Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-03
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Anna Dickinson Again In Ann
ArIOr

MEssRs. EDITORS 1T is said that San
gels visits are few and far between" So
we often think, when we need visits from
the angels OF mercy. 1t Is said, too, that
toOmdn in her mission, should be angelic
In her visits to the suffering and doWntrod-
den, she often is an angel of mercy. .
How many a wounded and dying soldier
has been cheered by the soothing hands of
some of our noble and self-sacriiiciDg wo-
men for the last few years.
Indeed, the consciousness that they had the
prayers of distant, but loving mother or
sister, sustained many IN their suffering and
dying moments. d. .
The influence of these noble women, ST.
lent as an angels tread, may never be writ
ten in history or verse, but their noble
deeds will be recorded in that book which
is not to pass away with the things or
plaudits of this world. -'. ...
But even angels have fallen, and when
once fallen, scarcely vestige remains to
tell us of what they once were.
They come, in all the garbs of their first
estate, but they are only ravenous wolves
in sleeps clothing. The siren, with her
external innocence and loveiness, entices
into her power and then builds her throne
of dead mems bones. ~"
We of Ann Arbor have again been bless
ed with visit of one of these -; what
shall | call her, an angel or SirenP
One year ago sent you communication
after a visit from this same lady. | noticed
her then, do now, only because she comes
the instrument of New England radicals,
and because che received the plaudits of
this Massachusetts Jr. .7 r.......
Nor would underrate this lady. She is
of rather fine appearance and address, but
to attribute to her Intellectual powers above
many of her sex would be doing violence to
them. Her chief quality is her voice. Ma
ture has given to her a large throat, and in
addition masculine impudenCe which a
French orator once said was necessary to
success as public speaker. 1t was appar-
ent that she imagined herself a missionary to
the West. And as we have in this Univer-
sity l,205 students gathered from all parts
of the West-the educated young men of
the West-it seems fit place for her to be-
gin her missionary labors, that they, I'M
bued with the true principles of govern
ment, may scatter the good seeds as they
go out from hence.
She comes as friend of humanity but
am sorry to say, that she seems to know no
humanity unless wrapt in "colored"
skin. 1t seems to make but little difference
with her, what may be her subject; her
speech will be the same. Last year her
subject was "The meaning of the election"
The speech was for negro suffrage and
equality, and TRADE upon all who dis
agreed with what she taught. This time
her subject was "Flood- tide" The speech
was again for negro suffrage, but more than
negro equality, and TRADE upon all Dem
ocrats and Andrew Johnson. Said that
johnson has done too many things, but none
of them right, Quoted from his speeches
of late, etc. "He compliments the bravery
of the South" "Has pardoned rebels, )" and
thus has put the lie to his former declara-
tions, that ''treason is crime, and must be
made odious." Assailed with unrelenting
fury his policy of reconciliation and recon-
struction; and observe that all these senti-
ments were loudly cheered by the knoDn
loyal portion of the listeners. Lla .la G.
After having taught us one year ago that
the President is thee Government--after our
men in Ohio having been arrested for dis
agreeing with the policy of the then Presi-
dent; what shall we say of the tune, now
being played by this hand organof Sumner,
Stevens, 6c.p % rl'g al..H ..lacsr pa.-. :.
This traitor in the form of unsuspected
woman talking her treason against the,
President, and being cheered in this State
of Michiganl "Have we Governmentpn
"Is treason to be made Odious?p Let us
weigh them in their own balances. s.The
President is the Government rnt'He who.
opposes the President opposes the Govern,
ment, and hence is a traitOr.'lj Miss Anna
and those who sent her, are opposing, and
denOunclng the President and hence are
traitofst TO the Governments ~ Treason must