The New York herald., 1851-10-21

MORE SPEECHES FROM THE FEMALE ORATORS AND
FEMALE cI.ERGYMEN-MosT ExTRAoRDINARY sRN-
TlMENrs ExPREssED BY THE LADiEs-cIvrL wAR
THREATENED TO CARRY OUT MORE INTIMATE
UNION OF THE sEx1s-THE WINDING UP OF THE
WHOLE xMArrER, AND THE ADJOURNMENT, SINE DIE.
SPECIAL REPORT FOR THE NEW YORK HERALD
WORCESTER, October II, 1851.
So great was the excitement last night that the ad
mission price Of In the evening, did not lessen
the numbers in the least degree The vast hall was filed
to overfowng 90 that there was not even standing
rpot left.
EVENING sEssIoN-TBURsDAY.
Mrs. Nichols suggested that those who had seats
should lend them occasionally to their sisters who were
standing, and also their brothers, Of whom had su
fsred 80 much nom the erect position on the previous
day. that he spent seepless night They ought to be
kind and sistsrly to the men.
Mrs E. oAxEs SMITH, Of New York. then presented her
self to the audience having first laid aside hat She
is lady Of elegant address and manners and her
rectsccent and pronunciation showed that she had
ceived high education. Her mild modest and gentle
department. and the low but sweet tones Of her voice
contrssted strongly with the fiery masculine energy Of
some Of those who had previously addressed the
convention In point Of style, too, her compost
tion evinced il not superiority Of genius, greater
depth Of thought, q more complete mastery Of the
English language, and a higher degree Of finish
whether written extemporaneous. From the weak
OF her voice. however and the great size Of the
ROOM she was but mpeIfecty heard, and on the whole
her address did net produce the same exciting effect
uson the audience inferior speeches delivered by
better voices and with dramatic effect The lecture,
however, greatly admired by those who were near
enough to hear It, as well as the chssts and beautiful
manner in which she read and those in the back
ground could not help expressing their admiration Of
her ladyke demeanor.
he said sbe rOrdv veadf sba had potth
gift 70 make extempore speech after the manner Of
her sisters Her subject was womanhood 1t was we'll
worthy Of inquirng whether Professionalism not op
posed to the full deveopement of womsnhood and in
that respect contrased with ancient heath
syb at the t.ipod-whetber at the olympic games or
at the feast Of shes-whet her exciting 10 in the
significant words return with it 1.-THE shield) or upon
it-er duplicating for peace at Rome, was nonored
and respected as the co equal Of man. The talent and
beauty Of women once idolized by nations now
they exhibited in the theatre the ball room the
watering paces-lame and impotent contrast to former
days. when woman the queen Of beauty as well as
the queen of thought They might desire the return
days and when they looked back to the chvary
Of the past they might excaim with Desdemona Would
that heaven had made me such man" Her object how
utter Jeremiad the days Of romance
but since the days Of knights and troubsdours gone
inquire what to be done FOR woman. There was
it man IS ideal Of woman, which always greater
than woman herself at any period OF the world (sup-
pre- ssed muImurs among the sex) Perhaps her audi
would this did not look like advocating womans
rights But she must be candid and speak what she be-
ieved to be the ruth As she did not that
she laborpg any great wrongs grievances
The evils endured by woman were either Of hsr own
creating or the result Of social condition. to whose
ills man equally subject Whatever part man took
in deprving Of her highest position, was done
not wilfuly but ignoranty. she was not allowed any
voice. except in the nursery but there she was all pow
erful good if she only used Alright the influence she
possessed The child is father to the and it is the
woman that forms both 1t is the woman element the re-
fore tha. shall redeem the world She Mrs. was not
for woman man, but for humanity The evil Of the
present system TO both sexes and 1t was
much in the power Of woman as man 10 achieve the
needed reformation They might wish that all their own
ntigones in heroism Marys in sngeness ofa
cton but they must share in the present imperecons
Of the race and when becomes generous aud true
will be his reflex Already had an advances been
made and their crudites in literature were more than
