The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-11-09
wendell Phillips on Lincolr-An
HlegaI Election to be Resisted.

Wendell Phillips has been making a most
rmarkable speech in DIR. Chalmers church,
New York. Among other things, he Eaid:
But he complained that, on the 1lth Of
Nav, Argueller, the Cohan, was arrested IN
Ms room, so much by stealth that his wife
did not know for three days what had b.
come of him, and by the order Of Mr. lam
coin, consigned to Spanish dungeon. 1t IL
| a well settled principle that criminal should
not be surrendered to another nation unless
through the provisions Of treaty, and no
treaty exists with Spain. Muller was &C
eused on examination before gteat nation
surrendered that bloody right hand to Eng
land, with whom we have q treaty. Mr.
Sewlrd had not a little evidence TO show
against Arguelles, but seized him by stealth
in the dusky morning, and hurried him away,
gagged and nnaccused Napoleon did moth
ing worse, constitutionally speaking, when
he kidnapped the deputies. Kidnapper is
the only word for the man who ordered Ar
guelles caught, and sent to Cuba, Kisses
and applause IA voice-"Who do you
want elected PRESIDENT Other voices
Speak right out" WHO'S your man for
President, that what want to knowP--
Don't you want Old Abe elected?" Cheers
for "Old Abe" Kisses and confusion. y
Mr. Phillips continuing. Suppose next Sth
of November, George B. Mcclellan was
elected President. Suppose be was to assert
the right, without law, judge or jury, TO ar
rest whom lie pleased, and send them where
he pleased, and when you find fault with
him turn round and say, Gentlemen, l
am only treadiGg in the footsteps Of Iny
christian predecessor, whose footsteps you
cheercd in Cooper Institute in this rartic-
ular instance" ("Oh," "Ah." Kisses,
laughter, applause and great confusion. y
You have sealed your eyes tighter in con-
fidcnce in Alb. aham Lincoln, but suppose 3
Democratic successor follows him, where is
our liberty then? (Hisscs, applause and
confusion. Frank Blair commands a corps
of the United States army without com
mission. There was not a greater act OF
despotism committed in the corp d d'etat Of
Paris, than the sending Of Frank Blair to
the army. Third, there is one Hahn acting
as Governor Of Louisiana. What is his au-
thority? a piece Of paper signed Abraham
Lincoln. 4 reconstruction cannot begin Nh
til the war ends. The moment war ends,
the authority of Congress intervenes. The
President, therefore, when he stretched his
fore finger in this direction, broke the Con
stitution. He calls in certain sham boards
in Louisiana and Tennessee and dubs them
States and they are to vote for Abraham
Lincoln. I am, said Mr.. Phillips, an abo-
litionist, but ] ain also citizen, watchful
of constitutional liberty, and ! sayif Presi-
dent Lincoln is inagurated for the next term
on the votes of Tennessee, Louisiana, and
Arkansas, every citizen is bound to resist
him. Great confusion, hisses and applause.
Cries of "Good."l Are you willing to sac
rifce the constitutional rights for seventy
years for your fondness for an indiyiduaR-..
| say these are great acts Of despotism, If
George 3. Mcclellan, or any other Demo
crat, enters the Presidential chair and fol-
lows in these footsteps, woe be to the Amer
lean Union, and you know it,. And. this, IN
the President, is an example that every true
lover of liberty should resist. Mr., Phillips
then went on to say how much quicker
Messrs. Lincoln and Seward were. to stop
northern newspapers ard to ring the little
bell for a bundled more men to go to Fort
Lafayette than they were 10 touch the south
ern slave They could only see that slavery
is more sacred than the northern right to
free speech, or thas they dreaded southern
siavery opinion.