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From the Boston Advertiser Of the 21th
The meeting in the Tremopt Temple last
country and its perl1e, was attended by an
immense audience, which filled the lecture
loom to It's utmost capacity. Soon after r>the
doors we're opened the hall was filled, and
hnfofeos were compe leg to leave the Tenn
PIE anapie % ga'n adm,!tance;
Menoeil fMllaps addressed the audience
as Iollo"s:
ihese are SOBER Gays. Inc Judgments of
Goa nave l'uno US out. fears gone By
clas1Eeo us Win Tnlps-fhese chastise us
Wltn scorpions. ihuty years ago how
s1fong our moIn1aan e. Oh, laughing pros
peElty on 81! eldess None Needed the fire
ana elcom Wn en- su!noefed below. 1t was
nothps, maj giant SIN gagged our pulpats
mat its mons ruled our cities, burnt men q.
the' stake ios their opinions. and hunted
them like Wild beasts for their humanity. 1t
was notblpg tha5 N the lonely quiet Ct the
ol the negro every torture that heilish ingen-
lly co9'u ocF1se: IL was nothing that as
hushabu ana 1a1nef, mothcr and CHILD. the
negro craineo 70 us orees all the bitter
ness that could oe pressed into his cup :;
that, rn Wild Whlp and dogs. s.arred, hun
1eai @ Ioz14reo' faeseo' e, he CRIED How long!
VI " AoIu, NJ" !on1 J.! II VAIN aid o Thousand
3s M1tnsssss c.o@a oer nlshW?ys, teu:ns to the
WITH ~ AoIto!s u tn1s Pf1son.no1se. None
stopleo " tcaesuer' uont ptlieVeo. IIaue
su'Deo away lts aeal ear-tne church sazed
o9 OH, ,nem o2 Wi.n tesny oioTmletieIs Ra ssed 6y
WIN mock1ne tonguc. PUT What the world
Wohlo not ls OK az God mas set today In a
nen! SO shastiy bright tnat 1t almost dazzles
Us blind. what the world refused to believe
Goo nas Wrtien all over the lace OF the con.
tinen1 WIN the s"ord's point, in the hlood
Of our best and most beloved. We believe
ne ne agony ss % O. the s,ave's h9yel; the mother
end the husband, When It tases Its seat at our
board. We realize the barbatism that crush
ed him In the s'ckening and brutal use Of the
relics OF Bull kun, In the torture and starya-
tion Of Libby Prison, where idiocy was mercy,
and death was Gods best blessing: and now
spite which Strikes m unarmed man. unwarn-
Cd, behind 1ts back; IN the assassin fingers
which dabble with bloody knife at the throats
OF OLD nlen on SICK pillows. Oh, God let
t1ls lesson be enough! Spare us any more
snch costly teachingl
sentative Of the system in whose defense 1t
was done. No matter whether 1t WAS prevl-
ously approved at Kichmond, or whether the
assassin, If he reaches the Confederates, be
recelVea with all honor, as the wretch Brooks
Nas, ana as th's ploooier wretch Will surely
be, wherever rebels are not dumb with fear Of
our canpon. No matter for all this. God
shows this terrible net to teach the nation in
upm,stakablc terms the terrible foe With
Which it has to deal. But for this fsn3lsh
spirit, Moth md South, which holds up the
rebellion, The assassin mad never either wished
or oa:ed such q deed. itas !uftd HASH only
snCEs Us LOW black aud Wide tile cloud from
Ano We'll u nin u "nose PRECIOUS ploou
~: th!s y, !uenlous .esson Is VIII: 4s slesps ~
INC olsss!bss o. t9e peos, whose ietfess Goo
ood ,ea.s ~ W. .hn 9ata ~ 1A: ulse IlasGass
au4 luz ~ @ ane tGsoaa.e ~. "!uo" anu sue
~ ~ coars s ~, 'aa o nnose tns eao"1
n a. s I,s seo l;a,s.ie ~ Az, ~ !.
- nus ~ ~ n.oes. w. uSat .ae -: rast
| slasselne nlo" "n.sn SEM !enelion 1ce,sng
| 70 As grave anu 1nen' no!ainF Ills o2r!lng
| ooy ~ tAe hana, 70 VIE tne Streets OF rs
sulEe capta', Nuie uls ears aiank IN
pra1se ai.d thanhsgNilg w1ach bore hls
form pisty and gratitude could Invent, and
then to teal the sue triumph Of the eauss he
| Loved with his OVID blood. He heard the first
notes OF coming jubilee ana 1ound his name
IN every one: VINO among lying men may
noL envy MN suppose tnat, Waen boy,
|
| sipp1, mly GaztnE at !ne slaSe upon US oanss,
| come o. ee1 hao lnteo the curtain, ana s1 ,wn
I'm h1 i1at IN III, 1ne pune ot nus MANHOOD y re
enou,u ses :nls ~ ~ p'oaa etnnse Ioehea 10 us
x un9a1.on ~ sne en1i5 ~ o1eak tnose caslas
sao1'a ;nht u1a1sdl matsuat sus aoSts o1 ING A.
1ma.s!n!3 1as! ~ ~ gtanuess Anu nolGst WIT 1nat
i,ntaat haad efe III nnd asal' VIII MI
[etaJtme 9sh nano, .nat IL tn1n1efooit @ o. !ostlce
Sret ~ 1.a elne tnae .oua sSsse u 1ne
| .I uhstMtnSn a:s, 'ea''ng namg !aa1nor5at u
+5.ua9 Pt.us at ~ VIZ ;1 .ucG auo lug ano
., Etau.uno VI auotne!-"o.iu wy c1eaaNts,
GonG'Gt 1,a saosmae, any en!nus!osm' ao"gsef
terF.a. rave ena91ed nm 10 bslleFe IT.: for-
tnnate n1n ue m4o Hssa 70 az y! 1aP-
Hiause.l 9o1 nas glaclousiy Wltuneio NM
:non a.{ !ata1 n!s.step II Ine Glcat aasanee,
auo "ltuaIa"n . niM ~ tne Moment Wusn MS
s!ar toncaeo us 7entn, ano toe 1ason need
ea sletoef nano 1o1 tne "ofS 1oo gives II
!" 10. That o.,a - lad a c
Inc nation. ne was contented TO be only II
repfetentatlFe anu houthplece; no matter
tnat, WIN pre1oa1ces hanElne ABOUT hltn, nc
CROPPED MS Eay very slowly and sometimes
reluctantly forward; Let rs remember how
| patient he was Of contradiction, how little
Bacon, ITO light his torch at every mans
candle" With The least possible. personal
hat1t d, with too little sectional bitterness,
often forgetting justice 10 mercy; tender.
hearted to any misery his own eyes saw: and
| II his sy1nrathies had limits. recoElect he Was
human, and that he welcomed light more
than uost men, was more honest than bis
ieilowe. and with truth to his own % conyte-
tons such as few politiciana achieve. With
all MS SHORTCOMINGS, re point proudly to him
as the natural groWth OF democratic tnstitu-
te. tnns' lapplanse;l commg time Will pnt
aees ~ nnr liz hstoIT 4hs ~ the natoDa %G