New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-20
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LECTURE OF WENDELL PHILLIPS

Academy OF Brooklyn last night, his subject, The Sur
Gender of Congress" The audience was not very large
MI Phillips was introduced by Mr.. Henry b. stanton
who said:
one who for nearly third OF century mas been me ad
nCafe OF the rights Of man in every part OF the world IT.
cSpectiye OF color creed, condition Wherever hui
nanity has writled under the hee OF lay, theie Es
yone Ills glowing heart and trumpet voice, AmpalhHng
,rit6 the Victim and rebukng the tyralt Cheers lie
Is as celebrated, more celebrated Tor u9hg ms own nh
NC than his own talking lie issues ms own paper pay
sie TO his order and never asks for an ndorser
appause and ultimately very ba Se ever Tr beeg Spoed
cheers. Ladies aud gentlemen, am 20 introduce 70
nm 10 any one Mr.. Wendell Phillips. lApplauseI
LECTURE OF MIR. PHILLIPS
LANES AND GENTLEMEN: The value which put on
.s platfor devoted to the lyceum system OF ectulg
mainly on account lof its utter freedom 1t seems to
m that should not exaggeratc i'll said that the lecture
tform was the only free spot the only utterly unfct
cred platform the Republic. And now, especially,
when so many sails all fured so many tongues are
either filed down gagged, the value of this platform
feoomes stll more evidentand emphatic In country
like ours representing nothing but public opinion, where,
as we see sadly the last two months whenever there
: supposed change in the public thought all the great
forces OF society hasten TO adjust themselves to IL in
cuntry like ours wherein 6O00OO of ballot wielders
Providence filings every generation a new issue keehIy
.oncern OF every patriot is education IN the
broad of that term, that u lie Knows
60 hasten to see that he puts ntelleence upon one
,ide and morality the other of the baby and adult
Ty eo bock with me so wears TO which NY friend has
,St referred: remember the isolation and maryrom 10
which the Anti slavery movement consigned an ltS
friends The pulpit gave 10 wide BERTH INC press cou
not afford to touch IL politics ignored IT, Ihf ne was
rhe island, that not even "a fee could huHce NtWs
England journal 10 open its columns 10 the dut} OF
that experiment. III men had obeyed better motives,
che voice of that movement would nave ueth senceo
speak and neck had been willing TO take up that yoke
1mer eu,npoDSd il TO its great duty7 Manfesy in
country like ours there must be some power WIN no
ia bold enough aud di>iutcrCStcd enough 10 trampe ON
prudices offend the community and to drag forward
midst Of the people and force them 10 let the light through
H. 10 become acquainted with it, to grdppe Whit ana TO
Now you know without AT all going into details that the
pulpit agency for this II does not pretend even 10
undertake it, You know that politics Of ITS very nature
remembers TO forget this duty II you were Democrats
and your speaker OF Kepu0lcahs' anu st9Ou mere
tonight, you would not allow me-much less
Expect me-you would not allow me to 90 one atom IN
the discussion OF any new question: beyVVhu tno lln.
that would be absolutely 10 secure the greatest
aud clay and straw, and mortar all together out Of
rue Of the press 20 years ago took To the hest editor
IN New-England, the most independent ana fearless
Joseph T. Buckingham, article Of which asked the
Insertion, to which lie readily consented saying as
handed It to him. "of course VIII lilnt ~
INT il will cost me 100 subscribers, your last
article cost 100. Well flung it into the stove
unwilling to ask its insertion at such cost ana ne
learned that journal should have 100000 capital aud IFS
rdor $4,000 private fortune before he afford ten
what he tnks II is NOT four years ago that took
one Of the respectable Journals ~ own city te
Ter on public event and Induced the editor by appIO
pirate considerations prln CHANGING al the close Of
the sentence he said: Could you not omit hat stare
letter was written the gt OF the whole argument
Well" said he. mo one would deny iJ truth teat rs s
patent the sun; but am sorry you iec OpgS9 10 maze
H." lLaughter The next day / took up ms journal
beginning TO end and side by side editorial in which
he said We print IN another column letter from MI
Phillips and only regret is that he should conclude
Il with such an absurd and unfounded statement"
Laughter He had performed his contract 10y printing
test And that is disgrace 10 him; " Is only part
and Indispensable part OF the natural anu meyltahe
limitation OF the press in country ike ours. lie only
place know that for 20 years has been able 10 utter
rs bold thought ana gsRRe WIN me W n ~ tsn QsaI
ahead, regardless OF the shortcomings aud me gudgs
fuicrum and pedestal of agitauon-the lecture
platform throughout the loyal States. No partnership
wbst saw You stand there as Judges TO tel me
either that am right or that am wrong; but in me
mean time here, and here only Tor 20 years OUTSIDE OF
Church and state independent and untetteed, rising
uterance and the baotbarrer has listened TO both SIDES
Of all great questions, 10 all questions eXhort you 10
your cordial support this indispensable addition TO the
educational machinery Of Republic To-day we seem 70
generation 70 tiS ono idea Of race Whenever
Amer h%erc pU'I magistrate. whenever an Amer
, can IasI Tbits' from bacF@wben that day
ncs the duty of this generation done and sealed and
'his epoch closed. Applause But hangng over the
arena and demand fair discussion and fair settlement
are equally great aud momentous questions, close at
hand, as wOman's position capital anu lseGi COO.a
tOn and the great underlying principles OF that mystery
Of mysteries, finance The next generation ls 10 crap
ole with these, ana from no Ups u sOaeu
lromn types OF crippled and gagged pesses-irOn no
;S Sig' likely Keys to hear the ruth the whole
truth, necessary 70 prepare these inLllG9s'
II il not classes that hold the helm Of Government here
our fathers when they came away from Europe Iepud
vndertooE 10 found a state simple unconditional man
hood 1t not the rich man. 1t was not the educated
fvyacu mot W.
unity for American calculations 70 be man without
regard his actions The Northern states travel on
ward building constantly better than they knew and in
1859 neared the goal Of this theory We began IN Aassa
chusets No man that was not o6urch member coald
% ~ one who owned f. But gradually 70 some extent
better now than what before, the North travelled
onward almost 20 the realization Of the great lded which
planted America And u il had not realized H. II at least
acknowledged IT, II IL did not practice H. II ~ least be
iievcd in It, IL theOrized that basis Meanwhile
south Of DXOns line there had gone up clvil
zaton as distinctly unAmercau, aud as essentially Euro
pcan. as Vienna itself IL was civilization noble, d
dating manhood, acknowledging It's accidents IN l7s9
God offered 70 our fathers me PIontem , OF Pue e
ting these two antagoDlsuc eIeInents lbtO QUE
Government Well mctlines Imagine because our
fathers had not The courage 20 oea lusty WIN e PloD
lcm that they ala not perceive tnd ~ Wa
and not cOWardce that induced the great compromise
seward before he lost his brains 1853 told that in
l7q our fathers understood the problem as well az We
Tempting thew knew the rrecOncabe nature Of the two
civilizations that they endeayorAg 10 crush 10
he saws the fathers hoped-though they did not
eXpect-the fathers hoped that the Fiction OF political
the "irrepressibe conflict" this fundamental antagon
isIn and that perhaps one chance IN dozen me nCh
would float into the open without actual conflict
Well you and know well that the fruit which that NO
fnent NOT Ignorance but timidty Shore You know that
after 20 years Of angry agitation the broke out, the
flames burnt up In fact to the eye Of thoughtful man.
the machine went 70 pieces A. said when was here
aaif full with powder MED up the res!
Il would bot burst Wen III 'Gl it did burst and then