The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-12
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! From our latest Northern Ales We make
tho following additional ext1a0is
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The Bootiyn N. Y.) Athssesm was crowdta
one evening last week with vary iasee and ss-
spectacle audience, 70 hear an uddress BY Miss
Rmma Webtain response 10 the recent lecture, en-
t.led yvords for the Hour, some time ag0 deiiy-
cred by Miss Anpe Dickinson, ,se fsmale aboli-
,ion,s,. at Cooper Isststutc, and n the Brooklyn
Academy OF MusIc. Mss Wcbb q : lady, poszsss-
Ing in addition to many preposscssing characteris-
ties OF person a finely ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sh
was dressed in rch black moisr antique dresss
but otherwise was sesy plainly est modcsty At,
tired. N. F. Waring, ~, Of Brooklyn. accompa
uied har on the platform, and introduced her as an
American lady with American psiaciples. The
fair lecturer was received most enthusiastically.
After the applause had subsided she spoke in sub
stance follows:
She said tha: she had studied palitlcs !; she had
heen forced to grapple with these anwoEianly mat
ters II had been her misfortune p have an equal
number Of dear friends engaged On both sides Of
this unnatural shedding of btood She had weigh
ed the argument with the same tender regard a
man docs when he has to decide getwern two val
si3e wins, the angel Of deaiT sits tplushpbaus ~
the banners of victory. [applause.] The tread
Of our armies II not only upon the graves Of brave
men, butasO upon the hearts OF American women
and children. Tremendous appiiuse.l We arc
throwing down the monuments Of our fathers Ia
burs ard erecting the despotism OF the Did World
on the ruins. [Applause and cheersl Her heart
had been outraged by the daily reports Of blood
shed which come from the beitlc- field. Shc would
npPs Ivss
ii had not been for Il ,cctuIe delivered by young
lady in !sso0klyn (Meaning Miss Dickenson. :
The lecture OF that lady has endeavO7ed to weave
around the horrors 0f the war romance, Instead
Of painting the bloody scenes In their true cO0fs
(hpplause
the c.iicc of all war is to slay all youth and in
nOcencc. Whatever may be the crimes of the
Z oi;icfIns on both sides there ia eye that docs
no, weep for the private soldiers who the inno
cent victims. These soldiers who share none IF
the blame Of the war must endure the bardshps
and lay down t.ieir ives on the altar of other mems
ambition. Repeated rounds of applause.l Was
GU; country so Old as to require reg neraiinn p
HuSt we confess the failure Of The Government
p hch The good men Of the Revolution established
upon their blood and graves? She could not un
der.tand why the nation should have new birth
of .reedcm. And yet the "giited lecturer" Miss
Dic.cnsOn) would insult toe memory Of George
Washington by endcavorng to make the people
believe that the nation ho established was no;
founded on freedom. (Applause.l The President
seems to consider 1t his special function to givo
the nation new birth. tappiause mingled with
misses, followed by cheers. She believed that the
.d;r Illustration Itself was revolution {Cheers.l
Che could not too much admire the stolidity aud
patriotism OF the people IlauyIterI and their gen
tie virtues.
The eloquent lady then proceeded 10 paint
giaiin. picture Of the revolution, aud returning to
The present Of American history said that there
were some people In this country w!O Considered
the negro all mankind Miss Dickcnson had said
iha, this war FOR the freedom of the negro was ho-
ir and nobler than the Of the revolution. She
(a.iss Webb thought when she read Miss Dickcn-
sous lecture that instead or being entitled ''words
for the fiOur' il should have been called Exclusions
Of the hour Carlyle had said that Ea5,O00 600
paid down for the liberty Ofthe blacks in the West
ladies was equivalent to contributing tis same
amount for the injury and slavery OF the Whtes.-
Time and experience have proved the truth of this
idea. The w0rshtpping OF snakes by the negroes
oi iayi Is just rs coMiiOn among the natives Of
Central Africa, and these are the gods which e,nan
cipaiion has reared up In the West Indies, Zap
piause,l and seek To SCI up in this country -
lCheers
The lecturer shaved that eus,ncip1tion had ru
ucd the prosperity of the fr,ia india Islands.
