The New York herald., 1872-10-26
IFS THE WAR ENDED 2"
A Lecture by Anna Dickinson at the
Cooper Institute Last Evening.
A War Cry to Republicans Who Are "0n the
Fence"-The Inquiry Answered, (which l.
the Best HanY'-L the Country Prosper.
ousIThe Condition Of the South
Who Saved the Country THE Peo-
pie Of tho United States
Why the South Will
Vote for Greeley.

To an audience that only partially filled the
cryptof the Cooper Institute Anna E. Dickinson
delivered her lecture last night, entitled "Is the
War Ended9" Though the subject was put in the
| form Of q conundrum, there was very ready
| answer to the inquiry. The lecture was cam
pagn speech in behalf Of the liberal republican can
didate and differed very little from other campaign
/ speeches, except In the attractive circumstance
that Miss Dickinson was the speaker. The fair lee
turer was not supported by any OF the prominent
members OF the liberal republican party resident
In the city. and the only notable lady on the plat
form was Mrs. Calhoun. Occasionally in
the course Of her address Miss Dickin-
son broke out into one Of her charac-
teristically "divine passionsn and assumed
that militant attitude that is to be forgotten
by those who have once heard her lecture and seen
her In ner highest rhetorical moments. An inter-
ruption, either intentional or accidental, brought
out the combativeness Of the lecturers nature,
and her response to the inquiry OF the nterrupting
gentleman brought down upon him chorus OF
ironical cheers.
lis the war ended y, Miss Dickinson asked, at
the outset OF her lecture, and then said stripped
OF all sophistry, OF all extraneous personal
matters. and to the naked FACT this was
the question that the people were to
answer on the 5th OF November. tApplause.) Mr..
Morton told us in Philadelphia that the old battle
was going on between the boys In gray and the
boys In blue. Anumber OF similar quotations from
other administration orators was given, and then
the lecturer said that the tree was known by
It's fruit what fruit Is this administration giving
man IL known by the company he keeps. What
sort OF company does President Grant keep ?
d.aughter) leone from Pennsylvania; ! am sorry
10 say II. Cheers and aughter The Governor
OF the state elected by 3s.ooo majority, and q
friend and old comrade OF bis comes out from the
state Prison 10 support this man. The two pillars
OF support Of that man we're q State Prison con-
Wet and President. We may well say, with our
mouth In the dust, "God save the Republic.n The
President n accused Of seaside loterings, OF the
smoke OF cigar, and being fonder OF the aroma OF
wine glass than the responsibilities ana Of the
state lie Is accused Of accepting gifts and placing
the givers In high places The lowest depth ofdegra-
dation Is reached when the people quietly acknow-
ledge the truth Of these shortcomings The great
question ~. HAS he mace good President ~ says
the senator from New York. II you want q man 10
guide ship, you want q man who win not give
man 20 lead an army you don't want 4 man who
| win let thieves bummers and camp-followers
steal all the spoils q the war. n you
whose nos ermine i stained. myoa want man 'io to
build house you don't want man who win sub
let the contract % miserable jobbers. Moral
attrbses are az essential 10 success AZ intellectual
or executive powers. Miss Dickinson here traced
the origin and progress OF the present disrup.
tion OF the republican party. When the
name Of Charles sumner was mentioned by
the lecturer there was general cheering. III was
handful ,s1 q eope ss wsS no origin
Of the prominent members OF the liberal republican
party the name ofGrceley was received with rounds
OF applause. When these men went 10 CINCINNATI
ucy were loudly appla1ded and enthusiastically