Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-31
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PHIL
LIPS AND THE ssTRoxG- mxDEns
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The Annual Meeting Of The .imerican
Anti-Slavery Society was held in Boston
last week. The principal personares pres
ent were Wendell Phillips, S. s Foster, Mrs.
Powell, Caroline Putnam, Susan B. Anthony
and Abby Kelly Foster. The resolutions
adopted were in substance as .iollowss
/. Expresses triumph at the success Of
the antI-slaFery Amendments; 2. Protests
against the Presidents rcconstruction policy
as a re-estabiishment of slavery; 5 Pro
tests against the plan which objects to she
giving OF Suffrage 70 the negrn, as a matter
Of justice rs well a. Of selfprofectior; A.
Protests against any constitutional amend
ment that embraces any but a complete pei
icy Of freedom, preferring full defeat 10
halfway victory, as better calculated tose-
cure the tnal success Of the right; ). Re
loices at the establishments Of Negro sufirage
in the District OF Columbia a. ereditable to
Congress and rs noble mark Of progress
in the right direction.
From the speeches delivered we give the
following brief extracts, as evincing the OBJ
iects Of the meeting = ~.
Mr.. Phillips called the attention of the
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sender, and said President johnson would
have the South protect the lahorer as such.
not a. freemen, and was willing 10 admit
The States before the coiorsd question Vas
settled. leaving the negro in the hands q his
old white master. The President was will
ing TO break with the Republican party to
carry his point. But Republican, sverv-
where we're afraid to risk that. and all their
papers supported the President e was ne
cessaFy for the people to let their voices be
heard, to strengthen the backbones Of the
Republican representatives, to enable them
to act boldly for the right fearless Of the
President The question was WHISTLER the
President was our ally or our leader, or was
he really an opponent an obstruction. Let
the friends Of nationality, Of permanence. Of
freedom, ascertain and act accordingly. The
country must not say, "Well, if the Presi-
dent Is right, and you're right, we'll 60 to
sleep" The country must not allow dust 10
be thrown in its eyes. The object was to
prevent people knowing there was differ
ence betweenkhe President and the rank and
file OF the Republican party. II is political
necessity, as they call il, that produces ibis
state OF things, and endangers oar whole fn-
ture: This e,untry had had enough Of this.
We nave bsen humbugged too often In
our history with "half leaf is better than
no bread" Let us be humbagged NO longer.
Pluck gains the victory, not cowardice, not
trucking, not compromise, not party before
principle. Justice Is expediency, Justice IS
policy at any and at all times. II we are
defeated, out Of defeat viii come an awaken
ing Of the people like thunder storm. II
half measures full us to Sleep it Is 4 fatal
sleep, and brings US to Grant or sherman for
President, and Robert f. Lee for Vice Pres
ident IN 1867. The question was whuthar
the Administration could be trusted; II 20,
then resolutions should be voted down. If
not, then they should be adopted.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Phillips re-
marks, Mr.. Earle, of Worcester, said that
he believed the President had betrayed the
Republican party, and he hoped the anti
slavery men Of the country were prepared
to attack the President in his reconstruction
policy.
Mr. Moody, of Boston. said he did not be-
lieTe il was best to come hers 10 listen 10 iinc
speeches. but action was what was usces-
sary. He suggested that the Society should
held series Of meetings throughout the
loyal States to agitate public sediment ON
the subject Of universal suffrage.
Mrs. Sarah Anthony expressed her concur
renee with the sentiments Of the last speaker,
and continued with an appeal in behalf Of
the Anti-Slavery Standard rs the only paper
especially devoted TO the cause
Abby Kelly Foster said she believed that
the whole efforts of the society should BE-
concentrated upon the question Of aiEeliofst-
ing the condition Of the slave. There was
time for everything, and the time for the
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