The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-04
Wendell Philips On Abrahan
Lincoln.
BE is Faithless, ImbeCile
and Despotic.
His Reelection the Greatest DAB
ger to the Country.
Lincoln and Seward More Despotio
than Napoleon. y

suo mcctiu8 SUI pIOCeSueu, OoaOxU IutrOouclne
Mr.. Phillips, to read long speech which hi
had written for the occasion. : As uAual, witt
that gentlemans effortAAit was very tedious
and the audience after listening patiently fol
about three quarters of an hour, concluded they
had enough, and called from al parts of the
house for Phillips, Phillips" Dr.. Cheevel
was unable to proceed for some moments, and
when comparative silence was restored, said he
had but one more sentence to speak, and they
might rest assured that he would not leave thai
stage until he had said 1t. This he did, and
then introduced the orator Of the evening.
Mr.. Phillips proceeded IN his usual graceful
and eloquent manner to expOund the princi-
piles Of his abolition faith. For thirty years,
he said, he had Abored to break up the Union
In the interest of justice, and now he labored
to save 1t In the same interest. The came curse
he invoked on the old Union he would invoke
on new Union If 1t is not founded on justice
to the negro. Science must either demonstrate
that the negro Is not a man, or politics must
accord to him equality at the ballot box, and In
offices OF trust. We are not fighting for Un.
Ion. As Lincoln proclaimed to Niagara's thun-
IApplAuse.J He judged Mr.. Lincoln by his
words and deeds, and so judging, he was not
willing, go far as he could prevent it, to trust
Abraham Lincoln with the future of this coun-
try EHieses and applause, long continued. !
Suppose they should let him assign the reason
for that go on, and hisscs. He was go
ing to look over the record OF Mr.. Lincoln.
Not from any wish to criminate him for the
past There is On old phrase Of "indemnity
for the past and security for the future" He
was willing 70 forgive the past and ask only
security for the future.
g Let it be granted that Mr.. Lincoln is honest
II they would, and that he only made mistakes
They would remind him that Mr.. Lincoln is
pledged to liberty and Union. He would not
say what he thought. that that pledge was
wrung out of him by the Cleveland movement
and was mere electioneering pledge itself.
Mr.. Lincoln Is politician Politicians are like
the bones of a horses Observation-Disclosures q
straight one in it. A reformer is like Doric
column of irOn-straight, strong and immova-
bic. 1t Is mOmentOus responsibility to trust
Mr.. Lincoln, where we want Doric column,
to stand stern and strong for the nation. :.
Mr.. Phillips then proceeded to review the
fore did people 60 lavishly pour out their
strength and treasure and never did rulers
prove so incompetent to use and direct it He
thought the President done right in imprison.
ing discontented men in military forts, sup
pressing newspapers and the like. That was
not the despotism he complained Of But he
complained that on the 18th Of May, Arguel-
les, the Cuban, was arrested in his room, so
much by stealth that his wife did not know for
three days what had become of him, and by
order OF Mr.. Lincoln consigned to Spanish
dungeon. 1t was well settled principle that
criminal should not be surrendered to an
other nation unless through the provisions OF
treaty, and no treaty exists with Spain. Null
Ter was accused on examination before great
nation surrendered that bloody right hand to
England, with whom we have treaty.
Mr.. Seward had not q little evidence to show
against Arguelles, but seized him by stealth in
the dusky morning, and hurried him away,
gagged and unaccused. Napoleon did nothing
worse, constitutionaly speaking, when he
kidnapped the deputies. Kidnapper 10 the
only word for tho man who ordered Arguelles
caught and sent to Cuba; Misses and ap..
President7" Other voices-''Speak right out /"
Who's you man for President that's what
want to know ?" Don't yOur want old Abe
lelected3" Cheers for ssOld Abe" Kisses and
confusion. Mr.. Phillips continuing. Sup
pose next 9Th of November Geo. B. Mcclellan
was elected President. Suppose he was to as-
sert the right without law, judge or jury, to
arrest whom he pleased and send them where
he pleased, and when you find fault with him,
turned round and said. gentlemen, / am only
treading In the footsteps of my Christian pre-
decess0r whose footsteps You cheered in
Cooper Institute in this particular instance.
l'Oh,""Ah-" Kisses. applause and great con-
fusion. You have sealed your eyes tighter in
TOunuonce AZ Aofauetn ktMColII, Uut suppose
democratic successor Iouows him, where b
our noersy tnenF lHissee, applause ana con-
1uslon. =, -.
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nla.r 70 1e army: tnild, mere y one HAM
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