The result Of total emancipation in this country
would te the same. The Hegs0 eau ol.y be happy
aud usetu! being when he Is snbiervie,it to the
white race ApP!ause.I Slavery Is the normal
condition OF iiie negro fChsers.l Negroes are
in Africa what greenbaess are in the i.ea siats.
Applause ] They are a iesti tender. tt,aeers I
lhcy never were iai1 nted fer anything else -
Continued applause. When the influence of the
white n,n is withdrawn ffom them, they soon re
turn to the worshipring OF snakes aud other such
gods They sink 10 barbarian, and will do 1t IN
spite Of all pfOelamations that may be issued by
any man. ftheers And yet we have been told
that this to free the negroes is d subliMer
sight than the war Of the Revolution. The idea
that established this Governmenl was white and
not black f'rhe cheering thai this sentiment
elected was perfectly ieateaing She quotcd
Senator Douglass statement that this nation was
founded by white men, for white men only, and
their pos.etiiy. IL Miss Dickensen had said that
either the Constitution or Abuliiinaism must die
she wGula have uttered what ever body knows TO
b, the uuth. Applause. Before hboiitionisu,
sprang up the negroes were happy and the cOun
try prosperous. But when Mr.. Seward Instituted
his irre ssiblc cOnflict' our troubles really be
gan.
Miss Dickenson had said that slavery the
ca;,se OF the war The Abotionisis say that ths
South should not have slaves and therefore delugs
the country with blood, In carrying on war fol
their freedom. Miss Dickenson had alluded te
General Mcclellan as "the General who shalt be
na.selcss here and ever more" She (&iss Webb
asked her audience 1t General Mcclellan wei
naaleiess. iGii-s vi |'no, RO.oj His is a nain,
that faction and fanaticism dread and fear
fCheeiing.
The lecturer referred to Miss Dickenson's state
meat, .hat tina army was not lighting for the sabju
CATION of any State--nOt for the U.d COnst tutiOi
cur fathers nlade-nct for liberty. She thought !
would he good idea tn send Miss DickcBson Il
the army tn inform It of the objects il Is fighting for
applause. consolidation Is despoiis,n and iibef
ty is diusivc, and he vino would res fict the latte
wages Il war against the principles upon which Gu
Constitution IL established. II Miss D;ckenson'
idea Is carried out the country ought tn be "a lie,
New africa. Laughter Sac tsli+s has plenty
of sympathy fer the negro, but none for the fv
hundre. thousand widows and Children OF Whit
men who have fallen in tais war. 'pp!ause.] Ha:
rot tie work OF death gone far enough! Peace
must come sooner or later, aud why put y on til
greater uin ensue and larger harvesto vi death ha
bccu YeaDsu. lsp1siuse and cheers
Miss Wehb concluded by recsing with great 81
feet, Hoods eloquent POEM OF "ihc song ot ta'
shit'' Ihe audience listened 70 this magnincen
piece of defamation with aEeaiiess attention, ant
app!auded most appfeciativey and enshasiasiea'il
at It's close.
Hon. $. 5. Cox, of Chic, being PRESENT. In ,he au
d:enes was recognized AMI; eailci upon 10 address
the meeting Mr.. Cox, in appearing upon the plat
form, was greeted with cordial welcome.
He said he did not expect to speak on this occa
sion But he was glad that he had been present =
hear the tTumphan, response OF the falr iectafe
to the address made by the young iady VINO ha'
been going about the country iectnrtng the people
on the duty of the hour. He believed there wa
the ,lawnins Of better day TOT our country coming
lAppa,lse The Republican party In Congress ha
begun 10 charge itself with being made up OF spoita
tors aud contractors The adminissrl'ionists ar
piial upon every hilltop Of the south. and jaiis 70
all persons whom the Government do rot like, bu
II will be OF no avail until we pour Into the lace
rated veins Of our bleeding eouitTy the streams o
Kindness and love and peace.
Mr. Cox resumed his seat AMID enthusiastic ap
plause.
L,sco1s,s conrRrsgTIoN To THE NORTH AMeRIc a
REVIEW.
The publishers Of the Novta american Rsstss
have received letter from the President OF th'
United States, called foiih by The article In III
Isnuary number on "Thc Presidents Policy
The letter is printed In the April number, as fsl