The New York herald., 1870-12-02
PHILLIPS LAST MANIFESTO.
Protests Against the Icc-
publican Party.
From the National Standard OF the week.. |

States are no signs Of hostility to the party. They
are only protests by Its friends against Its
inactivity. Atalanta lost the race by stop
ping to pick mp the golden apple. Hsnni-
bal's soldiers lost Rome by waiting to enjoy
Capua. And these leaders, many OF them once SO
earnest are now unnamed and demoral,zed BY a
taste OF the plunder While they nestle down to
cosey enjoyment or squabble about ONCE the coun-
try sufiers. They were lifted to power by serving
one great reform. That accomplished, they shut
their eyes to every other, and claim to live on their
laurels Only the dead are allowed TO point to their
laurels. The living must vindicate their right to
place in the van by constant service. The moment
they cease to advance they are trodden under foot
and left behind.
II is remarkable how much the public interest has
increased within forty years In moral qlestions It
is the general belier that government and society
are bound to watch and serve. not only the bald,
civil rights, but the moral Improvement ana social
elevation OF the race. Governments are not merely
scavengers to keep the streets ccan, constables
to watch the back door, or savings banks to guard
what misers can snatch. No; society ana parties
are 10 help temperance ana self-conLrol to secure
culture and leisure, to help work out the social
problems Of the day, TO bring to focus and to prac
thoughtful and wise men, What was once the faint
hope OF far-stgnted phianthropists has become the
ripe conviction Of the masses. One can see proof
Of tins change by comparing the hobbies on
which men try to ride into favor and ONCE to-day
with me topics on which Clay and Webster, Calhoun
Clinton spent their years and powers. know the
wisdom and the warning oil the democratic motto,
''The world Is governed too much:" and tile truth
OF that French economy which would walt and let
natural forces work out their ON results. The
change speak OF does not violate these warnings.
II only afiirms their general truth by claiming par
tlcuar exceptions. The drum and trumpet speeches
getting or comfort, which were consiaered grand
satesmanshlp, are cvershadowed and dwarted
and the masses, which guardians 1'. OF health heatn
and seekers for nobler physical Development
for utterance from the lips of Franklin, ana wnic.
mas FOUND fuller expression % and more attention
and permeates politics. There win never be again
stunted and tornented Europe three centuries ago
But the world Is nov acting on the conviclion-and
win soon wake to the CONSCIOUSNESS that IL believes
that there can be no true religion which does not
include politics, and no tolerabe politics which does
not stand, and profess to stand, as a handmad to
the religious sentiment and purpose OF the hour
or this change the leaders OF The republican party
do not seem TO be aware. Bred IN Old whg or
democratic schools, and living on their traditions,
they fancy that this or thai mans claim to the
Presidency, this or that Idle and ephemeral theory
OF finance some OLD national grudge or new re-
venge are enough TO found a party Such hero
worship, sucn dreams or spleens. may carry local
election or serve Tor an hour; but ut this day they
will not cement party or hold the government
They have not attraction enough to draw the best
minds from business study. Ii they are 10 consl
mean men seeking 10 get bread without earning It,
OF able milliOnnaires using their opportunity, as
blood did III the Middle Ages, to get their sons
booted and spurred and the masses saddled and
bridled for such boys to ride.
In Massachusetts and elsewhere we entered our
protest against such politics. Aware that Southern
reconstruction needed an honest executive, we
reason to suppose we should at present get bet
ter man at washington than General Grant We
felt, therefore, that we had no call TO be parties 10
the attack his administration which some repub.
llcans are planning to make next winter. We pre-
n artv naiu
its enemies and to rally 70 Its support the best hearts
OF the Commonwealth
behalf OF temperance and the wOrkngmens claims
We knew no party could afford 70 risk such step
untl by some means, Its leaders were shown that a
fair portion OF their followers accepted these IDEAS
Hence we drew OF to De counted. While one or two
elaled, more than satisfied, with our success. II
the temperance body could have nominated one
man for Governor and the labor party another, IN
stead OF twenty-five thousand votes we should
probably have together, thrown thirty thousand
Some temperance men would not vote for
fused to vote for prohibition Governor. With scpa
rate tickets labor would nave given twenty thou
sand and temperance ten thousand votes.
But the Joint canvass had great advantages In
other respects. III made the laborers In the two
feds know and respect each other. The speeches
strengthened both causes.
The marching OF these two moral questions out
from republican ranks had special significance. IC
showed advanced thought and the highest morals
protesting against the low plane OF party purpose
ii Tue OJner great moral move Ovement--WOman's--had
ADDED It's pr0test-though should have lost votes
by such aance--stl such JOINT protest by all the
moral ideas OF the hour would have startled the
public like that voice, IN the Hebrew legend, which
rung through the desecrated Temple "Let
us depart hence" But the eject has been good and
only good. IL has breathed more earnestness into
our state politics, and the seed planted will piye
good account OF itself. The immediate success is
marvellous. Compare 1t with the first years or
liberty party or OF free soil party and testing 1t by
number of votes, 1t more than treble5 quadrples
any success achieved by either Of them at early
stage.
Auspicous IS 1t that such success should encou
rage these ranks. Within ten or fifteen years this
government Is 10 bo tested as 1t never has been ex-
cept by the slave power. Associated wealth-the
selfish union OF wealthy corporations--is to do lis
utmost TO undermine or strange popular liberty In
that contest popular institutions need the fullesJ nae
OF all the forces within their control. The sell-con-
troll born OF temperance and the power which comes
from the organized and disciplined ranks OF labor
are great bulwarks against this peril
For myself though inexprcssiby averse to being
mixed up with party politics, did not dare to re-
iuse my name when friends ,noIsit tne use OF 1t
Had there been any chance OF being elected should
not, as ! told both committees, have allowed my
name TO be used. But when the object was to build
up new party that could expect nothing but abuse
and defeat for some years, could not refuse it.
course @ we nave Just suc nsnss, misIepre-
crats hcaped on the aboitionlsts wnen they first
organized political party. Long used to these they
40 not alarm US; and though coming from the very
same men who protested and whined under like
storm years ago, they do not surprise
have passed on to other worlds or other labors.
The camp followers now manage the machine.
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
GOLD IN TExAs--Mr. WOODBURY. who has lust re-
turned from trip TO Llano Mason and other west
ern counties, Informs the Gatesvle FrOntleys,ndn
In Lano county, and that there Is some excitement
In that section In consequence. several old Spanish
mines and works have been discovered, and besides
an abundance OF iTon gold, silver and lead have
been round. he learned that company with q