The New York herald., 1872-10-08
Henry Wilson the Man After Mrs.
oa Hookera Own Heart.
Miss jAnthonys Description Of Her Narrow
Bono Performances Before the
Sage Of Chappaqua.
GRANT GLORlFlED.
No Reconciliation Across the
nz Bloody Chasm.

Lilly Devereaux Blake Unburdens Herself
Likewise the Rev. Olympia Brown.
Women are never 80 much frightened as when
sarcasm or ridicue is levelled at them Last even
Ing the Cooper Institute was crowded to excess,
and the occasion was that OF o Grant and Wilson
republican meeting, at which none but women were
70 speak. Policemen to the number of Q hundred
or 50 were strewed around the hail promiscuousy,
and the sergeants and roundsmen did duty by sup
porting the pillars while the speaking was going
on. The array Of speakers mentioned on
che bills was formidable. The names Of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Isabella Beecher
Hooker Lilly Devereaux Blake, Rev. ~
Olympia Brown IA woman), Matilda Josyn Gage
and the old veteran Of hundred fights, Susan B.
Anthony, were luridly emblaz0ned. The hall was
packed to sufocation. Looking down from the
platform the scene was like q cornfeld OF faces
thickly studded together. Here and there
negro's face appeared, and at irregular intervals
black mans face. The platform was crowded
with the friends and families Of the fair speakers,
who, as matter OF course applauded loudly and
always at the wrong time, II the manifestations OF
the audience could be taken as q criterion. glee
club occupied back seats, modestly holding their
sung well, but their rather indecent
illusions to Horace Greeley were not
received with any warmth Of feeling,
Tne great gun Of the meeting, as announced for
mally, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was not present,
but she sent Q letter, which was read by the Chair
man, Luther Fl. Marsh, well-known lawyer, who
appeared in evening dress and wore blazing red
necktte. whenever the courage of the female
speakers faltered under the storm of Kisses when
they mentioned Grants name, or when q wild, up
roarious cheer was raised for Greeley, Marsh
stepped into the breach with his eyeglass and his
red necktie and his evening dress coat and talked
Of the rebels He said nothing new, but he
said great many bitter things which provoked
Misses and disapproval. The lady speakers
were ranged in row, all dressed to kill, and it was
poticeable that among them there was not one who
was not Of New England birth. They all have flne
large, intellectual heads and small bodies, and they
seemed more fitted to he speakers on the rOstrum
than to fulfil the domestic duties of wives and
mothers. It was terrible strain on the patience
Of the ladies to listen to their stump oratory. The
staple Of their discourses was praise Of Henry WI
son, who was gl0rifed In an unseemly manner. He
was heroic he was brave, he was farseeing, he was
the w0man's champion and the idol Of the woman's
heart. There were illusions to Ulysses Grant, but
the motive was apparent; 1t was a Wilson meeting.
Senate knows better how to humbug the ladies'
and amuse them by sentimental yarns than
Mr.. Henry Wilson, and they IKE him for
talkcr to roughangled, earnest man. There is
no fun In any Of the earnest men, and so the wo-
are earnest for their ISM and that OF course alters
che case altogether. The prettiest Of the lovely
sPssas blake last u eysn w s. ay THAT
the speakers have three names) and
sne was much applauded because she SPOKE but
dressed in purple barred silk, and she wore an
immense brass ornament in her back hair which
hundred fights, Susan B. Anthony, sat near Mrs.
or Miss Blake, with her hair done In plain, nat
s dress Which had never Seen turned Miss
Anthony was the best speaker, and during the
evenings entertainment she was boiling over with
Olympia Brown was quite a boon to the audi
ence The Rev. Olympia, who has received holy
orders from some selectman Of q township In
Connecticut was dressed in a green check silk,
and had her hair done up in very symmetrical
Hnot ana ea nacE o. ner wen IL snaped heaa @ ma Ma
considerable excitement was manifested by the
audience while she spoke. These however, two
Of her rather rec expressions about TIE saee Of
Chappaqua, and there was great deal OF kissing
at times which was sometimes drowned by cheers
out OF the pure chlvary Of the audience, who in |
New York always sympatnize with helpless wo.
men. The lady who had the best stage presence Of
the lot was Isabella Beccher Hooker, who wore q |
black dress, with gorgeous red-fgured scarf and |
whose little white hands were enshrined partly by |
0Eng reg ass ssevss ss
these ladies have sing song, school girl decacy,
and their utterances are clouded by one fact they
stump orators they must always woman like) 10
back eight years, as they did last evening" to dig
blood and and s " o. their
the harangne Of their political Pytr runesses while
the male portion Of the audience, even those who
could not say that the, we're Instructed or that
they had heard any, v..n,ng new. On the whole the
,6 nrss meeting a. which female speakers were en-
P,vysu PNy ~ this campaign was saved solely from
,ai'nr oy the presiding oflcer-a horrid man-and
,ais Is the iamentable truth.
: After the meeting was called to order Mr, Luther
r. Marsh was chosen chairman, and coming for
SPEECH OF MR.. LUTHER R. MARSH.
new period has come. The ancient clock Of
time, rom its belfry In the sky, strikes another
hour: The world has moved on its orbit through
an hs e o An Fo ,s sf me p
history OF our country woman takes public part in
the political canvass organizes her meetings
her views from the platform. The time is ripe for
such an advent; Wen may the women Of America
crisis in our career and DO what they they can can
TO aid the reelection OF General Grant
crashp than which none brighter SHINES in the
annals Of war; to him. the most aggressive OF war
riors, the most Clement Of victors, whose combat
phurous clouds OF battle clear away; to him who,
after the surrender under the apple tree, seemed to
be the only man on whom the people could agree
TO direct the reconstructive and recuperative
gies OF the nation; to him more than to any other
man do they owe the continuance OF their govern
ment, the return OF their husbands and sons. the
reign OF order, peace and prosperity and the un-
m0Iested occupancy OF their own homes.
Mr.. Marsh read letter from Mrs. Cady stanton,
excusing her absence, and then continued- =
will now Introduce to you a sister OF man
who has taken more various views than any one
else on various SUBJECTS Henry Ward Beecher, and
II is Tor me TO leave You to Judge whether all the
talent OF the Beecher family is monopolized by him.