The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-06-27
KslIy's Speech st Atlanta.

Hon. W.fD. KAaAY, delivered telling
speech at Atlantis recently, and the FOL
lowing is brief sysopois; which is tax
en- from the Philadelphia Press
During the hour ard half wh'ca
Judge Kelly devoted to his address, there
was not a word uttered Of Interruption,
except by way ef appreciation. The
speech was in substance tire same as that
delivered in New Orleans. Memphis and
Mobile, with few skiHful variations
which preciuded monotcny, and render
ed it fresh and interesting TO those who
had heard it before. 1t is in effect a
careful contrast and analysis OF the cause
which have brought about the social pow
erty and suffering of the South, which
is by natural endowments wealthy, and
of the vast social wealth and immense
resources Of the naturally poor North.
That difference, said Judge Kelly was to
be found in the peculiar light in which
either Of these sections regarded man.
In the one man was honored because of
manhood, in the other because Of fortune.
In both sections States are divided into
Congressional, Judicial and Representa-
tive districts. But the North had anoth
err subdivision; and that was the school
district. This district the South had ig
nored. Herschel y. johnson, Of Geor
gia, had, in Independence Square in the
city of Philadelphia, in 1886, cpitomized
"a - ,..a
between us is that goa, conclude it best
Tor capital to tire labor, while we in the
South consider it best to own labor
The North is rich simply because she
honors man, while the South is poor be-
cause she has dishonored him, and has
degraded labor instead Of seeking TO
confer On It additional dignity. The
Judge then spoke Of free schools and
caused immense delight among the freed
men, which manifested itself in prolong-
cd and excited cheering by saying that
IT the adage held good that the poor
mans wealth was his children, it was
pleasant to reflect that the last infant
could find desks in a Northern school
house. They have found that the best
and cheapest policy was we'll paid
crops Of teachers. The South, he said,
had not found that out, and even yet re-
sisted its logic.
The North, too, secured to industry
!. its wages-it protected the right to la
! = .lssysssF uonalg o~hc paid for that Ia
Dor and the risb. tcr"ablT mon the
Dor. Turning to -. A'tessss ..;1sns ~
n,otform he SAID Gentlemen ofGcor- /
Ola. this is not a question of ocmplexion,
but what nimble fingers can execute and
what active braias can conceive which
vou now have before YOU, and which the
stern logic of events renders 1t 'mpera-
tive IN determine" Following up TINS
argument, Judge Kelly here institute"
and elaborate and admtraRe paraiiei OH
the development of the South, ana wha'
it is capable Of becoming II was 'he
honoring humanity, developing eauca-
ton in every form, the protecting iapoi
AID maintainiDx the true rights OF all
humanity which bad raised the North 10
its pi,ent emminence, and this exalted
policy ,ould do the same Tor the south
a be carried out in good fa'th.
Ah 'i'us'i ion which he here introduced
stating the,,a,;ye value Of land about
A'ianta ana Northern cities OF ths
same size as Ms, told upon the wh,''
men present wa immense effect N a
then with great >arNestnessu to them
most effective manlcr Auction merely
not to make their reec,ent lint of h..r,
one OF legislative esion here he declar.
anu oeiiet. Iij~discuss the social than
~ GU was fath side OF the question, and
appf pos'tle views previously expressed.
he showed how the knowledge of slav-
cry and its terrible abuses had in effect
created Republican party That par
ty, he declared. was based on two great
ideas, faith in man snd the indivisibility
/ OF the Union He then showed, with
great skill, how the success Of rebellion
would have inaugurated continual war
At the close of this remarkable speech,
the Judge spoke with great effect and
most Judicionslv to the colored people,
who listened with rapt attention and ap
plauded heartily his words of kindly
counsel
AT the cor clusion number of leading
Southern citizens came forward and
thanked Judge Kelly for his able and
kindly arguments, the effect of which
had been truly remarkable. Col Far
row, leading Republican now, though
reconstructed rebel, read a call for a
Republican State Convention. to be held
there on the 4th of July next