The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-09-12
TIE DAILY DISPATCH.
WOMAN'S RIGHTS CONTENTION.

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WOMAN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION.
Wednesday last we have before said, the
Wo'nans Rights Convention assembled in the ia.
nous Tabernacle of New York. to consider the
grand question Of putting woman ON the same
platform with man, in all the daily RESPONSE
oiiitles anu duties of life, domestic, pecuniary
ana political There was tremendous array of
strong minded women" and "Bloomersr and
henpecked husbands, Abolitionists. negroes and
nonomaniacs They held two sessions in the dav
ime-that in the afternoon being deridedlv ,e.s mr.
derly than thaf In the morning-and giving gentle
Oh tne grand confusion and stormy discord
that ruled the hour during night session of the
same body, on the same day in the same famed
tabernacle. We copy below graphic account of
the nocturnal conclave, that our readers may be
amused and may get good idea of the Character of
the New York mob-one redee,ning trait of which
is an intolrrable hatred of fanatics of all kinda
which select New York their place for public
demonstrations. The mob bedevils these creatures
In the most awful manner. The sketch we give
below Is from the Express OF Thursday
EVENING SESSION fA
bedtam br0se toosc--t proars3as Scenes at the Ia
berHdets-1he B!O0mer Fomen, Abolitionists and
boacery Bhoys in General Conreation-E Eloguent
NPeech Of strong minded Dutch acOmaa-PoEies
on me 8roaad-Arrests, &C., &c.
Long before the doors were opened great crowd
mad gathered in front of, and in the passage way
leading to the Hall, among which were perceived
a. talr proportion of the tender sex There was
good aeaf OF seuftiIng and squeezing and with all
little excitement TO see VINO should uet in first m
get the best seats. There were some policemen
on the spot looking on.and keeping order as well
as they could amidst so much disorder-ard many
premonitions of the still worse disorder that was
To reign, anon, inside
AT quarter past seven, open went the doors. and
in rushed the crowd-shiling head in state of
the highest excitement. In few minutes the great
ttall was croWdedto to excess lnthe galleries it was
at once evident there were large number of gen
tlelnen who had come there especially TO insnirit
III their own peculiar way, the proceedings, what
ever they might turn cut TO be, as the night wore
On.
At quarter to O'Clock, the President. Mrs. Lu-
creta Mott, came forward, and desired it to be par
ticularly understood that they were determined TO
have order there that evening (Hisses) There
were posse of police on hand. but she hoped the
gentlemen III the gallery would so derleaIl them
serves as HoL 10 make 1t necessary TO call for their
services. (Groaning cheering, and general contu
sion)
Mrs. MORT, order being partially restored, said
the first business in order would bethe question uu
on the resolution III reference to Woman's Rights
which was up for consideration Yesterday
WIRY VOICE, near the platlorni-''W -ha-t tha.!'
lGreat laughter, and some Kissing
Mrs. MoTT-"All who are in favor of the reso
luton will please to say Aye"
CES-"Aye-aye-aye"
COUNTER FoICES-"No-9o-no"
LUCRETIA-"Carried" IA laugh.
A TALL thin, but pleasant-looking man, who said
his name was
Mr.. G. w. CLARK, then came forward, entirely
regardless OF tie screeches with which he was
greeted, and sung the following song.
The StOrIn-wind wildly blowing.
The bursting pillows mock
As with their foam-crests glowing,
They lash the sea-g!rt rock"
Several ill-behaved persons percked in the ual.
lery joined IN rascally chorus of their own in.
terrupting the vocalist on the stage and exciting
therisbility OF their audience by close imitation
OF his nasal neutrality-suspicious. all
which, he ventured on part second:-
amid the wild commotion-
The revel of the sea-
A voice is on the ocean:
BE free. On, man, bs fre ee
This sort of music, however, it was evident. was
not the kind to soothe the savage breats, for
there were miscellaneous calls for ssBurleioh 81
"Burleigh.' "Burleigh.' LETS hear the women y
etc., so loud that the songster had to stop awhile in
order to get bearing for part third
Behold the sea brine leapins
High in the murky air!
List, TO the tempest sweeping
In chainless fury there"
The sublimity of this last verse was in fair yav
of having a modifying influence on the auditory
the uproar gradually decreasing, had not hide
Gus noise, like the sounds emitted from fish horn
just at this crisis, disturbed the state of the atmos
phere up stairs. Roars Of lau ghter followed, but
the man on the stage was bent on having his song
out.
What moves that mighty torrent,
Aud bids it flow abroad
Or turns the rapid current?-
What but the voice OF God!
IL.
liar vocaiization followed him. at intervals all
through the remainder of his ditty; but it did not
seem to disconcert him much, however, singing as
he did, and was determined to do, while the storm
was roaring all about his ears.
Then answer, is the spirit
Less noble or less freea
From whom does he inherit
The doom OF slavery
VoICE-Holla! there. No nigsers. Give us the
song without the darkies ''Sit down" ''Shayae"
Go on"
When man can bind the waters
That they no longer roll,
Then let him forge the letters
To clog the human soul.
TIL then a voice is stealing
From earth and sea and sky,
Aud to the soul revealing
Its immortality
The swift wind chants the numbers.
Careering Ger the sea,
Aud earth aroused from slunl5ers
Re-echoes-MAN, BE FREE.
Crowd IN THE GALLERY.-"Free'-"ee-e
"Freeee-ee!' "Encore!o "Oh hush.
Mrs. MARTIN then rose uo and delivered or at.
tempted to deliver dissertation on "Society as
atpresent constituted. "Might made right III mo-
dern civilization but she thought it high time
that better principles and better maxims obtained
She advocated the Elective Franchise for woman
Nothing short of that would come up TO her stand
ard OF what was Right Why did man,-who gave
man the privilege TO exclude woman from political
prIyileget Was it because he was strong! SO was
the elephant Was it because he was cunnng?--
so was the fox. (Hisses.) Ii man had more of
reason, woman had more OF conscience (Iiisses)
Jeremy Bertham it was well known, was in favor
OF investing woman with the elective franchise
A woman at this moment was on the throne OF
England Is Victoria unwomanly when she goes
INTO Parliament to open and prorogue the repre-
sehtatires ofthe people theref Was Victoria un-
Womanly when she presided at the opening cere-
monies of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park
Victoria was mother, and wife, as they were-
threat noise, cries of 'ohr "ohn "oh." People
coughing very hard up stairs Man beating tim
Kettle near the door. Kisses and groans. Laugh.
ter, and stamping OF feet) Mrs. Martin resu ming
amidst the noise" Indignantly hurled back
reproached eternally (Cries of "order'
order "orderD Elective franchise would
elevate woman (Yoice-.How do you hnowD
The women are the educators of the rising
generation. : : They were the mothers of Amer
lea Cries of Does your mother know
you re out,' and ''iouder" "louder , ..Am | not
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