The New York herald., 1868-10-13
EL0QUENCE AND ORATORS.
Lecture by John ID. Cough on Behalf Of the
Working WOmen's Protective Union.

Lecture by John II. Gouxl, on Behalf OF the
Working Women's Protective Union.
Cooper Institute was well filed last evening. The
occasion was one calculated to draw large assem-
bage 1t being foremostly o demonstration Of the
Working Women's Protective Union, and, secondly,
lecture being announced on behalf OF the association
by John b. Cough Judge Daily, President of the
Union, previous to introducing tina orator OF the
evening" made some remarks regarding the Union
and the work 1t had accomplished during the
past year, and the great and important field
or labor demanding an enlargement Of the scope
OF its efforts in the future He declared the ass0ca
ton to be one Of the most useful ntituti0ns OF
CITY, abundanty revealed in the fruits Of its abors
At eight O'Clock Mr.. Cough entered upon his lee
ture. He started with saying that some might think
the title OF his lecture very portentous one. He
did not claim to know understand anything about
the technical terms Of oratory He made no pre-
tence as q teacher OF Oratory; but be had studied
orators, and II he attempted to ridiculc any Of
them or their style 1t was done with
miles to see any one rldicule himself and would
promise to enjoy 1t as well as any one. Although
quoted Cicero, Quntiion, Demosthenes and modern
orators and writer's giving their divers views on the
subject His own Idea was that true eloquence con-
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was mot neither was cham
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did speech that wasl" Loud talking and frothing
oralory was not eloquence, aud be gave most
ludjcrous and forcible example OF this school Of
Oratof The pulpit orator S;. STOOD N o. high vantage
the violated law speaks out its thunders, aid in
tones as sweet as angels use the Gospel whispers
hour or more listening to Ministers although many
had scores OF heads to their dfscourses. SefpOsses
sion was a most most essential element M q oras0ry For
Sssr sa seues ns and
and nfty times in Boston,, and yet he never
came before an audience without trembling at
the knees and huskiness Of voice, and u he should
the same or the painful results OF the lack OF fsepOs
session he gave several humorous examples, which,
lacking the manner OF the orator. would read pr0sy
in type. He advised ambitious young orators to
avoid fastening their collars with pins OF this he
linen followed other stories, each more laughable
than the preceding. OF which political orators
ness on che pars Of SPEAKERS he next enfeSoed
Plain dress and no flashing OF diamonds was
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subject but temperance did he or could he forget
himself On this subject, when he talked. he forgot
recital Of one OF his memorable experiences as o
drunkard, holding the audience, IN the pathos OF It's
thrilling recital, as spebound and still as they had
been before convulsed with laughter. He described
in turn the b0mbastc orator and those OF the namby
pamby school, giving admirable presentations Of the
OF the most celebrated orators OF the past
and present time lie urged that every one
should have style Of his own, and not try to
initiate any one. Of the voice, gesture aud other
ouxiarIes OF oratory he spoke at some length, CIV
ing limitations as he progressed, including the
"Grecan Bend" which specially brought down the
house. And thus he went on, now laying down with
all the didactic seriousness OF college professor ON
elocuton the rules to be observed TO compass elo-
quence, now keeping the audience In with the
humor OF his stories and grotesqueness OF his man.
her, and now by the power OF his pathos rousing
their mos tender sensibities. he spoke an hour and
three-quarters.