New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-11

speaker had learned in his country 70 cross pub
Lie men rather more more genty than Mr. PhiIps had
done. Men In Office cannot always do what they would
do. (Applause.l Some Of Mr. IT'S peronal friends bad
worse than before that they had abandoned theis
principles He knew they had been very nuch
hsmpered. They FUND that they had to administer for
s1eS snr Of ons party against that .noAsa
and do Justice to their opponents - well a.
their friends 10 be eloquent IN favor Of abstract prn.
ciples and incorporating public reform was one
thing; to discharge duty and at the Same time ad.
vance the has advocated out OF Office ID ouia
another Take the case Of John Bright. On one occa
lon when he had prepared ia, ON IN i a., o. entan
the Administration to bring measure u that kind
forward and to avoid collision and the probable loss a
both he consented to sacrihee as popularity with his
hope Of obtaining ut least measure Of justice and
making that vantage ground from which he could
proceed to obtain the whole. The people Of
s hGsaHa pcn nas' At tine the represent. sss.
at5yes Of your Government abroad were ali
friends and advocates Of slavery Now they are al
friends and champions of liberty. Seeing this change
they looked upon your President and Senate AZ
working in behalf Of equal and impartial liberty Thev
did not like Mr Lincolns Inaugural address, there was
too much wheedling and cOaxirg in 1t, and promise
that the Fugitive Slave law should be more stringent.
They did not ike the Official dispatches Of Secretary
Seward, saying that the Rebellion would not change
he status of any one and that IL would DO over in ~
charging AbolitioDsts with being marpots. Their sym.
patlies toward your country were ready 10 gnsh ont
II could find vent but the modification Of Fremontp
proclamation. the treatment Of Hunter and Pheps
the proclamation Of Mcclellan and other thngo
.ha. have mentioned reprcssed the sympathies
Of your English friends. The reaction commenced
in your favor with tho message Of M. Lin.
coin the 7th OF March, ls62 recommending the pas.
sage of resolution promising indemnity 10 the SGtes
that Uonld abolish Slavery Then came the act abosh.
ing slavery in the District Of C0lpnba then the re-
strcton of Slavery in tbs Territories; then the recog-
milton 81 lIeyti and Liberia. which might send tho
srirthiest representative. who might stand at tho
aud prOudet representative Of the oldest monarchy Of
Eutcpe Then came the order that slayes should not
be- given M. aud the preliminary proclamation OF Sep
elnbof rG2 And when the 100 days of grace expired
We al knew that they would no: he GTaied Of and that
the subaeqHelt proclamation would follow. We did not
wait hu' the night Of the rst OF January, all over
England se gi,heied and Kept up q discussion till IL
million l. slaves in tho Uhted States than the 3lst
VI December. iOnd applause The message have
Ia you j.. carry on this good work 70 completion.
Give ~ the negro Ia the United States the rght2
nov possessed in tine West Indies, whore he can be-
a freebooter, and vOteH AID an officer Of state
whore the Mayor u Kingston 2 black man. s knighted
by the pueen lAppiause. For what Mr.. Lincoln has
done he has won for himself universal granutde,
eHd there name with which 10 p0njure SO power
f.,iy III England that Of Abraham Lincoln. Loud
aDplagse | Thank Tod for n iran who stand upon
platform and say what Wendell Philips has said this
morning. lAppiIuse. The Republic will never fail
that has such men. and many more to follow his advice
snd The prescription OF the black man shall cease Jap
plause.
Mn LucaETI, Morn made few remarks, and the
meeting adjourned