The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06

"a Struggle for Lifc''-Lectarc by yIl.- Dick.
insOn.

In the Cooper Institute for the benefit OF the Work.
ing Womens Association. Her subject was "A strup
gle for Life" The hall was filled to repetion by an
intelligent and cultivated audience. Previous to the
appearance OF the fair Anna, Miss Johnson sang
song entitled Fathers Drunkard and Mother ia
Dead" After the song Mrs. Davis, member
OF the ASSOCIATION, read platform OF principles
which was adopted by the working women at meet
ing held the 10th OF In consequence OF the
avartciousness OF employers working women were
unjusty oppressed hence tho rt plank In the plat
form was associated action. They believed In the
dignity OF labor and suggested that hereafter special
attention should be given by working women to per-
iectng themselves In the branches OF business which
they had severaly adopted. The advantages OF
social interchange and OF union were portrayed and
the association solicited aid In the way Of thought
and whatever agencies might help the movement.
Miss SUSAN Il. ANTHONY, the president OF the asso-
citation, came forward and said that Miss Dickinson
came on from Philadelphia by late train and asked
the indulgence or the audience for few moments.
Miss Anthony went on to speak OF the
Cooper and others for services rendered in
behalf OF this wOmans rights. This l0psus
,,R1,,1 occasioned uproarious laughter. Miss An
thony however, was too old siager In pnblic speak
ing TO be disconnected by this mistake. White the
audience were enjoying themselves 1T her expense
the champion OF womans ri1lts stood calmly and
when silence was restored, she naIvely remarked
that II she had not made slip OF the tongue the
dience would not have taken it AZ matter oil course
tina the principle OF womans rights was beneath the
whole movement, whose interests brought them ic-
cether.
greeted with applause. she was alfred In rich
black silk dress and ncr iair fingers were adorned
her address was heavy, but The audience
listened patiently. After while, however. she he
came more sparkng In speaking Of the relations
certain class OF men who thought that the duty OF
nowers and women was to be sweet and beautiful.
They were neither to toll or 10 SPIN but after while
some man was To come along and pluck OF those
sweenesses and wear in his button hole. All rlrht
If il is u pansy or heiiotiope but how If 1t be
suniOwer or weed VI was bad thing to have a
privileged class In u republic and 1t was bad, pr
marily for the class itself There could not DO sound
healthy beings In class that Is constantly consuming
and never producing. invalldsm was national
characteristic of American women hIss Dickinson
made some sensible remarks upon the course of
parents, who nowadays trained their girls and boys
To be ladies and gentlemen" inculcating the idea
that labor was d.shonorabe. A great many Ameri-
ca girls did not marry for love- but they were forced
to do so by the exgences OF society The editor OF the
New York Times said that she should not ought not
to meddle with love, for she knew nothing about 1t.
One thing Was certainly true, that she could not
scarcely love the man who penned that sentiment.
Any man should tremble to win the hand OF a woman
unless he possessed the utmost devotion OF her heart
She dwet clOquently upon the unhappiness Occa-
stoned by ill-assorted marriages. and said that In
consequence OF the tyranny OF American 500 al life
many vlrtuous girl was sent ont into the streets
arrayed In purple and ne linon There were myriads
merchants architects, or anything which their bro
theirs could be who had received the same training.
They the vast Of the needle watch az; was
Its semi-invisble point, and as certainly, but more
slowly and painfully, than with the dagger's
ing and shame upon bridge made by single
swaying thread The speaker then alluded 70 the
low wages paid to workingwomen, rom four to eight
dollars q week-an amount, In these days OF cur
rency that might easily be spent for dinner. Anna
said q good many sharp things In treating OF this
has, fnaf0 and I'm uh
said, .I.et these women 60 into the Kitchen" OBJ
served that cooking and housekeeping dld not
ought to have the right to select the work
10: which she was best qualified and II she
was capable OF earning nve hundred dollars a
received her two dollars. She met clerk In one OF
the government oiices IN washington the other day
and told him that he and his associates ought to be
sent West and their places given to women. In
scathing terms she denounced medical men who re-
medical education or wished to follow the profession
OF law mercantile calling. IL was not the black
w%rk ths eop so o s ss n i
the yellown dgold or the greenness OF greenbacks
she brought accusations against the injustice OF pay
ing male clerks In Washington eighteen hundred dol
lars per annun when the female clerks who worked
beside them only received nine hundred for doing
rumor started that the women in the government
onces at the capital were corrupt aud said that the
persons who get that rumor a1oat either conceded
reached the most abjcct depths OF destituton II they
thought she. would sell herself body and soul, FOR
influence only knew what good they could do In
ann l0lating The condition Of poor working women,
greater aA2rss would be put forth for their
and salvation.
In conclusion she drew an eloquent picture OF the
fail oil unfortunate females who by the ne elect ana
injustice OF society, were crusncu beneath us IRON
hand.
The Decisive Battles Of America.
The nrst OF the series Of lectures announced by
nf MI at.I
Tradesmen was delivered last night at Steinway
Hall by Colonel Frederick A. Conkhn. The "Deci-
sye Battles Of America the subject selected by
the lecturer. u certainly subject broad and
wide enough for longer discourse than that with
which the gallant colonel favored his audience.
The Society OF Mechanics and Tradesnen, which
has been IN existence since 1885, Is now
composed OF gentlemen who are very de-
s,rDus Of contributing to the advancement aud OF
forwarding the Interests OF the working people Of
New York. The society, wnen mrs. siar,ea nnaet
by rounding library for apprentices, and anornnx
n means OF improvement To the needy thousands who
make the streets their home. with this view the APP
prentlcesi Library was formed, and In furtherence
of the benevolent object the Respectable number OIL
Al, 900 volumes Was contributed. IL - the only library
I'm the country which IL free 10 all classes o. tne COM
munty Drawing classes for mechanics nave been
Inst tuted, aud advantage mas peen TAKEN oi tne
facilities offered by tho society, ny poth young huu
old men, In mechanics -.
The lecture delivered last night was the lrst OF the
series arranged by the committee OF the society,
and was especially designed for the benefit Of me-
chapIcs and tradesncn. Whether 1t was that the
tactics OF Trmmany and the 0ratory OF seymour ard
and Blair orators prejudiced working people against
RADICAL lecturers certain II Ia that few OF "thc nafd
fisiedr were present at oeinway Hall last night.
Tho audience very respect ible AMI very scec.
As usual the ladies' we're ia the majority.
The lecturer, who was Introduced by the chairman
of the Committee OF ARRANGEMENTS commenced 10y
noticina the failacy which supposed that the SCRIP.
tu AL mil ,nnum was ut hand andsihat people would
beat their swords into pruning hooks and ADAPT
their other offensive weapons into plouphsbares
lie SAID that tho virtues OF Humanity clustered
around the sword, aud that nations have been pro
grcssve only In state OF war. Sacred and proiln,
vanccd by conquest. rho snIit VI the past al'
the spirit OF the prc.~-nt lave always oecn y
collision, IN All modern contests ,he m W.
I power &c frumphcd ami TIE Iorih'r ~ W. w.
.,,. ,rax M. cited Marathon "a an example