The New York herald., 1864-10-27
Phillips Takes Kim for President
as the Last Resource.
THE "K1DNAPPERs' OF ARGUELLEs
A GLANCE AT The MCCLELLAN CAMP,
H.. As- Ae

last evening" drawn together by the announcement that
Wendell Phillips would address the public on tho exciting
question OF the day, the Presidential election Although
the building was not as crowded occasions tf
greater political demonstrations the audience went on
swelling from early Of the evening" until at the
hour for the organization OF the meeting every available
seat was occupied The platform thronged with
leading republicans and number OF the principal lights
OF aootonsm occupied front seats.
The meeting was organized in the usual FORM and the
Rev DR.. Cheever called to the chair. Altar some re
marks from this reverend gentleman the platform
fruc abotionsts, Mr. WENDELL PHILLIPS announced
and on coming before the audience spoke follows
shall venture TO speak to you tonight the Presi
Aen.ia election Lot begin with some statements In
which we all agree-statemens touching the nature OF
bio conditions Of any durable peace Ths civil war no
acciden-no chance osting Of little against
She contrary il is the inevitable death grappe OF ideas
forever irrocoDcilablc with each other. The struggle
lace In 1850 by the adoption OF the constitution For
pevonty the weapons were arguments and votes
S s g
desperate by that defeat slavery appealed to How
long ths military form OF the struggle. this ciyil
closs win bring to the end of the "rrepressible
couaiet," none can toll. THIS only every man
there will always be Bcme form Of struggle between
these two foes, slavery and freedom, until the
cther gains perfect and entire vctoryuutil supr
bsieves In just God can doubt which will in the eUd
Crusb out and supsrsede the other (Cneors Every
knoWs that Ia the nature Of things
.sfi --The ETHEREAL mould,
Hsr s s' % S'G he 5sssr Ore
sut how and how soonG These the questions. viii
6s pf6odi or shall close and leave the fostering re-
7snans 70 poison and emoister our future for many
ysarf Who can M ssli a,,,. ,
But in this We are all agreed it Is the duty OF every
eood citizen 70 DO his utmost that the natlen may
N BE- possible to make IL result in the Immediate
and entire abolition OF the system Of slavery among
as, then Ne shoud strain every nerve to secure that
yesuis All that most adva ced republicans oIer
20 constitutional prohibition OF slavery through
ont the republic Once claimed more. and thought n
might be wisely and hopefully struggled for. But that
was before the nation had been dsbauched and betrayed
xho end Of the rrepressbls conflict No man, nation
can bs at peace while It's conscience and hle are At
sqaalisy-evsry equal before the iaw Toward that
goal rocquevnie ha, shown us that the whole
hp nation struggles BY definite fnd long avowed pur
pese There VIII never be rost till We reach II
matter whether this tendency be good bad; that Il
exists and overbears a opposition no man will deny
sa sausy
fSA1 box and the senate board. Tho South sought
sssaussa. q allow that tho negro was man. lest tho
world should infer that they wsro not Christians; the
;snpS GO n uss
Ssr ssbure her politics and Der religion 70. seventy
W. sss .ss
: sea:, "a s.ss 70 darsse 1sssa
Ss m oso1
~. ma iIxooLxs MODEL asoossiRucTIox
% :ii: rsss sss iss s:ss q spoIss SsTsy sy
defeat hating sborng plotting "ra.n'y .hn, 70,
sristctratic institutions To reconstruct the 'ees.
sspsss chamber after We have closed it in the field
such reconstruction leaving the souih win its labor
s seis e Ss a. sos Ss E ia hat way w
hang for half century Such recons,ructon makes
the Geesan Of the negro sham ana perpo'Iaes ,a
ing the eeeds Of dsoorlent and division 10 the souh 10
Fl0es opower, tcmps and facilitates another rebellion
ID Tho hst,2atn with the aid OF French Mexico Such
sreconssructIon dooms 20 second hrd rate place
among pations, and provokss foreign Insult and aeercs
oou There plan OF reconstruction possible within
tweusy years unless We admit the black citizenship
and ballot him, with the white, the bass
loyal white basis build upeu rotuse this method,
we must subdue south and hold territory In.
sSslrs sons, with other feelings have taken their
phsoss, and Northern capital, energy and !mm'gra-
Should ws adopt that plan and wal. for chaneos
twenty years must eapse before we can venture to re-
sSs use Of dssposic power By governments holding half
tts territory and ctzens ~ subjects mako every
uaicS and thorough reorranizstIonof the States on
democratic basis eYsry man and race sausl before the
s 9 S Tsy 70 Ss
'She nations sake.
! Mr. Luoo,us oasf 4 amnesty has been accepted by
snsp with wealth in their bands and treason u their
hearts Al over West vrsins Missouri r'Soes'ss and
hated the democratic tendency Of the Union,
end % bates u. = ss ai . sI1s
ehanesd Military defeat has not converted these mem
e soreness o deeas only added TO the bitterness Of
Hher old hate Make peace tho basis OF that amnesty
prorsmation and you ucrsAss the evil tn usand old
Ssss men, the moment army returns, viii WELD
hoae ates sRainet 90, and while they crush the negro
u nsrs Wi ssnd 70 wa4hiogson the samo conspiraors
70 cripple ths Union that did before 1890 No theory
%, q Ss ous,,oS should myself defend their
\ clear right 20 70 uss their power.
= How shall We avert thiss0rhere was time, 10 1851
snd 1862 when the msnt using Its vast niusnco
Sss.s sooss,usousi smssdmsnts have guaranteed .ns
!. Onion forever che southern nates oy oasns on the
an sbolisionis, or statesman been the head q
The nation. The sword war might easily have cut tn
oedan knot. Lack Of sSs o. vso aex ~ ~, y
= word, 90 tho part Of the govsrnmsut has forfeited
& soSIS sUs as hss So The
h way open us to call the poor whites o. the
South into pccs existence and aGs ~ Withstand .ssa in n,
( sses,so.bsd hitherto ignorant, poor and ocso,,cd
snsy haye driven herds 70 the ballot box as Hr
Davis. General Harding John q. Calhoun directed
ysde sud srmesis those s.s, dcvoIOros intellect
:s ss ss% ssa sa
Union element 10 Te6nsssce, tor instance 70 outweisi
che masked srcascn which governs States
course this long procsss, but i the only one
! 10 thn struggle between srIssocrssy and dem
ocracy Northern civilization, based on democracy
\ must commend Itself 70 the mieAs, plant fssf 4
4 ths hearts OF those ave m!llbcps, and We mus
create there that love OF Union which Coo gave
ssady made lndeasructrie In the negros heart,
which ~ madly nuug away. IN this work Of educs
ton the federal aovernment must lead tue way With u
great power ana vast pAtropase nmay command attsu
lion and buy support sny*hGs IN s'ns: s. s.d cassu
Clay 70 ten years ago, I" 6fve me the patronage
ahs govsrumsns, and I'll make Ksntucsy an aboINio
State s ten years." 10 effect this tha4cvsrumens m =
sf WITH c,eeu hands, the cssou musk os plan ana COZ
sstsnt; vhersvss ID appesrs the psgfo must be rsats
- Des; be may ubt rice yea 70 the ust Avei o.
Scsss, hh manhood bvst be sacrsd Only py Wy