Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-24
COZ ON' DEECAEK.
A Review Of the Latter's
Recent speech.
BEECHER'S LETTER OF AUG. 30TR.
AKO HIS kUMILIAIihG Rt-
CANIATI0E THEREOF.

AkO His huMlLIAtiNG ut
CANIATI0N THEREOF.
The Parsons Experience an
Jonah.
7yse .absssrsiisN or Zlis Cow
nDl0tMts against the
Desseoer@eN.
aneech Of Hos. y. n. Coz. at
BsreeLlys. N. ~. Ocs. 18th.
The great Democratic wigwam in Court
street, Brooklyn, vas crowded on Thursday |
evening in consequence Of the announces
msnt that the recent speech Of Rev. Henry
Was Brceher would be reviewed and criti-
ciscd BY Hon. s. s. Cox.
Mr.. Cox, at his appearance on the plat
form, WIS warmly 8, eeted, and upon being
presented. spekr. a. follows:
srEEcn of nov. 9. $. cox.
Fslaow -CrT,zlNs. There arc some cir
cumntsnces Which surround me this ewes
ming that are calculated rather TO solcnls we
the mind. Our honorcd friend, John Van
Buren,, ~ no more bat his last wish, al>
mos, in sight of our beloved and distracted
country, was t0r the success oi the constitu-
tiopal PARTY Of this country in It's struggle
for party. Applause |, is not alone the
Tramp ot armies, the clash oil sabres, aud the
boom Of cannon which make war. Certain.
ly these tnay be absent aud peace may be
absent with them. The anxiety and fear Of
war arc worse 10 credit, commence and con-
tcntment than It's reality. Men even hailed
the gun at Sumter which, ushercd in our
e,eat cot Aict, as kind Of relief from suss
pcnsc and agony. Rcposc is the craving Of
the American heart to-day but why is j,
denied Why do such bitter threats and
horrible fortbodngs invade all minds? Tie
progress Of the human race in ciyiz stion is
NOT tracked IN blood. Tue paths Of I'D
vancemcpt are ways Of pieasantness aud ali
her paths are peace Not less divine seems
that dispensation which has supplied the
place OF the dead President with the cour
age Of Andrew johnson. who, unweaponed
bears the olive, spares the rash wrong
doer,
giving widest scope
To Christisn chsrav snd generous hope"
Not less divine seemed the inspiration
which led Henry Ward I,cechcr 10 pen hi,
noble letter for peace and immcds union
ON the 2Qul Of Angus. iakt, which lifted III,
nation to heavenly heights by the grandeur
Of its spirit aud tho justice OF its policy. -
Alas how changed from that Mr. Bcechei
who. on Monday night, before crowd o
partisans, drsgvled his weary ve,biagc i,
rccamtation Vi his sent lmcnts aud in slande
81 tho men who still Uphold them. II ha
been int'mAtcd that would review the ex
traordipary speech OF that reverend gentle
man. ! frankly say ! lIkc him. He Ia,
won hosts VI generous friends outside Of hi
own circle by his courageous defence Of pa
ttictic aud Christian truth. | would not
save IN dcfcncc of men IS good and true nj
ever fought for the flag or loved the Who'll,
land. tepel hts unjust aspersions. Yet au
reminded to be CAREFUL how | touch tn
clergy. When DR.. Sachcvcrall was prosecu
ted IN England, II was said the women wcr
as on, man in his defence; laughter an,
Brother Beechcr has more than women 1
back him. Besides, ] nm ht,c chary a
what say about the clergy. Sevcn,ce
years ago, when scarcely arrived at wha
might be termed the age Of manhood. sal
and wrote some thugs harsh. unjust an
untrue about the catholic cardinals all
hierarchy at Rome, Ny informant ha
suppos d perfectly reliable | leaned al
forwards that thee ,hings were not ,ru
and ssicd rev edition Of my book, co
rcctirg the former mistakes. Yet, III
morning ] find quotations from my first WI
t'ngs copied into newspaper OF New Vol
witton the statement Of their corrcctio
live. SO you see one need he very hce,
fu' TOW they approach the clergy. But
ever find that in my remarks do inju
ticc 10 Mr. Eccchcr, will rs cbcerinlly r
tract them n did in my Juvenile lite I.
turc. Applause Mr.. Becchcr up It "a
before the public in The rols of an ngitat,
again. We wcrc IN hopes he was about
join hands with those who dcsr,d the irui
OF peace. Peace has been the peculiar pol
cy and boast Of the United States since il
existence. Foreign aud civil wa- have bee
the constant theme Of our statesmen. and u
ways TO warn agsiust them. Read Il
messages Of onr Presidents. Bcginnil
with Washington and ending with Lncol
rnnning through tlcm all, ~ II I were
silver thread OF ligh, intcrtwintd with Il
traditions Of our people. peace has been e
lpyci M the sac ed duty of economy. =
rublieanisn, and humanity. TO rcbui
ami 20 rcasSnrc this is the duty o: d
hour, the patriotism Of iosday. Applause
Il would seem that every good man OF eve
party would agree to this. The republics
candidate tor Lieutenant Of Ne
York, General woodlord, when serenal,
in this city, said TO you in beautiful lal
gusgc, NOW that the old banner waves
triumph over all our broad lsnd row VIII,
the crimson fields Of struggle are gold,
with the peaceful harves, of au,umn, com
the duty Of the hour. II is the duty OF 7
Cancellation And, o. if ia echo OF &
national yearring, even the incongro
radical convention at Philadelphia, in son
sort, recognize this duty of tho hour
Throughout IN the humiliating incongr,
ties II MIR. Beccher's rccantation, he seem
to feel tho need OF reconciliation. Pctha
he had read the lesnon taught by Richa
Baxter: "Then thought that the conci
ators were but ignorant men. that we,
willing to please all, and would pretend
reconcile the world BY principles which tn
did not understand themselves; | ha
peace and concord had no hand in the tu
mess, yet greater light and stronger jud
mcn,, usually are with the reconcile
than with either Of the con,cnding parte.
(Applause.
First-Il is urged BY the radicals that
conciliation should be postponed, at lel
for the present, while their opponents
cagrc for II now. II there arc no reas<
sufficient for delay. either in the intcss
Of white or black. federal or state COVER
mcnts; in the light Of economy and pr,
perity, then the President and Beec
(Aug. 800 have the argument. II
peace proposed by the Presidents plxn
not be enduring. and the Union be az
imperlled, then the radicals aud Beee
(Oct. l6) have tho argument. But OF
things b.ing equal, reconciliation ought
lie prompt II al all. Delays are dangert
applause. Even Mr.. Beechcr ''c!d
August that the blacks ard their bes, ia
ests a, endangered by procrastination.
SO. does the lapse Of time help Mr.. Bes
cr's black pets.
Sccond-That the radicals, whilc I
propose some future reconciliation on n
icy 81 their own, IN words, are confess,
antagonistic to the masses OF the Sc
with Fhom reconciliation, IL At all, is to
had. The Union is mask. tits no
riase, but divorce. Their hand-c,as
that Of the clcnchcd fist. Their unior
that OF . part against . part. What
they may propose for Tho future, they
uand present alienation. II this 10
rad IA reconciliation f1eu Il tha srfe