Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-15
MISS WRIGHT


We have paid but small attention to the n,;n.;a,,,
Of this lady, and her various efforts To ds..n,,.,
them III this country We supposed her dre,r,;,o
phlanthropist, incapable of doing much harm ~
good of great talents certainly but little sense, aim
ing IKE Owen, at a social perfectibity, of which
human nature was unacceptable, but prompted bv
motives of sincere benevolence How far u,a Me-
hight or how far wrong, in these conceptions. we d.
not yet "o~; but it appears from the following s,ti
Gle which we recommend to perusaI that we under.
rated her powers Of influence. The t.eurier &.
Enquirer is violent enemy of Miss Wright, and
that party OF the Working Men which it snys oves
us origin TO her. and Its views of her PRINCIPLES a,e
therefore, TO be received with many grains Of allow
ance The same hostility on the other hand rands,.
IL the best witness when it speaks favorablv Of tho
results OF Der labors, as far mere proseIvtisu 20
concerned.
flo" ue New YORK Courier G. Enquirer Of Thursday
MISS WRiGHT'S PARTING ADDRESS
Inc parting address of Miss Wright at the ROW
cry Ihenre on Wednesday evening. was s;n1u,a,
eeanse o. poltics and lmpiety-eloquence and ire
ilgion-boid invective and electioneerine sano The
iheatre was very much crowded probably three
thousand persons bong present, and what was tho
most surprising circumstance of the whole. is rho
-reSpecta6ie females ''
when Fanny first made her appearance in this
city as lecturer on the new order of things" she
Vas very niue visited ny respectable females at
ner hrst lecture IN the Parke Theatre about half
dozen appeared, but these soon left the house Fron
'hat PERIOD TIL the present We had not heard nor
speak In public; but her doctrines and opinions and
philosophy appear to have made much greater 80
gress IN the city, than we over dreamt oS Her fcr
vid eloquence-her fine oction--hcr sonronotouel
voice. her bold and daring attacks upon all the nrn
systems OF particularly upon priests
potlcans bankers and arstocrats as she calls Thorn
nave raised party around her of considerable mac
nltude and of much fervor and enthusiasm
a s COCO deal Of hSarca display her poee
consaeraoe Improvements upon her plan Of opearions IN
volume from the hands OF people she has ssewn .cms
knowege OF human nature by substituting somr:fpe in its
place On Wednesday evening, copy Of the Declaration of
Independence single sheet spread upo, the tae
% sue reched tha part OF her address which her scoru-
exclaimed this my text nsa hs eo ns ss she
,arasn q independcnceihis my bbie-ny holy bible
holy bbis Of the whole earth This was received nv trs
nondous shout of applause She boldly eaesy avowe
eoy--bu' that her peaceful Her weapon to ac
ms was republican education she called She
sFors by the sword Of Washington nby the good sense Of
bc, ,o1 the Of Jefferson" she would
90 u "noe energies IN pursuit OF her object That object
IS 10 MAKE but one class ofuan beings and this M in bo
III is, liberty and The pursuit of happiness Her notions
he social state OF marriage cuosly epveloped 10
tI,,s,PnysIc terms, but no one mistake them.
people too She delivers lecture nhdelity
]
'OnO"nS, repeats The lecture she delivered this week
fhe present state Of things in this city say least of
very singular bold and eloquent siege to ,
very foundations of soccyn6ames and the public
hd-decaims with vehemence against every thing seaous
ann orderly, aud directs the whole of IN ,cS
jsh the election of ticket fall the title of wei
lnsme9s ticket She avows ba, her object is torounb and
radical reform and change in every relation oC III
dearest and most sacred Father mother husband wifi, son
ana oauge IN al tneH delicate and endearing RELATIONSHIPS
arc 20 be swept away equally with cergymen crcbes banks
parties ana benevolent societies Hundreds and bundreds of
,1cc sDJ .,s w Ieioenlng her lectures give counie-
ana currency TO these startling principles and doctrines.
ss,,y we mnoe newspaper press Of this city
, sIepce whhe the great Red Iario Of fpfdclty is
nan,yo ~ stalking the city, and under the
n nSneh making rapid progress IN her work OF
$50, soiHry newspaper raises word IN favcr Of public
and @ private noasn defence of the rights, liberties
popIV NJ the community denounced with open Bit
ny some, and secretly stabbed by them who wish
good citizens Miss Wright she leaves the city soon
Ins mere call her followers around her Tho
.ct OF her lectures is already boosted by her followers
wo years ago" beyneufy could scarcely be
FOUND IN New York vIo would openly infdelvnovv
we have taccnty thousand. Is not that something's
we say is something s0msing that Il! make the gho'
cit7 '!ir& Wv '