New-York tribune., 1866-11-24
EQUAL RIGHTS.
SESSION oP TER PENNSYLVANIA ASTIsLAvERY SOCIETY
SPEECH OF WENDELL PHILLIPS.


| PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 23-The Pennsylysns Anti
Slavery Society resumed it's session this morning In the
hall Of the Franklin Institute and devoted the DAY 10
consideration Of the affairs Of the society, and tne ways
and means of carrying out its objects. In the evening ne
society closed its abors by grand meeting at the Ma
tonal Hail. Of the largest halls in the city Whcn was
engaged 70 accommodate the thousands whom It was eh
pected would be anxious TO hear the renowned ANTI
Slavery orator. Wendell Phillips After speech from
the Hon. Henry B. Stanton Of New-York, Mr.. Phillips
introduced and received with great sPPiause' hs
slavery as legal and political power !, measuraby annihi
lated II s exists social Institution and has VIDE IN
fuenoe over social industrial OF the elm
nation Of such element from southern society must De
work OF time II can only effected by the or less grad
nal introduction Of Northern habits de energies and instr
tuon lCheers To effect this should be the purpose OF every
loyal man order produce homogeneous nation Inc
10 use It's war rights fully Hear These to hold the
political control Of the South long enough and exclusively
enough 10 watch and protect this soca change In this point
view all delay in the South resumng her share in the federal
simply meant senators and Representatives coming back into
Congress and the most radical even talk OF tho gam 2 ie
less this is 30 in the result bat since ought
make this transition state easy 10 the negro as
possible always thought mean thing or an hal1pai
veoder to claim after having robeda man Tor " years tht
Tshtaees For the nation TO use his power and merely to put
the negro possession of his bare rights and leave him to the
OF the educated and wealthy classes would be In fact dese
on. Twenty years ago the antSayery would have
not only have the power to give him but the events Of
the wai make ms oN him more ana te se,ey Oh ne nation
promptly possible Applause No doubt the negro were
change American Society but have thopowe make that
change much rapid. It's greater rnpidiy SO far gain
70 the ration The promptly Is done the easier the less
expensive and the less danger institutions There
great cry Of impartial suffrage. have two objections to it.
read or who have property Is d@ssing question from
add TO the unon political strength ol me south 9hy sa
percentage Of The negroes H. upon granting npra suffrage
State hex sovereignty It would be Tor South Carolina
10 say hov negro population shall learn to read shall
acquire property Or and II therefor the Republican
10 be accompanied Iy the Federal Government retain.
ing much control of the separate states as to insure
masses Appause As Ibis il not likely TO be permitted II
TO much afer rnd wiser way to Keep t1e Stacs ia
5vaiIon spd & & ctnl sec1rity Of ci, rights Hear
W. educate the man WHO has power over own futures II
frage on races states might talk Of impartial ni
fIuc but H question already settled for the larger share oi
the nation and settled favor o universal suffrage Equality
REQUIRES that The nro race should b, treated other
has been n this particular We cannot take suffrage from
those who enjoy to-day We cannot say tho Iishnnn OF
tie North on tie poor Whites OF tie south yon shall
ignorant though lcy be- II s therefore neither Just or safe
Importance tlat We should secure the edIcnuon
Of Ae southern masses In times TO come ne vote OF hanaMi
lld Arkansas are 10 decide whether war shall 'lgr lh' r
board G'pecIoe e stocks aud crplo ne commrfce oi we
country. Nor shall he said that New.lok, Masachis s
oflcse Aaa1l aud Arkansas before they vote oa
,Ich question: If" aTocrey q Alabama nnd ArAansas
.cl fca tie Northern press mems ot reach.
lur arguing with them these national questions 10 WIS
tlc Ignorance 81 he m1sss lhlt mnle ihe Secession haes
,lr w their plot carl Since the war has given
of ac the influences OF tAc American
pg'- .s iLc Set-s iass - ;r & AS-, ~ it l us 5i 0iy
@ i .,,r,I ogjT h. tl Federal l,oycrnlnent clmng The
ght supenicnd rucaou by engaging the selfish
md Tase heir Interests and rgh consider.
