Evening journal., 1901-01-01

high-soundlng; but could a stable g5v-
ernment be raised on such a plane by
such a SYSTEM
We soon see an old-world poison |
working into the wholesome VEINS OF
the new body-politic Slavery. fastened |
upon us while w0 were yet in our
cradle became a source of irreconcila- /
bic differences On the one hand, 1t was
seen that no country could be called |
free IN which man could buy and sell |
his brother man. on the other hand. Il |
became evident that an irresponsible !
tyranny could not be permitted TO over
run the domain pledged to the uphold |
ing OF free institutions; and in the end
was settled for the ultimate advantage |
of both parties.
The Masterpieces of American Eio- |
quence' preserves for our instruction
the arguments which make evident the
steps of this progress; at nrst SO pain
ful, In the end. so triumphant The
voices which awoke the echoes OF our
own halls of Congress with fielyl
threats, with prophetic admonitions
the mistaken pleading which urged on
the war. and the counter pleading
which kept I'm sight the true issue. yes,
martyr presidents parting address-all
this is given to the public in the work
new offered to It.
Among the treasures OF this cOlec-
ticn must not omit to mention Wen
deli Phillips speech of the murder OF
ll0evioy, the memorable burst OF elo-
quenco which won for him the spurs
of his early knighthood Here we have
I Daniel Wehsters reply to Hayne. in
which he gives his Interpretation Of
the scope and character of our govern
ment-and, later On, Theodore Parker S
| trenchant analysts of Webstcr's public
life. We are glad also to find Helry
Ward Beecher's remarkable address
given In Liverpool during cur war.
when the mother country looked cold y
upon us, and the great audience scarce
ly accorded 20 the eminent orator q
decent hearing. Among the earlier OF
the speeches here brought together. I
am ted to ponder the words Of. Samuel
} Adams less familiar perhaps TO some
of us than others of his name. Truth
!, loves an appeal to the common-sense OF
mankind" "Our fathers threw off the
yoke OF Popery in religion; for you is
7 reserved the honor of leveling the
( Popery OF politics" This day august
2 i. 1870 l trust the reign Of political
professionalism Will commence"
The study OF these historic docu-
ments is much needed In our day. when
4 American men and women, with fair
D opportunities Of culture and education
: often show a lamentable ignorance OF
y the history and original spirit Of oul
y government. When ! undertook Il
4 write an introduction Of the present
s in contained, I had a very Imperfect
p notion Of its value. Since then, hav,
e found In the perusal of these pages
4 much food for thought AS ] read. tn,
q mighty issues Of the century lust pass
o ed rise up before me. the terrible prob
l. lem whose solution could not be defer
v red and cannot now be changed.
n In the 500 pages of this book I fin,
o that the walls of our national capito
v had resounded with many angry debate
/ before the question OF slavery so wide
n lv divided the North from the South
/ Civil liberty, philosophers agree, is no
a an original attribute of mans nature
3 but a result Of wise and high disposi
a tions Such a result cannot be attain
l. ed without the exhibition Of many DIFF
IL ferences OF opinion. The freedom O
e speech and OF the press TO which W
r. were pledged from the start allowe
"a these differences to enconter each othe
u ln broad daylight and upon field o
q unsu2l extent Fortunately they hav
i proved themselves 70 be discords lead
Ar ing 70 solution. and as the processes o
NJ question. discussion. and final settle
.a ment have gone on. the general hal
ic ucnv has risen 10 a higher and fulle
N djapasou
e JULIA WARD HOWE.