New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-28
THE NATIONALP0LICY
Mr.. william Lloyd Garri-
sons Address.
Congress Endorsed and mar. johnson
... Denounced.
The "SOuth Not Victorious, but wash
ington in Danger.

The last lecture of the Fraternity course on
:. National Affairs" was delivered at She Brooklyn
Academy Of Mnsic last evening 10 large audience 'y
william Lloyd Garrison. Mr.. GAgRlsos was in'fo
Aueed bv Mr. A. NJ POWELL and spoke ~ follows
Fairyps AND FELLOW .CoUNTRYNES This is Tue hrs'
time have ever had the privilege ard me hohor oi d
dressing public audience in BroOkiyu iuI"'l piesen
,sysef on this occasion have done everywhere or
0sny ,ear. mast az an original UDcOmprOnusing, tar
YisoDjan Abolitionst. lAppause. Inc meme pave
chosen for this occasion may to some seem slneulay
inopportune; but when chose II the ASTOUNDING events
Of The last ten DAYS had moi transpred. Yet small
,peak upon the topic have chosen, KNOWING however
fun well thai will like 10 hear at least lew worus
from me in regard 10 the present state OF
things at Washington and throughout our
country Appausel; and If you viii allow
to throw myself upon yo9r indulgence untn CONF
20 that branch of my lecture shah be greatly obliged
20 you have been very kindly and generously miro
ueed TO the people of Brooklyn by esteemed friend
the pastor oil Plymouth Church. can appropriate
spdeayored always to be true 10 principle and TO the
cause of human Freedom impartally Applause.
lie indicated that while he held my abors IN the highest
esteem still he had never been able TO stand on my
plane or accept nv method hardly know how to meet
statement Of that kind because 1t Is 30 very indefinite
Why ny plane has been simply the Declaration OF
American Independence great cheerlng, ana know
that Henry Wsrd Beecher can stand upon IL ana uoes
stand upon it, and my method has been SIMPLY always
10 remember those in bonds as bound with them no
ether and have so far succeeded in doing this that
a certain occasion, when was IN E9gIand IN io'1
Thomas Powell Buxton a Distinguished successor .,
Wherefore in the British Parliament got up
= great invitation In my behalf supPoslhg
me of necessity to be black man. Laugh
ter and appause L have endeayored TO De
pncompromisinc in my opposition to Slavery in
this country, and in applying the truth iearess ana
faithfully 10 men, and parties, and sects IN DOLL sec
tons Of county, 10 the church and the S,ae 10 '
Constitution, CniOD Government; ana nave a,
lst the satisfaction OF seeing slavery forever abosneu
IN our land, and the year of jubilee nshered in ZAP
panse Therefore IT, on this occasion / shall speak
IN strain BETTING nv theme Qiberty Nictorious) II
win not be owing a iorgetinness Of aught that re-
mains be done to insure to the mighty mass oil Der
sted bobdmen all those rights and lunnhltes'
xghich are accorded TO white American citizens
know the state of the country far better now IMAM
did when threw down my gauntlet To the slave power
JS wears ago and IN the names OF God ana Justice,
challenged IL 10 mortal combat AT that time bad
everything 10 discern in the alipervadlng Egyptian
Darkness. How all things are made manifest IN the
hight / am no visionary enthusiast. intoxicated by
mast success posed 10 he down enchanted ground
10 Dreamland and sD thankful 10 God that there IS
nothing my temperament or nature OF amorodt eDc
enoy. am sorry to inlss IN Inc anti'>iasery rahks
something % tte serene courageous. a'eondeht tone
Of primitive sbohtiouis1. No matter now DARK
the hour, bow slender our resources, how Few our
numbers how overwhelming the enemy now
seemingly unequal the conflict, we theh coli1
sing: 'GOd is refuge and strengths therefore VIII
nos we fear though the earth be removed ana taouSn
the mountains be carried INTO the midst OF the sea-
IVhv shonld we moi rejoice The question IS not
whether there is not prevalent disposition IN the
al South 70 reader the condition Of the enan'
nor whether there are not everywhere outrages per-
petYated upon them Of nature to I'LL all human nearts
with anguish and horror These are facts which ore
affirmed from every quarters but the real question Is
ghetber we have lost at any time even an men Oh
ground, whether have not steadily advanced, ana
