Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-06-08
THE REPUBLICAN.
SalY 0e
PLYMOUTB, IND,
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1865.
Wendell Phillips in Clover.

That noted Ishmaeite, remarks the Indianapo-
liz Journal, Wendell Phillips, ishappy once more.
because he has found something for which to
sail The Administrator. Mr.. Garrison, who had
hecn sor years the president OF the select party
Known az Radical Abolitionists. recently advised
the disbanding of the association, regarding its
work as accomplished by the practical destruction
OF slavery throughout the nited States. His adj
vice was overruled, AMI Mr., Phillips was elected
IN his Place.
Mr.. Garrison is a man of honest impulses, and
possessed of practical common sense. a commodity
sadly lacking in the make up of Mr. Phillips, al
though the latter has an abundance of uncommon
sense. Mr.. Phillipsis disposed to magnify his of
fee, rs is manifest from his Philippe against Pres
dent johnson, delivered before the New England
An.i-Slavery Convention, at Boston. two days
ago. The telegraph gives the following account
Of ttc proceedings:
BoOox, May 81.
The New England Anti-Slaverv Convention met
to-day, and was very fully attended. Rev. ]. f.
Sargcans chosen President. Wendell Phil
lips, Chairman of the Business Committee, report
cd a resolution that it is settled opinion of the
Convention that the reconstruction of the rebel
Statcs without negro suffrage il practical
der to the Confederacy, and will make the anti
slavery proclamation of the late President, and
even the expected amendment ofthe Constitution,
utterly inefficient for the freedom and protection
of the negro race.
Mr.. Phillips supported the resolution in vicor-
Gus speech. lie contended that slavery was abol.
ished, and the reconstruction policy of the Admins
tra;ion, forth in the proclamation for the re-
construction Of North Carolina, was an absolute
surrender of the helm Of affsirs into the hands
Of Alexander II. Stephens and his co-wOrkcrs.-
Reconstruction on that basis practical fraud
upon the North Every life AMI every dollar that
had been spent had been stolen from them. There
was but enc way in which the people could still
hold the helm OF aflirs, and that declaration
or the Reputation of the entire debts. Such
party would have his voice and vote.
tic would constantly oppose every step of recon-
ssruction that did not olaee the negro upon abso-
sate equality ard level with the white man. Every
man who supported the North Carolina prsclama-
ton was Davis sycophant. Better, far better.
could il have been for Grant 10 have surrendered
20 Lee, than President Johnson to have surrender
ei to North Carolina.
Upon the above the Journal makes the following
singing but just comments.
The problem OF negro suffrage in the South may
seem a very simple one to Mr.. Phillips and his
followers, but if the millions of slaves who have
been cmsncpated by the will and power of the
Nation had deresied on such impracticable zeal.
ots As he for liberty, 'hey would have remaned in
bondage to the end OF their lives. The people
and the Administration will see that the ema1 CT.
pated blacks of the South are not re-ensavcd. and
fit should .rove necessary to give them the right
Of suffrage to protect their liberty, meas will be
fcand to do it, but in the absence of such necessi
-. the policy of making voters of hall million OF
men who have been reared IN utter ignorance, and
who totally unacquainted with political affairs
may admit OF question. The courts of the United
States will be fully competent to preserve the free
dom of the blacks and will doubles do so.
We have giveI. the boon of liberty to the slave
for this he is thankful if Mr. Phillips is not. We
will protect him in the enjoyment of that liberty
which Ishmael Phillips would not, unless he could
at the same time give him additional privi
leres.
The brilliant imagination Of the New England
Impracticables. places North Carolina at the cy
A. II. Stephens, who prisoner of State,
confined within sight of the spot where this dia-
tribe Of slang uttered.
The proposition ofAIr. Phillips to repudiate the
public debt, is eminently worthy OF him. He is a
man of wealth, but his taken good care TO loar
none of i. to the Government. lie was disunon
list in 1861, and has spent his breath in denounc.
ing Mr.. Lincoln and the Union cause ever since
and if the ballot given to the negro to-day, he
would fercely oppose the Government, SONS
ether grounds, tomorrow.