The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-01
A PHILuP|C FROM PHILLIPS
Scathing Expose Of Abraham
Lincoln from q Radical
Point Of View.
WHOLE pEsPoTIsM FOR THE NORTH-HALF
DEsPoTIsM FOR THE soUTH-LIBERTY
FOB NONE
From the Now York World, OCT. n.

From the New York World, OCT. n.
Last evening Cooper Institute was
crowded, on the occasion of an Grafton from
Wendell Phillips On the presidential cleo
ton. Rev. DR.. Cheever opened the meet
ing and proceeded, before introducing Mr..
Phillips, to read long speech which he
had written for the occasion. AZ usual,
With that gentleman's efforts, 1t was prosy
and tedious, and the audience after listening
patiently for about three. quarters of an hour
concluded they had enough, and called
from al parts of the house, for "Phillips,
Phillip DR.. Cheever was unable to pro
coed for some moments, and when compar-
alive silence was restored, said he had but
one more sentence tospeak, and they might
rest assured he would not leave that srsge
until he Dad said it. This he did, and then
introduced the orator of the evening.
Mr.. Phillips proceeded in his usual grace
full and eloquent manner to expound the
principles of his abolition faith. For thirty
years, he said, he had labored to break up
the Union in the interest of justice, and
now he labored to save it in the same in
terest. The same curse he invoked on the
old Union he would invoke on Z new
Union if it lie not founded on justice to the
negro. Science must either demonstrate
that the negro is not . 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 proclaim,
I'd to Niagara's thunder, We are fighting for
Union and liberty. Applause
Mr.. Lincoln is politician. Politicians
are like the bones of horses fore-shoul,
d r, not straight one in it. A reformer IS
like Doric column of iron, straight,
strong, and immovable. It 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 view the early history of the
war, saying that never before did q people
so lavishly pour out their strength and
treasure, and never did rulers prove so in.
competent to use and directit. He thought
the President is right 10 imprisoning dis
contented men in military forts, supppres
sing newspapers, and the like. That was
not the despotism he complained Of. But
he complained that. on the llth Of May,
Arguelles, 1.-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.. Lincoln
consigned to Spanish dungeon. 1t was a
we'll settled principle that criminal should
not be surrendered to another nation unless
through the provisions of treaty, and no
| fxy a~iofo NTH Snoio h,,IIn
cused on examination before great nation
surrendered that bloody right hand to
England, with whom We have treaty. Mr..
Seward had not little evidence to show
against Arguelles, but seized him by stealth
in the dusky morning.. ard hurried him
away, gagged and unaccused. Napoleon
lid net thing worse, constitutionally speak
og, when he kidnapped the deputies
Kidnapper is the only word for the man who
ordered Arguelles caught, and semitic Cuba.
Kisses ard appIause.) Suppose next stb
of November George 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, "Gentle.
men, am only treading IN the f6ctsteps of
my christian predecessor whose footsteps
you cheered in Cooper Institute in this
par ticular instance. ("Oh," sAh," Kisses
laughter, applause and great confusion. y
You have sealed your eyes tighter In conf i.
dence in Abraham Lincoln, but suppose
Democratic successor follows him, where il
our liberty then2 (Hisses, applause and
contusion.) Frank Blair commands corps
OF the United States army without CON-
mission. There was not . greater act of
despotism committed in the coap detot of
Paris than the sending of Frank Blair to
the army, Third, there is one Hahn acting
IS governor of Louisians. What is his an
thority? A piece of paper signed, Abra
ham Lincoln. A reconstruction cannot be-
gin until the war ends. The moment war
ends, the authority of Congress intervenes.
The President, therefore, when be stretched
forth his forehnger in this direction, broke
the Constitution. He calls in certain shan
boards in Louisiana and Tennessee and
dubs them states, and they are to vote for
Abraham Lincoln. am, said Mr.. Ph;lEna
an sbolitionist but am also . citizen'
watchful Of constitutional liberty, and s.v
If President Lincoln il iaaugurstsd for tbe
next term on the votes of Tenpessee. Lon
isisna and Arkansas, every oitizen Is bound
to resist him. (Grest confusion, hissea
and applause. Cries Of "Good.") -
Are you willing to sacrlfce the consttu-
tional rights Of seventy years for your fond,
meas fer IN individual2 say these are
great scts Of despotism. If Gssrge 3. Nc.