Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-26


4he gristis Of the South may Be hard /
ened into bone, but it ia the bone OF 8
skeleton. The Soulful speak not tsunt-
ingly-Where is che noW2 In her death
agonies. Strong, spasmodically, yet near
her total collapse. 1t is impossible thst
she can much longer resist this gigantic
and omnipotent North--the North being in
the right, and God with the right, and the
South being in the wrong, and with the
devil. [Applsuse.]
My friends, if everything has not been
done hat we could desire, or that justice
demands, let us see how much has been
done. Is it not far beyond all that We
could have nationally expected2 The
work Of quarter Of q century done up in
single year should make us hopeful and
patient, and encourage us 10 believe that
al minor inequalities will be looked after
in due season. AS for General Banks
where is he2 The President Of the United
States has made him walk the plank.
Applause And ss to the Objectionable
measures that are in operation in Louisiana
-"wsit little longer" and see whether
reetifcstion be not made to the extent
Of the power and ability of President Lin
coin.
take, therefore, hopeful view Of our
situation and prospects. We have never
had such state Of feeling as exists now.
Only think of it There years ago, my
beloved friend, Wendell Phillips, in the
city Of Boston, on the a.holy Sabbath" in
broad daylight, had TO be escorted from
Music Hall tc his home by trong body
- hiz SuipaFion Than
our country presented the darkest aspect
and most desperate condition, that had
ever been revealed to US. Oh what cloud
hung over the land Almost. every ray
of light extinguishedl A universal dis
position TO make fresh concessions, and
to DO everything that the slave power
should demand, however base and devilisbi
Happily, it was only the darkness which
precedes the dawn. Thank God, the morn
ing has come, and the day is culminsting
to its full tide brightness 1Applsuse !
And now, instead Of being in danger in
Boston, Wendell Phillips goes to the Capt.
tai Of the United States, where be could
not hsve gone before, except at the peril Of
his life; and there he is received by sd-
miring audiences, spplsuded to the echo,
and welcomed BY the President Of the
United States. [Applsuse Frederick
Douglas, fugitive slave, gees to Wash
ington, and is also received by the
President in the most courteous, friendly
aud honorable manner. [ApPlause.l Geo.
Thompson [spplsuse "the British ennis
ssry," [Isughter] with his pockets
lined with British gold" renewed
merriment] whose object was and is
to destroy our glorious Union"-Georgs
Thompson goes to the CAPITAL, and isthere
welcomed by the President and Vice Pres
ident Of the United States, and by
Senators and Representatives, IS the
friend of liberty, the friend Of America,
deserving of our national gratitude, Jap
plsuse.
Again, look at Maryland Why, have
seen it stated that it is somewhat hazard
GUS in Maryland nov, for a man to say
snyth ng in favor Of slavery. The tables
are turned. II you want to be popular
there, be as radical an abolitionist as you
can. We now have free speech every
where under the flag, and everywhere sls-
very may be denounced, not only with i'm
punity, but with general appreciation.
/ ask whether these facts are not in the
highest degree cheering and stimulating
and whether we have not reason to be-
lieve while not relaxing our vigilance,
nor cessing to demand verything for the
black man that we ask for the white man,
THAT, inssmuch IS We have gone on, un-
der God, from one stage to another in the
right direoion, we shall yet reach the
goal of universal freedom and equality ?
[Applsuse Yes, we may make almost q
literal application Of the Worde Of our own
poets, and affirm that from sea to sea, from
the borders of our stormy Atlantic to the
shores Of the Pacific, and from the Lakes to
the Gulf
"Where'er a wind is rushing,
Where'er a stream is gushing,
The swelling sounds are heard
OF man to freeman calling,
OF broken letters falling,
And, like the carol Of a csgeless bird,
The bursting shout Of Freedoms rsllying
word"
Prolonged applause followed the conclu-
sion of Mr. Garrison q speech