New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-04
LECTURES.
WENDELL PHILLIPS ON STREET LIFE IN
EUROPE

WENDELL PHILLIPS ON SlhLLA ~
EUROPE.
Last evening Trenor's Lyric nan ~ lie. aoIoc,
ave near .secoud.st was filled with nviy 49,
49,. -, ., Iocture by wendell Phillips, beihg
a. frst ~ a course 10 be delivered this winter
,uspces OF the Committee OF the fassor - The Rev
she subject being street Lced the lecturer stated
Stephen H. Tying, r who intTSuuCeu dinS of the upper
a., hcc, ~ mo course be the pr0VluE beret1fore
part OF the city with intellectual s me formulation OF
n@rnIar TO the lower part OF me Guy S re Holy Trinity
& IL, Connection with the ChuTch OF hS - 1i,,eisary
=, fe annronated the esaDllsnn 20 Tor young
10 DC Ir SEX and public reading room loI
men and an industrial schOO Tor ks H., mar one sees
h~ You'd talk about the unconsl9t5eu Of stage
M IN y strsets OF Europe from Out tlt W'un "a In
coach or car He thought II ne eOuo e ~ onT nam.
hove done the stu life, he should ndAe olV
.ea,t worthy Of the hour consumed 10 I moa.
sTsy .end% y Nations, the fruitful source Of most o.
rational evils He set up an an d Gf hatred to,
NnTd IT. The south creates an ideal Yankee he does
not ne he never existed The United states iavihes
tb"ussnds Of millions OF dollars In an eudtSOr ~ uel
etin nd OF prejudice the class that y yet victim 10
nrciudce emphatcaly am uneducaleu 9iasT I
of education is getting ont or your own ioEat ,tior
landings There is only drawback only one oa9lloh
mai person needs in drawing these hheenovS t GET
irhes in the streets and thai Is thaV ne oG1S % RIM
facts enough 20 warrant the Inference 1hachel! E
uug rapidly mp and down through ireS44 was of an
viii the frequent occurrence OF "G' r. u VI ne
Jr,hman whom he net, ne ro. in9 lpfoyoed it
meaning Of tie Po.S engine cS SnS was surprised at
~ v,royinr LOYALTY Of people TO their chosen leauel
he forthwith 0tted down the Impressive aS' h b ynUId
book; aud but for an Irish prooiIeau III" p 90 meant
have appeared with due comment - '.t(',.bt tbe
,IInpy General POstOhice II might pe St o one
speaker was too European IN MS lev @ T,Tone and It's
lad the night 10 say tatwho had MOI seen az" f
people. We cannot see ourselves properly GH'" NC Ss
OUTSIDE Of the atmosphere OF our oN % :; 80, icIf
The flst thing that strikes y ahht, INC - tho
be pardoned in Europe but especially ~ nd ' iT
great personal independence anu -, bo,,i,,o
Gpduay OF the people. We have an ldea tnal, nNitt
TIE rcet possible I0rln 'n' ne Toroue
necessarily be the freest men ana women; 10 mo dtbo
Nui. VINO let the line and piulnmet UO"n INV ~,
saxon nature lower than any o5ner wur' ' 10
he Never knew less lnuPPohttUn'o ,,n.ric. ="
fraukucss Of speech than m Ahetlvu'
aud M.s Martueau snd 80 years ago She i'v
t cr car as in Ncw-Eug gland. In England lhee Is te
uohfv there is art there is trade aud there is 'elH
tdc Tie man who can STAND wen Mn n's W s., inch
sGsul 20 laugh the other three but thcIe y no
shelter here. and America Is the most Peos' VI W. no
tucs But prudence IS Only u ii,.
pres, our emotions est Mrs. Grumpy VIII may
10 say About year ago 3t I,Ss n nnd dniSbcd
BCrrycr made famous speech, ana WHeiI iu l, u
F.vrc from Tire OtnCr side OF Tie tAule' anu
men kissed each other for about I'VE minutes luIu VI
Nalaudgham and Fernando NVou III t LII, "nf
Those are independent men; their nature Nels O,,'
There doubt that more oI US IMAM on 'nvse leU
read ana write hut ID GOES no' 10y, ,.,r
TINT we are better educated The porter WHO carries our
hunk can speak tioo Oi iO" an ,c,,i, .i,mrnt An
Oue other IMAM our o"!. - az ~ liII IN ye-1'
Italian peasant Mil explain 10 has ragged Chd ~ years
apayze II better than nine yune Americans out OF
a hundred could do, and Win appreciation ana 40 y
10 sav good word about the Catholic Church. We are
PrUtcstauts have got the cutelWl>e lut sO'lH pi
~
sud We can afford TO say word an favor cI lnc va
Catholic Worship lie had seen tho blood roya OF NHe
kurclmc down side by side within reach OF thc bESI
who had been begging aa no the door III AHGi',' to
doors vi most ut churches are smut 10 an uul '"o
wealthy IN Europe, religion is not ten per cent invest
neut a. here There tire wOrsnlpcrs IN the cathe
are the habit oI turning their backs 10 te lleaCvl
This. Mr. Phillips said, reminded him OF a custom OF
Lorenzo Dow, who under similar sau ~
hs congregation: u will promise to tell yOn every DOdy
WHO comes In II you Will only keep quiet Here come
guuire DAVIS: now his wife, now little man Win
cIy head DON'T know him, and You may look around
Mr Phillips listened TO eagerly TO the close, 9nd
stepping from Tie platform was Wdth! greeted D.
those OF his acquaintance present