, 1864-01-18
WksKiEoToN, LeX1oa AND RoME'
Grace Greenwood at Bryan
Hail. =
sccoud Leotu1o fer the Benefit OF tha Old La
dies Home-sketches Of charaeter-
Suggestive Comparisons.

The eecond and last lecture Of Grace Greenwood
(hss Lippincottl, in Brynn Hall, for the benefit o!
tho Old Ladies' Home. WIS delivered on SATURDAY
evening, to Ia1gc and apprecfative audience; tbs
hall Was well flied. The subject Of the lecture Was
"Nashirgton, London, and Rome" "N was handled
in the peculiarly felictious style Of the gifted au-
| thorees. The 1ecturcss Said:
| 1t was during the session Of Congress In 1850.
that she 1irst visited WashIngton-bcforo tho Cspi
to had tazen to itself the wings which have since
flown away with so many millions of our nat1onal
f1easure,-aud looked down from tho gallery Of the
Senate on body which will never meet again In
| this world-a body illustrated With the supernal
| head OF Webster, the Roman face OF Calhoun, and
| tho ari6toeratic uglincss. Of Clay. Nj. Fillmore
presided In the Senate, and shed ovcr the chamber
the game constant, unchangins emile. 1wondered
II he carried that smile into the sanctuary Of pri
| vate life, and the domestic relations. He was a
handsome man but he signed tho Fugitive Slave bill
still wearing the game 1mperturbable smile, while
ne have now very plain man in his place, who
| Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, with his
lsfgc home]y mouth firmly set In favor Of the cause
OF freedom. 80
In the house there was stephens, OF Georgia, with
Ills face HYidy pale and strangely child-llke, and
his voice like two-edgcd sword, and Humphrey
Marshall, with an extraordinary unmilitary figure,
3Et ~ tAak kAt LOu1eQtEslCy uAfG
made q General Of him. He wonld be hard to sur
round. Never, surely, since the days Of Falstaii,
his euch hero appeared On any military staee,
Political st.fe ran high during that session. and
witnessed many sharp debates, but was sur
priscd to witness the courtesy and urbanity dis
each Other, WHEN they were of the political ram.
| page: ! have seen Iii. Seward aud Benton taking
sn@a @h !. out }ut ont oi E Tue same box.
with Southern politicians and those whose feelings
ana ptedilectlo7s were On the g1o;alavery side Of
When Sc met the IL tho soca eles 1'
tually understood that there was to be truce be.
tween them On those subjects. concerning which
ereement, The. gull which separated them could
! ncrcr be removed. though it might be crossed On
> conventional pontoon; Mr. Foote she charac-
batter though excessively discoanected and iilo:1
| cal. He never met her without making 1t point
TO plunge at once into a debate Oh the subject OF
Whist e declared to Be ths abecs d eondiion e Of the
poor blacks at the North. He characterised them
as e, unfortunate, o, ,W1etched and miserable in
eipne II entoreea nPoa him during I his yoath, :s
yirtues Of d Eavorttc slave Of Ills named Charles.
Charles, be believed, would sacrideo lis III ior
as '9s is'Ss hi ss
give him his freedom. "What,f said the iectu-
rcr. MI Foote, would you BE- 90 9nsratetal "a
e1sh WE w ~ anu 9itntas .sna 70 tAe mis-
smiled and remarked: "foa have me, there,
1Iu, re,,o r. NJ n, voo,. ,,.ao ~ A.. ,ou4
sn aea, ~ ~; ho9te made 10 iae teclufer n
assertions ofthore who maintain that tho enmlty
between tho two sections Of country produced BY
XSb nuss b and IT,
glowing tribute to hs memory. .taiadam," said he,
foneht "1 nel w;th tnhn III, AsSss once enewf
cary sIih the ball % in "4'a NV uln1 lee onGe nGwa
Nn,tS nua r, ,n1t .me1 ~ me
1ronld not resn.et r. LILLY ~ os anG aef
e1a that nc night CITY The traces Of the conflict
which the 5st f. sieht et Frem9at laae On
ncnnsed % on him to = he fact that the policy now
fnitisted - LAG MA 20 1ns WV "n1en ~
.ad spesEIne of Mr. clav she said hit thu r,,rn,.
