Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-11-10
Mr.. vaIIandlgham's Lecture.

spacious hall, was well filed, aud the
reading Of the lecture was received with
the deepest interest and attention by all
/ present. The lecture. as a literary and
intellectual effort, was one Of surprising
excellence The theme was, "7He BiJie
as Literary Book" The able and in
telligent manner in which il was treated,
iully demonstrated that the lecturer was
complete master of his subject The
wonder was, how he could compress 80
/ great an amount OF matter into so brief
n sphee--for it seemed that cvery book
and chapter from Genesis to Revelations"
receiveda a passing remark One fact at
least, was clearly apparent, and that wns'
that few men in our day have so complete
and thorough an acquaintance with
the Bible-its history, poetry, eloquence
rhetoric-as the lecturer on this OCCASION,
As before announced, a course of lee.
lures, during the present season, has been
decided upon as the best means to raise
funds to relieve the congregation Of st.
Johns Church from a debt incurred in
fitting up place of worship. Mr. Val
llandigham, without the hope or prospect
Of fee TO reward, kindly consented TO de-
liver the first lecture of the course. I'M
| der these circumstances, 1T seems strange
that the journal cannot restrain its "viltn-
! Gus Indignation" However much it may
be disposed TO vent its malignity upon
Mr.. Nallandigham-who is a private ciii-
zen, pursuing the legitimate business of
his profession--we think its dirty slur
upon the Ignorance of the people to whom
he is accustomed to talk, Of the subject
he treated" is, to say the least, out of
place and uncalled for. His audience was
made mp. mostly .sof tile mernberS of the
congregation of St. Johns Church
men and women who will Perhaps
favorably compare in point of respect
ability and intelligence with any other
congregation in this city 1t is ex-
eeedmgly unpleasant for MS to be
compelled TO refer 10 matters of this sort;
but we think it is about time this dirty
work of the journal came to an end, and
we are happy to say that several respscts-
Bile gentlemen of its own party, with whom
we have conversed to-day, agree with us
in opinion. Ia ,
1t gives us pleasure to add. in this con-
nection, that about three hundred dollars
were realized, by the lecture last night, in
aid of the object contemplated
The Elections GA Tuesday.
Speaking of the elections which took
place on Tuesday ioss tlie Chicago Times
remarks: "The lighmess of the vote cast
through the country, at the elections on
Tuesday, sufficiently indicates the little
interest felt by the peoplein the result. Is
sues were slight and not sharply defined !;
and the republicans, having possession
of the offices and welding the inhu-
ence thereby conferred, were enabled to
bring out stronger array than their oppo-
nents. A half vote determines nothing !;
and from the elec tion yesterday we have
no precedent to infer results in future
The apathy Of the democracy was very dis
tinctly marked, as may be observed in the
city of New York, where they should have
had nearly 10000 majority and came off
with little more than 10000 or in Nil
waukee, which gave Hobart but half the
poll she should have done. 1t is plain
that the democrats are not voting this
year, except, perhaps, in Detroit, where an
average vote was polled, and the demo-
cratic majority is about the same as at for
mer elections. In other places, where full
vote was brought out, the democrats have
gained, or at least held their own: while
the party discipline of the republicans in
localities where the vote was lightest, gave
them the advantage. In Minnesota and
Wisconsin, the question Of so amending
the constitution as to permit negro suf-
frsgo was presented direc tly to the peo-
pie, and, although the republican state
tickets were successful, the case seems TO
have been decided adversely to the amend :