The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-07

WEST CHESTER, NOV. ., lS67.-Tnls evening
horticultural Hall was filed to overAo wing by
the ellie of this city, the occasion being an ora
tion by Wendell Phillips, entitled the political
Situation" The meeting was characterized by
the greatest enthusiasm. Wayne McVeigh pre-.
sided. 10 introducing Mr.. Phillips to the audi
ence he said:-
Speech OF Wayne MoVeIgh.
Ladies and Gentlemen:-I have been asked to
say a single word of in roducuon-I don't pur-
pose standing long between you and the scholar
and orator whom you are all so eager to hear.
/ only purpose cODgratulating you upon our
opportunity to listen to him; for while we are
liberal, as well as delighted in honest, fearless,
and cultured speech, it seems to me that small
provincial community like ours stands in special
need of such speech to counteract its tendencies
to narrowness and selt-satistaction with its own
creed and its own conduct, We don't of course,
expect to agree with all we hear, but all our
lives, am very sure, will be made richer and
fuller and better by listening to such speech
as we are likely to hear tonight, even while
we must strongly dissent from the views we will
hear; for we know that, however other men
speak, this man speaks only what with his
whole heart he believes, and because with his
whole heart he believes it. And l therefore
have great pleasure in introducing to you the
CheUdLier BdydTd of American polihcs-Without
fear and Without reproach-Mr. Wendell Phil
lips of Boston. (Applause.)
Mr.. Phillips then came forward and said:-
Speech OF Wendell Phillips.
Ladies and GentemeD:-The kindness of the friend
Conceive in one sense an ebarr BECAUSE sci
only come to yo5 as one american in no 2GCoHo09 @ with
great work TO which this generation are called and
averted, task never ended, until done There
nj auS @ a as % & om eadb Se hs s @ to
the method differ as to the principles There is
that ali agree, and that Is the purpose II would
@ uery yee iIe to of pan g 70 in or minds or Natures
thoroughly new system or purpose or pTlncIPle I No
undertake to IevoutonIze his moral or his intel
lectua system. He ust live With him him for that He
approach him in all moods he must see him through
and then after a great while, with ample Opportuni
ties Of mellowing him as he proceeds, ne may ripen
him to look out himself for a new stand point. But
hour, no visitor 10 whom community aceOrds a
Gay Or has % eysT y ANY @ aoRe o II es me has
somewhere He must start for the point where he
make them over He can only hope 10 mase them
consistent with their own IDEAS consistent
thought Now, then IN approaching W an audience on
only way in which we can spend the hour you lend
For instance, are you not all agreed as Americans?
Gratis '' or Repu6ca sHS' or radicals or what
you are are we not an agreed mat las, as AmeFicsS % c
ePTsSG Gus1 on which & VIII d MAKE 10 - Sg
time, and let 1t grow and accumulate and come down
Don't you agree with me is il 1T common mo sense sens
tai and moral Atmosphere permeated by the electri.
city and the thunder after having the mind Of Of the
races for the guidance OF this generation capP9g all
million Of iVes@the best some OF them among US
and morgaged our right hands-eyery one Of ps-for
debt-Iow, Isn't it an admitted principle, common
cSe Sea the 9S Ste WE owe a
our clyilizaton-that we should now thoroughly
SonI And every man Is PresSpPGsed therefore IN
the of politics, kicked and banded about
from selfishness to selfshness and ambition TO am
time come in the intellectual lie of every nation n
ton has been rghted and is ready to be settled ane
pass out OF the arena2 is not that the history of
whether real descended father to SON. and
time When men DEBATED Whether dying man sh Should
be allowed to make will That they settled. Then
was necessary in State our fathers settled that
S,6b nave put u away on the shelf question about
S,, LAKES ~ @ ior grsmted' whether priests should
and disInissed issues. WV " 'Ae CONTAMINATION
s% ShoS ne as eSS 10 Ssn
seSer ea one sny OF se Inc Ct civil life shOuc
Sence c9nd be eyer thoroughly carried out Will,
white man. That, suecinctly, briefly, and concsei,
Is the hardest thing in the world for ssxon bdnse TnI5e
admit. We are the proudest and the angrest Of al
ing; we are the most ISOLATED and the most contemT
pose to tread every rival out OF lis path than III
saxon; and II is t6e hardest lesson in the world 70
learn that It's principles are crippled and Injured
Hhie II limits them to a distnc lon in blood, an
denies them 10 the black man because he Is not
Saxon; But that IS what God is teaching this generi
non IhAt IS what slavery means. You never cOul
nave heid slavery day ince Thomas Jefferson
negroes 10 nirht and the eeSh S%S ay y
conld not have held the Democratc party TO h
SonihteIn lhlllanees lApplause) You could not hav
hela me Church 70 its position on this question,
Mp, 10 settle Now. am going TO take ir for granite
that however much you may differ with me that v
have no right either to relish human indjffe ranca
party, or 70 be fagued at the performsnoe of a d1t
hom wanting 10 get rid of trouble. We have no riSl
20 dismiss this question hand over postpone t. an
mortgage another generation with H. In aIif a,
NOtDR 10 say 70 O-night take II for SaHfa II,
gOn agree with me. that this living and setinS esn
IaaOn La hound 10 divide It's parties, 30 20 eboos
HB policy to elevate its leaders, and 40 claim 4
hs leading and magistTates. that the result sha
he that when the stage and children tal
g. the great qnestions OF the nt9re0woman, lab