Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-31
From the New York World. !

From the New York World
Mr. Phillips proceeded in his usual graceful
aud elegant manner 20 eIpound the principles OF
the abolition faith For thirty years. he said.
he had lsbored TO break up the Union in the in
terest Of Justice and now he abored TO save il IN
the same interest The same curse he invoked
on the old Union he would invoke on a new
Union il il was not founded on Justice TO the ne
gro Science mnst 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 the Union A
Lincoln proclaimed TO Niagaras thunder, we arc
fighting for Union and liberty. Applause he
judged Mr.. Lincoln by his words aud deeds and,
so Judging, he was not willing 40 far IA he could
prevent it. to trust Abraham Lincoln with the
future of this country. Kisses and applause,
long continued Suppose they should let him
assign the reason for that Go on and Kisses
He was going to look over the record of Mr. Lin.
COLI. Not with any wish to criminate him for
the past. There is an old phrase of Indemnity
iot the past and security for the future" He
was willing to forgive the past and ask only
curty for the future Let il be granted that Mr.
Lincoln Is honest, II they would and that he
only made mistakes. They would remind him
that MIR 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 election-ring pledge
itself
Mr.. Lincoln is politician. Politicians are
like the bones Of horses fore shoulder, not a
straight one in IT, A Ieformer is like Doric
column Of iron. straight, strong and immovable.
IL Is a fn0mentOus responsibility 10 trust Mr..
Lincoln. where we want a Doric column to stand
stern and strong for the nation
Mr.. Phillips then proceeded to review the early
history of the war, saving that never before did
people so lavishly pour out their strength aud
treasure, and never did rulers prove so incompo-
tent TO use and direct IL lie thought the Presi-
dent done right in imprisoning disconnected men
IN military forts, suppressng newspapers, and the
like That was not the desponsm he complained
Of But he complained that, on the llth of
May, Arguelles. the Cuban. 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. Ii was well settled princi-
pie that u criminal should not be surrendered To
another nation unless through the provisions OF
treaty. and no treaty exists with Spain Muller
was accused on examination before great
ton surrendered that bloody right hand to Eng
land. with whom we have "a treaty Mr.. Seward
had not little evidence TO show against Ar
guelles, but seized him by stealth in the dusky
morning and hurried him away. gagged and un-
accused Napoleon did nothing worse. eonstitu
tionslly speaking, when he kidnapped the depu
ties kidnapper is the only word for the man
who ordered Arguelles caught, and cent to Cuba.
Kisses aud applause A voice-"Who do you
want elected President?" Other voices-'Speak
right out" Who's your man for President.
that's what want to knowl" Don't you want
Old Abe electedf" Cheers for "Old Abe"
Kisses aud confusion.
Mr. Phillips continuing. Suppose next Sth OF
November George B. Mcclellan elected
President. Suppose he was to assert the right,
without law, judge or jury, TO arrest whom he
pleased and send them where no pleased, and
when you find fault with him. turned round and
said, "Gentlemen. | am only treading in the
footsteps of my Christian predecessor whose foot
steps YOU cheered in Cooper Institute in this par
ticular instance" Lob" All" Kisses,
laughter. applause aud great confusion. You
have sealed your ewes tighter N confidence in
Abrahsm Lincoln. but suppose = Democratic
successor follows him. where is our berty then
Kisses. applause and confusion
Frank Blair commands corps OF the United
States army without a commission. There was
not greater act OF despotsm committed in the
coup Il etaf OF Paris than the sending of Frank
Blair to the army. Third there's one Hahn act
ing az Governor of Louisiana What is his au-
thorityy piece OF paper signed Abraham Lin
coin A reconstruction cannot begin until the
war ends. The moment war ends, the authority
fore. when he stretched forth his fore6nger in
this direction, broke the Constitution lie calls
in certain sham boards in Louisiana and Tennes-
see and dubs them States and they are 10 vote
Tor Abraham Lincoln | am, said Mr.. Phillips
Abolitionist, but | am also a citizen, watchful
of constitutional liberty, and say if President
Lincoln il inaugurated for the next term the
votes of Tennessee. Louisiana and Arkansas,
every citizen is bound to resist MIN Great con
e. - a - Z.
Are YOU willing TO sacrifice the constitutional
rights of seventy years for your fondness for an
individual1 | say these are great acts of despot-
ism Ii George b. Mcclellan. or any other
Democrat enters the Presidential chair and fol
lows in these footsteps, wo be to the American
Union, and 7ou know il And this IN the Presi-
dent, is example that every true lover of lib
erty should resist Mr Phillips then went on to
say how much quicker Messrs Lincoln aud Sew
ard were TO stop Northern newspapers and TO
"ring the little bell for hundred more men to
go 10 Fort Lafayette than they were to touch the
Southern slave They could only see that slav-
cry Is more sacred thsn the Northern right to
free speech, or that they dreaded Southern slav-
ery opinion Again, in 1861 that horrible
wretch Lamon. who kept slaves confined in bis
brutal den in " Washington, and even had the i'm
pudence to refuse admission into it, 70 Sen
ators of the United States though the country
has shaken with indignation At the horrible lille
galities he practced on the negro, vet President
Lincoln refused TO remove that man, and he be
ieved has not vet removed him.
In January, 1868. Mr. Lincoln summoned the
negro TO his aid. The FIRST lawyers in the and
begged him 10 pay the negro soldier the same as
the white man Mr. Lincoln answered them !
with ieers. The attorney general SAYS there is I
not. and never has been any la. making die T
tinction between The white and black. and yet
the President refuses to pay the negro his legal !
wages (.'Shame. shame ) Is that the man t. I
be trusted With the rights of the negro n this |
critical hours l"No. no.") The speaker next
alluded 10 Fort Pillow. and Lineola's unkspt |