The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-11
Our Message 10 Great Britain.

Exchange on The North today ranges from So to 40
Discount.
Our Message TO Great Eritains
AN ADDRESS BY REV. II. W. BEEcHER.
The above was The title Of lecture delivered last
evening by tho Fbv Henry Ward Beecher IN the Acade.
my Of Music, under the auspices the lecture Committee
Of the Mercantile Library Association. Although the
evening was worry nclement, the spacious building
well Bed
Mr.. Beecher, IN HIS introductory remarks, said Il was
reasonable to suppose that those who the
things would DO able 10 give the English people better
explanation Of them Than they themselves could make
Diplomacy was the language Of government but the
rapidly approaching when the peop'e would
about things that referred TO nations abroad. Did
they (hs hcarer) suppose that The Emperor Of France
would have dared unhandsomely 10 have
bis ambitious schemes 10 Mexico if he had known the
public sentiment Of twenty millions Of in America
he would know il before he got through with bis enter
prise there? tApplsuse) If II were asked why we
sent message specially 10 Great Britain he said IL
was because che was and doarer TO
than any other DaoD on the globe. England
was proud, hanghty and arrogant, ard al times IN.
speakaby provok ng; bot after all blood thicker
than water. We liked them better an other PEG
pie and thought OF their opinion us than Of any
other peoples, and be believed that they thought
much OF opinion OF them. II had pleased Divine
Providence 10 IKE these two nations The rerositorv of
civilization founded upon Chr IDEAS and IL their
ont mission to spread those IDEAS throughout the world
Moreover the people OF England undergoing under
the name OF "Teform the same struggle which
undergoing under the OF civil war; for they and
were subject 10 the everlasting contention between
arstocracy and democracy Our FIRST message to Great
Britain was, that the conflict which going In
America ie not conflict between democratic ideas and
points OF the Grafton was caborated and Illustrated in
the orators peculiarly graphic aud racy manner The
tendency Of the carly population Of the south was more
for the early settlers OF New England laid great etes
the idea Of family but when political power
Of few, from that moment the South
became 6rist0cTatC IL curious TO observe that
al this for the past three years the DEVELOPMENTS
bad been strictly IN character II nature do
mocrscy 30 breed power but not 10 know bow H.
was the nature of arsocracy 10 know bow 70 but
not 70 know how 10 power The South had
leaders. while the North showed wonderful capacity 10
develop men The North had great many
respectable leaders, but he knew not single that
stood up confessed shoulders above the
common people. was feared when tho broke out
elections with the pest Of great seeking Offices but
Providence bad mercifuly delivered from my ouch
and the North failed; but making up by avor
dupois what lost 10 management, aud would event.
much nelp O. Ansnr bos our cowcr was SHOWN IL aoc"
muaiing men and steadily working as miners did. Mr.
President Lincoln. ina former keen discerner a
men. bad a firm hand and immense viii power, with
nothing snbracted from on the square Of conscience
oned TO adrotnese and cunning. At fret thought
Paws were odt President We would have whipped the
south in three month";, bu, who now believed IN bis ga
1,s6SSswe and gigantic 6landef Hr f56In wa mon no,
s.sA..As = tac average ~ IsspeSl Y eapay bis body
was uugaipy, form bopelessly nomey, aug MAeRas
uncultured with natural sbrewdDess and rome e ca.
IN local adm mrs raton bu, he mol ski,u
and never bad been selecting men For tbree
Mr. Lincoln bad oeen learning how 70 govern ons
he succeeded and could now teach lavs gooo many
ihlngs. (Applause and laughter.) MI Lincoln was
houes single minded, and disineTesiedly songh. the
welfare Of the raop European newsI apers bad beaped
rdicuie upon HIM, but nation reoced that had euch
10 lead Il, that there might be symmetry and uni
sormity from the President 10 tho owest voter.
The message euds abroad the condition
o. the North while wagIng lhis great conflict. England nj
ers. supposed North dependent the South
wnich was great error he showed by tie history OF
events, and Enplauds aacrty 70 no Ito war Was very
rncb tanned for n coat mercy and men England bad
become a peace nation consc entious principles
daughter land read America advice. We listened 10
reformed gamblers and druDkards who taught rs the
mischief OF the VEGA they esChewed and why
should listen 70 reformed warke DatoGs2 Before
rext July TIE North viii have buried than two
thousand millions Of dollars and the South had 0st more
ard although the price costly, CAP 70 pay
three thousand million dollars 10 buy The oovi oG aud
Thus secure homogeneous institutions one system OF
government. Mr.. Beccher spoke at great ebsth upon
The great stmulrs which the war gave 10 every Depart
ment q industry 10 the North, and showed bow educa.
on and the Inc arts were never ~ more pros
porous condition ifan now The tariff had also
acted powerfully TO help the North 10 keering away
foreign articles. u Great Britain and France had given
the south distinctly understand three years ago That
ste would not have their support aud sympathy,
there wond have been nc war II was Significant
mat business cone almost exclusively on the
cash principle. and although II tie war sbouc suddenly
70 cose there might be revuls0n sun would
OILY be momentary Although there had not been ex
tersive "reyvas' OF religion there was sound and
wholesome religious feeling 10 the churches Emot.ve
there had been shrinking from tie religion OF con
science. We had become nsion used 70 violate con.
science. The point generously elaborated by
DESCRIPTION Of the public who, for prudential rea
sons failed 70 stand NJ for the right The mention ~
John Brish.s name ",na. rootst % Mensnmen was
he had not mentioned his name IN any audience IN
america that had not responded as they did Whoa
he (Mr. Brightly next addressed his countrymen
him tell them what reprolican Institutions had done
fer rshow we bad deyecIed riches m greater teto
than public debt how we able 70 iax ourselves
and bear IL and we had kept all the grent Interests
Of society alive There was another topic ~ winch We
wished 70 convey message TO England, abd that was
the Condition in whchAhis struggle had brought our
Northern libertes The ondon Times admitted tnst we
showed wonderful resources but il asserted that The
people OF the North purchased them at the expense q
Their liberties. Hc (Mr Becchor) knew that some q the
New York papers had repeated these British ISLANDERS
nut they were nc. sincere, and should be forgiven Tor
altering such lie. lie would Ike 10 see the man who
hao not liberty 20 utter his sentiments AZ the polls
through the press or IN public, IN too North Baruun
could afford 70 give MIN good wages There never sat 10
Washington President who was more earnestly
desirous OK rejecting the will Of the majority
OF the nation than Mr. lincoln cloud cEeers.)
Speaking Of the suspension Of Inc writ Of babeas corpus
Mr. Heecher said he had been President be would have
made men In New York think lightning bad struck
them before this time (Great aughterl The speaker said
important message might be sent 10 turope IN respect
10 the land quest lon and bile on this point he gave
description OF the land systems OF France and England
and argued thai America held superior Inducements
10 the emgrant, for land hero vas to be had without
money and without price, In conclusion he spoke q the
relation Of slavery 70 the struggle and conepded THAT
there could not be permanent peace until the system
was entirely dettreyed-until the people struck where
the heart OF II wss-in the constitution OF the United
States There was but way " kill wasp and that
70 crush him. grind him TO the very SOIL eclosed WITH
beautiful perorai.oD The address well received the
above sketch giving an imperfect idea Of effort which
those who heard that the orators reputation
for knowledge OF human NATURE perfect familiarity with
public affairs and eloquence, was not fictitious.