Rlin
mcnt ~ southern society IN the recent efetos ihe enE
journals and stale Committees ndenorcd To bind the people TO
he single issue tho Constitutional Amendments but in my
opinion the main interest Of the ean AS dd not center On tha
question Inc people themselves could ony be fonsed b ana
their interest always cenerCd in the question Of reconstruction
the basis ct suffrage ior the negro All the stirring speeches
of the canvass r I'd this point Nomemer OF Congress 20
knoWedg trusted his district without an argument 0 ths iss
past however equoca and honored him Tor his Willingness TO
serve them today whoever eneaVored 10 DaS ihen ~ ts
he lost aI his influence to-day Witness Beecher lost in The
wave he vanly eneavorcd 10 stem Grant himself on me
Western prncs received not only without Pands but
with absolute GOODNESS because they doubted hs poslon on
this question And even where The timdiy OF Us eal"uale
nsoOk his constituency appeal 20 then On nus issue
strengthened his chances remember one ease Hheie @
himself 10 omit from his speech the Question negro suffrage
the ground that the CopIehea clement was so lgs mat
Il would endanger lis election but the uenesI h'oA N.
shoulders aud made his usual speech and the result
that took two to carry IN their extended arms iAe
load u bouquets VIII which the speaker was ,oNcu. Iac
candidate 70 his surprise elected By larger majority
than he had ever had before ear The great defect of the
Republican Leaders il that they do hot believe IN on trust the
instincts aId purposes OF he people No donet ms groping
aud with he least evil Beside. the element OF time j,
which Is aso element Of danger. Napoleon said an
hour lost l. an opportunity or misfortune W 40 Knows
what foreign complicauols-the Mexican, The Canndaa
and those arising from the Alabuna cHlms-ihe Willy
Secretary Of State may hing sclrss our pah 80 rs 10
embarTass push aside our domestic question Hear,
sso May Naposon thought himself t ,Ouses, rooted
prince IN Europe aud able 20 control the desnes oi that cont
.hadoWed la Eaopo and Napoleon /. noShsir Appaasc
Austria said ise my roots Though the strata OF thousand
She goes Of the contest broken and rnined
power Who knows fron What quarter saeh Interference may
be effected future, Beside the people cannot bo kept az
white Northern trade longs for The southern market
"a AZ @ ' @sS' I'M 81 SS c.. sDe o SrhSf TO S @
tented with so Of reoonstrucion that viii give them the
~ Tho con,ins guiip .J month. viii he unmeasarcd
and incessast Add these to the Democratic party
paironsgo the Govsrnsa then head and who says Is
fearful strength isoacuabe danger The real interest
viii eiTs n. 900 900 Of thrifty Industrious and contenled
negroes and Ooooo Of white men turning their
recon,truoIion oha Northern be customer
800 90 to 9 900 more than she ever has been OF can
ton ayert' al danger OF financial crisis To-day the bsakeT
back from paper to gmnaas he sent panic ana pahk
rlpicy through all her commercial classes aud me
snA our se n1''s 10 CONE e' on 5a"oi ss 'ITs Peds
the CONCESSIONS. plan noDody tell but give the indnsa
work aud protection In their work and every spindle al t
North wihay TO turn day and ughtto supply the demand
and instead opces business heug at present On s
inflated level shall crowd and On to greater and unhrokea
prosperity The south Is poorer and she knows a. Armies
devastated her elites and Sherman swept through her leaving
dc.0lnon where he rOd She have capital The NOrth
stands ready 10 give accompanied with her IDEAS Cnens
aud Philadelphia and New York and Bosiou hold their millions
ready send down there with their school houses and Their
habits Applause The South fepndass t1e Loan WIN .ueha
mortgage but she must have csps ana shs knowt her pan
once eadmitied hall. Congress to deal wii the
national hnancrs an such way through some ecogn9n o
the Conledrae debt 20 pour into the empty channels o. ,ne
south sufficient money Hear hear This necessity 80 urgent
and this plot hrsd that constitutional amendment WI 0m
any ber was taSns recently with clergyman oi the Pres!