not advancing with augmented ana
day by dsy 10 the goal of equality before the law
whether we have been really successful ID every
stage of the struggle; whether the remaining dlicn
ties and dangers and trials yet 10 DC snmounea tanp
they ere MANY are al all comparable 10 those whlch
have been already triump hantly overcome; whether
public sentiment s not steadily deepening IN aohor
Of Slavery and rising in appreciation Of me rights
and claims Of the colored population TO equal rights
and privileges; whether IN short, II our sun ls
not yet at high shining in full efugenee, the
morning not radiant with light. IL these are facts
equally nndeniable the others why shoud we talk
or act as it, after ALL nothing is sure safe or certain
aud as If there NAV be- after all reeoh which VIII
bring back the reign OF chaos and old night Why use
the language of dependency dread Of skepticsm or
defeatf Why intimate that in Ell probability We are
10 see the utter shpwreck of all onr hopes' How
strange the announcement sounds from the lips OF an
Abotonist, The South victorious" What the
South notorious II it be so, then an unparalleled
delasicn hes swept not only over the north,
but over the civilized world then all our
tolls sacrifices prayers and aspirations have
been in van then the promises Of God are forever
unrelable then is talseh0Od stronger than Truth
and Right has chance in the conflict with wrong
and Liberty not Slavery has been abolished. Why II
had devoted than half my life TO the advocacy Of
cause which professed 10 regard as preeminently
>5ast and righteous and for which claim the sanction
support and benedicticn OF Almighty God and had
to show for it but defeat-disastrous ienoInin
;nns ds,s,I should begin to doubt its rectitnde and
.ous Sa.,s. had not mistaken the true God.
There was time When .be e vr.s. Wa. wa. sicto
rious, because no vital Issue had been made with
Slavery no Ak had been laid to the root OF the upss Tree
That time from the adoption Of the CONSTITUTION
The United States to the commencement OF Tue ant
Slavery enterprise. Since that tiuie the savehoding
South has not single victory bot has constantly
lost ground. True, she has seemed TO be victorious
again and again. but only 10 under IN due time her
shouts OF triumph have repeatedly gone up from the
halls OF Congress from the StateHoEse and the Court
ROOM from the forum aud the exchange from the narts
of commerce, from political and ecclesiastical convoca
lions from the and al the polls from the press
and the pulpit from Institutions OF learning from theo
og1csl strongnolds from Unionsaving meetings from
the threats Of Infatuated MODS, from haunts Of
ISOLATION ana sinks OF niquy only 10 give place TO ex'
CARNATIONS Of terror and wGngs OF despair and threats
Of vengeance In view Of the irresistible march of hated
Aboltionism True. for lime she has seemed TO have
increased her strength. moro strongly fortified her
slave system, multiplied the nsmber OF her dcvotees and
defenders, more completely subugated the North. and
successfully carried out her design 10 eternze her
oppression by crushing the Slavery agitation; but
al the while she has been growing weaker and weaker
her peculiar institution has been crumbng dust and
its total extinction BY the tat Of a regeneTated
nation tells the story Of her utter DISCONTINUE
True she succeeded in forcing the Missouri Compro.
mise upon the country anC olso in repeating il; she
suceeedod in enactlng the Fugitive Save Law Of
1880 and In enforcing everywhere az the North; she
succeeded In taking back to chains and Slavery
Thomas Sims and Anthony Bnrns from the soil Of Mas.
saehse It's and the City Of Boston she succeeded
getting large rewards offered for the abduction Of
Northern AbotiOnlsts and in lynehlng any who we're
suspected Of being such she succeeded IN destr0 ing
the printing press end succeeded in taking the life OF
Elijah Loyeioy. and in casting INTO tho Ohio River
The typessnd presses belonging 70 James e. Brney
she suoeesdedin eonfagratng Pennsylvania Hall in the
tutn and liberty. applying 10 IL the tneendary torch
before the sun went down and Nv the connivance Of
we cay authorities. She succeeded IN striking down
The right of petition IN both Houses SO prevent the
In