M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-03-17
ANNA DICKINSON REVIEWED
lecture by Miss Emma Webb, az
the Brooklyn AtheneunI.
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OF OHIO.
(From the New York News, Ma .ch 5th.)
The Brooklyn Atheneum was crow
ded last evening with very large and
respectable audience, to hear an ad
dress by Miss Emma Webb in respon
SO to the recent lecture entitled
Words for the Hour" some time
ago delieverod by Miss Anna Diekeu
sJn, the female Abolitionist, at Goo.
per Institute, and at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music. Miss Webb is a
lady, possessing in addition to many
prepossessing characteristics Of per-
son, a finely intellectual appearance.
She was dressed in a rich black MORE.
antique dress, but otherwise %as very
plainly and modestly attired. n. F.
Waring, Esq, Of Brooklyn, accom-
panied her on the platform, and in
troduced her as an American lady
with American principles.
The fair lecturer was received most
enthusiastically. After the applause
had subsided, she spoke in substance
as follows:
MISS wEBB's ADDRESS.
Sine said that 5lie had studied phi
tics ; she had been forced to grapple
with these unwomanly matters. 1t
had been her misfortune to have an
equal number of dear friends engaged
on both sides Of this unnatural shed =
ding OF blood. She had weighed the
argument with the same tender re
gard u man does when he has to de-
eide between two valued friends who
are in diSpute.-No matter which
side wins, the angel Of death sits
triumphant on the banners Of victory.
| Applause The tread Of our armies
is not only upon the graves Of brave
men, but also upon the hearts o
American women and children. Ire
mendous applause We are throw
ing down the monuments OF our faith
ers' labors and erecting the dospotisn
OF the Old World on the ruins. Zap
plause and cheers Her heart haC
been outraged by the daily reports oI
/ bloodshed which come from the battlo
field. She would never have forced
her opinions upon tie public if it hal
not been for a lecture delivered by a
young lady in Brooklyn. [Mcaning
Miss Dickenson. The lecture oftha
lady has ehdeavored to weave around
the horrors OF the war q romahca, in
stead of painting the bloody scenes
in their true colors, Applause.
The Office Of all war is to slay a!
youth and innocence. Whatever may
be the crimes 0f the politicians oI
both sides there is no eye that doe
not weep for the private soldiers who
} ARE the Innocent victinis.-These sol
diers who shars mono of the blame o
the war must endure the hardshipl
and lay down their lives on the ALTA
of other mems ambition. R3peateC
rounds OF applause. Was your coun
try so old as to require Regeneration
Must we confess the failure of th,
} Government which the good men o
the Revolution established upon thei
blood and graves She cou.d no
) understand why the nation should
, have a new birth Of freedom. AnC
yet the ''gilted lecturer" Miss Dick
:, enson1 would insult the memoiy o
George Washington, by endeavorini
J, to make the people believe that til
Q nation he established was no! foundc
Q on freedom. CApplause.l The Pre-
q sident seems to consider it his specia
, function to give the nation a ne,
!, birth. [ Applause mingled with hisse,
followed by cheers. She believe
n that the Administrations Itself wa
e revolution. [Cheers. She could nc
i too much admire the stolidity an
8 patriotism of the people daughter
aud their gentle virtues.
!, The eloquent lady then proceede
IS to paint q glaring picture of tho revt
6 luton. and returning to tue preset
IL era of American history, said til,
there were some people il this coun
try who considered tie negro a
mankind. Miss Dickenson had sal
q that this war for the freedom of til
N negro, was boiler and nobler than til
q war of the Revolution. She (Mil
+ Webb) thought when she read Mi
8, Dickenson's lecture that instead
le being entitled "wofds for the hour
d. il should have been called "delusiol
be Of the hour" Carlyle had said th
ly e2O, 100000 paid down for the l;ber
M of the blacks in the West Indies "
equivalent to contributing the sal
amount for the injury and slavery
al. the whites. Time aud experiou
N, have proved the truth Of this id,
'd- The worsbiping Of snakes by the u
eroes of Hayti is just as common
ng among the natives Of Central Alri
and these are the gods which ems