The Portland daily press., 1862-10-18
Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson i'm the Portrait
Business,

Business.
At the great Cooper Institute meeting few
evenings since, Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson made
speech, and it will be seen by the following
synopsis copied from the Tribune, that he tried
his hand at portrait painting He said:
When the most atrocious conspiracy which
ever desecrated earth found development in an
assault upon our National flag at Sumter, and
in efforts TO massacre hafstarved garrison,
placed there in time ofprolound peace accor-
ding to uniform usage, for no other ofiense than
asserting the supremacy of their countrys
Constitution, and giving to the breeze as en-
blematical thereof, the glorious Stars and
Stripes oftheir fathers-when the brave volun-
teers who were hurrying to the defense of our
nations capital, to save it from mob rule and
rebellion and confagration, were bleeding by
traitorous hands-when strong men trembled,
when women wept, and children instnctively
clung closer to the maternal bosom-when all
communication between the loyal States and
the capital was cut off by rebellious forces
when the President elect of the United States
had then recently reached the seat of govern
ment, where duty called him, by circutous
and an unusual route, and in disguise, to escape
the dagger of the assassin, and when our land
was filled with excitement and CONSERVATION
and alarm, when "shrieked the timid and stood
looked about to see who were the men for the
crisis, among the citizens of the Empire State,
who had borne part in public affairs and were
naturally looked up to as exemplars in such a
crisis, there were two whom subsequent events
have made conspicuous in domestic history
They did not, like the two characterized by
the prophet Nathan, live in one city laughter; i
nor was the one rich and the other poor but
neither was far from the central regions of
this great State.
Both were in the full maturity of natural life
both had been honored by marks OF popular
confidence: both had been educated by that
care known by fathers only of fathers solicit
tude and a fathers hope; both were blessed
with ample wealth-the fruits of Industrious
and enterprising progenitors, and both were
qualified by circumstances and fortune to ex-
ercise an important influence upon public af-
fairs in moments of peril. In this, their coun-
try's evil day, both left the State of their birth
and residence, and their homes of comfort and
plenty, about the same time, and went abroad.
One bid adieu TO his wifi, and children, turn
ed his back upon his broad and fertile acres,
and his extensive business pursuits, aud with
his sons and assistants repaired to the theater
of strife and danger (cheers); while yet the
arm of Government was paralyzed by treach-
cry, and destitution reigned in the camp, and
ordered forward cargoes of subsistence for
furnishing soldiers. and with his own hands,
and by the aid of his sons, apportioned them
among the needy upon the rebellious border.
He gave, too, three sons TO the cause of the
Constitution; he volunteered his own services
to the Government for the field, in any capac-
ity where he could be most serviceable in
crushing the rebellion (applause), was tentire-
ly unsolicited by HIM appointed Brigadier-
General OF Volunteers, asccepted a commits
sion, and has since devoted his time and ener-
gies and ample means to his country's cause,
and is at this hour doing service. This mans
name is JAMES 5. WADswoRTH. (Tremen-
dous applause
In reference to Horatio Seymour he said
About the same time the other individual
designated, left his family and residence OF re-
pose. but not for the seat of war. (Laughter)
He hied himself away upon the double quick
in the opposite direction (laughter), and for
nearly half year hid himself among the lakes
and rivers and romantic woodlands and inland
towns of Wisconsin, and his tongue was as 81
lent on the subject of denouncing the Rebel
lion as those of the murdered volunteers
whose ghosts walked unrevenged amongst u.s."
tSensation.l There we may suppose he bask-
ed and balanced, and watched and waited, and
turned and twisted tlaughterl, until Autumn,
when small knot of deiunct, defeated, desper-
ate, and despicable politicians, who had for
years hung upon the subsistence department
of the Democratic party in this State, came ro
his relief, by entering the field. daughter
They borrowed without leave the honored
name Democracy, under which to perpetrate
their covert treason, as the hypocrite
Stole the livery of the court of heaven,
To serve the devil in.
Their disgraceful and disloyal record stands
out as the doings of men too stolid in POLITICAL
depravity to be gifted with ordinary instincts,
and too regardless of the popular will to be
mindful of shame; and the defeat they expe-
rienced the hands Of the people, should serve
as warning to trimmers and traitors and parri-
cides and ingrates, through all future time.
1t is idle, my friends, to prosecute this war
against rebellion by halves. 1t is worse than
Idle to send our sons to the field of blood and
leave politicians at home who are denouncing
Government, apologizing for rebellion and are
intoxicating, no matter how stealthily or covert
ly, cowardly and fatal propositions of peace
Rebellion knows from spies and sympathizers
quite too near us,what is going on in our midst
as well as we do. Is is struggling on in the
hope that this peace party may gain the ascen-
dancy, when it expects to be forgiven for its
treason, have murder washed from its bloody