The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-11

Of warning Given to IN enemy Of the court,
it may mean Cancellation, compromise. or a
warm invitation to cease being foe and be-
come friend, or it may mean "thus far may
thou 60 and no farther" The bouquet presented
by Mrs. Abraham Lincoln to the Hon. Fernando
Wood-a subject that has, sipgularly enough,
become public property-may signify the one
or the other. But surely there was some meaning
in it, and 1t must be so regarded. Leagues for
the next Presidency are fast forming, and the
fair leaguers in Washington are entitled to
share of the honors and the difficulties n
they choose to say that the path to victory shall
be strewn with flowers, who shall dare say
nay! But does bouquet from the household of
the President to a political rake like Fernando
Wood mean to teach him fidelity to his party
or to beguile him into the opposition? Verify,
Fernando must have become very gay politi-
cal Lothario if a flower can lure him from his
old aifinities. Chase, of the same Presidential
household, may put thorn in this bouquet that
may render it not quite so fragrant as Fernando
now inhaes it.
The PRoPosED LEXINGTON AVENUE RAIL
RoAD.-The opposition Of the highly respect
able citizens residing on Lexington avenue,
Gramercy park, Lafayette place, Irving place.
&C., to the proposed railroad through those
places is eminently right aud proper, and the
Legislature should pay becoming respect to
the remonstrance they present in the premises
No railroad is required through that route, and
when the country is reached it is found billy
and rocky to Kingsbridge and the village, and
poorly adapted for building road If rail
road accommodations are desirable in that di-
recton let the Eighth avenue route be select
ed. This is smooth and level along the river,
and can be extended to meet the region pro-
posed without inflicting unreasonable annoy
ance upon citizens and requiring q long and
tedious uphill ride.
The COUNT JoANNEs on THE CoDFIsH ARIsT0-
CRACY OF BosroN.-We have received a very
we'll written communication from the Count
Joannes, thanking us for our remarks in his
behalf He need not have taken so much
trouble Reward for a service of the kind con-
duty. The Count very properly proposes to
deliver lecture in this city on the Goldfish
Aristocracy Of Boston, Let him do it. 1t is o
prolific theme, and will be as effective as the
lectures Of Wendell Phillips or Miss Dickinson
on the odoriferous aristocracy of the poor mig
ger. Starting from the same Hub, the Count
will command large audience. Out with
your posters and advertisements, Joannes.
The Question Of Negro Slavery I'm KeIa-
tIon TO tho Rebellion.
ADDRESS OF Mr.. &. ". CAN'T AT PLYMOUTH CHURCH,
BROOKLYN.
E.w Can't, late general commanding In the rebel
army but Who seeing the Of his ways. has come
back 70 tho friendly folds Of the old Gag addressed large
assembazc Of the pcopc OF Brooklyn IN the church OF
Row Henry Ward Beeechsr at eight O'Clock last evening
This gentleman who recently addressed the
citizens Of New York length In the Cooper Institute
Mayor wood OF Brooklyn. appeared the platform and
was received with appliance Tho Rev Henry Ward
Mayor woop In brief speech introduced the speaker,
who began by saying that the chairman right
H hs and those Who
enabled him to speak in that place. and that he had boon
abe 70 break through the prejudice handed down 70 him
prevented him from entering the church Of the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, much less to speak within its
done So and hoped that all other In the South
would have the Same courage to do rs he had done Be
i
posed deal with the ex.brigadsr devoted few words
to the reporters who present 20 report him. He
alarm man from Arkansas He know that the reporters
would have great deal 10 the papers than he shad
il which be never said IT, CIaughter.l II the men
present who reporting him were Yankees from
inset &c .oS os
that he read what he says. II they be New York
they had better not Try T. As for Southern man
(IAuehter.) He would thus dispose OF the reporters
whom. he supposed, would dispose OF him tomorrow.
Inc ssainsi ali Incorrect and senesees as
he had written speech. Mr. CAN'T then began
suerinS S''s condition Of the SOUTH wns9s Ia the
land Is drenched blood and misery and want prevailed
rebeous States with tho great prosperity which was TO
DO witnessed all sides In the North. From the great
now being waged fos the existence , and
arse and out Of tho furnace OF war and boodhed there
would arise grand united and consolidated nation To
arrive at this conclusion them there nothing TO be
done extrpatc the and 4 the rebellion
This, he argued, was negro slavery There was
slavery would have siung itself TO dcatn under
! the constitution. (Appause) Mr.. Stephens, IL win
%
carry out the South and then TO unite Cuba or exi.
co and the other Yves. indies and form slave confede
human plan which interfered with Gods ARRANGEMENTS
must fail For his own part hs had fairly tried the
bigger be had fought for II, been fairly whipped, and
he has the mfhncss to forward aud aay that
he is beaten He deaed any human being to tell him Of
any other cause OF the but slavery. Some say the
aboitioniss caused IL. Now, how many aboltonists
would there have been II there had been negro slavery
This plain proposition, which seemed ready
% answer. What would there have been to aboshY
| Nothing but the balance OF power and the women
been negro slavery there would have been North
nor South but united government from ocean to ocean,
YVES principally devoted e the consideration OF the
slavery question, many Of his arguments being In effect