Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-05-16
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THE ANNIVERSARIES.
The Anti-SlaVery RefOrmerS
on Hand In Force.
WENDELL PHILLIPS ASTON
IBHES THEM.
HE SPEAKS RESPECTFULLY OF THE
CONSTITUTION, AND DISRESPECT.
FULLY or MR.. LINCOLN.
He Advocates Fremont
and Peace.
LINC0LN'S DESP0TlSM UNEQUALED
THIS SIDE the WALL or CHINA.


The anniversaries commenced in earnest
in this city yesterday. There was pretty
| fair attendance though not extraordinarily
large, and the interest manifested was not
unusual The Boston Abolitionists we're in
town in full force, and held forth in the
Church Of the Purtsns in very inharmoni-
ous manner, as will be seen from the report
given below.
AMERICAN ARTI-sLAYERY SOCIETY.
A portion of the Anniversary exercises of
the American Anti-S Slavery Society, occurred
yesterday forenoon, at the Church of the Pu-
ritans, Or. Cheever's) The Church was we'll
filed, and the platform was occupied by a
number of prominent anti.savery agitAtors,
including Wendell Phillips, George Thomp-
son, Theodore Tilton, Oliver johnson, Lucre-
tia Mott, So san B. Anthony, William Wells
Brown, and a number of negroes, who occu-
pied one of the seats with the ladies.
RNrRACTs FROM THE PROCEEDINGS
The President then introduced Wendell
Phillips as the next speaker. He commenc-
ed by introducing the following resolutions:
Reso'ued, That while we do not criticise
the administration, still as abolltionists we
feel bound to declare that we see no evidence
OF its purpose to put the freedom of the ne.
gro on such basis, as will secure it against
every peril
On this resolution Mr.. Phillips made
long and elCquent speech. He bore steadily
in mind that they came there as Rbolitonists,
that their platform was sacred TO the oonsid-
Grafton of the claims of the negro, bat it was
hardly possible to forget at such an hour as
this, that We have interests broader than those
which ooncerA merely the abolition o. sla-
very We must acknowledge that our cause
sacred as it, ia to be secured by the most eco.
nomicRl means, by the slightest peril to the
liberties Of the while man, by the lightest pos
sible mortgage on the industry Of the future,
by the shortest possible submission TO the in
Svltable despotism Of war, accustoming the
public mind 10 the liberal exercise of despot-
ic power, until at last vigilance is blunted
and the keen sense Of individual right, and
the saeredness Of the bulwark Of individual
liberty is lost.
THE BURDENS OF THE WAR.
Even standing as we do this hour with the
news-if it can be credited, of the greatest
victory OF the past three years--it is still to
be borne in mind that we have already incur.
red debt. that we have already sacrificed
human lie, that we have already blunted the
old vigilance for individual liberty to an ex.
tent that binds us, as American citizens 10 be-
ware Of any second struggle of this character.
1t is very problemstical whether another such
trial could be borne, and free institutions sur.
Vi It, on this belt Of the continent With
the debt which has been incurred, and with
the expense of a standing army which will
be inevitable under any plan OF reconstruc-
tlon, mortgage rests on the labar of the next
half century Every living right hand il
mortgaged and every one to be born for the
next twenty years. Hitherto the charm of
American labor has been the surplusage of
its means. 0ne-third Of the American ar.
tizan's wages were left for use for books, lee
lures, travel, the education of his children.
But now, so long as the results OF this war
last, so long as ons-third, if not one.half of
the average income Of the capital Of The cosp.
try must be asked to defray these expenses
so long the laboring man of the Northern
States is robbed OF that surplus, which was
the nucleus Of intellectual and moral pro-
gress
THE ADMINISTRATION HABlrUArED TO DEsPo.
TIsN
Over this yicture looms the cloud of A GOV
ernment habituRted to the exercise of de.
spotie power. Well did Seward say 70 Lord
Lyons: 81 bat ring bell on this side and un.
challenged put in prison New Englander
ring one on that and exually irresponsible
eohalBu u SltAeA oi Onio 10 a uungeOn. No
such despotism this side the wall Of China
Necessary, inevitable, not to be found fault
with in this death-graPple with the rebellion,
but all the more earnestly is il for US 10 re,
member that such powers and such example.
il perebaRce inlrusted 10 less worthy hands
may result in the speedy dismembsfmsnt OF
the republie and the quick advance of despo-
tism.
THE WAR TO LAST MANY MoATHs LONogR
lreeognize as gladly as any man the valor
and skill Of the army Of the Potomac and it's
maethless chief. (Applause.) / believe that
Grant will 90 TO the gulf IL he plans to do il,
but believe that it will be dono over battle
fields as bloody as that which he treads 10
day for though the rebellion reels in Virginia,
il Is by no means broken when it Quits the Old
Dominion. The sections have learned to re-
sPeet each other. We kaow the unanimity
of the South, It's decided purpose, its willing
ness TO die for its ideas, It's indomitAble pride,
ils readiness for every sacrifice Those ele.
nents are net to be subdued by u single bal.
tie, or three such. believe, therefore. al.
though We beat the rebellion out Of Virginia.
that still the war is to last many, naBy
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