Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-01

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was ,he event After a i,w moments pro-
lo1nd Sii"nce, crieslof har,iS ou and Liberty
tor ever! pro,,eled iom every pant OF th.
room.
The business then proceeded on with the
! last speaker moving.
" hat the Female Uniou cooperate with
| iheir male breiuen in relieVin. those untor-
| tnnate individuals now confined in Chester
ta>ue, MessrS, Bas.uely, Johu>ton aud
Druinniond and all who may in future be i'll
carcer"ied tor advocating the cause OF the
PeOpI-. which WAS unanimously carried.
| follows:
| Nils President and Sisters, l love liberty.
| and hate slavery; know too truly the hor-
| iorS OF the ohe and the virtues oi the oiker.
| liza Boiou: hinon.er were 10 come TO Stock
port ana be compelled tn weave tor his living,
| ne wOud more inpdiientiy, when he saw he
| could SCI nothing more than Il mess OF pot
| tdge tor ms iaUOur, cry out for Liberty and
| Rriorm. as well a. those whn are called ih.
| ,"corriSihle SWINE, The di>ifecisd, and The
| i"wer orders. will not dciaiu yru; L have
| oni> In say, that could wish ~ To have il cap
J ~ h1"rty ana present }; al the neat Public
h'eii"-, ~ our sisters al Blackburn did at
| tneirs aud that we foam ihe determination to
| bii. II victorinusly back again, OF lose our
l lives la its defence"
The following persons were property e.
| iertcd Ia act rs Committee for the Uuiou -
! Miss Goodirr, Miss Knowles, Miss Lowe
1 Mrs. tod.t0n, Miss Whdlley, Mas. Kemwer-
| Thy. Ms. Rhodes, Miss Longson, Miss john
| stone. Mrs. Stewart, Secretary Mas. Hambls-
! ton, Treasurer.
! a vote of thanks was theu given 10 Mr.
| Lanton, grocer fiiIgatc aud To Mr.. Sander
! son, sioedea'er opposite Bak, lev Arms
| IN Stock noi', for voluntarily stepping. forward
| To give bail for Sir Charlcs W 0lsriev Bart
| carried by universal reclamation OF Wolsc-
| IS and Liberty"
| n vote OF thanks was then passed to those
| seven patriotic Individuals, who have tender
ed themselves to come forward 20 give bail for
Inv fri, n1i i..I Yn,t 10
! Carried by unbOunded acclanatIun OF " Har-
riSOD for ever"
A vote OF thanks was then proposed To their
! worthy Prcsideutess which was carried in ,hr
| usual way by reclamation.
| The PtesidenteSs then replied" Ladies |
do assure you, yon have so wousded me by the
| hind attention you nave honorcd me with
| that the load oveiwcms me with such ),
| sense oil Obligation, that cannot express INV
| thanks Snihce II 10 say. that tlis mark of
| esteem will ever dearly cherish in my heart
| can only say, that II will he a fresh stimulus
10 spur me on with greatef avd,ty in the COM
| mon cause. Go peaceabiv home, tor fear Of
furnishing the RoroughmOugers with male
! rails Tor another green bag, a plot is what
they are Gas CoDhett observcs) Niug for aud
| the Only plan 10 irIstrate their helsh wish
| Is 10 act consitm'iona!ly In all your undertake
| lngs.'
The Meeting then dispersed about haIf-past
10 O'Clock. highly pleased with the proceeu-
ihss OF the evening.
| Ing MANCHESTER FEMALE REFoRMrRs' An
DRESS TO THE WIVES, MOTHERS, SISTERS AND
DAUGHTERS OF the HIGHER AND NIB
DING CLASSES OF SOCIETY.
Deu Sisters ottie Earth-It is with a shirt
OF peaceful consideration aud due respcct that
we are Induced 10 address YOU upon the cans
Is that have compelled us To associate ioye-
tier, aud the miserable partners OF our woes
bcieit not oniy OF that support the calls Of
nature require tor Existence : hut the balm of
sweet repOse has long been stranger TO ms
Onr minds are filled with horror and despair
FEARFUL on each returning morning, the HIGHT
OF heaVen shon'd present TO ms The cortse o. our
Vanished ot>pringor nearest kindred, which
The more KIND hand OF death hath released ,ro,n
Tie grasp OF the oppressnr, The Sabbath which
is set apart By tie AlwI>e Creator for = day
OF rest, We are compelled TO employ in repair
ing ue iattered garments to cover the uake ed
ieSS OF our iOrloin and destitute families
Every succeeding night brings with 81 rev
ierIorS, SO that we are sick OF life, aud weary
o. world where poverty, wretchedness, ty-
Fanny al injustice have so long been permit
ten TO reign amongst meu.
Dear Sisters. wc feel justified in stating that
under The oppressive system of Gov eriuneut
that we now live, the same fate that hath
oVeFlaken MS nnst speedily bp the fate OF ma
ny of You, for il is said III the word OF God,
Where the carcase is, there will the eagles
he also )" and this we have proved to demon-
straiion, that the lazy 1roughmougeIiny ca
giles of destruction have nearly picked bare
the hons Of those who labour. You NAV then
Ia riy anticipate that when we are mixed with
The silent dust, that you will become the next
victims of the vOracious ACCOMPLISHMENTS
VINO VIII chase you in your turn, 10 misery
and death, till at length the middle class of |
society rs swept by their relentless hand from
The face OF the creation.
From very mature and deliberate conside- |
ration we are thoroughly convinced, that I'M !
der the present system, the day is near AZ hand
when nothing will be found in our unhappy
country but luxury, idlemeSS, and tyranny on, |
the one hand, aud ablect poverty, slavery, |
wretcbedneSs, misery and death on the other |
% avert these dreaded evils il is your duty |
row, therefore, to mite with us as speedily as |
possible, and TO exert Your influence with |
your fathers, your hus Stands, your sons, your |
relations and your friends, TO join the Male !
Union for constiiuiiOnallv demanding a Re- |
form in their own House viz: the Commons |
House of Parliament, Tor we are now tho |
roughly convinced, for want Of such timely |
heiOrm the most useful class of society has |
Deen reduced TO its present degraded state
ana bnt for want OF such a Reform the Eng |
Silsh nation would not have been stamped with |
Tue dlSgrace OF having engaged in The late |
nhnSt, unnecessary * destructive var against |
me liberties OF France, that closed IFS dread |
fhI career on the crimson plains of " aterI0o
"hefe The blood OF our fellow creatures flowed |
I'D SUE u mighty prUtusiou, that The fertile earth
seemed to blush at the outrage offered 10 the |
choicest works of Heaven and for Il space of |
ume was Quilted with the polluted draughi
VII TIE Almighty, with fTOwu upOu The az
sressorS, threw veil over The dismal scene
Let us now ask ourselves tue cause of this
dreadful carnage - was il To gain immortal |
happiness for all mankind" or, if possible,
was it for nobler rurpOse?" Alas no the
SIMPLE story is this, that all this dreadful
slaughter vas IN cool blood comm tor lie
purpose OF placing on the; Throne of France,
contrary to the peoples interest and incIina-
non, me present contemplate Louis, ainan
VINO iI'd been living for years in this country
~ iH'encSs, aud wandering from one corner Of
,hr ind to the othHrin cowardly and vaga-
Oomd slolhinlOess and contempt.
Lei u be remembered at the same time that
.nt' "dr Nmri was to reIustate this uan las
tented TO raise landed property fllrcc-roId |
abpNe is value, aud 10 lDad eur beloved coui-
Try WIN such IN inSmrmOHutahle burden of
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