The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-05
Mrs. Parlin's Address In behalf Of the Inn
prlsoned Rhode Islanders.

prlsOned Rhode Islanders.
At half past seven, the hour of the meeting, there
were assembled about one hundred ladies and two
hundred and fifty gentlemen. Mr.. Edward ]. Webb
was called to the chair, who made few appropriate
Introductory remarks. He remarked that Mrs Par.
lin is the wife of Dr. Parlin, formerly of Maine, and
who was at first punished with fifteen DAYS soil
tary confinement, from which his health had re-
ceived serious injury.
He then introduced Mrs. Parlin to the audience.
who greeted her with enthusiastic cheers. She is a
blooming lady, of about twenty-five or thirty wears,
and of decidedly handsome features 1t was quite
out OF the question that pretty lady should appear
before popular audience without exciting their
warmest sympathles in her behalf, and through her
In behalf OF those whose cause she advocated She
appeared in a neat black silk dress, with flowing
curls upon her cheeks, and modesty in her eve.
Her voice at first rather low, indicating that she
not used to public speaking. She commenced
with some appropriate remarks relative to the deli
cacy of her situation in thus assuming the part of
man. Loud cheerng) Observing that this was the
first time she had ever departed from the usual routine
OF female avocatlOns. She then proceeded to dis.
cuss the affairs of Rhode Island calling the Charter
party " Algerines," and their press an "Algerine
press She described at length, the suflerngs OF
those who had been imprisoned, and the present
condition OF the State believe, said she, that the
cause which enhsts the sympathies Of women, will
triumph at last by the action of men. (Enthusias-
TIC applause) The suffrage men will never accent
as constitution TO govern them, an instrumen nj
which separates Americans by birth from Ameri-
cans by naturalization. Cloud cheering) She
said II was to alleviate the suferngs of tbose inn
prlsoned Americans, that she now appeared before
them-to ask for the bread and the coarsest
garments. twas only after she had exhausted ali
her own means, that she ventured to apply to others
And now citizens Of New York, farewell Defend
me when am gone against the ISLANDERS of those
who will say that vanity-a desire for notorie,v
brought me here. i can read in the kindness of
your looks, neutrality-suspicious. more righteous
judgment on my motives and purpose (Great
cheering) II is your general opinion | wish TO
have and to preserve. (Cries Of "you have it,'')
The chairman then introduced Dr. Douglas. =
member of the Connecticut Legislature, who adj
dressed the audience. After series of resolutions
were read by the Secretary, Dr. Douglass did ample
Justice to the rights of the sovereign millions"
the sovereign people,, the sovereign kings" and
other sovereigns and il was during his remarks
that the plate was carried round for contribution
but it proved to be a sovereign remedy for full
house, for il curious to see how quickly the So
veregn people fed before the tinkling of the cop
pers upon the earthsn dishes. About twenty do
lars however, were collected, of which seventeen
dollars and thirty and a-half cents were en-
chanted from the pockets by the eloquence of bright
eyes and rosy cheeks.