The New York herald., 1863-04-22
CRIyOLINE ORATOR AND POLITICIAN.


CRIy0LINE ORATOR AND POLITICIAN.
spc ech OF Miss Anna e. Dickinson 1T the
Cooper Institate.
In the days OF the last fall election when political
ctemeu high and when the supporters Of Seymour
Of wadsworth H. cked in the Cooper institute
10 hurrah for the candidate Of their choice there
such popular demonstration such 70 get to
the inside OF that building there last evening
the Of the first public appearance this city OF
Miss Anna E. Dickinson, who has recently distinguished
herself In the New England States the political plat
form. After the large hall crowded still
hundreds Of people outside besiegpg the DOORS but
able to gain an entrance.
The about equally represented In the u
dence, but the political elements evenly
balanced. The aboonst prevailed very largely Henry
Ward Beecher ind other pronnen, anlisavery and
women were on the platform, where Ex-Governor Morgan
also had the honor OF q seat.
Miss Dickinson, the magnet with such a tremendous
power of attraction, young Philadelphia lady, who
has already figured TO extent in the progressive
movements Of the day. Recently he has turned her at
tenton to politics. and has been speaking with great
effect in Connecticut and other OF the New England
States. With youth and good looks her sdc great
fuensy Of language poetry and Of expression and
a rich powerful voice that masculine stump speakers
m ht envy is not TO be wondered al that Miss Dickip
son awakens such interest in her audiences She has
full gracefully rounded figure Is OF the medium size
women, has well balanced, firmly set head round oval
face, fresh healthy complexion ncinng to the hue OF
the brunette and her dark hair In fu heavy clus
about her neck She wore heavy drab coiored six
Dress with dark facngs, and displayed on her hair or
person no jewery. In manner Of delivery she is cool
and self possessed, but occasionally up heat
and rapidy Of expression that carries all before It.
Such the young lady who presented herself last
ing before the immense assembage at Cooper Institute
After eloquent exordium Miss Dickinson defined the
light whoh the country engaged in contest be
tween intelligence and gnorance-between cultivation
aud Observation-Disclosures The niceness and refinement
OF civilization md the uncouthness Of barbarism--be-
tween iberaty Of sentiment and suppression Of opinion
liberty and slavery. (Appause) Whatever reasons
might be given-whatever causes assigned by many in
infinitely any gathered together on the battle
deld against the government for they meaDy stay
homo 10 stab the government in the back-whatever
causes might be assigned by these mon, the n
arms against the government had acknowledged, year
after yelr, generation after generation, that n for
to gain the strength and power Of tho government
She briefly skeched the political events OF the country
from the kansas troubles to tho opening Of the rebellion
with the disoyalty Of many democrats What generap,
she asked had the democrats given TO Che country
pha, who refused TO put out the Stars and Stripes til he
was compelled TO. He held his seventeen thousand
brother law General Johnston saying Co that way u
Bull run and you will hnd no obstruction." They gave
us General Pleasanton, who speedily discovered when
the broke out that he disabled and who stayed
at homo 10 command the Home Guard. (Iaughter)
They gave General Buell. whom every loyal newspaper
n the West denounced and every Southern paper praised
They gave man who sat down for six weeks In
front OF Cornth to give Beauregard time to escape 70
decent general We had They gave us General franklin
who went whore he sent and always got there
too late They gave that renegade Of New Hamp
traitor % with the signature OF Fitz John Porter. Finally
theysgave the who, II not traitor is certainly
ON s q
at Rich Mountain and Western Virginia, he gave Tor
the orst battle q hi. nrst campaign Balls nluBaker
and the Hundreds slaughtered there for at last time
has provon that there was one martyr In Fort La
Stone But night he walks The streets
ed ang month after month with tho army dying the
rate o( four thousand monthly OF disease When he
s % % S S1n
thc nrst campaign Of the secnd Napoleon -intrench
ments guarded with wooden guns. His plan never was
brain and heart az ms. For six weeks IN front q
Yorktown, be got down and burrowed in the Zap
Ho sent 10 report Of he battle which ne never
Witnessed which he compelled 70 alter three times
the ns sa Of III
had time 70 come from Cornth and jackson from Stras
burg. What did hs do thens He gave to the country
that new name Tor shameful deoat and uamgatd disas
tera mastery change Of base Of operations Appause
He up TO Alexandria 10 sit in front Of his army and
Did this man win Antictams No. burnside on the one
hand and Hooker the other (appause), fought and
won the battle while this man was sitting down miles Of
with his thirty thousand drinking mint ju cps
and sherry cobbers daughter ard applause Then he
waited week after week. and month alter month"; refusing
70 recognize his superior ocer Hal eek, and disobeyp
the President (Appause) Never soing bis feet by b
tread OF blood stained battle ID he No, Inward
10 tread on pred up mounds Of bouquets and TO
every element Of secession treason and In the
North getting down In the mua at his feet 70 do him
reverence. (Applause.)
TO be offended nj this rather free treatment
Of General Mcclellan and made some movement
Of dlsspproval An excitement sprung VI
In his vicinity. Some blows were gwen 1he andienc.
grew excited. Women looked nervons an shouts OF
'Put him out' came from all parts OF the house.
Mr.. BEEcHgR asked the 10 keep quiet they
had both officers and friends there TO take OF
ecal business. Order being partially restored; w
aud that the lady was victorious daughter and ap-
plause.)
Mcclellan, said she had understood he had joined y
,hurch-Dr. Adams, in New York. She hoped he woud
,bey holy orders better than be ever did military orders
ughtor and appause) On the other hand tho rcp.b
leans had given 10 the war winthrop aud Ellsworth,
Baker and saxon, Hunter and Mitchell, Lyon aud Rose
;rans, Sigel and Fremont. (Appause) coming 70 the
question OF arming the negroes, she said rebel |
'avcholdcrs choose 10 set the example OF unlawful |
ebelIion aganst the rehtfully constituted authorities,
ebcl against unlawful authority. (Appause y When
hose people, who have such records OF ba barsm
Why, you would not have the birbarism 10 get
~ slave insurreciionS" say, yes, lighting
he devil glad % hear tina, insurreciion has
broken OUT IN neii (lr0menuoue applause he errtnk
o the Conscripton Law she saidf the democ attic PARTY
attempts 10 prevent ihe carrying out Of that
he streets will be drenched In blood ur the admins
ration will. have every man II needs II they try that
Isme II will be simply removing tho seat ~ war from
'outh Carolina Virginia and Missouri New England New
FORK and the Northwest An ausion General Butler
lrew down hearty applause, and she said, democrat
urned sboxonist, is better than q conservative |
epublicsn any day, as witness New Orleans, Butler
versus Banks. (Appause Referring 10 the tax Of such
Cox aud vaandigham, about setting up North.
western cosfeAsracy. she efd: New England. the l
efuge for THO dewnrcdden Of all tho homo OF the
pilgrims the leader In the rst revolution, tho leader In
he srcopd revolution will, they attempt this plan,
fripd them 20 powder. iApplsuse.) That Mas~a
husetts which could send into the 1eds Of tho revou
ion, e53 troops than all the southern States
Dined is strong enough, with New Engiand At hx back,
al flo