The New York herald., 1865-02-23
"Our whole Country"

highly respectable auditory 10 listen TO oration
"Our Country-our Whole Country" by WENDELL Pull
LIPS of Boston. splendid American flag suspended
the stage, in the centre OF which beautiful
portrait Of Washington.
The orator was introduced by Mr. Theodore rlton and
on presenting himself greeted with applause. Pre-.
vous to entering upon the delivery Of his grafton he
alluded the great Union victory folows-
would not willingly forget the day which
sembed-the birthday Of the great American Chicf-and
assembed-a week which gives to the loyal States
OF the North the news that the very heart
Of the eonfederacy has been touched and that
rebeous Charleston, Great applause After proceed
ing time, he continued-why is Charleston in
possession today Why does Grant hold his iron
hand round the juguar vein Of the tonfederacy pre-
pared TO do tomorrow what he has left undone today
(Appause) The South has had almost good generals
as we have She has had valiant and devoted SOL
dcrs; she has almost many victories we have
why n she at our feet and the Stars and Stripes floating
Charleston Can you conceive bterer drop that
Gods chemisty could mix for son OF the Palmetto
State than that Massachusetts, flag and coorcd rcg
should take possession OF Charleston In the whole
history OF poetic retrbuon when did the wit Of the poet
imagine more complete retributionS Cheers) Why
rs II that rightly the bolt has fallen on Charlestony
was her reckcssness think that made the rebellion
failure. Any who lives 1fty and sees the
private letters OF 1861 and 1862 would he Mr Phips
believed find that Jefferson Davis never intended to re-
bc he weak enough TO rebel nor did he ever
mean to quit Washington. Davis relied upon Brcckn-
ridge to refuse TO count the votes OF Lincoln,
and then 10 make himself Bell President.
Thus by that gigantic fraud the rebellion TO have put
the garment Of law. South Carolina-thareston the
gun pointed against Sumtcr-kcked out OF the and
thus drag ed JEFF Davis down TO the trenches made him
a rebel and guaranteed his eat To-day the hor
Is red with military victory. Every folds his arms,
confident that Richmond Is not u Is because milf
tary men know that digestion could accommodate
more than Charleston in week. In mercifu =.
sidcraton they saved us from death Of joy But what
they do not day they do tomorrow and what not to-
morrow, month hence. The military field Is certain
only too certain and too near Democratic institutions
thus proving TO the world that taken at any Odds
ullp
pact and cnorgctc despotsm the face Of the globe.
Hereafter would look back 1854 and 1867 and
doubt that democracy competent TO face any danger
!Appause) To-day Grants greatest enemy was at
Richmond but the nations greatest enemy was nearer
| Piled motive. lie did not mean that their res ded
esther In party In Washington, In the North any pur
pose to defeat the rposc OF the people, hut the obsa
ce ~ absolute success were not on the other side OF the
picket Hines What to prove today was whether
the Inasscs can govern well they pght. Mr
Phillips alluded Ia sarcastic terms TO the which
England pursued TO the Northern cause and
dwell largely upon the rights OF the in yacy and
spark hng strain told the following story Gems
Mcclellan aud Sherman .--Mct cllan summoned shor.
10 bic presence and said, General how many men
will II tdke to hold Tenncssees" ut will take two hun.
dred housand mon to hold T1nncssee said sherman
"Ahl Madness" shouted the Young Napoleon; 'in-
sanity you fanatic tson't take twenty thousaid TO
hold Tennessee and lac bansed the mailman west VI tho
Mississippi To take charge IN exile OF an Indian fort But
u has taken three hundred thousand 10 hold Tea
nesscc The faDatc has spanned across The continent
and snurs the brcezes OF the Atlantic while the Young
Napoleon goes 10 Europe 10 strdy engineering loud
applause and augbter) MIR Phillips spoke Of the future,
aud argued at length for OF instatons
and educated, and contented and bonored labor The
patton grant absolute justice 10 every human being
He prophcscd that the hrst bargain which tho South
would attempt make would be have the North shoul
der The southern debt In conclusion he argued for the
rights OF the negro and the power protect and take
a nseh. Jer. Davis bowling down to the
negro Tie speaker criticised General Banks scheme for
educating the colored people OF louisiana Chattel
slavery was killed by the amendment; but the next
enemy was the old ghost of Southern State rights The
accident Of states the secret of preserving liberty
but State sovereignty which undertook to hide In ts
garments the poison Of national e 70 be condemned
The safety OF the country TO be color blind viz
that the negro should have ell the rights OF white men.
Two things the North must under foot pre-.