, 1869-03-16
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
Am .ns Tho IIish; d Damocxass.
H. s3taks in Brooklyn % Daniel O 1ouaell
Great Crowd to H.ar H.m.

n.
.elo1erate 4udt.rce. rre:h5tcr'4u parsons,
Episcopal ministers, Catholic priests. Bapttsi
elders, 10 .osre Qaakers, dHt!n:ul lied kadl-
Gals, well known Coppc1h.aIs, sd 4 heavy
n. Ard tt.c al ilf..ious D,mt rr4ts.
The spacious Opera House was fnll. 4
more aittn I've, respectful aud lt4tlt1ed all.
alence never iax. Ah! what coatrA t
was this sceue aith ore I Witnessed cignt
years ago in Cincinnati! 4 sc=r'. sllat nc.
cprred few ~seks after Mr. T49r"y. II tn..
then Southern Coufederacy N paS.s, ll,d I'd.
addressed crowded sudience ID Pike. Optsl
uon:e. In graceful periods ar.! slEvery
. toUes. tressso ard rebellion re lauicu aud
josily-Nt pue1icans lisseasl Ia an,azcl but
respectful silence.
Wa1 dell Phillips was shortly at.crwasl
al bounced to deliver lec:ute In tue SANE
place. Who that wns present will ever tor
Iet the sce1e-t ts uaGst dt graceful thu. vy,s
clsgr.c. d Cincinnati the uoi.e, the yells,
lhc imp. ecations. The missiles ihr5wu outhe
Stage und at the spt akcr; a hcIry boulder
throw n fri m the gallery flying swiftly over
bis shoulder snd within al inch or two u, his
head-the iuta mcus scouudretfsm AMI rut!i AZ
I'm ths n ramp,u1. i scourdsylism aud ruf.
hb1Sm t"o, 'Lot an uucsp, >cied result OF tho
n,ontniary excitement ot ! mot 0, drunken
rueatoud-, bu. toe calculated pr,du't .,t q
Coal aud celebrate or..antza'io iop, c4rfi.d out
b q mora seu1n Loi iat,z,c fed s1th itqunr,
but drunk viii The bess'tS sana svsn o! tho
pro slavery feeling tGat then n kcd. Thank
God, the var has ut laat given III Jree
speech.
Mr. Phillips audience IN BROOKLYN WAS Al
unusually attentive one. The majority ot
those present hsd never heard t,ti al uit,
Il d, but few mouths ago, wouId a. som
Lave thoucht Of cuing to hear-l wo:'t sag
whom. those present IN The habit Of listen
i,g to him. have never heard hin. tsea: thls
subject. Limited fp3cs will ontY allow mtn.
tsou Of t~n or three :ailsut points.
The oFttnr admirably described tho ap-
ps1cnt desperation of Councils u1as:tak.
inC+ ftf thtee censIsics the Cuf ho ic, OF
lreland bad been rIuEnd 10 the esrth. D.
p1ived Of law, Of taueatSon, OF Representa-
tlDp, oI eytr5 thfr. th8t England cord .,ye
item but oppt> ssfon, the n7e mi,ltons of
1fi:h prasants v'Go. neil undertook to raise
VI, out OF the nIrc, had not eyeu the Aiu and
c0untcnance 1t sbeir few co-reli.ieussts o:
The hiera1c'ty. and oftle wealthy class For
lhe~c latter had seeu every ATTEMPT At emau-
cipaticn 1or century end ou1y In the ecsf-
fold, and could urly advise the poo< Creatures
to sit sill IN their suffering, and trust In
.barkers, 70 sympathy-not liusle news.
papcrt M5. PhIlllps thus describes The post
iion Of the Irish Catholic under
r..- INtlssh 1rhA.xF.
The ccct Of EEet:se tSelLpJ felA.lre to In-h
Ca'hrlci.m vat The or'ba'rt nf ra,sioua hat.
a.a Ihe hste Of Esees. In l6aS 70. L Gts e. aoe
No C.t.une Beer wss .ilows d to s!t Ia 'ne u1u4e
u! Lofde NO EAthsHc mar conIl at It tn.
