Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-07-09

Who Ann Dickinson is, or where she
came from, it is beyond onr power to tell
Rumor hath i: that she was born in Phila-
delphia, and passed her early life there; bot
whether Madame Rumor tells the truth or
not we ere unable TO say. Our readers
must remember that we promise photo.
graphs, not biographies. Of the popular
people we present to them, and must be
contented with what particulars we can
obtain.
Besides. it would be extremely impolite
and ungalant to go rummagiug into hsto.
ry TO 6ud out how old Miss Dickinson is
and how she employed herself before sue
became an orator. Perhaps she was a sew
ing-girl. Perhaps she did the housework
tor small family and sprang suddenly from
nothingness into great repute. At any
rate, she made her first public celebrity at
at the Cooper Institute, whore she attacked
Mcclellan most vebemently.
Miss Ann Dickinson is a lady of that
certain age which is of all ages the mos, un-
certain. She has fine figure kssable,
mouth, and u wel-developed heal. Her
dlees is always plain aud nca.-uot Qua.
kerish but evidently controlled by very
severe taste. Her voice is full, sweet. and
charming. She says the mos, bitter things
in manner that robs them of half their
st ngs, and faily compels admiration and
applause. OF oil lady orators, she has
made the best bit, and is entitled to the
most credit. This we give her willingly.
After speaking at the Cooper Institute
Miss Dickinson made the tour of the cas-
tern States, talking all the time, aud exer-
cising no little influence upon the State
elec ions in New Hampshire and Connecti
cut. For this, she deserved high off :e
under the present Administration; but did
not get it, owing to that stupid prejudice
against sex and Woman's Rights which
still largely prevails, 10 spite of the efforts
OF radical reformers to secure the recogni-
lion of the principle that woman is as
| good as q man and little better, gener-
ally.
When Miss Dickinson first came out, she
was opposed to Mcclellan and in favor of
Lincoln. Somebody wrote her speeches
for her. aud she delivered them eIoauently
and effectively. Afer while, she attained
The highest honors of her profession, and
was allowed to speak in the house of Rep
resentatives, at Washington This is
privilege granted to few, and Miss Dick.
inson availed herself of it largely. She at
tackled Mcclellan more bravely than ever;
but her words fell harmless, like spray
against rock. Then she eulog zed Lin.
coin.
Then, at length. change came DER the
spirit of Miss Dicknson's dream-that is
TO say, then her ageAts wrote her another
| speech. She came out tOldly against Lin
coln Him she now denOunces with the
same ferVor as she once employed against
Mcclellan.
Fremont is now her man, and she is work.
ing for him with all her might aud main His
nomination by the Cleveland Convention
will be the signal for her to stump the
States in his behalf, and we have no doubt
that she will be more effective than half a
dozen ordinary stump orators The Herald
wisely says that women are more attractive
than men. What Jessie did for Fremont
in 1856. Miss Dickinson, by her oratory.
will be sure to do in 1864.
While we admit Miss Dickinson's elo
qucnce, and acknowledge that many of our
political orators might sit at her pretty
feet and learn how TO talk, we cannot neg.
lect this opportunity Of recording our pro-
test against the interference of woman in
politics. The Scripture tells us that we
cannot touch pitch aud not be defiled /; nd
This is certainly true in regard to political
pitch. The very papers that praised Anna
Dickinson TO the skies when she was on
the side Of Lincoln, now compare her to a
hshwoman 10 the Blingsgate market, and
otherwise abuse her most shamefully,
II any lady has anything 10 cay to th
public, we have provided way for her L
do it by the establishment OF our Ladies
PI omepade ia The NsW York Mercurs
Let her keep her hoops off Of the rostrum
aud prefer the sewing machine to the poliI
ical machine. and she will be entitled to
great deal more respect and admiration
When woman can sway meas hearts
what Is the use of her trying 10 contro
their votes Pm T. Mercury. sat