Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-08-16

JOUS QuITCY ADAMS ASp THE Il
ptES OF MASSACHUSETTS, This vrucTl-
Die champion Of ihe seS on lhc i,rrr =
Congress. who 50 adv defended thcm =.
game; Arr. Howard attempt 10 d frno-
eh,.e them. has nae; with a Gis;in.us she'd
aud grateful reception from The ladies'
has constituents Of Oh Plymouth county.
Massachusetts,. Being on a Ni,it 10 L,s
relatives IN the village q bingham. -
was invited by the ladies' 90 Crafty them
With his presence at beautiful and 70
mantle grove IN the vicinity. Here 10
found several hundred ladies' ana some
gentlemen, tables laden with rclreshment.
and decorated with flowers. One " the
ceGt.emcn addressed him in hch,lf II Ire
lstics - speech expressive Of their xrl'i-
tude for tho eminent services which MIR
Adams had rendered 10 the GAUGE e hu.
mainly ond Justice, ia dcfcn1iuI tho 81.
cred sht OF petition nnd for tho bold and
..HiepeadeHi stand be had taken IN Con-
gross against ia. practice OF rejecting Pc
ii';oas unread, unhcaTi aud unc1amiH,d
"a practice which he hli conclu.iyclv
demonstrated 70 be full Of danger 10 (rcc
in,ti'uticn..
Dir. Adams replied in brief and cx-
ccedins'y pertinent address 90 the iadiee
he saIi the faculty OF speaking Vas az
iccted ~ cIrcumslanees lie bad found
no difficulty in addressing two HUNDRED
and forty tnen IN On assembly 10 which
Iallu,iOn had tgen made byh,. friend huthi5
ictAc!. struggled Tor ut;erancc under the
circumstances ia which he there stood
before them. Grateful 20 his heart was Il;
to DC thns welcomed ~ his constituent
for, sad he, | consider the Ladic. of th.s
Congressional Dis'rct as much L'y con-
sttueaIs a. their reiativeshv whose votes
] was elected. | know, sad he tia, it's
asserted that women Lave ~ political
nghts. Their petitions hal been treated
m the body Of which 70 was member as
lIf they had none. Rat all history rcfuted
this position. They had political rights
but TO would not gay It vas ;h~ir da'y 20
exercise them eXeep: IN cases oi great.
pressing, public emergency. Their re-
lilions however, which he had presents. z
b Congress. Ncro oh 90 the side ~ Kind
ness. humanity and benovoicncc. IIc
would say Of the Ladies MIA, was once
said by q Senator "a Congress. now no
more, that ~ rcls'Ion 10 his domestic at
fairs lis wiie wa5 the Cgnmit,ee OF Vaps
aud he wss the Committee OF .Hsrns.
In relation 10 his own efforts, which bad
been ,pok,a Of IN terms - such uude-
served appreciation, lie SAID that he had
claimed the r'ght TO he heard IN Congtcss
! Tor fifteen successive days on the great
question Of human righ,s-th- night OF Re.
! tiiion-the Hsht 81 women 20 be heard by
tue government. BulLc &al.. TO. wca-
~ them by giving an account 81 tho n.la-
ner IN which he had discharged biz duties.
Treasury aHd Sub lrelsury.wou not be
Interesting 10 them. He would say, how
ever. 10 tie ladies'. that iLc!s r. .hts - We
determined ever 10 defend. and be i:qs'cd
they would be .nain,aiGed 10 Massachu.
sets II no where else.
Without OBTAINING Tie company longer
he said in thanking them Tor lhtir Kind
ness and appreciation, IN apology f1r l,s
b5evi'y nigh, be found ia Tbs large col.
lection ot Ll6ics lie had found "a lAe
cauf.e q lis life that Il Nas an easy mat
Ter 60 address tao hYndred sai forty men.
lat 10 had been T. han a sufficient 1.iu-
ass task 90 adtrssrsvcts' 7fahiy IN r ,r0-s1,i.