Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-01-06
HORACE GREELEY.

Horace Greeley lectured before the Young Mems
Association at Milwaukee, on Wednesday evening,
the 2sth ultimo.
AS the leading Editor Of America, and one who
has made as indelible mark upon the world as
any other man of the age, his anticipated appear
ance in Wisconsin created some excitement and
large expectations. In common with every indi-
vdual, we have desire to see our great men ;
and knowing that another opportunity might not
soon present itself, we, in company with the May
or of our City, made trip to Milwaukee, for the
special purpose of hearing and seeing the great
man.
lie was expected in the train from GAINESVILLE at
quarter before eight, and was advertised to ap,
pear in the hall at a quarter past For the pur-
pose of securing good seats, we took tickets and
entered the hall at seven O'Clock We found a
good many already assembled, and a constant
stream kept pouring in, all coming thus early for
the purpose of securing seats. The Hall Young's
Hall) we were told would seat Fifteen Hundred
persons; and long before the time for his appear.
ance arrived, every seat was filed, and many were
obliged to stand. We learned that n good many
went away from the door, unable to get seats.
AT twen:y minutes past eight, Mr., Greeley en-
tered the hall, on the OF tho President of the
Association, and received low but a general and
broad greeting The President merely announced
the speaker and time of the next lecture and in
trodueed Mr. Greeley to the audience.
He Immediately stepped to the desk laid a man
u,cript upon it, and commenced his lecture by say
ing that they must not expect from him the elegant
diction the polished rhetoric, and the refined and
graceful manner Of the educated lecturer by pro-
f,sSion-that the mechanic, whose life had been
spout in rugged toll and close application al the
post Of labor, when entering the desk, could not
he expected to have that polish, grace, and win
ming manner OF those whose education had fitted
them for it, and whose vocation was to fill it, And
until there should be enough learned and educated
Lecturers to supply the demand, it would be well
for the mechanic and laboref; when pressed into
the desk, to give his experience, his inner life the
ideas which had grown out of his wants and his
toll, in short, to give hiase earnestly and truth
fIly, that it might serve as lessons to the seeker
after truth and knowledge.
Then followed his Lecture, an abstract of which
We will not try to give, He was very cxcursye,
abiding to great variety of topics but discussing
none of them satisfactorily. He alluded to Tenn
pcrance, Abolition, Womans Rights, Land Lin
tation, and all the reform movements of the age,
saying a good word for all, and predicting good
result for all and closed with very spirited dc.
scription of the varied class of Rcformcrs.
MIR. Greeley is about medium size, has large
head, with a large frontal development. The top
of his head is bald, he has fair skin, light eyes
white hair not from agc) is from fifty to fty-iyc
years Of age, and presents an amable, good ma
tured, inefficient appearance lie stands on the
platform like great, green bashful boy, just in.
PRODUCED to the presence of Il large company. His
Vol, e is weak, and his pronunciation in numerous
instances very faulty.
lie was listened to with the most profound at
teution, because it was necessary to be very silent
to hear him at ALL and more than all, because ev-
cry word conveyed an idea. There was no clap
trap, and many of his illustrations and points were
exceedingly happy.
Every oac who is familiar with the Tribune, is
familiar with all the ideas of the lecturer and they
appear On paper with much more force, because
he is very poor reader.
As an Editor he has, perhaps, no equal in the
world, but he is not a lecturer. There are Two
Hundred men in this State far his superior in this
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