, 1870-01-03
MIR. BOUTWELL, IN BOSTON,
Lecture Before tho Mercantile Ii.
bfnry Assoclnefon-Thc IS tsTFansts

4SEtuIE 11Eao1G tAG N4CECa0t1IE Lie
bFnrY Assoclntton-Thc IS TEanst.
tion Period OF tho Unttcu States.',
Bos10f, Dec 99.-Hou. George s. Boutwell,,
Sec.etaIJ OF the TTesuEy, lectuIed before the
Mercantile Llorasy Aseoeiat1on. In Music Hall.
Ini,ei sisses1 fair sadience VS. % present.. re- mt
comprising many Of the principal busluejs men,
paItc1lsry those Interested III nnaace.
Tie lecturer stated Ut the outset that he had
cone without preparation to fulfill An engage
IN . general way to review lie causes and the 70
10 The future Of the country. He said that
II the 3eaEs OF our national life were divided
Ms Rond nnaosSa1 5 porssd fSe oe inpor
been a constant Struggle between TWO hostile
Itsson 10 believe ,ias had there beea persons e
eninence TO de!end slavery before the adoption Of
the Feoeral Constitution the system would hare
die out that it had been local IN 1t character aud
destitute Of power. The fEaMers Of the const1tu-
tuition recognizing T. gave It pontca! power In the
staple THE slase section soon Gave it 3 new tm-
ptftancc. Slavery was not denounced but toler-
ased at ttat perlod. Subsequently I: was attacked
Was Inevitable that ln a free co1ptry an tnre9tt-
CATION OF the Eys.em bJ the people would end IN
us destruction. 10 the contest ios the mastery
euch section In lts NAy Eucceeded-the Slrth bJ
It's wealth ceut1cd IN few, aided BY the cons,ttu-
t:cn. in gaining control Of the government; the
n IL
Leg ita Vast commercial, mercantile aad industrial
1ttonIccs. Thns, when the var came, The North
1as rich In nate11al: and had the South been
le.t ould moi hare lasted more than TWO and a
q Inc soaih reuaq saed tier .ees: i conszsss.
tt40lt Y as The destruction Of slavery, the adop-
ton Of the Thirteenth Cons<Gtlrnal Amend.
mn, a1a ne Of tae To15
Tnlretntn. The ratification Of the Fifteenth
Amendment Nll eecure 10 81 the equal
not social equality merely. but The eqaaarJ
w1lch abolshes the distinction between the
c,liKen and Tie ee1f, e9emputIlog The srsat
BoutEtu eB.d there wxs = Misunderstanding in
the pIbuc mind as to tie slgnl1cauipn Of the
wordf. fright TO &c elected 70 pubic employ
NOT excluded The night existed ia tue people to
elrct him who WAS oess able 70 perform the do
1 psope eis ies s asr 1 % sy
to those who were sought for b shs people 70
gatted "a IN the nr11 instance Was dts-
g,sce to Its poslessor. La the latter category the
Lecturer clsssed .ns iaie Nj: M stanton. who. he
AS did any soldier who fought as Gettysburg. and
whose character should he held up for tho lntts-
Sn s e ss ns2s sSnS x e xis %o 6
unity Tne south nad been opened to . s3ssen
could-not be adequately estimated TIC public
sentiment Of the North, aided by the mn-
n.ncence IT Inc lAte George Peabody, WIS opeo-
Ing schools, which, b. their education Of tue
mats VII proEe n after Jea1s the sustaining
DO withdraw tae.r children, i vii not prejudice
the eJsteu., TIE Labor question had been All
thsed recently 70 great extent tn the Soxtn.
Something had been done tor It oJ opening np the
/ South, tch IN lts agricultural, mining and
river resources a:rsady revealed, Or their use
Il ade posslbc By the event OF the war. It was
| tiou, though something had been accomplished
toward 1t. The teTolnuon 0f1715 a1uke the chaln8
| that bonrd Us TO ElRla1d, bur It left subject
| class. Tbs last revolution elevated all 1t VaS
lhs psst ten Jean had LETT their dlmcnlues In the
loss Of commerce, the creation Of vast
taxation that Eas deemed buId .naone.
Pacing Whatever Estimate JoQ pleGse upon
these dlnlcnlties, even: the largest snounts
credit Of he natiop. Il he couna1 remained It
| rGace nId there was no Indication 10 the con
tf2fJ} the public debt would be soon considerably
feduced, md lts liquidation would not be very re.
| rote. II hAd been Mseued, Nf. Boutwell,
1sat ne iaf Is nsug
Tlls ASSERTION he desired 10 empa2ucaIy COZ.
| trad,ct. for within tno past twenty-five Yca1s
the government las repeatedly rejected prof,
| teteo territory. lie Ell Me11cos which VA
&c In psseaEon Of United States troops. but the
ind paid for them literally. Tae Sandwich
lsards, he had Teaso1 to kcow. h4d been ten.
| deEed jkare ago, ald other islandA hayo ttom
| tine To time been ct1efed and rejected We sAEe
LotlinK J oPpiess:o3. 0.nc1 natloLs take b.
s0s b iozce otas1s desssc To JOIN u, Wd viii con