Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-09
NEW FARCE-H .CHoUoHrs oFoOLD
INsYLLABLEs OF sILpEHg on, THE
LAST COPPERH CAD DODGE" :.

Cor, as walking Gsntlsmsn-His First
Appearances.
In Brooklyn, New York, on Friday night
asst, at the Athennum, new farce was per
'ormed, entitled "Thoughts OF Gold in sylla-
oles Of Silver; or, The Last Copperhead
Dodge" The New York Tribune, speaking Of
The performance, says:
Miss Emma Webb, one OF the actresses
known as " The Webb Sisters" !" formerly of the
Bowery stage, appeered last night in political
In on effort to answer the Union
speeches Of Miss Dickinson. Miss Webb ap.
peared at the Brooklyn AthenRum, before a
fair audience as to numbers. Being accus-
toned 70 speak In public, shehAd no difficulty
in delivering q very strong coppcrhead speech,
prepared for her by the leaders Of the Peace De-
mocracy.
One Of the reports announces that "a gentle
man came forward with the lady speaker lean
ing on his arm, and after some coarse alluslons
to the female who had spoken to his hearers
on former occasion, said he was happy to in
troduce to them an American lady. Here the
chairman was brought TO q sudden pause, hay
ing forgotten the name OF the fair speaker; and
he was not relieved from his dilemma until the
lady announced her orn name"
Tho Daily NetrS, (coppcrhead,) says Mr.. n.
T. WaTing was the chairman who character
lEed Miss Dickinson as "the female'' and who
spoke OF au actress as an "Amerlcan Lady"
whose ndns he could not remember!
The New York World, (copperhead,) des-
crlbes the appearance Of Miss Webb after she
came con the stage" and the manner In which
she read the part prepared for her, as follows
She is a good-looking young lady, OF medium
height, with o very pleasant voice, an impress
sive, argumentatiye, and somewhat piquant
manner Of speaking, a very. clear and distinct
elocution, aud an case and heIibillty Of man
ner on the. stage.
That portion Of the play which seemed to
strike the audience as the most important, VIC
extract from the report in the Daily Nstcs, as
follows;
The lecturer showed that emancipation had
ruined the prosperity Of the fertile West india
Islands. The result Of total emancipation in
this country would be the same. Tho negro
can only be happy and useful being when he
is subseryient to the white race. [Applause ]
Slavery is the normal condition OF the negro.
tCheers.l Negroes are in Africa what green.
backs are in the United States. Applause
They are legal tender. ICheers.l They never
were intended for anything else. CONTINUED
Spplause.l
when the influence Of the white man is with.
drawn from them, they soon return to the wor.
shipping Of snakes and other such gods. They
sink to bArbarism, and will do II In spite OF all
proclamatlons that may be issued by any man.
[Cheers. And yet we have been told that this
war, to free the negroes, Is q subllmer sight than
the war OF the revolution. The idea that es-
tabllshed this Government was white and not
black TTha CLEARING that thia continent
elected was perfectly dcafening.l She quoted
Senator Douglass statement that this nation
was founded by white men, for white men only
and their posterity. II Miss Dickinson had
said that either the Constitution or Aboliti on.
ism must die, she would have uttered what
everybody knows 10 be the truth. Applause ]
Before Abolitionism sprung up the negroes
were happy and the country prosperous. But
when Mr.. Seward instituted his "irrepresslble
conflict " our troubles really began.
Among the unhandsome things written by
the author for Miss Webb to speak, according
to the Worlds report, was the declaration that
ah< had equally as many friends at The South fight
ing against the UTion as she had North fighting
for II.
Mr.. Cox, the walking gentleman" and
supposed author Of the play, makes his appear
ance on the stage and speaks his part, as de
scribed by the Daily RepI, (copPerhead,) al
follows
At the close Of the lecture, Il being understood
that Hon. s. 3. Cox was in the room, calls werI
raised for his appearance, which continued fol
some time, until he stepped upon the platform
He was received with much cheering. He sale
he had been delighted as they had been in listen
Ing to ue thoughts Of gold in svlldbleS Of sRvsI
which had been uttered In their presence TO-
night. When he used these metallic terms he
was aware that he was talking to a Democratic
audience, which know how 10 appreciate them.
He had hoard Miss Dickinson speak, and he
must say that 1t seemed very repugnant to him
70 hear a woman urging on and inspiring the
causes of war Of blood and death.
Some one had said that the home feeling Is
what makes patriotism. Patriotism did not
live in the Congress or In this or that great
man, but II lived In the home, and the home Is
the grand Jewel OF a nations sovereignty. But
when woman speaks In favor Of those infu-
ences which tend TO destroy the first elements
OF home comfort-harmony, charity, and
peace-that give TO home all Its graces, it was
hitting that she should have prompt answer
Ike the one given tonight. The speaker saw
hope for the country. The Republican party
was undergoing decomposition on account OF
It's own intrinsic corruption; Its factions were
saying worse things Of each other than the
Democrats said of either, and by the time that
we should have nominated George Is. Mcclellan
for our standard-bearer tremendous applausel
this Republican organization will be what the
little boy described chaos TO be, ga great pile
OF nothing with no place to put 1t in" [Great
laughter
Mr.. Cox resumed his scat, the farce ended,
and the profits from the Arst performance Of
the "ThoughtS Of Gold in syllableS OF Silver;
or, Last Copperhead Dodge" was probably d.
Vided between the "leadIng lady" the " walk
Ing gentleman" and Mr.. Waring, the mana
ger, who, at last accounts, was learning the
name Of his principal star.
The National Fair.