Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-01
FEMALE REFORMING SOCIETY OF
STOCKPORT
fE,naL n lLlnrhest

Ft0M Wtnckestrr paper.I
on Monday evening, 18th nit the Second
AteuhE OF the members OF this Institution
iook place IN the large room at The Wind.
man ~ Stockpeit, when Mrs. STEWART moved
IhAt MIS-. Hallw0rth be President; she knew
irom her we'l-rred principles, that she wa.
we most proper person of any other size
gould propose her requirements duiyauali-
hsd her for the Office and if accenied shs
WAS conscious she would give every satisfac-
ton.
:, Mrs. HodgsOn seconded the motion. when
y was Immediately put, and unanimously car
mrS haliwOrth accepted the honor they
nah zone her with becoming modesty; she
then addressed the assembly
IauieS ana Neutrality-suspicious. we pro-
"eed INTO the business of the evening / desire
that the Gentlemen will withdraw /; il is not
done With view TO transact any thing of a
secret nature, for ii is commonly said that wo-
men can Keep no secrets, but merely with a
Ilcw' mat a IN our debates (for it is some
mug new for women TO turn political orators
we should, for want of knoule ledge, make any
plumbers, we should he laughed at. TO pre-
vent which we should prefer bsug nv our
selves. Their male brethren Immediately
oDeyed, and she proceeded Oh
Ladies. you have this evening placed me
III situation which never occupied before
1 kindly thank You for the honor Won have
gone me, bat cannot help observing, that am
very nIInt peISon for the office but as you
peace VIII perform the task as we'll as am
anie' assure you that / avn determined to
ucu'Gace 20 hDeity, NY heart, my body, yes nv
VT hie' - OR6o.Adcd applause With cries Of
@-''sify. - am y0uug, but ladIes yGuur AS
aih, can assure you that Tie Borough villains
nave furnished iiia with such a woetuI life OF
"feiched experience that ] can feel ,or nav in
l""h pluudered cOdnirywnmen. This feel
ing Is so acnte, that an eternal war is wared
betw,Xi us, y hici will never end bur in e,r,au.
ciPatiOn OF distressed and Oyprburdeued
Feople from slavery 10 liberty Rcitcyntpd
applause. l-Ihese are sentiments imhibed
wren almost child, and ds grow older the
grumbiing spirit - VS. stI Ouger-( Loui I,ugh
t%)-l thank You, Ladies, for yonr Kind alien,
ron, but assure yon / do not look for your
apPllnses Applaud me not; il camnct pjeasp
ne, Tor consider IT is my duty to use every
dDlIl,y Ih me cause without receiving any e.
ward at all Tor my weak endeayors IL rs a
good cause, II is The cause of God we there
TORE are sure TO triumph. Seeing tiIcu. flat il
Is tue couImOn cause, let us all Mule and tt
yer cease from perseverIng iu a cause so jn,i
qua ho,y,u u we inily possess those copstiiu-
uonal liberties ~ privileges which are the
bTin-.I OF every Ehsli,hnau wdniau1'
= f giVSe 90 tEiS speech was tO,owe Nv e.
very d. monsifdtioh 81 applause.
We are sorry 10 say wG could not learn the
nanie Of the Ia = WHO next addressed The A.
scinbly; she spoke nearly to the follow log
eject -
Mrs. President and Ladies. I consider il a
piece OF the greatest absHrdity aud presuup-
ton 90 ne 10 atltmpt saying ANY thing after
hearing spch display Offcmaie cloquenee from
tic Ch1iT,u o t'Tdt Onu tw which wiIIu1t de-.
tam yOu long, but briefly state what nave To
-, ~ conjunction wiihlmy WORTHY Sister 1
xiii act u is 4 good canse, affirm il in the
most positive terms; II is the common cause
ana q cdQs. That only requires a lille more
teDtlon paid 10 IL to make it victorious yes I
Tie Cause of liberty certainly must be from
God and II iron Him who can stand against
Him IL God is for MS, who ra., I've against
u.s. Then hail, sweet LiOetty--ex pamd thy
VIituet ibto The breast Of every female in this
once happy land let sacrifices be made ia 2
ye'y town and village ia tie kingdom unto
tBcC, that ti'Ou ma, at Oucs more take th, em-
pire 10 the breasts Of brave but eIslaysd
People.-( up dVee. IL understand that the
Intention OF THIS Cmon is to cooperate with
otter Uninns fOr the general cause, aud 10 give
Tthefto mcarcerated victims VINO are suffer.
ing and are likely 10 suffer / need not say
that II 20 be feared you will have to look To
Gus worthy, patriotic, & brave FREUD. tie Rev.
y.cs. Harrison, who, it IS sad, has bill fonnd
ssajus; -iiJ tof dcigg, the devils themselves