largely for justice 10 the negro When Mr. Sumner says
that slavery the rebellion and the rebellion slavery
doubt speaks essential truth but stl s 70 b.
remembered that, az Benton said 10 letter written
couple Of years before his death the rebellion ready
TO break out; We shall soon see ~ us preter,e =
slavery the reality the truth 10 aTstoorauc
Institutions u y 10 preserve ihs wa, me haslnt
arstocracy 81 the south. Nov. are e bear
IN ind this analysis OF The ab,es student Of iba phase
Of our hsiory-cne who, from early ME- from ceep ~
terest, from close observation competent 10 Under
stand IT, and 10 The difference between Northern and
southern civilization 20 day which makes the rebellion
fully stated II 10 becaure the South hates laror and.
despites u. ano because the North essentially demo
crate The working mems temple, that The two eontre
Now, briefly 10 state the pathway and he goal ubtf
peace would be g. thai South Carolina canuoi AVOID
rnicn with New York and Mssssohgsens The moment
you have gwen The formation Of her state aud yotcs
INTO the hands Of Massachusetts,. and until you have
done ibtt, The epoch d moi eLded YOU nay tholst
chaiel ssvery-you may bring me States tscs ooIt,b
dated nto Congress bot until you have 0estroyed tue
element o. divergence you have only changed cDaiar 1s
INTO The Senate chamber. Applause lbt tst,e tod
10 not very excellent schooDoute, but 10 scholar rier
quick. Politics 10 very SLOW teacher, and teaches
more tricks than anything else ftrplsuse
A. long as war lasts the nation yipens rspdy When
ever the war 80 back 70 the .onIarativeIy
slow change that preceded for, at have hstocn,y
troubled you with say DR, This V new battle In 1901
the south, teeated at the ballot bon fell brek 90 The
bullet Now, the epoch come wb.r although
che may not give Up the bullet she will orgef trnsl
sraDi viii meet her many . beree ,Iite field
covered vnb ttcd and my Thousand dead men, before
be reaches the Cult but siil The readers Of sheee men,
Their beari u hearts recognize thai uness come hard
outside strengthens Them, their yowsr v gone forever
There 70 nc bumeb probabuy that tteu hptkr for We
tcrv--t only for terms. They give or the idea
OF debating the aw 70 tbs belt o. the although
they VII sul Hgbt tertely for broad l'acs
upon n Under that statement recorsir, tton means
Sorth farolps. The counier part 81 New York
Nolbing short oi that 10 peace. What NJ u wrapped
70 ~ that phrascf u each mar ON inc biz house win
school house behind him and ballot hrs tgtt hand.
tAppisne.) he North SAID 1910. N defiance ~ tu'
rope there - but reliable government whore
zach class has The ability IN ita own band TO project
itseD The civil power 10 protect nsoH torope says
EnvoIe says, Ignorance, don't he pnx ous, wealth
which but another tor culture VII take ~
~ that the Whole world oppteDilccd 20 woaltb snJ
Wisdom America rnyr, ako yourselves ovt " The iPb,
o' shn'n " sdom and wealth each pnd Zach class
bodr ~ itr hand tho power 10 protect p,tH sud "a
Rvon Tho educniinn 10 know how 10 pt,'.c, ireli
tbn democracy tAppinuso That Nrv
posk-that ~ New England u y io, add ~ni
not DC Tor long time The South Ou the
CONTRARY tho South " nsodot u on Tho Fuoisan pisu
-lmass So n'cut u the mb,'o pr,octi. everything
10 fU<kln. n iu ai,os Labor sI-irgg