.!eu.e of fcoamona or to'd off, under tns B.,usn
CrHwn. lie could Eot f't Oh q j1fy te toald nol
s,1s, C. eeor ~ sny 'ap, IT,. a. soan.s
ssxed, Re paid eooa.e ts1e'. In r. G1Ed q sans
= la1 be tonld cot to eh.ct. He could neither
ns su',sia;. tor a. t1.eotos. ros 81 s@m,nls
coala r"t estn :tarrl nve u,,es froa 81: oW3 toor
Na11ent perEIt trom sna':ea Of taa Peaee In
re2tEd 10 his religion. II W.. eito dee tn71ta II
h. ul4 OF fpE Ff&tE9 A. 1At II ~ h,
Ole NtooH whu did hof y1sl. upe. N ,nth 4
-I.'eststt chapel, forfeited two-.htrds Of her
" Fcur Just,rse Of The peae, could 4. ary I, j.
ne.s s1m0Cn a Catholic tutn tte,e pr94rp q aa4,
on.ets be wEn ablnre hs Fl Noa. they hid
rget IN p-n.kh him from tue fsaEc. Two Ja4.tc.a
oI tic Peace ecud euEr1cn any q not & iE,o
It elF rtestnee. aE1 unlts, be Nnulo aAt7rc b.
.'.sSst n 81 II ~
Eatn. lie who otessed rsGtes .sot.s = epltd tats
posse On = al HI t4'h.1:s e,tatc.. Any iFidos
AIDE h'r hn.b .nd's viii scd axe tic ,r 10 INTO
bet own cAtds. Ana Sir II ser: t'cel nas ii ad,-
"a 70 t. IonR srn ritter cs.sloxus Q! e,sa iii,
me-, rot tca:*ou Of the epst1~ ''el oftae Nora.n
..v ri yes,s' os-i,hr1-nt for ia'ha,ic u esge
a1bc Object os lie sr,.,sa aots,nnsur "a.
Ct Els And-;hs toupds'ion. n Bnt:rh t.c W, Of
/ tout4.itn; std, thus ps~er.o-s IN tbs oos na5d
ana i.'nnratt en :be other. 10 h:n1 tie l1+a sacd
ae hs & FRI ot sssy g - ~. ~ eosto q as
20 r. sppa.eat The tns1a-e u II stat t. ,ok.
our iri.1 ra:iol a,lty py haul-hiax Inc lrsh 1sre
lIoEn tko sAl nd. Aun asgn has oeeu th.tf euc
G.t;: Wrh'n twe1ty years 'te p,p7aAtron OF
itel&ta tas fallen ffsm el2n: millions TO str, IN
II al nl 1EcfE4-lnz tao o. three n1:Iioua. a. It
shou,d h47c dcps. And II to ,he cl>te ot ints
cot ,ufy tre rtoees+ - e''rc on kslt VAS 60. =
| II the Ct mn. nseMeat, there would nas .itcs.
II III lair ol hive owned acrs Of Ir.sa land 1t
| the com MencsHtns fth- ns1: ceetu:y.n
There we're hundreds present who never
before had had thu faiatest conception Of
such slate OF things. II may Judge from
| the III dlspuised aatunishnrnt expressed In
I their couu: enances. One good Qu 4ker LADY,
| hear whom ] sat, conId hardly tcatraln
her escfamatirns Of horror.
O'Conartl, said the orator. purposcd to
! raLse up his people, not by ytolenc. and IN,
surrectiou. but by peaceful ag1t 1tion. Aud
herelu ~. The imneAse difference bet seen
| Au sE,tator like t,'CDnnel1 apt such men sk
| Hazztpi nnd Ga1fba1df. These latter wout d
coEvulsc uatfous and fiji the lind With car
naGe The great L.oerstor woa.d not take
boz a.
Admirable was Nr. Phi!itps' portrayal Of
thr rreat 1Tffaman'a strug.lca aud lab lr5-
patiert. wearing and silent; for the w,rd
aat bwtn ratsea to the toEy Pres shroua b.
ont England an Ireland th.t o. CoauelI'5
| nAlne should ntver be Northumberland hs
At last got Iuto the Ho1s<. OF Commons
aud then begun ano.her s:ruggis on dIfler.
ent aetu-a struggle requiring coust .ncy
bravery. talent, lerttlitS Of iLvention, leRa
learning aud mastery efoquence seldom. |
| ever. united in one nan. Aud he never sscrl
feed principle lor the 0a,E Of some psesen
adva1,tss c, however great.
lie never took ainv1e lesion on. Of tha
devils Ccspel-the american system OF com
! pIoMlAes. Here was
l FJT. Pr
- ~ h ~ ~ sa'ent On ons trusn TO help An
cthte. Ar nevef seez,aced o1e rRce 10 ke.p
bid. gig thou.e po..h Buxton ,oth ms IL.
