The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
MOOn.StrUck Madness in WASHINGTON.

The following article cut from the edi-
torial columns Of the Washington CHyou-
icle, edited by JOHN W. FoRSEY, Secreta-
ry of the Senate of the United States.
shows the moon-struck madness which pre-
walls IN high circles at Washington. Il is
entitled Miss ANNE E. DICKINSON in the
House of Representatives" The World
il speaking of the absurd adulation paid
to Miss. DICKINSON says "there is really
nothing remarkable about this young
woman. She is a very ordinary looking
person, with harsh voice, an unfeminine
manner, and parrot-like flow of words.
What she says is merely rehash of the
loose and violent assertions of the extreme
radical journals and orators.
But just read what FoRNEY SAYS of her:
Corinne of republican politics .-pushing
Dack with passionate gesture the thick tresses
that heated YOUR temples: and with face of
beauty upturned in gush of irrepressible ado
ration, how thou shOttest electric fires through
thy thrice ten hundred auditors with the sub
lime words: Il never meet a private soldier
without being filled with feeling of profound
respect. Sister of the heroic-younger sister
OF the free and the true-thou file du reoiment
of this great war of freedom in America, let us
humbly, very humbly, give you the hand of
political brotherhood.
That was Il wonderful sight on Saturday
night. A young girl but twenty-one wears
old-dismissed scarcely eighteen months ago
from 6read-Setting employment in the Phila-
al 10 1irrff sase
rary club, the soldership and policy of Gen.
McClellan-conducted to the Speakers chair
OF the House of Representatives BY the Vice
President of the United States. followed there
by the Speaker of the House. and introduced
by the Vice-President to an audience that
crowded all sitting and standing room in the
great hall, among whom We're the President
of the United States, the most distinguished
OF the senators and representatives. the heads
OF departments and bureaus, and the chief of
the men of talents and devotion who, at the
capital OF the nation, urge the great war for
liberty; girl Of twentv-one modest and
beautiful; powerful in her inspirations, yet
chlidllke as cotter's child; queenlv at times
IN IN her poses and her passion yet garbed
like Quakeress at easement: wholly
under the dominion of imperial truth
and duty, yet speaking without anv show
OF authority; positive, yet modest; uncom-
promising. yet modest; passionately radical,
still modest and girl-like: scornful in just
hates, the escape of the electric fervor against
wrong, of which God makes child his me-
dunn; bitter in sarcasms, which flash off from
her young soul without harm to it. as light
nings flash off from conducting points of gold
full of rebuke, which does but utter truth and
has no accompaniment of conceit; boundless
in her love OF humanity, for which she means,
and prays. and demands, with an inspiration
that only can be kindled from the alter upon
which Christ laid himself down for the equal
ltv and fraternity of his race: a Young, red
Tipped, slim-waisted girl, with eyes black with
the mirthfulnesss of child, save when they
blaze with the passions of prophecies, hold
ing spell-bound in the capital of the nation for
one hour and ten minutes three thousand poll
ticians. statesmen, and soldiers while she
talked to them OF politics. craftsmanship and
war. twas a wonderful sight, and it was q
wonderful success.
Joan OF Arc never was grander and could
not have been better in her mail of battle than
was this Philadelphia maid in her statesman
like demand that this war do not cease till
slavery lies dead and buried under the feet of
the North, and its epitaph is traced with the
point OF bayonet dipped in the young blood
OF the nation.
Could not have been better for France than
was this girl for America, in her demand that
the territory wrenched back from the rebellion
ne used TO underlay the development of the
the ownership i'll fee of agricultural land.
Could never have been wiser and better than
was this girl when she showed TO with her lit
tie white hand the doors of the Supreme Court
OF the United States as ut present constituted
and forbade the adjudication therein of the
proclamation Offreedom TO the slaves of rebels.
Could not have been grander than was this
girl in her dedication OF the courage that
marches upon death at the double-quick. for
country Tor freedom. and for truth
Could not have been grander than was this
girls moistening with her tears the lips of the
wounded men of the people, and wipiDg as
with her very hair the damps of agony from
the brows of braves lying on battle fields and
lingering in ospitals-grander than her wor-
shipful love of men made beautiful by war
wounds in the face grander than the sweep of
the arm and the call of the voice with which
she demanded place and reverence for the heroes
who already in phalanx march one-armed, and,
on crutches and canes, so slowly past us to the
final pncamDmant of the Grave