The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-05
GRowLs FROM WENDELL PHILL,, :.
from tho Anti; slavery Standard

4 From tho Anti slavery os1H~~'~i
Independence Dayi The U,ne,, second Of those bel
aanous Nearly a century since Oh, III, $1,000 u
among us fellows How have usea a. century
Lay Just emancpated boy, intoxicated WI. ireeoon
aud strength laughing at obstacles carsIess ho, muc
ss,, ae a Goes or how much sin he commits Only w.t.
r aozen years have we sobered down to a serious
enort 70 fulh the great pledge that under our rule ali
men shall be free aud equal
,ur UOud We %i. this pledge to men, probably the
Ws s VIII NOT close without It's beng accomplished; but
ms essence and true meaning includes both sexes and
a never DC able to bind the great Declaration like
ch sou. we get manhood equality and repressp taye
rovm 'ment from the church womans equality in DO
csj M, s-helssli mans jfolow and comradc thsre-we
ought ~ have brought from those German woods
whence w iNsutd on our way to worldwide empire
Feudalsra stanoet out this custom under It's mailed
heel and foficwg Ibis iron rule civilization brought
from the MstStSrYcuea >-Roman Crock and Jewish
seemed to bury ous Of ut forever this Just and whole
some law Bot shs vitality our race sS and blood out;
and the debasinE one-sifness Of Oriental civilization
crops out again the old German habit-woman. mans
tons snd four thousand miles distan from their cradle
the OLD features reapsear Many year VIII not eapse
ali may as S ss'
Then July FOURTH may be hailed for Liberty day as truly
as Independence day, and no thoushtfu NAV will need
read on this anniversary.
But this Fourth day Of July Will be renowned s,cye its
fellows. To-day assemblies the Great Council u The
Nation in extra session. to see staai the republic re-
ceives no harm" Lot hope they will inaug
SUCH u pOuCy az Will rea5Suro all Break tl0
landed aristocracy of rcbedom, aud mlonSof
small holdngs-tte only sufficient basis OF ballot
box Tmid men fear this will cxasperate the rsbels
They hate US as bitterly as they can already Nothing
We do increase this hate The mothers are teaching
their children TO hato Nothing caa do will give
this hate longer life tsan such teachings Con.
fscaon does not increase such hate. Condscaiion only
dsarms IT, II you cannot convert your enemy II IS
wise to take away his ari,s TAs conls: st,on does
Sweep out or tho way, by express declartioa and
acment all these shams and spectres O. pretended
State governments Increase IL necessary she military
M ri hntr mt.
man. however obscure be able escape its alprescnt
control. Propose such amendments to tho federal
sttion as shall render needless this vgant supervs
ion OF and vcxa,ous Interference with State reat
ing to tho negro race BY appropriate clauses cut down
state sovereignty to such small dimensions SHAH
no ground for race hatred aud class legislation to stand
upon.
All these measures are needed in order that whole 1
some laws may have free course to But the break
water against which Congressional action in vain
is not tho South. Dismayed, although embttered the
Souh let to ITSELF would be its knees The traitor
in the White House Is tho nations obstacle and The |
rebels hope.
Unless Congress deliberately intends to waste the |
mex, two years, and risk defeat in 1868 1t viii mpcach
and remove the nvetcrae and besotted rebel and
lieve from the incubus OF him and his Cabinet We |
venture tho assertion that leading men in the
party see the necessity Of this and, il they refuse
DO II, the sole reason VIII be fear OF harm to that
partya fear which evidence justi1es-a risk tring
adequate description unless their conduct makes
1t otherwise.
or successfully resist tho President II tho nation is
follow tho sad aud disgraceful example OF Massachu-
Froemasonry-iegai in Massachusetts, It's very exist.
ence lie, invites members presence at its unhov
rites What right has the Governor OF Massachusetts
add dignity 10 such sceness
Yet State officials and city officials crowd TO give i'm
potance to the occasion federal Senator adds his
dossment Tho President OF Harvard College, OF course,
appeara The chez of the clergy heresoevcr car
case is there will the vulturcs be gathered togeher)
contribute their support Think Of Seward tho first
stone of whose fame was the profession Of anti Masonry
sharing in such journey
know the exc1se-the office as Shakespeare tells u.s.
oven IA dogs obeyod In Office" scof at the excuse
When the President travos President, magistrates
then l commend 10 Senators and Governors the |
high toned orders of Secretary Weles. Alas that
they fall beneath his Standard Waving THIS,
contend that when Andrew Johnson mot the Pres
dentl travels Free Mason to DO present al illegal
rites in Massachusetts, there Is no need pretence or
excuse for magistrates 70 notice him When these men
wake up fnd how much added obstinacy Andrew
Johnson has carried homo from this occasion
and how much popular opposition to him has been
dulled by such aAMassachusetts wclcome, they
will recognize their folly and their sin.
Men talked OF an extra session 10 las, only a few
days-justit to stop the leak 5tanbery has In tho
Military bill and then sudourn. That he may make
another flaw and thus necessate another session. sup
pose Some hundred years ago Boston made bylaw
that should walk tho streets at night without
lantern. All negroes carried lanterns, empty. Tho
fathers again aud enacted that the lanterns should
have candles They did thenccforth, but not lighted
Again the fathers met aud ordered lanterns with lighted
candles, and accomplished their inent-a story OF
legal evasion not wholly unlike the Spectator re-
cords
Does Congress mean TO follow this example meeting
often flaw Is invented; adJo1rnng whom II is
remcded 10 walt for another attack its legislation
and So draw on? While enemies construe and execute
its laws Congress- cannot safely adjourn No need to in
cieisc army at the South II only Congress wil
main in session. While johnson holds the White House
Congress must encamp the Capitol. Members may be
mustered outior have leave OF absence when the White
House sure nders or is ceansed Not until then.
WENDELL PHILLIPS.