The New York herald., 1868-05-14

peached in <hich you viii not md the neaments Of
the Presf ent who Is impeached You n nave soe sas
nom sne standpoint, shows likeness o. Genelai
Was ington. but which, viewed from a dinefent po-
An, shows portrait OF General Jackson. so u is
WAy Fessenden cannot see Andy Johnson because
tnom where he stands he can only see Ben wade.
REMARKS OF MRS. MARY GREW.
Mrs MARY GREW, OF Philadelphia, next addressed
,he meeting She said that when an individual or an
organizatlon announces an intention to assail
long established SYSTEM and Is SO doing placed them
selves In opposition 70 their ieow cizens ana as,
themselves by a statement OF their reasons. The
sbolitionists had acknowledged that obligation and
stated their reasons for the course they had taken
that elayery was foul, unjust and wicked beyond the
power OF language to express, and the nation had
might be SAID that as slavery dead the society
had accomplished its object and should come 10
dt M met ooax To ion ai ana
sympathy. Slavery was abolished In the land,
and the laws passed for the reconstruction
OF the Southern Staies compelled them do justice
think that enough had been done for his security;
relation between the white and the black man but
that Of patron and client. II the cOlored man would
he did not the Southern people said he might BY and
by be content with less. When once they had been
admitted by Congress- each State could pass its own
laws and regulations and deprive the coored
man of all right to take part IN mumcipaI
and local elections. And after the opinions opinions
At would not be safe to leave the future
destiny OF the negro in the hands OF his late masters
in the Union, could treat him as they wished And
the way had been prepared for such course as this
and not by q rebel newspaper nor by democratic
paper but by a republican paper-the New York
TIines-which showed how every protection could be
cvded by asking the support and help Of the meeting
Mr. CHARLES L. BURLEIGH next spoke In amplifica-
Of constitutional amendment providing for nniveT
sal suffrage. At the conclusion of his remarks the
meeting adjourned over to the evening session.
Evening Session.
WENDELL PHILLIPS ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The Anti.slavery Society held their evening session
at Steinway Hail. The attendance was extremely
sim. The order Of exercises included performance
on the organ, introductory remarks by the President
prayer reading OF the annual report, addresses &c.
The reporters present the occasion labored under
very great disadvantages in taking notes OF the
speeches. The tables placed for their accommodation
set at either extreme Of the PLATFORM and be-
tween them and the r0strum triple OF seats
occupied by portion Of the audience the platform
At times whole sentences Of the speakers were nau.
Able, and the main points Of others were entirely
lost IN their connection, both as to what preceded
and followed The first speakers were-Coone
Higg1nson and Miss Anna Dickinson the latter OF
whom In advocating the rights OF women especially
their right to the ballot box, anmadverted on some
expressions which fell from Mr.. Phillips in the ad-
aress delivered by him at the morning session OF the
socety, in which she understood him as expressing
nights in that connection.
Mr.. Phillips. on the conclusion Of Miss Dickinson's
remarks, arose and presenting himself before the
audience, was most warmly greeted
MR. PHILLIPS ADDRESS,
Mr.. PHILLIPS In opening said:-The American anti.
slavery platform Tor thirty years has been for free
dom. Speaking extempOraneOusy, we all do, we
naturally see erected before the idea we wish to
express. And how often heedessly2 Possibly mis-
understanding our Limitation or exceptions which
we ought to make In the statement Of a truth and
90 in reference to all the topics incidentally touched
n
man could always SO graduate his phrase
sno SO guard nnd she exact form Of expression;
mistake He remembered the first speech that he ever
made IN this city many years ago, at an anslavery
meeting on discussion on the constitution OF the
United States In which he undertook to express the
opinion that that constitution did not intend guard
Che rights OF the black race this continent but
that IL subjected them-helpless unprotected, un-
shieded-to the merces and not TO justice Of the
great offence to the colored men in the audience that
committee waited on him at the close Of the
meeung 10 Know whether he really meant that by the
constitution the colored had no right TO the pro-
tecton OF the law. This misunderstanding from
Sguard vigilanty every admission made Tor or against
Chem. So In every reference we make 10 collateral
cases that question lies side by side with own,
ana II Is Impossible always TO set out at time q full
explanation OF ones views IL is the Old question
which once started the orthodox pulpit OF New Eng.
land-whether every sermon should contain the whole
gospel There were two sides to this question. So
here made reference this morning to the influence
OF women, and | spoke Of the intrgues at Washing
ton; and said that Of the elements which turned
Awry the action Of the strongest and threw over
board political causes issues and ambitions was the
influence OF women. This was hidden and in
direct influence, which every knew that
knew anything Of life in Washington. Every man
familiar with the history OF governments every where
All knew that all craftsmanship in France had
kne for thirty years at the foot OF kings mistress
Everybody knew, that has read the trial OF Demos
themes, that IL was trial which showed that which
statesman tired Tor forty years to effect woman
could overturn in day. And IL was TO that sphere
OF woman's influence to which he made alluson In
she morning ana 10 which Miss Dickinson It seems
ssanS Saa ooec'eH ros ne sa , what was perhaps too
IN influence he thought, he said, as large
give her And ihns 1 ii she e aoes oalio' ui eoae ,he
difficulty is tnat IL IL not an equal influence. The
lady OF the Fhth avenue, the ntriguer of the White
Napoleon IL power. But what want for the
women OF France and OF this country IL the protec-
t.on OF all her rights and nothing can give her that
but the ballot Npplause.) But what he alluded 20
was the thousand Indirect and hidden charmed infu
ences as potent beyond mans Immediate suspicion
and certainly may justify the auson which the
foremost woman OF our day who has written
long ago as 1880, when she said:-"what we deny ~
not that woman has not influence, but IL Is hidden;
n rs indirect. II Is not responsible influence
sponsibiliiy; we want an influence upon which you
can summon us to Judgment aud make us obey con-
science: we want to be aboyeboard: we want a
direct public and recognized influence like tnat of
political rights. tMr. Phillips spoke at some length
topics delivered one OF his scathng invocarions
against Jeff Davis and General Lee; that their
snouu ever De u loalhing and an abhorrence To
Americans In all time to Gomez Resuming. he
sald;-Nationality means solid whole-that
which makes the welfare of Boston telegraphic
" Baltimore. You cannot mar or degrade
the one without degrading the other, and
hereiore he had the right TO follow out the doctrine
and To 20 To South Carolina and demand where she
lodges her power and how she treats H. 10 TO Chi
cago ami say To Grant ana his la kers put YOU unto
uat platform the demand for constitutional amend
ment that shall make the common school system
UNIVERSAL throughout the States obligatory and se-
cure impartai sunrage, aud to say 10 the people
there, viii not be content TIL you do so. 1 20 10
Chicaeo and say 10 those who think I do not love
Generat Grant enough that | would rather trust
General Grant IN the White House and out of II
than trust Chase on the best platform they can
draw up N he goes there In consequence
of any Compromise with Trumbull aud Henderson,
30 checkm\te the nation with fcssenden. I ike
honest respectable, above board roguery, but have
confidence I'm Chase; but II he fails on the trial
now before the country he becomes Infinitely more
unreliable. but Il was not our duty to choose he.