, 1863-11-05
MISSANNA DICKINSON'S
LECTURE,
f2er Personal Appearance Her
Method OF Oratory:


o. The Present Hour" by this distinguished lady,
isst Light, in the MeRopolital Hal, bronsit to
ecthe1 great COL course Of people, who aseen'
bee st Al unusually es1ly hour, and allied the in
nstse building to over'owing. There Was, natu.
rally enough, great deal Of curiosity to Go the
y"urg and eloquent LADY, whose fame ~ an orato!
extends over the length aud breadth Of the1.nd.
At eight O'Clock the side door Of the platform
optned. and MlA Dickineon, accompanied 30 Il,
~ brilliant traiR Of Other lldlea and some gen
tleuen, stepped upon tic platform and stood b.
fore the audience.
In personal appearance Miss Dickenson is
sma3l u stature, very compactlys and solfdy IL
hsa Of ' 9s8 .na sasess easS.sa I'd M n
asd s:a md sssa E a. Psfis its p..s zs
eapasioa sna q aes1i es intsestasa sosSF
architecture; brokd in the regions OF tdeality,
and, what The phtcnologtsts cali .sthe top had,
sgs ind tsa Who M6ols 81 ph9sidas s assa
far, gives 10 careful observer the assurance Of
vigorous inte!!ect and htea mos1l nature, based
upon splendid animal background.
The face colnrms this Judgment, and adds to
tie hieh qualities alluded to, an expression Of
wan.ally sTeetness and tenderness which dngs
a 1ec ff =" Sa whn sa f.
Of The war, thkt il really captivating.
She does not Affect any peculiar action in the
dsliSey Of her sentences -ssd has evidently not
T. na.urnl orator, and speaks without
g t,s;e S;spy = 81 e,a stass9s a. noss
and right on With : profaslon OF thought. aud
Illustration, which ID sometimes startling, apd
5 ALWAYS admirable: Aef sentences are rnoar long,
rolling, and tempcstuous, Eatho1iug strength a.
1hey P1ocrets In duIation nntt at last they sweep
all before them in their irrestattble might She
has = ttick, however, Of spelling good thing
ia q ri
q eneh, II which rhe indu1gea not sl1ays with
the best effect IN satze and witty sllustons, often
In downright hard deEunci8ticne.
lhle more art in the oratory, little mote
method In the arrangement oftAe discourse, would
improve the practtce a1uaziuglr. As Ii is, we ara
III a mot eloquent and noble manner, the sacred
cause Of our count1J's feeedom-and with 1t the
Freedom OF mankind.
hcates wonderful poem Of Endymion. the sentt-
ment that therr could ecarctly be anything more
damcing than failure. Considering the great
which blood bad poured like new wine, 10 ono
could estimate the enormous results Of 4 failure
Of our cause. One would think that in cause
had ever been brought before the sufIfages OF man
lipd-lhat there could be no two opinions, no tNo
classes Of persons IN connection with that all
SGa.d ttand dofWa16 rrady at anI md s times to
crush a bh1baEtc tDan.Iection-
For this Was war betH cen good and eyi1, be.
sfa 5g sd sn5{ 4 Il
Enlisted 9nder the banners Of the Administration
IN bose hands are the functions Of our Reptbli-
can Government.
Bnt it was eaid that there WIS a difference BE-
tween the Republic and the Administration; and
that although It was the duty Of Loyal men to sup
port the Kspuolic It was not their duty to support
She, however. wou1d now say-aa she Was au-
nouneed to epeak On the dutiee Of the hour-thst
IT, fst TIT enty Of and child st
eheers.1 Bnr there we're abundant men In thess
Northern States who went Aboat sneaking In their
thtevish AID foxy shoes. dealing out In i ely and
sinister marnkf the most outrageous f31sehoods
and t.eaeors against the Administration and the
Republic and the people Of these States. And It
stat tasy a aS tn o hte
and the Republic, thar tbey proclaimed there was
inauguration srd lo5a to The Repu6lie. ~ -D' o
Did rot the people there present In that hall now
know thcse men and theif objectss Yes they
tiled to ialsify History; who have tried to make
the people believe that It was the North Who was
wrong IN this war, and not the Sonth: that. the
Seqa E. s s gay knew aps ssy
1nexn and desplcable wretch. for whom there were
10 words deeply damning enough for patriot to
nse in the 1ttetance Of his and horror
wAo was IN ONCE long before III. Lincoln sat 80
sud thy suew that this maa's name
Injured pses;''n. 30" so:a II =; so';s
I'D bis actions tend to the injury. Of the No;1h
remote seas, that when the honr Of rebellion Vas
ready 10 help the Republic, thus put to sudden
yeFsele o. var tend to the irja1S of ths South:
Een Isl Sat s6sse 5 snsski5s 5nd 1yips psnseisss M
Wen Iseoa ea@e tnto % oes and ahans lis
llone name and letting loose thettfrom tbs thun.
d.1e Whieh hare rolled With such terrible menace
Se stood up. md proved lit he was IL essnest S9
surely, al he Stllainies which Buchanan aud tie
WAS tyra1r! that be had no Right to be 20 hard,
upon their poor Southern brethren! That when
theJriolated the Of aud converted the
balian, there shonid be no rcprieale, no recrini-
natione, lo Justice. AID no Judgment Miss Dick
i1fon then In reply to the question who Was res
1ez, the whole history Of 1t. Mr. Lincoln was
made the stalking horse Of this democratic party.
They eaid be had broken the constitutional tights
rights Of tic sonth ard would stand there On that
platform, AID defend It With the bet B,eckin-
ridge man Of them all She believed IN the
mnelet, every man who had driven homsa bay
onet OF ewords to the batter! These Democrats
Eatd aleo that It was horrible to make white men
was right. She vas m Anglo Saxon girl-fnil Of
the Iotlc pride Of blood aad race-but she could
OF he3p being tba1 kfai to any black mau who
trothef, save. On Eone great occasion Of emer-
.eEcy, her 1oble blether'a life
They would not make slave inaut.ectiol! oh
esensise to % the soasa, ana likely messe @ to help
the North, ano PIT an end to the Watl Ies, she
NJ IN ha155 *hHf
the slaves were IN arms, and thst the dastards
and dends who had dug up the bones OF our brave
item in,o Enives and forks. and Or o,nanents for
their women we're suffering the vengeance due to
These Democrats also said that the blacks would
not night. Would they not. The eloquent voice
Of hi1toly would answer that when the lying bias.
pbemers who denied It were all dead and rotten.
ron. on every battle gouud, and before every port
thc blood of their manhood! Did they ever shrink
from their dntys Did they erer show their backs
Miss Dickinson then related several anecdotes
ofpe1eonA bravery amongst the thousands Of such
lbs va, aad appeaied to lie audience % A whethef %
allowed them to save themselves now, they would
Sasa ss f9Tss Tsey
old 1ag under which they were born. They were
,ead: wil1irg ard h.ppy to die Tor It.
The standard bearer had been ehot.
wrapped the national dag around him and became
living standard, crying aloud+ "Come on, boys!
Tn good for single moment" and then tho rest-
ment rallied, and the day was VOL
Mies Dickinson concluded BY magnificent pero-
1ation.
The audience recalled her, after she had eat
down, when she again addressed them for short
time, thanking them for their cordial and hos
pltable welcome, Three cheers were't then given
ior the Union-and hearty ones they were-and
ihree for the loyalty OF woman, when the Iueetin.
separated.
THElRlSH CONGRESS.