Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-07-07
From The NJ " Courier and Eno,,irey.

the Bowcry theatre, on wednesday eve
ming, was melange of politics and inl-
piety-eloqucnce and irreligion-bold
invective and electioneering slang The
theatre was very much crowded, proba-
bly, three thousand persons being pres
cnt, and what was the most surprising
circumstance of the whole, is the fact,
that about one half of the audience were
iemales-respeciaLle females.
When Fanny first made her appear
ancc in this city as lecturer on the "new
order of things" she was very little visit
ed by respectable females. AT her first
lecture in the Park Theatre about half u
dozen appeared, but these soon left the
house. From that period till the present
we have not heard her speak in public
but her doctrines, opinions, and philoso-
ply appears to have made much greater
progress in the city than we ever dreamt
Of Her fcrvid eloquence-her fine ac-
tion-her sopranotoned voice-hcr bold
and daring attacks upon all the present
systems of society-and particularly up-I
on priests, politicians, bankers and ariSto-
Gratis, as she calls them, have raised a
party around her Of considerable mag
nitudc and of much feryor and enthu-
siasm.
There was a good deal of theatrical
display in her proceedings last We'd
ncsday night. She has during the year,
made considerable Improvements in her
plan of operations. In opposing the sa-
credncss of the Scri ptures, and withhold
ing that volume from the people, she had
shown some knowledge ofhuman nature,
by substituting something in its place.
On Wednesday, copy of the Declara-
ton Of Independence, on single sheet
was spread upon the table. When she
reached that part of her address in which
her scorn-and it was bitter enough
was expressed against the bible, she ex-
claimed, "this is my textbook (slapping |
the copy of the declaration of lndcpcn-
dcnce e)-ths is my bible-my holy bible
the holy bible of American lndepen-
dencc, and must soon be the holy bible
of the whole earth" This was received
by n tremendous shout ofappausc. She
boldly and fcarlessTy avowcd that her
object was to ovcrturn the present insti-
tutions of sociCty-but her means were
peaceful. Her weapon to accomplish
this was republican education, as she
called it, She alluded to the era ofl80I
when democracy triumphcd, and swore
"by the sword of ashington, ,"-"by |
the good sense of Franklin, by the de-
mocracy of Jefferson" that she would
exert her whole energies in pursuit other
object That object is to make but one
class of human beings, and this is to be
accomplished by equalizing every man
and woman as TO knowledge, life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. Her no
tons of the "social statc," or marriage,
arc curiously cnvclopcd in metaphysics
terms, but no one can mistake them.
The present state Of things in this city |
is, to say the least oft, very SINGULAR
A bold and eloquent woman lays siege
to the very foundations Of socicty--in-
flames and excites the public mind-de-
claims with vchcmcnco against every
thing religious and orderly, and directs
the whole other movements to accomplish
the election ola ticket next fall, under the
title of "working-mcn's ticket" She
avows her object is n thorough and rad
ical reform and charge in every relation
of flife-evcn the dearest and most sacred.-
Father, Mother, husband, wife, son and
daughter, in all their delicate and cndcar-
ing relationships, arc to be swept away
equally with clcrgymcn, churches, banks,
parties and benevolent societies. Hun
dreds and hundreds of respectable fe-
males; by frcqucnting her lectures give
countenancc and currency to these start
ling principles aud doctrines. Nearly
the whole newspaper press of this city
maintains deathlike silence, while the
great Red Harlot Of infdclity is madly
and trumphantly stalking over the city,
under the mantle of "working men,"
making rapid progress IN her work of ru-
in. If solitary newspaper raises word
in favor of public virtue and private NOR
defence Of the rights, liberties
and property of the community, it is de-
nounccd with open bitterness by some,
and secretly stabbed at by them who wish
to pass for good citizens. Miss Wright
says she leaves the city soon. This is
mere rusc to call her followers around
her. The effect of her lectures is al
ready boastcd Of by her followers. 1.-TWO
years ago. say they-'twcnty persons
could scarcely be found in New York
who would openly avow infdcliiy--now
VIC have twenty thousand. Is not that
We say it is something that will make
he whole city think.
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From the Salem Observer II