The New York herald., 1864-04-06
CRIN0LINE ON POLITICS.


Miss Webb In Reply Co Miss Dickinson.
Last evening the talented lecturer, Miss Emma Webb,
delivered at the Cooper Institute before pretty
numerous audience her subject being "The Present Ad.
ministraton and the Affairs OF the Country" She
well received and at proceeded with her subject
Roger Aschem, the quaint old schoomaster OF Queen
Elizabeth In describing the studous habits Of the young
lady Jane Gray says-At the time that the OF the
company gone out aheDng or to their other amuse
ments found, Jupiter and all the gods the young lady
reading the Phado OF Plato in Greek with most con.
eummate diligence" Although have not attempted TO
read the phado in Greek have studied politics. rather
politics have been pressed upon Sne had friends
gagged each side Of this wicked strife. and she
had contemplated tho argument with which each strove
Justify this unnatural 5loodshed She had weighed all
arguments with tender regard for justice TO ali parties
but the conclusion she'came 10 that whatever party
successfully the wall Of the widow aud the cry Of the
orphan would be heard in heaven above the dreadful din
OF battle The question then is whether this struggle win
not end in the overthrow Of civil government In the
civil or the Romans the prevailing party used
10 throw into tho Tiber the works OF art
reared by their predecessors and were we TO throw
down and trample uDder foot the very that
our fathers redeemed from the desrotsm OF the old
world? Applause These remarks were ELECTED by her
reflections the lectures Miss Dickinson great
talent directed I, showing that holy But
she 1.-THE lcctrer) thought this mort unwomany feel
ing the more especially as the poor private soldier was
thelsufierer and tie innocent victim (Appause) II
the bucheres OF confined To- those who caused
the adherence Of the blood oil battle fields would
lose itself in the knowledge that they who caused the
war were the only sufferers (Appause) Ye lords Of
creation. hear what Abe Iincoln says" The ma
this sary9 Was the country dead that needed
Regeneration as ,h,s time when some oi those who had
fathersP II slavery the tans8 u NE war, she could
rated the West Indies had not been benefited by tho
change (App!ause) The negro in Africa was Vbat
n eenblcks were the Unitedp Staes-a legal tender
appause)or the that their masters could part
with them at any time FOR consideration, and they
were never intended for anything ese. The war was
started upon An Idea but that was concealed; other
wise no American army could have been raised to
fight. Miss Dicknsons idea OF liberty was more
compact kept the national life was glorious, and
verybody happy; the negro himself was hap.
ny That before the day that Seward Illuminated
his irrepressible conflict. Miss Dickinson said that
slavery was the cause the war; money was the
canse theft. fApplause) And further, MISS DicKin-
sou alludug TO General McCielan-fgreat cheerpgl-
speaks Of him the general who shall be nameess Tor
evermore But he sha not be nameess: TOT the very
pains which Miss Dickinson takes TO maign him show that
he nameess but the contrary that his Is name
which anatcsm dread and fear Ihere were
other great men in the country and one al al events
who for loyalty to the country had been exed from
it. In the first category witness seymour oi connecticut
(Cheersl In the other the glorious and patriotic
valIaud1 ham. Uong continued appause.) All Miss
Dcknsons sympathy for the negro. She says that
the war must not Till the black sits on the
bench the supreme Court OF the United States with thd
white Judge she has not word Of sympathy for The poor
white man. This poor sympathy, indeed when tho
Angel # Death Sits at every door hefe Is corpse IN
every famly-no spot of happiness that Is not
bapt si blood II these fanatics 30 full OF pity
let them turn sympathy TO the millions OF white
men and women who throwing their lives away In a
hopeless struggle with poverty more appalling than death
ITSELF II you have tears shed them over the poor white
sister, who looks her dimy lighted chamber up to
midnight stars, TO find there the only bright spots In
her path e-al else is darkness and sorrow to her,
song Of the Shirt" She warmly appauded on re-
trinR.