New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-06
TIKI AD0LIYI0NISYS IN COUNCIL.
SPEECH OF WENDELL PHILLIPS.
REPORTS FROM THE SKIRMESH LINE.
From Our Special Correspondent.

fRAhlsoHAM Msss. wednesday, July e. 1866
Inc Aoouonists, OF the school of which VIM. Lloyd
Garrison was the founder have today in accordance with
their timehonored custom Ia the Grove OF Framing
ham, to discuss the political the nation The gather
| ing is large aud the day superb
Shor. speeches then made by Messr G. W. Stacey AZ
Milford Henry Gwynn "a Georgia froedman) Charles Ienee
Remond the coIored OF Massachusetts, Vainly asd
Mr. Reipond called freemen until czeusL
in the largest The ooored hss been emancpasd
after Sort but his full manhood yet recognised H
not enough for to be free 10 Massachusetts, Ny fends
South Carolina also be Free DlstinctIvey anLSavcy
agitation Is necessary still.
Mr. Wendell Phillips was then introduced received With
the warm welcome which the modest Roman Of all
fails receive from the friends Of freedom and OF the outca
subIoin verbatim report Of his speechi
WENDELL PHILLIps's SPEECH.
will commence ladies and gentlemen by reading three
resolutions:
Rssd That Congress has under the and should
sdaeson and tic ballot "a The seve's States especially
That plan Of feasible which doe: 10.
@ That a. sP ss u HG asa os 70 70 s:
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is adoption and we al honest g saple under Their
to the honorable to the ao SAFE da5s and eaas
This is the fourth day Of july. day which for ninety
the nation has devoted to the sublime idea that all
created equal But ell know that the words have beea
for nearly ninety years eering generaly"l cruel lie
empty and idle Words coming romhypyerrtcal lips We ali
know nation never. until within two mado
effort make these words reality God to-day biais ~
nation to the performance Of it, pledge This day 70 30
Performance ruin. The hos broken the greet national
hypocrisy and revealed that only making this pledge
Of national Institutions does God grant tho
What was the meaning Of that frat line in the
ndepeudenci Up that hour nations were baied upon the
subordnaion Of rank graduation Of closes The
rich, the educated the welborn were 70 protect the IN
favored classes they called them Our fathers launched
of
be endued with such political rights as would enable IL
to association ofmaster and slave noble and se
patron and dependent arccrat and people, but nation
have in its hand the power to protect seE That
Democracy. No Is born so weak that no does not
know better how to protect his interests than any Other
can protect them for him. That e the commonense %
wv sre SSa Woman eseeDtea no ~
this time the nation has recognized no exception TO this u
Completed when ths great exception to Declaration Of In
dependence taken out Of national inations toe war q
not finished then Out OF that abnormal exception. tho
grew; when that exception Is dead the war ended
The epoch meant in Gods providence ,nsLna tue A@sr
carl9n Of IndependeIce covered the negro men are
But short tine ago the south aghss. its defeat
ready unoondonay TO the great American des
The North wss equally ready struck koy nots
the hour in so had the Governtnent f9,Eed il with SUI
have said When Lincoln issued his proclamation
1868 recognizing the nature f the hour be had pledged
the nation protect the political rights Of the negro we
bis personal freedom every would have said Amen
|
mer 1884, II the had taken the step
would been welcomed Whom the nation stood tho
grave aryrcd President right conceded
every the Republic would have been welcomed
fitting trophy on that newmade grave johnson came into
people North and South exception 70 tho
ass her broken lines marshas scattered forces and
her policy closely possible exactly
ton as il was not one word not QUE clause altered not oae
clause added since ls6o l say the South to-day
! Of politics. she may yet be able to carry her
a %ss %So herr her nc 10
encamped White Houses and he pledges the patronage
tcsHs to roll back the revolution do not say that can
put my hand the exact pledges which prove tie Presidents
Ssss believe the Pfcsnt Of he United
States himself kaOwstLai he betrays to-day the principle.
a say Gai 5 ss he woOa srs been suing for a
f. endeavong to build up party out Of beee and coward.
Wei he President Is great force Il Ss to Tho
that the Of tie White House with the patronage
Of the Government behind almost
party which he lends his aid And how stands the
Natnoa Legsature Congress has
the point 10 issues surrendered tue exact Question
upon which depends the character OF the fature.
DO united under one Government on equal erms
the must DO confc In order thatbarbarn and cvizs
mus be able control It's rival for tie time being II
pect peace the future the North must have right
She rgA within the national grde 70 control the
q H nes S eO0S the oOs a
century together Land the Government that class
which holds the land will be able 70 mold the Government n
be- What made democratic revolution possible In France In
1927 Because its nobility had parted with its land because
the French peasants held the land Of France What then
nade and sin makes democratic revolution impossible
England Because thea and now the ruling classes Of
land England You might as well rebel against the law Of
gravltaioa as make democratic cnthe soil Of Great
TIE be-. South M s59w 81, q A South d %
In this she plants the cornerstone Of her Government
S the pa5 possible csS G hat o Ss Sou n:e
vail this normal ruler Of al Governments land Is the ballots
box III reconstruction these two iem are the primary
range in proportion Without il there hardly
possibility of salvation Now in these circumstances Con-
ess points Of land for the negro and the
ballot she neither conscaicd ne Ind has she regu-
lated the political privileges OF the citizens OF tacreoeiow
States IN those circumstances Congress has surren
dered l know well as you do what Congress means.
know as well You do what hopes Congress INDUCES We
arc accustomed 10 say that the Pr, sdeu has policy
think il is mistake The President has not pocyi no has
purpose The Presidents purpose is 70 be reflected IL lC5
For that lie viii admit any policy To that he would
plot. He las no principles; DE mas stIhsh purpose 70
carry Congress broadly IA exactly tas same con
purpose OF Congress TO moute'n tho harmony and the
redomnance OF the Republican pery Congress in the truo
snd 81 purpose Is 70 tSo over the Fa elections
eckroNedec with you that the majority OF honestly
believe by saving uay Republican party they
shall the nation will acknowledge the honest cOnyio
on Of the maory of Congress bat what want you TO 90
question Involved in the resolution IL only proposes
lay p .,S 'ss ps VIII S s,I r pe spcs
policy believe that al history shows that said in
it, SO party VIXEN IS reduced policy ooneoced only
its he, Is certain TO lose IT, TIE South has neyor
fought this line She has always fought for whst she be-
| neyed 10 be principle, frankly avowing II. aud
four times out Of five she has succeeded. The policy
OF the South. The statesmang.ip Of The South. Is
North tiilidity compromise land Hypocrisy aughter
and as you lead the history o. the over the desert Ia