The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-19

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the tsud among ourselves but, speaking generally.
that TX NY opinion Every lawyer cannot be Mana.
fleld and every member OF the House OF Commons
cannot be Wllberforce-I wont speak OF the Nv
ing-and every member either OF tine House Of Com.
mons or the Uouse OF Lords cannot be Brougham.
to whom the victims OF slavery owe much. Hear,
hear.l When Lc<t Brougnam,s me comes to DO
written he viii be most gratefully remembered for
what he has said ana written in support Of the abol
ton Of slavery, don't know that It would be
% tie Ss'sa S gs yss n Ss s ss
You to silSw me- a'Y lew S~,ofds more You. =
wen as Others have spoken Of the Efforts We
mentioned with business in connection with the name
war for the phanthropic deeds Of its owner and it
has become, II possible. more eminent since by that
Exhibited nuch y IBIS nss
were OF worth TO his country on the field OF battle
vices there were comparatively trifing with
those which ne mas since rendered at the
as philanthropic (the Freedmen's Bureau r. with
which he has been connected since the war. You do
him no more honor than is his due in remembering
resent what is to be heard from the lips every in
tegent, disateresed and liberty loving man within
the wide domain OF the United States. Hear hear.l
have to say, and you referred to it, that the
system Of free labor which now to ENJOY wiz
immeasuraby increase the products OF our country.
Hear hear.) Who can doubt I'll What could you
or do II we were slavesS "a laugh) What could
be OF any benefit to us when done? 1t would to say
the least, be exceedingly unpleasant Such was the
position OF the slave; but freedman he s he knows
that what he labors for now is his own prosperity
and the future honor Of his children. He knows
also what the public has right to expect, and that
1t Is his duty not to disappont that expectation. He
knows that he Is expected to attend all the do
nestle duties which society demands. Thinking,
Knowing, and feeling this, what he performed as
slave VIII be but as molehill compared to the noun
tam OF labor he will heap up as a freedman. Your
secretary has told us that the Swiss among the
first to offer their contributions to the accomplish.
ment OF the great end which YOU have have had In
view. How could 1t be otnerwsea They live on the
mountains. There Is nothing but the pure air OF
heaven about them; contamination is not to be found
and their hearts can be subject to the deep de-
grading influence Of the institution OF slavery. (Hear
nearl Therefore, Knowing the value Of freedom,
and Knowing how much 1t contributes to the
prosperity the world he naturally desires that that
freedom should be UNIVERSAL and peasant viii
cheerfully contribute his mite in order that others
may be as free as himself thank you again most
cordially not only for the address which the society
has done me the honor to present but also for the
kind and fatterng terms with which it has been &C
dence among you / have been happy rom the
hrst. am getting yet happier every day-(hear,
nearm az was never more happy than now
satisfy you ALL in heart as well as in mind and on
the subject before US now permit me In conclusion 70
say that feel as deeply interested as you do.
The deputation then Withdrew, evidently very
much pleased with their reception.
Fatal Railway Accident in South Wales.
The Pau Mall Gazette OF the 9TH inst, gives tho
following as the way in which che accident happened
on the South Wales NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fair had
been held and az great number Of cattle had to be
transmitted by ran special cattle train was made
up and started In front Of the mail from New Milford.
The cattle train was formed Of twenty trucks, con-
veying 279 beasts, belonging respectively to John
Grifliths, John George and David Thomas, oil Welsh
farmers. The cattle train left Newport at five p. NJ,
and was due at Gloucester at ten p. M.-five hours
being allowed to run q distance OF less than fifty
miles. The train heavy, the rails were
greasy, and the driver had hard work to get
along. He had made up his mind that he would
shunt at Buo Pill but just before he got therethe
line being steep. ascent, and curve as wel-he
mail, which was going from thirty to forty miles an
hour at the time, says that on rounding the curve he
saw the tall lights Of the cattle train only seventy
eighty yards In front. Nothing could be done. He
threw himself on the floor OF his van and the smash
Immediately took place. There were not more than
three first class and six second class passengers In
the mail train, and it is remarkable fact that
two out OF the number were fast asleep.
They had not even been reused by. the
killed and injured. The latter are all lying I'M
Gloucester lnfrmary:-Dead-Willia Probert, OF
Carmarthen guard OF the cattle train; he has left al
widow and three children. David Thomas, OF LIAM
did, Carmarthenshire, cattle drover. Evan Morgans
OF Carmarthen, also cattle drover; injured. Ed1
ward James, aged thirteen, OF Cardigan; compound
fracture OF right leg. David Thomas eighteen, Carr
marthen, drover; dislocated left shoulder. BenjaA
min Roberts, thirty eight OF Cilgerran, Pembrokeg
shire, drover; fractured left clavice John Georges
forty, drover; wounded scalp and lacerated faces
William Edwards, forty-ive; Commissions and lace,
rated face. Philip Jones, thirty-ive, Carnarthen;I
injury to right shoulder The Coroner for the disa
trict Mr. Carter has made arrangements for hold.
ing the inquest next week.