~ toilsd l"eIty ,. III to ett ther.- 'Tne EMIT
slavery eaots vsa TO wcak,' ssid Bu1toa, .tha
Lust ine,ou =. we ssde .e, cosrass s snas On, or,
81 u1c al"t,s b. ps. . u: woen h. o1ner apok+.
;ne .soo.o Cheer htm aEd ne worli cheer ne.
The q Use. IEsnt1.stv1n Qsott.Hsu, VIA ~elt
ea4l.d thu Wesr lna,a i1Iee, e. the s11e pa~rT
Hsn 10 9.ta,oa a,u sl.s L. ssey 81
iss' s..ss, sse =. =. atsf si's hszos s. = n: n
thvss, me,liIs ne1e-.I fh,s % solid column To- q
you; espaeea i. VI ssss.n "a sosss
,eai.s Bat al e. e. asss ~ p;1a
satd b.. ettutuaen, God krows that hAys th
n ~ = G. s,p'sts e., :rsh.ossey aom .hc :hs w
1ls9. AId NJ tocxat c!eav- TO TIE Fout OF n
| NJ nth. before, to help I.el3nd, keep s1leat o
sent nsn one tnou~k.d 1nn:s oaee, tron He,
usaa.s; .se s.avsso,aers 70 ;as cata OLE Heosl
As.oSiMion. Thr o,h *ss nd on Ii, taotc
Co.c:1lss;on Hail.. and The L'o.xato. ,ook /: up
sste hu, ,7od knows how poor re 4re, Row mud
we resd T.: bas, .h.ak Goa I.e,sud Il not 90
Before he closed be read a passage c
o'Cotnell's letter to the Irish Rsp.a Asso
clAttou Of Ctne1unati, which had undertake
to justify slavery, Is follows:
"eoas e1cHAsoz Rsoxs, D5s:!s, |
"GIN1lx1sx: Ne taEe real, xl:a be teep..
sHetacn. ! nnua'1>d With Roma surpnte N
dtcaiiop OF the 1a5ts etdeb1. esine tsas has evt
ss'li sd ennan!t1--sse saT' Y Of @e1 Of coi.r
defravt'1 OF hear w:tta ,our 4Gdfsas eytE1el
h.u can The Gsnescns. re at1raoe, The hsmaas
e4ln9 an. * yoas How can Y1ur -atase b:
| tu1suJ shsrgso 70 :h,s 1ou saould become h
ap.Io. .,sts aEd atseest-s Of .satsxeetabIe .yTee
-ae.,s,ys 'be ,oancsgon & Ill moral I'D so:l
>i1ue.-<o:c cenns 10 :4roranee. lrannrA.isy ~
,srtlx1,n n ulItoor Of our ftlox-er. a,a-es-sel
6 call t. nsctnt.oLf
3suE tnasaen we're gr1tle. k1nd SGD ham ane
Tnels no.ens overflow Il na.1 the hcnsY Ct hs
an efsn xa5 s' "a s1e. p.nnas Z, naa. "a
+ | u zpo<3 aLu neuettistt N se&u9sEt AM aed n
i | r or. 1hsu. exz son rave eecoas - dsnsavs5
j. hoH c.u yurf Eulr have Heeoas 'ta.atd wt1
i | ds11Ees olAcAef ttsn the n.tEp's skin fo1 n
= JCn have no pecnnt.f. tnsesest ia negro elArtt1
| Mpnla inst y-u taa Gof II ntsh- pe eu1oe ra.it
,ton ot 1our tt me! Bus, zIas: ron hsr. tnd!ete
D uour Vi 1ha ruf-.s Of o<hnt-i Jo1 =: ,va9'
ls<s Aa.1e.:e* ot ds-po.-m IT II mort I'd Il
aiate Of alIfe1J IN IL 1opss foath+lMe Ae9 urf
= ".ihr ~ Il. tho good Loxd II ;roeta. sn'd.
| eoaf7exated 1haosx-at. It Er-sex Hal, IN Ef1
{ con, noa1aiai :. bns a1r4y esnsoneed ia : LII
: | IN America ~ rc1sG 1moIz tee wu1&t enemies