The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-16
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WENDELL PHILLIP's LKcruRk.-Itis easy,to
understand why Wendell Phillips had SO large
share in abolitioniring New England. His
arguments grow upon you. One shouldn't
commence to pass an opinion upon his
speeches earlier than, at least, twelve hours
after their delivery. That is safe rule with
any speaker who is at all an orator. lu
strict enforcement would be very damaging
upon the reputation Of most Wendell Phil.
lips has as little to fear from that mode Of
judgment ss any man that ever sssayed TO ed
ncste people and establish 9 cause by his
spoken words. We do not wish to be under
stood that he is not convincing and effective
while you listen to him only tina, his words
grow more effective and convincing hours
and hours after you have gone out from his
presence. You are pleased and interested
while he speaks, it is not until afterwards
that he becomes wonderful to you.
One 10 struck BY the sincerity and earnest
meas Of Mr.. Phillips. But numberless other
men are sincere and earnest. His great
strength, that which distinguishes him from
svery other man that we ever heard speak
upon political topics, is his transcendant ap-
perception Of principles, and his clesrness in
stating them. Other men give you frag
ments, his utterances seem to be revelations
Of the infinite unity. Truth is yelled in the
inner temple, remote from the ways Of men,
Phillips inspires you - though he had been
admitted into her presence and were her or.
acle. The Brahminic mythos, TO which he
referred, saw the bonds of Just government,
spiritual, invisible, emanating from Mind, in
folding men, thence stretching back to Mind.
Men in the gross never zee them. God
ssnu have strengthened Phillips vision, and
those spiritual cords have become palpable,
visible TO him. To this extent, be belongs
not alone to this but to all generations.
Gray haired, bsnignant. featured, mild, the
moral faculties as largely developed Is the
reflective, this placid countenanced, benevo-
lent, quietly speaking old gentleman, who
has . cordial shake Of the hand and . hearty
greeting for even the youngest boys-this
can scarcely be the terrible Abolitionist and
fierce Radical who has been the best abused
and most ill-abused man in the country for q
quarter Of century. Whom the South has
threatened with so repeated hangings that
he must needs have more than nine times q
cats nine lives if he should undergo them
all, and whom the Democracy have used To
scare Republicans out Of their politicaLAoot
BY the mere mention of his name. Stillhard-
O. il Il to realize this, when be begins speak
ing. And the more he speaks, the more you
don't realize IT, Imprscticable7 Fanatical?
Why, he is one Of the most entirely plain,
common.sense, practical and practicable men
We ever heard. He might we'll defend him
self on this score. Yet would not one that
listened TO him think that he needed any de.
Tense. BE does not disregard expediency.
Hs has the highest regard TOR it. He thinks
it expeeient to do right. He will convince
yon, too, if you give him hearing. That is
what made him such power in the cause of
freedom; that made him such terror TO the
slavs power.
We don't parb an attempt to give even
ynopsis Of hit 'ure. For If there were
no other reasons eziasi it, Q lecture 10 the
lecturers privsi, g,erty. A journalist has
no more right to go pebhcity TO it than he
has 10 publish DIR. : mode Of treating ~,
Pins. or DR.. BIS m.'i= Of treating an asus.
IL b safs 10 say tha the conclusion of Mr..
Phillips lecture, .Arfs were at least e;sht
tsnshs Of the audie' disappointed; he va.
not 20 eloquent as :aey expected. By this
time the number ,h, think they are disap
pointed has fallen ii,r~e tenths. Il win re-,
n that unless N Phillips should BE- heard
aenin; In that event the unsatisfied clss.
voald b proportlasely reduced. he i,
plain, polished, elegant. He Ia,
IN attractive personal presence, and q voice,
fuil, distinct, agreeable. He talked 70 hi,
audience; didn't storm at it. He doesn,,
sstsar passion to tst,ers, to very rsr.. 70
! splis The ears Of the groundlings" His era,
words wsrs only just distinctly heard, in All
uarts Of The room; that was ill. He ken,
sisae without warning srsasly from that level,
snd cIossd in he same key. He exci.ss It'll,
sv,,euss, bat vhas il bsttsr sign Of power
80 iaassss quist
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