The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-24


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Geo. vs.. Carte o. Wendell Phillips
The ossi,on u George William Cnrti
gu wsndrii Phillips. At Boston on Friday
vas an effort worthy Of the subject and 0
The occasion. Probably no map in th,
rountry could have placed more jus
estimate on the character aud life OF tn,
great orator, or could have clothed il il
mere fitting and eloquent language.
The spectacle VI man OF Phillips
birth. edncstiob aud ialeuis rcpouncisl
frirnis. posiiiou aud hopes Of advance
m.n,. for tho purpose Of aiding IN OPP
pressed and iespised race. at the risk o
peace. happiness ssd life itselI is one thai
10 not often witnessed in ANY age o.
country.
We wsuli like to publish the whole ora
lion but can give oply ono or two extracts
In referring to Phillips' first speech befcr4
bowling mob in FaneuiI hall Mr.. Cnrti'
says:
In the annals 81 American speech,
there had been ne such scene since Pat
rick Henfys electrical warning 10 George
the Third. II was that greatest Of orstsrical
|
iiment which is TO mould people anew,
lifted the orator to adequate expression.
Three such scenes are illustrious IL our
history. That OF the speech OF Patrick
Henry at Williamsburg, OF Wendell Phil.
lips IL Faneuii Hall, Of Abraham Lincoln
in Gettysburg and there is ne
fonrth. They transmit, unextlngnished,
tho torch OF an eloquence which has
aroused nAiiops audchanged the course OF
history, and which Webster called noble,
sublime. god like action" The ,remen
dous controversy, indeed, inspired uni.
verssl eloquvuce. As the cause passed
from the moral appeal Of the Abolitionists
to tho political action Of the Liberty party,
OF the conscience Wings and Free Soil
Democrats. and fDally Of the Republican
party, the sound Of speech. which in its
variety anf excellence had never been
heard upon the continent, filed the air.
But supreme over it all was the eloquence
OF Phillips. as over the harmonious tumult
OF . vAst orchestra. one clear voice. like =
lark high poised III heaven, steady carries
the melody. IA Dsmosthenes was the
orator Of Greece against Philip, and Cic-
orc OF Rome against Catalins, and John
Ppm OF England against the Stuart despot-
ism, Wendell Phillips was distinetively the
crater, as others we're the statesmen, OF
the anti slavery cause.
When he first spoke at Faneuil Hall :,
some OF the most renowned American ora
tors were still in their prime. Webster and
Clay were in the senate, Choate at the bar,
Edward Evsrstt upon the Academic plat
form. From oil these orators Phillips
differed more than they differed from
each other. Behind Webster and Everett,
and Clay, there was always great organ.
lied party or az cntrenched convervAtism
OF feeling and opinion. They spoke sc-
cepted views. They moved with masses
OF men. and were sure OF tho applause Of
party spirit, Of political tradition, and Of
sstablishen institutions. Phillips spoke
alone. He was not Wing nor Demo-
crs.. nor the graceful paneRyrist Of an I'M.
disputed Situation. Both parties de-
nounced him. He must recruit new
party. Public opinion contemssd him.
He must win public opinion 10 achisye
his purpose. The tone. tho method Of the
new orator. announced new spirit II
was not heroic stsry Of tho last century,
nor the contention Of contemporary poll.
tics: II Was the unexpected hsroism OF .
mightisr controversy that breathed and
burned 10 his verbs. With no party be.
bird him, and appealing against sstab.
lished order and acknowledged tradition,
bis speech was necessarily popular ap-
peal fer strange and unwelcome sause,
aud the condition Of its success was that
il should beth charm and rouse the nearer.
vhils, under cover OF the fascination, the
orator npfolded bis arguments and urged
his plea. This condition the genius Of the
orator instinctively perceived. and 1t Dc.
the character Of his discourse.
He faced Mis- audience With . trasquil
misn. and tesming aspect that vas new.
r. dimmed. He spoke. and in the measured
cadence Of his quiet voice thsrs VAS in
tense feeling. but ne defamation, no pas
siosais appeal, no superficial aud ieiSnsd
smotIon. II was Gin ply eolleqny-- gea-
llsman converting. Unconseiously and
surely the ear and heart we're charmed. -
Vow was il done? Ali ksv did Mozart
DO it. how Raphselr The secret Of the
roses sweetness. OF the birds ecstasy, OF
he sunsets glory = that IL the secret OF
gssius ssl Of sloqusscs. What wss
heard. what VA sssn, IVES the form 81 No.
bic manhood. the courteous and sslf.pos-
,esssd tone. the hsw 81 mod alated speech,
,parkliag With mstshlSsa richness Of illus
lratios. With spt sllusion, and happy an
scdnts add historic parallel. with Wit and
pitiIsss i1y@ctivs. with melodious psthos,
sith singing satire. With cracking cpl.
grsm asd limpid humor. like the bright
'ippi~s that play sround the sure and
lsssdv prov Of ihe resistless ship. Like
IN illuminated vase Of odors. he glowed
nth concentrated and pcrfumed fire Tbs
livips energy Of his conviciisn utterly pos
s1ed him. and his
Pare ssd eloquent bod
spoke 10 bic chsst, aid % dist,ncsi, wrought,
That one might almost s-y fis BODY thought.
YES il Psnelss swaying the Aihssisn
b nltitudss Was IL Apollo breathing the
J ssic OF the msssing fron his lipss II
Tss N Americas patriot. modern son Of
Ibesty. With soul - Arm and ~ true a.