The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-19
POSITION OF HENRY WARD BEECHER.

wan Wednesday 70 ing.
A large crowd OF the uryorriHed and unwashed as
van OF the Const tutonal Union party situated on
SonIt street, Brooklyn to hear address fiom Mr..
Congress from the Buckeye btate and since ms ad-
vent IN this CITY has been "bobbng around" IN search
OF nomination to Congress trc' 30 OF the lower
oss.cs nai de Is now popuarc own by tue soubri-
On largc-sized posters tt subject of his address
was announced as a review Of the position OF
Henry Ward Beecher in re erence to mis- recent et.
cally, 1t was Cox VS. Beecher A large numb Of
rockets were sent up outside the building and by
O'Clock wiewam was very comfortably fl LED.
Mr. Daniel T. Barnard called the meeting TO
order, when series ol resolutions was read ana
William T.. Robinson and ID. Chittenden for the
purpose OF having the present political issues fully
The orator of the evening was then introduced and
received most enthusiastic welcome, After the ap
plause had subsidized, Mr. COX stepped forward and
after touching several topics OF the day he pro.
ceeded treat the subject Of his promised address,
in substance as follows He thanked God for having
supplied the place of Ne dead President with the
courage Of Andrew johnson tthree cheers)--who
unweapened bears the olive, spares the rash wrong
doer,
Giving widest scope
To Christian charity and generous hope.
Not less dlvine seemed the inspiration which led
Henry WaIO Beecher thisses to pen his noble letter
Tor peace and immediate Union, the 30th OF
August last, which lifted the nation to heavenly
heights by the gIandeur of its spirit and the ju ce
BeeCher who, on Monday nj Int last before a crowd
OF partisans dragged his weary verbage in recan-
JatlOn Oh sentiments III slanQer OF the mon
] who still uphold theml It had been ntmated that
ne woulo review the extraordinary speech of tuat
reverend gentlemen Ee frankly said he liked hun.
He had won groups OF generous frlenus outside of
MS own circle by his courageous defense OF patriotic
OF men as good and as true ever fought tGr the
nag or loved the whole land, repel his unjust asper-
touched the clergy When Dr. Sacheveraet was
prosecuted in England, 1t said the women were
Becher (aughteri had more than the women to back
MIN. Besides he was little chary of what he SAID
Seventeen ears ago, when scarcely more than
Doy, ne wrote book, and sad something harsh,
nierarchy of Rome; and although he then believed
10 pe correct he learned afterwards IL was other
wise, and issued new edition to correct the wrong
impression; yet those unjust remarks OF his were
copied INTO ne wspaper OF New Y ork that morning,
without the statement OF their correction to preju
dice him with those among whom he lived. So
hey see one need to be heediu how they approached
But ii he ever found that in his remarks he did
injustice to Mr. Beecher, he would as cheerf9ily
retract them as he did his juvenile literature. Mr.
Beecher appears before the public in the role OF
ag1tator again They were IN hopes ne was aoout TO
q JON hands with those who desired the fruits of
peace. Mr. Beecher in August, in Peekskil, cele
brating the conquest which mad repusals but the
4 bad angels, PERHAPS, 'unaw6res"-perhaps Thad-
deus Stevens (hisses) Charles Sumner (bisses) in
disgUise-had visited him lately and injected him
South
Mr.. Beecher now harnesses to his party car all
the bad passions OF our nature TO hold aloof the
sections IN perpetua haze. secession had been put
down by arms; but it remained to be seen whether
II can never be done till the clergy conform
the spirit OF Christ and less to that of Paganism
(Applause.) They were honored in BROOKLYN with
chui ch intimately INJECTED with the State. i he
pastor of Plymouth Chuich, by the Ieryor and the
numor OF hts eloquence with felicity OF llustra-
tion calculated to tickle the and please the heart
had become power the State. His utterances
during the summer were like the breath of God on
the sea, giving calm.
When he wrote his epistle of the 3Oih of August,
pulpit that the world took note of it, that he o had I
been with Christ had caught The spirit OF that "Ser.
which creates the beatitudes 1or man. The letter
emanated from the country, the speech from the
grand scenery around his country home his spirit
pure AND nd o W's bng %h
sive 10 generous and glorious emotions.
That letter the felt assured, was baptized in good
reeked of party, party party It was full Of venom
be urn aH Of tSe The PoeR
the pillar of statesman In that letter he held
that "our theory OF government has no place Tor a
State except in the Union" 1t was the creed OF
the statesmen judges, and people Of tins county % ty
FEDERAL government was not equipped 1Or local
legislation" This was the Democratic idea; he re,
PEELED with the idea that states should be KEPT
out longer for party ends; and in behalf OF the
freedmen, he raised his voice for their salvation
as bound up in the immediate restoration of repre-
sentatves TO theirsea.s and Of order to tne South
He denounced parties as the cause of the war
asked Indignantly il this country was 10 remain dis
membered to serve the ends of parties, and heron
cally dared to meet the union of the people Q
Inc coaesee aRd with The %se Democracy
fcheers) and even though the South should rule.
lit the North, SAID he IS so demoralized by pros
cannot control, the South will not only CONTROL bu
ought to control the Government.
Refusing TO admit loyal Senators and Representa-
tiyes from the South to Congress Will not help tn
freedmen. 1t will not secure them the vote. 1t vii
hot protect them. 1t Will not secure any amend
EneRt of our Constitution. 1t will only increase tn
Managers and compicate the difficulties Whethe
we regard the whole nation any secuon of 1t, tn
first demand OF our time is entire reunion, ZAP
plaQse,E Ii ere a stateman's foresight Chris
4i6ns love, and a seraph's song. The electric wiz
H. never bore more loud or heroic tdlngs OF grea
Joy 1t was as If his own big organ somehow wa
sounding from the depths OF his own big hear
Cloud applause and some angeIc hands were touch
ing the chords
~ When he made his recantaton the sound ha
become like unto the squeaking of penny trumpet
~ lLaughter) That grand organ intertwisting ts rar
hreads OF melody INTO one rich dlapason OF praise
W how 1t thrills the great heart of the country HOY
/* unlike that organ when, during the junketinRs
W the Southern 10y alists IN ymOuth ChuTch-tlaugt
tera ribad song was sung in unison with its tones
did they remember ltl One could almost hear tn
ro mockery of the interlinng music to which it wa
accustomed on the Sabbath-
We will hang JEFF Davis on sour apple tree
| Praise God from whom ali BLESSINGS flow
Wen hang Jen Davis on a sour apple tree;
H Praise HIM q i creatures here below
3 AS we 90 marching on
Mr. Beecher for half an hour OF bis address dea
with generatles His object was TO lead his bearer
think his love OF country above party but b
i. carcey reached the threshold OF the object OF h
" address before he eulogized parties. "We must az
through parties" This afforded HIM an opportunit
OF pouring the vlals OF his wrath upon the Dem'
~ lcracy, and elevat1ng the Republican party.
H In doing this he praised the Democracy OF th
past TO condemn the Democracy OF the present.
berated the old Federalism which loved the Gov
E% ernment more than the people. The Democracy
.Jhe held, was once 'the champion OF the rights o