The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-26
"THE SOUTH VICTORIOUS"

Wendell Phillips at the Cooper Insti-
tute-The Presidents RECOMMENDATION
Policy Denounced-H. Ward Bcecher's
Late Sermon Criticised-yIr. Stewards
speech at Auburn Speaks for the Adj
ministrat ion-The People to Hold the
Advantages Gained ny Our Armies, &c.
Wendell Phillips iectured last evening at the Cooper
Institute the 'Sou,h Victorious The attendance
very large cowding the hall every part The lecture
was received throughout with great enthusiasm and de-
monstrations Of approval with exception, when
counter feeling manifested during one OF his Trades
against President Johnson The lecture was repetition
Of that delivered by him in Boston few days ago After
few Introductory remarks he referred to the constu
ona amendment saying that he did believe there
any certainty Of tho passage Of the constitutional amend
ment by the next Congress Congress barred its door
against every rebel State until the amendment
passed all would be safe: but if-which he much
dreaded-Congress on faith admitted those Southern
States in the month of December and trusted to their
honor that when their Legislatures met January
they would cooperate in the Presidents plan, you, he
said, win never the antsavery amendment OF the
United States constitution adopted But in his argument
he would take for granted that Congress would be wise
enough to shut tho door until the amendment
summated Suppose that done, State Sovereignty
had not been touched The speaker continued at length
TO argue that the rebel States were permitted
In their present state the influence OF slavery would be
- dominant AZ ever. Mr.. Beecher, in his letter OF
apology, said, II havo doubt Ii the black
comes in without the ballot, Il the white dis
posed to turn against him he will be ground to powder"
The only question, therefore, in Beecher's mind
about the future is whether the white will be
disposed grind negro to powder Il rests entirely
In doubt as to the animus of the Southern whites.
Mr. Phillips criticised and terms the
speech OF President johnson to the negro troops and said
that some might say that his plan was only an expert
ment-a tentative plan--that might have been said
week ago with good degree Of plausbility; but Mr..
Seward the voice OF the administration has spoken at
Auburn and he says that this is only good plan,
but 1t is the only possible plan, and experiment II
Is not only good plan but i Is the only possible plan
1t Is not experiment in another II Ia not only
pan but Is the plan, according to Mr. Seward that
does not admit of change or variation Further says
MIR Seward II not only the only possible plan and adj
mts Of no change but il WILL and must be- adopted.
That Is the proclamation from Washington We have
had the journals telling that the President stands
ready change his plans This the voice of Auburn
this is the authoritative declaration There three
ways Of reconsructing the South One to give back
participation in the solely TO the white race;
the other was 10 give back participation in the govern
ment solely to the black race; and then there
was third way to give back participation In the
government to the oyalists OF all races. (Applause)
The President means to give participation In the sove-
regnty of the nation to the white only The radicals
desire to give participation in the government to all
loyasts, without regard to race lCheers) That Is the
only line of distinction between them Take Beechers
Sermon published yesterday Bcecher thinks the whit,
Of the South should back because they not
1T 10. uaughtcr) That is the whole argument He says
the South and Respondent you expect
them to give up their theories in short time. Hc
Beecher would despise them II they did and therefore
he would let them come back. There old theory
that II was good for woman to marry rake so as To
convert him but the theory too Objectionable to be
acted upon There is class of churches who think that
they should gather together the most abandoned sinners
into the fold Ward Beecler does not belong to that
church. He would not trust the helm Of tho church to
a denizen Of the Five Points. Oh mol man is not per-
mcd into the church the ground that he Is not fitted
for It. He must be pardoned though sinner; he must
be concated considered excused and Sheltered
he has not given theory But whoever heard OF men
being admitted to participation with sovereign power be-
c0nfessedy by four action they have shown
themselves untitled for it. Never such theory pro-
Of his sermon that there man on this con-
tnent who could be long kept from whatever rights he
fitted to enjoy This Is his plea for deprivng the
blacks Of their rights now-that they will come into
whatever rights they fitted for byand-by. The fact
that the democratic party, with Mr., Johnson at
their head had like pressed in their deadly en-
brace the republican party and Plymouth pulpit. The
negroes not alone ncerned in the Presidents plan
OF reconstruction but holders OF United States bonds
were also He warned the bondholders that Andy John
sons plan meant that their property would be sent down
to seventy and sixty cont Greeley thought that last
year when he he speake limited at reputation Of the
national debit but this week his paper made urgent ap-
peals to the republican party TO watch the democratic
pledges in regard TO repudang the interest on the
taxabty Of the national debt The democrats not
rebel States represented in Congress the bondhold
and capitalists OF the North would be frightened into
the acceptance OF Southern bonds He charged upon the
President that he had debauched the moral sense Of the
North and sienced the republican party. Now Is the
time contemplated by our fathers when such magis-
rate should be mpeached by the House OF Representa-
tives Kisses and applausc) There would be another
civil and constant agitation unless justice were done
but he had hope for the uturefor the republican party
could not destroy wha. the army had gained applause