Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-02
From tho Now York Courier & Eoqoircr.
MISS wRIGHT's PARTING ADORE, >

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The parting address of Miss Wright, at the Bowsry
,hea'rs, on Wednesday evening, singular me
idnge, of politics and impie;y-eloqucnce and irr-li-
eon- bod invectiye aud eleciionecring slang The
theatre was very much crowded probably three thou.
sand persons being present, aud what the mos, sur
pr ing ccumstAnce Of the whole. ia the fact that
bout half Of the audience ,ceTe femdlesreSpectd
Die females.
When Fanny frat made her appearance in this city
lecturer on the "new order OF thngi,' she
nv It'll. visited by r-spectabe f.m o. At her 6rs
lecture in the Park Theatre about hall dozen appear
ed, but these soon left the House. From that perio
till the present had not heard her speak in public;
hut her doctrines and opinions and philosophy appeare ID
TO have made much greater progress in the city than
we ever dreamt Of. Her frtvii cloqpcnce--hrr fine
action-hcr sop,dnOtoned voice-her bold ard daring
attacks upon all the present systems Of socie'y-and
pariic lariy upon priests, Politician bankers and arS
tocrais, as she calls them, have raised party around
her of considerable masnudc aud Of r.uch fervor and
enthusiasm.
There was good deal OF :hsa,icaI ii play in her PRO
eings last Wednesday night. She has, during the
year. made considerable improvements in her plan
operations. In opposing the sacredness Of the Scrip
lures, AMI wi hhoding that volume from the peopl,
she has shown some knowledge Of human nature, by
substituting something in its place. On Wednesday
evening, copy OF the ID declaration of Independence
on a single sheet, spread upon the table When she
reached that part of her address in which her
and il was bitter enough-was expressed against the
bible she exclaimed, "tiis il my texi-book-( .lap-
ping the cory Of the Declaration Of INDEPENDENCE y
this is my bible--my holy bible--ih, holy bhlt
Of American independence. and NUT soon he The
holy bible of IT, whole earth" This was received by
a tremendous shout OF applause. She boldly anil feaf
Iessy avowed that her object WIS TO cycrurn the pre-
sent Institutions Of society-bu, her means we're p
ful. Her weapon TO accomplish this was republican
edtcaion as she called it, She alluded TO The era o
1901 when democracy irinmphsd, and swore by the
sword OF Washington, "-"by the good NJ Frank
lin, "by the democracy Of Jefferson, that she woult
| exert her whole energies in pursuit Of her object
That obi ect is 10 make hut class Of human beings
and this 10 be accomplished by eqnalizins every mar
aud woman as 10 knowledge, f., liberty and the
suit OF happoess. Her notion OF the "socil sste, o.
marriage, are curiously enveopcl in metaphysics
terms, but no mistake them.
She said, 90 far her had been equal o he
most ssnguine expectations She made several bros,
illusions to the recent OF ths working
and seemed he quite jealous Of the pa efny OF tina
| party claimed by Thomas Skidnore. She disclaime,
the Agraran notions Of Skdmoe, and particularly hi
| mode Of cqualizng property by general auction; bu
her principies IL carried out into practice, would
much further than Skidmore intended. She want
and ayows her with, 10 equaIiz. every thing in Ia
world. by peaceable meaus--hy quiet weapons-by re
public an educaona peacable division Of properly
less than Of knowledge and power Many Of her no
lions are vague and inGehnabe; but her bitterness
wards priests clergy, politicians, banks, colleges an
the present order Of society, is bold, daring and palpa
ble enough. She denounced, a'u'ua the Courier an
Enquirer with great govt. Many OF her sentiment
IRE eontained in the reports and proceedings of tn
Working mems Executive Committee and the 9th ?
organs of that party She appeared to be quite vain
the effect which she has produced, and AZ tbs concu
, sion said ihh che would withdraw for few month
she believed she had given the People suificei
impulse to carry the Themselves. Until the d,
I'll ion shall be- given at the next autumnal election
v S'ie leaves the vineyard.
We have seldom seen the Bowery Theatre 90 crow,
h edwith respectable people, too. She delivers LEI
4 nre on infdcliy mex, Monday evening, AZ the sam
III place, and Thursday following repeats the Iectur
she delivered this week.
The present state Of things in This city IT, 10 cay IN
O leasi Of IT, very singular. bold and eloquent
laws ssjge 10 the very foundations OF socie,yinant
j. and exces the public miod -declsms With vehemenc