Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-04-10
Miss Annu f. Dickinson.


This young woman, hardly twenty years
OF age, who has done so much good and eff
fective service for the Union cause, first in
New Hamphre, and then. in the late can
vsss in Connecticut, has but very recently
come into public notice. She is said to
possess powers of speech and elocution to
most remarkable degree. Everywhere
she has been, the utmost enthusiasm has
prevailed. 1t was so in New Hampshire,
and it seems to have been still more so in
Connecticut. Many good Union men were
at first decidedly averse to hearing woman
speak upon politics, but having been urged
out BY friends, have caught the enchan,ment
and become her most enthusiastic admirers.
Many Of them have left her meetings, de-
clarlng that "she was an angel from heaven,
sent 10 save Connecticut" Thus this re-
markable young woman seems 10 have an
peared among US, as by the hand of Provi-
dence, to sustain ard uphold the glorious
cause Of our country.
Miss Dickinson is from PHILADELPHIA.
where she has most nobly devoted herself
to the care of our sick and wounded soldiers
in the hospital. Her first appearance as a
political lecturer, we believe was in New
hampshire, and the country has already
become so much interested in her. that we
believe our readers with deep interest will
read the following notice of her from the
Hartford (Ct.) Press, Of one Of her meet
ings in that place:
From the Hartford Press
Hartford for once has been astonished.
With some curiosity to hear what woman
could say about politics. people went last
night to Touro Hall. The speaker. Miss
Anna 2. Dickinson of Philadelphia, was al
most unknown 10 most who went, except by
vague rumor--unheralded except that
just at night her positive coming was an
nounced in the Press. Yet the Hall, which
was comfortably filed at the beginning of
the address. was packed as we never saw
II as the evening went on. And the au-
dienct, which began to listen in a quiet.
half-criical manner, soon lost control of
itself under the wi,chery of such spell as
q Hartford audience was never under be-
fore.
The person who produced this unequalled
effect is young woman, hardly turned twen-
ty, who advanced upon the platform in a
quiet manner, figure slight, yet com pact.
with the brow and eye of Evangeline, if to
the sad forethought we add the fire and
courage Of genius, and manner singularlv
graceful and still commanding She began
calmly to speak, with the perfect self pos
session of one sure of her foothold, in a
voice OF great clearness and melody. with
an enunciation perfectly distinct, and pro-
nunclation Of the test vowels which marks
the highest refinement of cultivation.
She spoke rapidly. her ideas evidently
outrunring her lightning-like utierapce.
memory and imagination both crowd;ng her.
We shall attempt no hint even of her lee.
ture. 1t was al once a rapid, mastery sketch
OF the war in its inception. continuance. and
prospective end, exhibiting knowledge and
careful estimate of men and measures which
constantly asionished her listeners. And
as she want on mingling argument, inyec-
siye' pa,hos, sarcasm, irresistible appeal. we
let that she had the passion of the South
aid the brain of the North on fire with in
splrat'oa. 1t was Poriia making a state
ment, it was Pythia propesying; it was
better than either. an American woman. cul.
tvated, trained, endowed, devoted to the
noblest cause since the Christian era began.
DO we exaggerated Every one who
heard her will say that what we have writ
ten above is cold and inadequate. In Ger.
tam powers as speaker we have never
heard her excelled. Ouly one man, whom
we have heard, George Thompson. at all
equals her in the ability to carry a climax
successfully 10 the dizzy heights where
born orators alone walk with step firm and
eye serene. Her perora,ion we have never
heard eqaalled. With figure dilafing face
imprisoned, eye flashing. she poured forth
that wonderful illustration and appeal. and