Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-04-05
Mrs. Goes Lettnres.


in Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, and other
and moral feast; and we are happy in being able
to say that our anticipatons, high as they were
raised, have been more than realized. Indeed,
VIC shall find it difficult to speak of her and her
labors as we think they deserve without sub
jccting ourselves to the charge Of extravaganza
OF of an unbalanced enthusiasm. Those who
know us, however, can decide for themselves
whether our power to judge calmly and impair
TALLY in such a case is likely to be impaired by
impulsive and transient heats of imagination.
We have heard some pretty tall speaking in our
day, & if We don't know how to distinguish the
genuine orator from tho frothy and superficial
declaimcr, il must be because we arc very dull
scholar. We have attended Anti Slavery Con-
vcntions by the score, where, as Emerson has
said, cloqueuce is dog cheap;' we have heard
Garrison, Phillips, Douglass and Burleigh in
their best moods; we have sat spell-bound un-
der the magic cloquence of Claiming. Emerson
and Giles; We have held our breath while lis
tcning to the words Of fire which shot forth
with electric power from the lips Of Henry w.
Bcechor and Theodore ID. Weld; we have
heard nearly oil the female speakers of any note
in our country, among whom VIC may montion
the names of Sarah and Angcline Grimke, Luz
crctia Mott, Abby Foster, Elizabeth Jones, Lu-
cy Stone, and Mary Grew; and yet, with oil
these examples before us, VIC do not hesitate to
say that Mrs. Coz is one of the best public
speakers to whom it has ever been our good for
tune to listen. She possesses in rare ard fell
citous combination the most important qualities
and gifts which constitute the orator. In per-
son she is neither too large nor too small, but
well developed at all points without plumpness
Her temperament being nervous -sanguine, her
eyes arc of course blue and her complexion
light. Her head is large, and a phrenologist
would see at glance that the organs of causal-
ity, comparison, language, ideality, imitation,
bcnevolcnce, frmncss and consccntiousness are
developed in rare harmony. Her face would
not, in the ordinary sense of the word, be
thought beautiful, but every limo and feature is
gifted with a wonderful power to reveal the
workings of the mind and heart. We have
never seen q better illustration of Theodore
Parkcr's observation that the emotions and deeds
of the soul arc always telcgraphed in the coun-
tcnancc.
More than the light of outward day shines
there"
She is dignifed without stiffness or GOODNESS,
wholly unaffected in her Manners and extreme
ly frank and cordial in social life. She is with
al a genuine WOMAN; you cannot find in her a
single trace of what the world calls 'masculifs
ity,' though she is far enough removed from
that compound of simpcring vanity and shall
low aifectation which so often passes current
under the name Of 'lady.' The tones of her
voice are musical, and vary with the sentiment
of which they are the medium. Her manner
before an audience is characterized by graceful
naturalncss and dignifed self-posscssion which
can never fail to give pleasure and secure attcn-
ton. Her style of discourse is remark able alike
for strength and beauty. Her command of Ian
guage is great, and she uses it with discrimi-
nation which is of itself source and sign Of
power She speaks with case and fuency, and
is grave or gay, lively OF severe, as her subject
may require. The chain of her logic as link
after link is welded in its place, shines in the
electric flashes of her wit like FURNISHED gold.
The subjects of Mrs. Goes lectures were, The
EDUcAToN oP WoMAN-THR PEcuSIARY Con-
DIrIoN OF WoMAN--MATRIMoNIAL ISFELIcITIEs,
and The PoLIrIcAL RIGHTs OF WOMAN. Each
of these subjects was treated with a skill and
power which proved how well she understood it
both in its principles and details. She goes at
once to the very core of every subject she at
| tompts to discuss, and scatters the timc-worn
sophistries of the opponents of woman's enfran-
chisemcnt and elevation as easily as the wind
plays with tho falling leaves. She is devoted
heart and soul to her mission, and if her life and
health are spared, she will do work for her sex
and for humanity which few are competent to
achieve.
From Salem Mrs. Coe has gone to Cincinnati,
with the intention Of returning soon to the in
terror of the State and doing all in her power to
awaken an interest in the Akron Convention
She will lecture, so far as time will allow, at
places where her labors will be most likely to
secure a large attendance at that Convention
Sc will also attend the Convention herself and
lend her aid in making it efficient in the promo.
tion of the objects for which it has been called.
At the close of Mrs. Goes Lectures, on
Wednesday evening, April I'd, the audience was
organized by the appointment of DIR. JoHN
Hams, Chairman, and CAROLINE STANTON,
Secretary.
On motion of JAcoB HEAroS, Esq, seconded
by SAMUEL BRooKE, tho following resolutions
were adopted bya unanimous and hearty vote
viz:
Resolved, That we have listened with deep
interest and unicigncd pleasure to the able and