New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-01
Lewis Post.
Aana l.. Dickinsen's Lecture - Flood
Tides.

q large and intelligent Audience assembled
atte Cooper Institute last evening 10 hear the stirring
and eloquent young reonner Anna j. Dickinson.
H,r lecture entitled Flood Tides" is neither naut!-
cal physiological but political. Quite group Of
lady auditors giaeed the speakers platform Miss ID.
con beneed by repeating Shakespeares wellknown
qDoi Sfiop 1here s tide In the affairs of men," SC.
Wbaa is true of men IS true Of nations. This nation.
drag. ,sd through four years OF prayers tears and
;,roails is now N dagger Of sranding. We seem not
Some hesitate doubt and piocrastinate while the wave
is ebh Ig. There Is no hope for Us ant for the
Who B'e done so mnch but to hgh the lamp Of
liberty equality and fraternity; other hope
but in the Republican party sna no other
hope IN the party bat hdeiiy to principles
purposes Ard aiDs Of this party. The Democratic
party, by steaeiness and persistence 10 ono end has
gained ri -zds, Which might DC initiated. Tie Eepub
Icap parti was born antiSlayeTr partc. If it fail
of this nov it viii learn defeat There two parties
in tie land Both ay they as1 in f9yo OF peace and
10 the late Il es and restoring the States TO their power
and place. Il Sayor OF ceding at the public crib. The
Democrats v they are unwilling 10 extend tbssbalot
TO those who elately dropped th,ir muskets Woare
unwilling 10 iGke any issGe ts point say the other
party. If the Eepnbean party desires TO live 1t lsi
change its voic The only question before The people
today is Shall these black men be refused the ba.!o
Negro suffrage tAc test roint and the Republican
party must adop'f y.
eOntagioD, and Starved sol iiers by skw torture are
hardly t 20 be tr &ted with tbe desnies OF the conu
tfy Surely tho Lation cannot suner more ifoin tlP
introduction Of hal fs million Of who not more
ignoran. tsar Tho lUor Writes Of the scnh who have
been ever in the hanGs on their more GINNING masters
The men wis have IteI.o opposed tie daft, enlist
ments opposed the psymeat. OF ID, aiIn,es opposed
every measure ior sunpessing treason now deland the
right and power 70 s<!tlc te telrS Oi the victory
They demand at the black ms3 shall ke bound afresb
Notso baei; man with crutehes Is infinitely better
than the blasL eMied uaitog Who Yoyid crush him.
fCheersJ NJ lrH
Inc machinery 1f our Government has COZ too mr ch
10 yepai and Tescr TO be dsod 10 any such strange
hands IL it supL osed that pubic seitilei' Will no
support sreh views then educate " np "a II = point
Let tbsTe be coneibstiop, compromise indeed. II You
wiz bA,st come Aon the Souih 30 long &C tiie
black msp Is refused s right TO vote 80 long viii sec
ional strife exit. Magg gliimy is hne thing but
ot when eAeIcfed at ~ expense OF another, Allcy
heee men 20 come lack ssher old pnces, and in two
ears they will dlsal" .pu from helping Tie loyal
laeks A letter from tnoDiGent Georgian states
bat they need peacn b. ssy caDnot gve The vote 10
be blacks In fly yeors; NeYhe are yieoIs can give
D them now as easiiy ~ we esa give them freedom
ono are for standing at iLe bach Of the PresidsEt
be PresidsDt hss been scrupnlop nbo.t laws which
epeDdcd ~ lass sBfg .sr III 10. PoYheJf 'ralnsd Il