New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-07
Najor.C:enerai Carl Schurz's Lecture ON
" National Affairs" at tho Brooklyn
Academy OF Musie-Bec contraction, sc.
-Remarks by DTr. Theodore Tilton.

The first of course Of four lectures on
National Affairs delivered last evening OF the
Brooklyn Academy of Music by Carl Schurz. Nearly
every seat in the Academy was occupied by large and
appreciatve sudience Gen. Schurz commenced his
lecture by abiding to the political condition of affairs
before the outbreak aud suppression Of the late Rebel
lion; and in survey Of the present. aspect OF affairs
said. the poticsl status OF the emancipated
slaves is decided the whole question OF the loyalty oil
Of the South Is settled. Abraham Lincoln SAID that Tue
Southern people have done as mach as could be ex
pectcd from them. and he Gen. 81, IN MS travels
through the Southern states. sometime became I'M
III essed with the same idea. Emancipation came GU
the South like of the hunderbolts OF war aud Tree
labor 20 them unusual. strange aud sudden. lheII
saw only confusion aud disorder in the change. All
they loved nEd cherished they see IN he past una at
they dreaded and baed they behold in the present aud
in the future. Under such circumstances, what
could be expected from them H. shortly after
the close of the war. the Government had told
them they must accommodate themselves TO the new
order oi things and wipe out every trace OF SaVety-
II such had been the language Of the Government al
the time thousands Of men would have Welded TO stern
necessity aud the question would have been solved TO-
day Overwhelmingly for all and for the South
more especialy-such was not the course pursued.
The appointment OF the iirst Provisional GoYernor was
dt.astt1ns Applause We could not expect anything
else from them and ans policy based on expectations
which there reasonable ground Tor entertaining
must be reprobated. Applause. i,
The very moment the southern people saw chance o.
regulating their aiars according to their Old TINE
IDEAS they seized it. There is not single State N the
South that has acted up 10 the spirit OF the Emancpa
ton Proclamation and IN place of endeayoring 10 de-
veop a system OF free labor the' ale throwing every
impeachment in It's way. Are the Southern people act.
inc di, honestly toward US in all thSt lie did not
think they are They do not deal in rlse pretenses
they tell us openly tina, as soon as they have
80, the power they shah use IL 50
a. to suit themselves and not Us.
Gen Schuu further relieved the question of recon
strnciion and said when The Southerp peubers are adj
United to Congress they win be uult IN opposition 20
~ obi In Hau Ia
pcnssiion for their slaves and 10 opposing every meas
IRE calculated 70 protect the freedmen ana Win The
help Of few Northern doughinces, whose race You
know dies they may be again ahle " dictate 10
Il. at the North. The negro must not be made freed
man. foT such is the will Of the white men lately Rebels
IN the South But the negro has tasted drop OF the
seryi,udc egain This Reconstruction as it Is going
on now past present and perspective. Bat though the
golden Opportunity when hosties ceased has passed
away all Is not vet lost The spirit Of the people which
sent such mighty armies into the field has given us
Congress true 10 the spirit of loyalty. fApplause
To connteract the social revolution at the South
brought on by Onr present policy. the Government
must either continue lie protection TO the eaanclpsted
class b. direct and confined interference with the
home concerns OF the southern States or tbeCovern
must enable that clasa toprOectitsc sndhat
be done only lby allowing them 10 vote. Applause
The cause of the Union and the cause NJ good demo
cratic development stand more ia need OF The black
mans enfrnnchisemeut than the black man does bp !.
SELF Had the black been allowed 10 vote We should
never have had war and the South would never have
tired 10 80 out OF TIE Union ana IOunu al empire on "
peculiar institution. But the negro is not TIE ednal
Of the white uap. Gyelied But be Is nAPable Of
higher development, and 10 throw any obstacle IA the
way Of that development was a crime against God
and man. Applause. lie did not like the negro
better than he did the white The prejudice
agi.ns, The negro faos was deen aud widesprcad liz
had prejudice himself against them but nsrer wsud
he allow his preadices to interfere With bis sense OF
justice and right. Appnuse
Mr.. Scburz further discussed the questions Of the
hour at considerable length, concluding amid immense
applause Mr. Tilton. on being loudly called for.
forward and said " amen" TO the sentiments enunciaed
by the lecturer, disarowug however, all prejudice
regarded the eolored man