Sm arc p1oSv IN asaeep 19 be to
p .ladlt,on: Ihe courtesy and fascipatlono Of his
but ccIfMpQ bis manner towards them were not
q INC Mgaest Ane He endeavorcd 10 please
| t1espect for thelr tntcllects.
The true way for a-woman to enjoy the eonvessa-
tl1n o. Mr. Ciay vas to hear hin when he was
lng to his own, whom he was anxious to convince,
Or Tas aeatrous Of pleasing. The powers which
any other person The lecturer aleo mel Ell Miss Dre-
mer jn Washington during he winter Of isss. The
rrtat loetal diculty Of This lad; was Tie slavery
ss thei o5noas I'll 4R Il be I'd
South, the politeness and Hospitality Of lie chy-
e,a sPed sse oda wth The eaofts lad s9a
elect elect upon her mind but IL Washington she
embarrassed aud distressed hcr. The elect upon
The iectufer vas il The Senate On tie m moTnInc %
when MT Webaisr alose IN his place C and nd anpouae s
ed the dangerous Illness OF the President ;eneral
Taylor. She thought she Ind neycr heanl him -
impressive rs be was IN that occasion. The anti
slavery politicians felt peculiar anxiety at this
in him aspirit Of determined Opposition to he
she Then proceeded TO describe the impression
ceremonies which followed the death Of the Pfegi-
dent and accompanied the transfer OF power from
him to hts constitutional successor. 70. Miss
Ere1cer theee ceremonies appeared bald and nm
Impressive stsOh, said she, "you should see
coronation n Sweden"
s N n g sss1 sg S
fugitive slave law. The Senate rhambc. was
crowded to euaocAtion, and tho cagerncss with
Wh,sh tne & nnltitades h9ng upon bis lips may hare
the caose Of he Nth against lhe soatb, ID Ss
Immortal reply to Hayne. Bnt there was none Of
h50. The solemn gravity Of manner, the grand
!ntonaaons Of voice we're indeed present; Ills
d5een'toned 5l Eotee rnng through the Senate cham.
Of matter and thought were wanting. Coufd the
orator hare seen = at that time the fate that
was 10 peiall has own Rons could he have
would fall victim to the power he Was then en-
dcaEoring to pFopfttatc, would he hare closed his
speech 81 Ee didT The lecturer said that the great
speech Of Mr. Clay following. that Of Alr. Webster
~ INC esme discussion, vas 'tke trumpet charge
slses dead march His eyes flashed; his voice
ioted itself ont in MUSIC and he carried his audi
cuee moro by his Will than his wisdom. The
tneet portion Of bis spcech consisted OF scathlng
de9nke to that 1 Southern nI'aisM which has since
Ihe unanimity OF the sesaion WAC broken tome
what ty the Excitement which arose orcr the nt-
tempted enforcement Of the fugitive slaye law in
%o,g 1s5 a . aa
rest to their author tat in scattering bi he hid
contributed 10 the development Of . CANCER, She
then spoke Of the session ot 1sSs, which she said
and be debate On s q tho
led. She expressed her uubourldcd Confidence In
the honesty and patriotic purposes OF Louis Kos-
suth. It was 10 be the apostle aud champion Of
freedom that he was gifted with that
aeI3 eloquenee that ga7e the sonl to
shc 3atd 81 ?r ~ Get lever oa ashamed
ratber be ashamei that It ro1ght snrth ~ III ;,, rs
NUT for him Or for rs. t'e''e
Tte summer OF 1855, WINS nlso signalizcd by MIR.
1 sumnefs g nist appearance IN the senatc. H. was
Win iesncred n ha tslgts w !g sn meoeFs
position at home and Abroad, Tic lecturcT lad had
often eecn him In amicabe tetea-tetc with Judge |
S6ne of allna his f1anSh II e2nsetsaion win
dresa being II stronr caStrasf xi 9to strcsis I
French attire Of the Senator iron Louisinna. Duf
Ing this session thc coull observe a remarkably |
could even then have detected the rst secret seeih
ing and hnbbling Of that internal Which is