tolerated by the other But these only epiodes
The modern woman has touch of utility IN her and de-
snds a wider sphere. Man has always the excitement
Of successful achievement TO stimulate his exertion,
while unlees her abilities Of an artistic ns
ture has more chance OF success than her or
baker coachmsn For the bar, the bench the pulpit
and all other professions, there are as many women as
men qualified by nature. Women were not inclined to
these profes ons but in early life they could make no
provision the days OF darkness They might not enter
the glorious temple Of fme shut the door against
them and they were frantic Let the door be LEFT open
and not OF thousand will enterbut the sex Foua
be sstod The icentiousness that prevails In the world
would b. greatly ssene6 by more intimate Intercourse
Cftbe in public II they met together amsrly at
meetir gs and in the halls Of legislation much Of the
qusrrens that disgraces them would be donea away
with and the effect of womans influence. II IL had free
scope operste would be felt throughou, the whole
81 the social ana pontca ftbric sns did not
think the premises Of Scripture dgursve that f,retod
the future reformation of mankind This yearnng of
the human heart is but the prototype OF what Is to
cone. The mission of Jesus was based on selfdenisl
IL was sgsiLst sex-it was abstract universal Ills
kir dsst d. spoken 10 and for woman, and bis
most remarkable miracles wrough. In behalf Of the
sex that wsh.d bis feet with their tears and watched
his sepuchre while his strongest deDuneia,ions were
aanst the scrbts and phsrisees who bslonged to his
own x. The sccdent Of affects no abstract prin-
cple Among the jews II made difference at least
regards class o spiritual and the mantle Of
If:rhsey ie equally on Miriam lam ns.a ana os
nsture-it beloresd much TO the full man. Jesus
and Shelley were feminine while Elizabeth and other
ai,iipeuished womsn masculine OF course, she
stoke not Of morals when che made this contrast;
but iuch the fact. Man fell into profession ns-
turslly Woman. IL Of energetic character, was
only goaded by her masculine vigor, for there was
.d for II to act in. The six nations Of the Indians
treated woman better in this respect, than modem
Chri,tans. They admitted women to their councils.
Tie Garden Of Eden showed that was not good for nun
TO be alone The angels were social beings Was nau,
of all created Intelligence TO b. solitary when In In
nocepce in Eden h. yearned from the receses Of his
being tor rompanionsbp. God made helpmeet for
him Wa; Der 'phere 70 oe snsi,sy ai,rsehs %
Tie wtmsD that ihOud bruise the ssrpents head she
tsksd there any potion occupied by man In which
woman 60 the battle field God forbid although she
had teeD there too and fought brsvely and we'll ZAP
tsufe ms ng The sdics but Il wa ia the battle Of life
she haG most d'stng uhed b, rse and longed for
Wider held Man had always been the mighty Nimrod of
the earth carrying d'soaiien and woe 10 his track,
while woman, alas fstiered him. when she ought 70
Town she s called the door CT peace but she Is more
false and blind than the brother she blames (hurmus
of dspJfobatop.) She is jealous. and envious, aud
frctful. b,csufe she is cterced aud weak God made
woman that teTe might not BE- any lie on the earth,
but she not true 10 her mission She now
inquire ought to be in the halls OF lesis
lsiion Why lot Only the swayed by the dc.
tstss Of justice ought TO be there Was man moie Just
than nan In the hous, hold she admitted TO bs
just and nstircyey tender. The eternal voice Of JUS
tice found echo in every human sresst IL was uni
vsual but II bad it. most beautiful illustration In the
fl y.
The Eternal not sstei with III. pcs Utilities OF the
beautiful lie created them. Look at the halls OF jus
tice Was infexibie justice administered there Was
vice dicourtsnsnc.d Was tfce held aud retained for
the character of the ccis because he belonged to
he tuctefs psrty No they knew In their hearts that
'gslstsn s.insh aud vebal. sbd that justice vas
conupt,d In s f,untsins Bot women did not all want
to h. lsgisistVrs They lacked the loitness of az
tiTstion and the OF an bi'ion that stimulated
jhr b. y from bis cradle The consequence was that
nan vas aroused TO le,p-r greater. better thought
han w'nsn. Clip the wings Of the eagle. and,