The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-06
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~ eegssep ~ Eo~si~e RiSsv leprseensst,
oT1WAkIEooDRELI. Polk Co.
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VI " n. BUGBEE, Linn Co.
sssAssisisr u Lard oS.,
w. II. HOLMES, lam County.
y y,Aa ,. essgA.
Or citinens haze enjoyed the pleasure
II 4Asaisg two lectures from Jehn B,
osseA. With ealoeics upon his wonder
hi sloqsesce Sealing TO our ears no, only
'ssa Ne great clues Of this country. bn,
sysa frsm the cities Of foreign coan,rie,
uhseh b - visited. and his name, con.
ssssed With eloqseace, a. familiar as =
hssssAaaa ~srd1 aaong VS., j, Is no. to BE
veA4esed sAst : more than ordinary carlo.
~ 90 1asiIss,ed among all classes Of 90
Dssple 70 see asd hear John B Cough
H. e1rissjy 70 So Horace Grecly was
pssesAly greater than the desite 10 Assr
Mn. but moro lively interest was maui
fesAsl - Asas NJ. Cough than to see him
WnA ssch ~ild expectations ~ burned in
IL beesas Of those wao had never heard
II. 0osrk, 70 fully reaiias them would
save reqsired al~ost saperhaman cG r.s IN
sAs pars sf Tie orator Whether these sx-
eectatisss were catiseiy above re ssur, or
shae NJ. Gsagh has really been overrsied,
plessed a. were his audiencss here there
vss cone disappointment. We heard bu,
Ais fsst isctsre. ssd can only allude 10 IT,
We Ssk that ~ this had probably been
hssr1 word for word BY hundred. OF thou.
sasds. And repeated BY the lecturer more
than - many times rs single thousands lis
sssel ss il. we had right 10 regard i, IS
being a. near perfection ~ the orator couli
aaks n, sd leetimate suhjrc, OF crit
cisA . full deselspmen, OF the powers
Il The orator.
NJ. GesgA 10 in person rather tai and
spsse, with thin angular lace capab.e Of
nseA expression. framed In dark ~hiskeis
cd sssiag hair. Every nerve and muscle
sppsAfs 70 - IN response ~isA The active
s9kiags sf his !nisllect. ~ he moysa rsss
lsnlg aAssk ~ ssass sciiag his speech
80 y ~ saolag frenzy Of some tragic
tia1nsa - ssss,iae horrors. then In the ssc.
sssQss sas;tssss ashaes,ias sene scene 90
ssssdl, ssnis, lasssa. 10 sssGas more ~
AAses thsA, ~ ssatss. His lecture 10 soc
ssssiAs Of ssssss. ii;a.lrativs /. Is tsus o.
pela>s d IN dissousSs, DO, particularly cal.
sslAsed b sxhisas lis fas pAr,s ~ IN sslos.
oeDs q H. pieases are ssartlias. although
~ shougAt q times The pisina up OF words
spsa weras AID agony upon agony. msrred
IL e6se, The vividness OF the .eene he
pssssnisd WAS too often lost admiration
e ths aessr. Ia other words, tie setnr
30 ooee prominent than the scene ITSELF
He ssalsts in this ey maki-g himself =,
pfeaiaent person in slmos every era,p
- eaayaassd to his audience. Blu, Gouah
= IRE orator % far as icing master Of
sAs isslings Of his audience Il concerned
Al enc 1o0ssi they were shouting with
lsaeAsss-she asxs. a:most In tesrs Of sy m
palhy. He led them TO strange plsces =
- made them sse scenes Of woe ard mis-
eH-As soss with mystic touch rays o.
ssasAiss In the dark shadows Of life. and
seajssed Up Palling clouds to enFel IL.
highest Aopss-hs carried his hearers into
- vallsys Of trouble. and then NJ the
ossataiss Of redemption. through = sue.
sosalsn Of scenes. ell illustrative Of his
great Dh3eo;-ssmpsfsnse. The orator
vAs - q thh and % suecfssfuily 10 nj
ee4assy 0an, aith0ssa Ne may a-,ee
0nsA le0iaaats ssh.sas Of criticism 10 ,l.s
nAsass ssl matter Of the sslil he sses
~. 0ossa tAkss srsAdrr. higher and
0ess diesi6sa stand THAI temperance lee.
sseas esassslly assume. He plsslsd him
ell uDea bread manhood. wiki Its high
sseaes. re siosioss pkysis4i proportion.
isesA eoa tAs hssds - Ia The imsgr o. Il .
Maize, 10 flashing soci--in form sad intel
Iese % much shove the mere b,ute--,nd
shea brought In his tsea.s. aud with master
hasA skssehsd this mapnooI shrinking and
lal61l keeeath the insieuous workings or
he saeay's vssoa. I'LL ii /. brought l,w
o. tAAs bsst<ism He had NJ seaomed
eAa10 Of bic own to hu-l At the por VIC
in, but oaly gentle mercy. Nor we're hi-
alissiess V those whose tusness thus SIP
he 1s0sdstion Of manhood, sf th., eoars-
and vindleiive nature slwsvs sppseniy
expestsa u these vho dscis Z ten persnee
lectures" and shish serve Ia, IRE t. iniui
s,s and make stronger "a their esi! i,.fn
ssees. thaa 70 disssscs t,oa. ,hs.r ecu ss-
Tie osab sf sssh lecture 10 Which res
- na1 moral ssAsisa. iIa.eAd u visspsra-
sisa and abuse 81 aii .Sseh, taste "
Sss1iss sisAss 10 use Ct 10 sell The uaeieas
MEG. asst b ~ sssps, sns brosds, thar
Tie s&eeis u those E.H0x p.nderiags H.
~ fseiiags u s,iss isapstspce men. In
which % usay Of those Who diseoar.a spoa
the subject Of .smpeIanee deiigh 10 10
1slee.
1alsoar semsrks are aiesady lssger than
70 hAd iassAAed they should b.. lie Claire
0slt wss 6llsd 10 ovs'sowiag The evening"
" we're present The audience appeared
veil Entertained. aud fos nearly tao hours
gave tes spsAtsf tasit hole aiissiisn. NJ
- sss@sd war;. sLils No asstt III /
0seea patssiy 81 lasss pssss Reuia siad
UlAss Gassasa 10 lia sssikss ass.,
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