New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-28


yet more emphacsly reeat the inspiring deelsratso
now that in numbers We greater than ever, our
ament brighter at the dsvrpg OF the day no" .ua'
all Jokes are broken and the stars and stripes gre
bolizing emancipation Nultitudinous victories hstc
been won and such changes wrought 10 aceofdanee
with our prayers and aspirations within the NOR
period Of three Of the five years a. we could not
sby have expected TO see this side OF the spnfvoIu
Nv frieDds am not an optimist. i Am not smsn
TO cry peace peace" when there is no peace am
not counseling inac0n the relaxing oi vlg
because assured that God will At some time or otDer
some way or other accomplish bis great designs but
know in whom i have believed and IS ne nas ~ ~.
failed in the past be may be safely trusted N ,ne
f fqns' ,h.. hss ,s w ifssg we works
being alone and therefore I propose lootl 5
on Until all that justice demands and all tlat heeao
needs is accomplished. Applause Here iet me INV
nv protest against certain misconceptions and srep
RESERVATIONS which prevail in some quarters IN iegu
to my views and purposes in the present stage OF our
struggle for equal rights II Is certainly true tnu
believe the grand object OF the American Anti slavery
Soce; having been consumm1ted by the total abortion
Of Slavery, il is fitting time 10 dissolve the Socey,
for when there Is further OCCASION as certainty me
is not for antiSsveIy tracts and pamphlets. aull-
Slavery lectures and discussions anti Slavery meetings
and combinations as such IA insist on the 'lId'
importance Of continuing the Anti-SlaVery soeleJ
seems 70 mo savors Of eIeintiyeness or ecceh,ir.
which Aboliiionsm ought not 10 exhibit for The Woi
that remains to be done is not concerning slaves, wv
wholly with reference TO those WHO are ree appsss
and this is work in which there Is nothing speeisi
there are millions of loyal hearts and hands 70 ad al
bless fApplause.l Though have made my last ao','
Slavery speech am still their sympathif.dG Hiehd'
their advocate and defender increasingly, uneom.
promisingly in public and in private EVERYWHERE ana
always 10 the full of complete citizenship uni.
mense sppause), with the right 10 own land TO inhei'
and bcqueah property TO be Justly remanera' s ,ne
courts To be represented and vote for representatives,
as do the whites (applsuse). On this point there never
has BEEN there is not now any difference IA inc an
@ At tha pf Astl
on the lst day OF July terminated the puohcaton oi
The L,tHator. Well. had right TO do thls withoht
bringing in any imputatlon on my ndehv 70
the cause Of my colOfsd cOuntTym ID
simply a question OF instrumeDtalities, or means.
of methods of woTk-not VI principles OF claims. NJ
dominant motiye in discOntnnipg Itc Li5cdoT was 10
let its publication cover the eXac. period Oh me INV
Slavery struggle from the time OF It's announcement oil
the doctrine Of immediate emancipation 20 te ufhernS
IN of the year ofubee. But is this TO phil dow the a
to beat q retreat IL is slanderoos charge hoWe''f
correctly made by whomsoeycr brcnrh', ard this =
nv answer 10 IL. But il nay De asked was 4
not among the objects set forth IN The anti
Slavery Constitution Of principles 10 secure 10 me
free coored population sll 'he civil and political
rights enioyed by the whites Certainly. Bet that -
nv defender That is primitive Aboltion.sm. Then
why dissolve the anSa,ery society before lose gl
are Obtained l answer they cannot be so proper!
