East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-02

bec,e and despotic. despot,sn' for
the North--Hdlf despotssm for ire South
Liberty for None.--H's reelection
the greatest danger 10 the country
Lincoln and Se'card more depotic than
Napoleon. ~" - llf r
Wednesday evening Cooper Insti-
tute was crowded, on the occasion of
an grafton from Wendell Philips on
the presidential election. Rev. DIR.
Cheever opened the meeting and pro-
ceeded, before introducing Mr.. Phil
ips, to read long speech which he
had written for the occasion.
Mr.. Philips proceeded in his usual
graceful and elegant manner to ex-
pound the principles of his abolition
faith. For thirty years he said he had
labored to break up the Union in the
intervst or Justice, itnd now ne1uporeu
to save it in the same interest. The
same curse he mroked on The old Union he
eould fnroke on a ,,e,o Union # not found
cd on justice to the negro. Science must
either demonstrate that the negro is
not q man, or politics must accord to
him equality at the ballot box, and in
Offices of trust. We are not fighting
for Union. AS Lincoln proclaimed to
Niagara's thunder, We are fighting
for Union and Liberty. [Applause.]
He Judged Mr. Lincoln by his words
and deeds, and so Judging, he was not
willing, so far as he could prevent its
to trust Abraham Lincoln with the fu-
ture Of this country. [Hisses and ap-
plause, long continued.] Suppose he
Suppose they should let him assign
the reason for that. ["Go on"
and Kisses. lie was going to look
over the record Of Mr.. Lincoln. Not
from any wish to criminate him of the
past. There is an old phraze of in
demnity for the past and security for
the future" He was willing to for
give the past and ask only security for
the future. Let it be granted that
Mr. Lincoln is honest if they would,
and that he only made Mistakes
They would remind him that Mr.. Lin
coin 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 it
self Mr.. Lincoln is a politician
Politicians are like the bones of q
horses fore-shoulder, not straight
one in it. A reformer is like Doric
column of iron, straight, strong and
unmovable. 1t is momentous re-
sponsibility to trust Mr.. Lincoln where
you want Doric column, to stand
stern and strong for the nation. Mr..
Philips then proceeded to review the
early history Of the war, saying that
never before did people SO lavishly
pour out their strength ana treasure,
and never did rulers prove so incom-
petent to use and direct it. He thought
the President done right in imprlson-
inc discontented men in military forts,
suppressing newspapers, and the like.
That was not tho despotism no COM
planned Of But he complained that,
on the 11th of May, Arguelles, 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 the order of Mr.. Lin
coin consigned to q Spanish dungeon.
It was q well-settled principle, that a
criminal should not be surrendered to
another nation unless through the
provisions of treaty, and no treaty
exists with Spain. Muller was ac-
cused on examination, before great
nation surrendered that bloody right
hand to England, with whom we have
a treaty. Mr.. Seward had not lit
tie evidence to show against Arguelles,
but seized him by stealth in the dusky
morning, and hurried him away, gag
ged and unaccused. Napoleon did
nothing worse, constitutionally speak
ing, when he kidnapped the deputies.
Hidnapper is the only ,cord for the man
mho ordered ArguelYes caught and sent TO
Cuba. UHisses and applause.] Ia
voice" Who do you want elected
President?" Other voices" Speak
right ought" "Who's your man for
President, that's whatI Iwantto knowy'
"Don't you want old Abe electedT'
Cheers for cold Abe" Kisses and
confusion.] Mr.. Philips continuing;
Suppose next 9Th of November, Geo
B. Mcclellan was elected President,
Suppose he mas to assert the right, p'th,
out hp, judge or jury, 10 arrest 'chom u.
pleased, and send them where he pleased,
and when you find fault ,cih HIM, turned
round ann said: Gentlemen, 1 am only
treading IN the footsteps Of my Christian
predecessor, schose footsteps you eheer'ed %
Cooper Institute, IN this particular IN
stance. ["Ah! Kisses, laughter, ap-
plause and Confusion" Tow har'
sealed yotw eyes tighter IN confidence ~
AJraham lincoln, bit suppose democratic
successor fol2otcs him, chere rs oar liberty
then? [Hisses, applause and confu-
sion.1 Frank Blair commands corps
of the United States army without 0
commission. There was not a greater
act Of despotism committed in the
coup aetat Of Paris than the sending
of Frank Blair to the army. Third
there is one Hahn acting as gov.
ernor of louisiana. What is his au
thorityp A piece Of papor, signed
Abraham Lincoln. A reconstruction
cannot begin until tho war ends. The
moment the war ends, the authority
of Congress intervenes. The Presi
dent, therefore, when he stretched
forth his fore-fnger in this direction
broke the Constitution. He calls il
certain sham boards in Louisiana ant
Tennessee and dubs them states, ans
they are to vote for Abraham Lincoln
7 am, SAID Mr.. Philips, an abot't'onist
bit I am also citizen, 'cafclfM Of constr
tutional liberty, and 4 say IF Pres'den
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