The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-29

10 confined as to exclude comprehensive
meas, breath, laFgeness OF view ana states
Wendell Phillips knew himself 10 be u
iara,ic, aud enoeAvored by sophism ana
bold assertion, to rid himself OF the odinm
justly attaching TO the name o. fanatic. Tor
ne tAys, what Is fanatlci,m to-day, N the
fashionable creed tomorrow, aud ute ~
the multiplication table next week" Ihis
remark was sophistlcsl and disingenious.
FAHAricisM
Is ephemeral aud when II dies no Tesurrec'
ton awaits II, IL ~ contrary tonaiu'e thht
such violence and recklessness should win u
durable fame. Nothing like fana,icism eau
iloat down the stream OF time, nom The
fact that Il 1871 psrvetsion OF nature. Wen,
dell Phillips knew himself To be fanatic, ana
ho also knew that iapsticism WAS undl "a
serve as the foundation OF permanent fame,
hence tho rophiom and disingenuiiy OF hi
remark ju9t quoted. IL was this best eN
cuss he conld make, and It would answer
well enough In promisouous audience
composed OF men hated by fnnsticlsm Ike
himself, and was no doubt thrown oil on
the spur Of the moment TO suhserye tempo
ray purpose, but ~ Is contradio'ed ana re-
fused by history and experience
The Puritans were ont and out ianaiicl
aud yet Purianlsm has not only died out
but has become atenoh Ia the nosttils o.
mankind. Tho fifth monarch men Of the
period % the civil war In England were Ia
natcs, and they have passed. Into oblivion
long age. The league and covenant men
Ia Sc0tlaud were full-booded fansties'
stem, jealous, energetic and narrOT'mind'
90 IN devotion 20 one idea, but they pave
passed out Of tho memory OF men. POM
cal and religious fsnatiolsm being "twined
IN tho same womb share tho same late
aeon slide into oblivion aud contempt.
"Fanallcism Is fire, which heats the mind
indeed, hut heats without purifying. IL
stimulates and fermsnts sll.tho passions,
Int IL reotifes none OF them "-Blehc p
Warburton.
Emancipation, when Il did come, was the
direct consequence OF tho Ettempt made by
the southern atatcs TO withdraw from the
Union, and should Tor that reason, be pu,
down to the credit Of the eecessionists rath-
er than the abolitlonis;s. While have no
complaint 10 make OF emancipation, ~
emancipation, and no regrets 10 express
about the liberation Of the slaves, ] am
bound to say 1t was stupenduous robbery
aud spoilstion, discreditable to the northern
people and the United States, by reason OF
the manner In which IL was accomplished.
A large proportion OF the slaves were owned
by faithful Union men, many OF whom
fought CALAMITY for the Union, none OF
whom "aided ard abetted" the rebellion
and many OF the slaves were owned by
orphaned minors OF too tsnder MI age TO
take any part in the struggle, these clasSes
were In no default, either by commission,
or omission, yet their property. was taken
from them, In a most high.hRnded manner.
without the pretenco OF compensation, and
they reduced 10 poverty and distress. IL
this was just, or honest, then justice al
honesty have totally changed their constlt-
uent and characteristic elements, and
changed places with spoilstion and injus'
tice. ! only stats tho naked facts oil
the case. II tho south, by
superiority OF physical power and
brute iorce, with the knife TO the
throats, tho torch 10 the roofs and the bay
onpt % the breasts OF the northern people,
were TO take ell the money and personal
aud perishahlc property from the present
lawful owners IA the north and hest0w II
on the poor or donate ii 10 some cheritaolt
uses, 1 should denounce IL as robbery and
spoliation OF the most bare-iaced descrip
ton, etsrnally dlegraceful 10 the south
The plundsred men in the north would
heartily Join in execrl,ion OF such spolla
ton.
Could the southern people, in the sup
posed case claim generosity or philanthropy
for having dsspoiled the property owners
in order 10 endow charities or bestoa
largely on the poor? Certainly not. Meth
er can the north boast OF generosity OF
philanthropy In emancipating the south
err slaves, since 1t never compensated thu
owners for them.
Wendell Phillips was honest; but SO arG
all genuine fanatics. he hated slavery
with perfect hatred, and was perfectly
willing 10 have seen every white person in
S.ie south massacred III order t1 llberete
the slaves. He desired dissolution Of the
Union in order TO be ASSOCIATED from the
pollutipg shareholders. He denounced
the Federal constitution as u LEAGUE With
death and a covenant with hell' simply be.
cause it tolerated slavery. Ha demanded an
anti-slavery Bible and an anti God "simply
for the reason shat tho Bible iudisputably
tolerated slavery, and Wendell Phillips was
more Just sud holy than God Almighty,
Jesus Christ, patriarchs, prophets and
apostles.
These facts show he was besotied with
iaaeticism OF the deepest dye; these facts
convict him OF being the blind slave 81 one
whites fall ages and both sexes, Ia The
south, exterminsted in order 10 carry on.
this idea; these facts stamp him as either
a mono m aniac or rs devoid of philanthropy
and humanity. Mr.. Curtis may choose
either horn of the iii emma, for either one
will fatally gore his idol.
Wendell Phillips was honest and sincere
and 80 are all genuine fanatics. He did not
make u sprinS-board or stalking horse of
his hostility to slavery, as many enti-'lsv-
.ry men id, hut refused I'll orices with
bordering on contempt. He was
extreme in ell his ideas, but he certainly
was
NEITHER A srATEsMAN NOR rHILANRHRorIsr,
aud his place in history will be that OF
,irulent and reckless fanatic and revolu-
zionist. Mr.. Curtis, In case he survives his
,uloeium ten years. will realize that Wen.
ieil Phllips' name lacks q great deal OF
being one of the names which the world
will not willingly let die"
A. w. DILLAnD.