10 slaves TO be liberated they relate TO citizenship no.
to state Of chateism, and are 70 be argued on ihs
plan alone answer again because Up 70 the time OF
The outbreak OF the Rebellion the Abol'ionists were
compelled be isolated and 10 band together ~ bes
they could for the promotion Of their righteous tt
everywhere unpopular cause Then 'hTcpsh ne denss
seen far and wide and rendered Invaluable
service; but now with The s.n new fsen
and lighting each moment mere un;o the
perfect day, that little torebgnt rs no longer Distinctly
visible and DO longer needed In other words The eN
hive become the mary, the email minority the over
" helmng majority. The weak have become the strong
and that which ws- despised AND rejected u
Ia kana 81 NJ - al
Having spent the last ten days IN Washington. 10 WI
doubtless be expected that on TINS occasion ! shan
make some reference President Johns0n ana hs Re
policy his veto Of TIE free4mens Butig
hin and his late eitrao!dinafy hira1gle delivered
al the White House on the I'D instant. ms
as TO the President himself j am nos "oni 10
haste in eondemning any nan OF any BODY
OF men l have always endsayored to avoid per
as far possible and D. be within rather than
hairs breadth beyond the truth IN arraignnent o.
condemnation. On his succeeding the la'nented Lrcoi
with the whole body OF Loyal, Nbcrty'!osnE Cliacls
was led 90 hope and believe that AldicR johnson
would be even erect in dealing with The traitors OF
the South than his predecessor. When be announced
10 the country that treason vas "a crime aud ought
20 he punished 1 supposed, az you I'll did. mat
he meant what he ssid. and ;hst he lad HE eye
upon at least one traitor, the Colossus Of them AL
Jefferson Davis. VI he is banged b. tbls Govern
meut judging tho Government on H. own plane say
II will be TeCreant TO its duty II Le Is 10 De allow ed Ia
20 free LET forever abolish the sa0v IN his coin-
try in ell whatsoever for no man can e'.s here
Laughter and Applaase.l | we not dlsposcd -
forge, the important service Andrew johnson rendered
the cause Of EmaDci patton IN tennessee WlAe Tower
nor Of that State 10 omit any credit due him for
what he suffered in support Of the Government n a
loyal Tennesseean. while surrounded by he wolves md
serpents Of Secession. On the matter q. re-
construction, about which there mag be honest
own line OF policy. and that be vas disposed
10 adhere 10 il with great tcnacy bu, DO not believe
that he would venture lnfeiibly 10 array himself
against Congress and against the clear expression OF
the popular WILL he is now definitely doing He bad
better not do H. for he will assuredy be The loser ia the
encounter Great cheering Enough that us policy
causes unusual disquietdde and alarm among the loyal
masses and that IL receives tbs warm sIpIOSa al
Of ell the Southern Rebels on the ole hand, and
all the Northern CoppeIbeads on The other. A.
sagacous man. what further evidence can be-
ueed what further evidence he have, IN bis sober
senses Laughter that he il The wrong track ald
therefore should Immediately and parioiically reface
bis stepsi lApplnuse and Kisses II he insists on
going ahead in that downward direction then trust
and believe that Cor viii stand like impregnable
wall to prevent bic doing 20 come what may. ppausc
and hitsesl Nay. more. ] would have that body wipe
out from the :ate al that be has done IN the matter Of
reconstrnc.ion. and begin the work anew. IA alone
constitu.ionally empowered TO inaGgurate and
perfect IL from tho foundation TO the
10 the top stone lApplause and misses. With all
Difference 10 his exalted position deny the ght u
President johnson under the War power any other
power entrusted him. TO do anything more in Rebel
dom than 10 bold II with firm military grnsp until
Congress shall determine when and where ELECTIONS
shall be held who shall be allowed 20 vote and what
sha be the necessary conditions precedent 90 the read
mission to the Union Of the late .efsyed Confederate
Statesf Renewed applause. These States are still
reasonable iD spirit in language and in purpose and
acf nothing but the power and the opportunity in
duce them to ty the bloody game OF Secs
sion over sgaD. They do rot Know. they
never have known what II il 10 be loyal truly Amer
can-only SOnhcrn hence they are In no sense qnali'
fed 70 have the roins Of government in their hands
but must be held under guardianship until free insttu.
tions are firmly rooted in their BOIL. On this point
aud with the loyal people of the country.
upon whose sanction end support Congress may
RELY with absolute certainty. Great cheering.l
L. Mn L