Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-20
Icor,s,p,na,ncs .. the Charleston Mercury :,

rr,,a.,,,irnc. d. the Charleston Mercury a.,
lSo''''p' Nyw Yak, Sept lu. 1893
,.;.im -nr:,iysIn and the other isms,
' Iro h.r. and us Ilouns "rs' 'lre ar" away %as
amid hoonss AMI laughter, "th'"'c anu a,o nod
Herol und Times reporters nave ' s int veil
,,n ;ne,ics 10 these scrBcs hut iht't -
uao 49, ,,orp graphic and yet not whlt inc ess uue
Indeed language mrnt"nt I" dcser,us ainuy " ~ few
n rs as have been exhibited ir the past ie
me SUI ,h ynr,,us C"nvrn.ns in scss!0n in New orr
Ranuur with the whole Worlds rr'nIerance Con
- mi con, ling with HE "W"tld'9 T'uleah,
uri, week presents IN uneAai'iIed II, arrn
l ideas In. absurd an' Grs''" ,,y aud in
.uu.. fn lhrus Ives The high Claim o lh'
vokins HE blessings Of ticayeh on n. ii barrels %
rempcairc nj al the N"rti ~ linked with no"i
In, ,nst,al revolver It's inissoiun' hn champions OF
tonsnI socialism, aud w"nan is mniops Of all ana ',e
one nr wei. npi, invariably the land nrriom and ind'
- ,..,c nh one breath i'" .i;an LEGISLATURES
yidua rni,t- scream out ar ,e,unlug with the ma'i
10 suInitm.ry nc,ors Of the Whole "ou oyn
i.'a"'" ~" GhEELEf' ~ 10 meetings. al
Etfanrc Cohv ras1Ia MurT, AMI az '"e n;rrn unL
GAaRis'N anu .,rI.,y held the next Day .,,, .,n
the Anu ia in they stood. Temperance NV, ,rnncis
bold the,r !r most maudn folly ana va when the
olnea W." ,nrir paslmes dnng tle wen, hul death
tor wsfI I'm. 1--we and liberty Tor the slave, u"'
nncintion Tor the master became 'ri u;.y al The
~" attended meeting OF The greatly enter.
,,,no,lnn Hail. Sunday nleh', aha a. in no way
hearty abuse. Of course ms alu W v,
irct me; any Thing rss would have ice nam All comets
IN M and to The shilling which was ie''eG p., dish III
~ nv - ,hai Was n very small price lot sue" al IA
nhlanthropv and ian was soon Setvru "p Lrrchjcl
,ro granny Of about siAy Summers, WIN , M G. RRIsus
harkp ei Hu,II.
up , ,ai,ino forms under the affecting ana nv,
name of $50 ,ourner irClh She hau ~. I, hroosn 100
ton bropue but mistake no. 'he p; Tins BEGAN
and with rotary motion OF me iuiba' e.. ha wos horn
Cue ms ,sisad slave and didn't know da sie va" oo"
for any ting nlae until de Lord ana nc it" aams, nd
She used link dot she was lu' me A., ,,y, emery body
used 10 hate every body. 5u. now shr aia 'yo AZ
ana when she did sometimes want TO haic let U ~,
wset sper,l come 10 her hcul (here s'.s 'a'u l.' 81
he,aliy about her mide) and s,o dia cry .., w. ,yen
W., 49,. hi, Win suvh argon the poor creature "tn
m for fifteen minutes and more, aud cohciuneu :! Ia
inc the audience that biography had been WIZ" = 200
dv and thai she making her hVhs ~ ""o,s. 81
i;as - h. mad nj lie door" could not but ie'
the nIly and uiiuness that would place po Sn.
woman in position ridiculous ana &C."
was throuuhou Kissed and laughed a. pu e, Lrnta mn
s vas S, mt I'M. slios When assembly nrohe up
there stood Souurner Truth n the door, se''s m
gest of alsehoud and stupidity puilhg ronaJa came
oopouen OF the Maine Law, on pe's'hh' ~ ,,.. of
Keeling on the stage, which gate Iafci upon himself
the TEMPERANCE brothers and sisters nc 1 ThI. OF
near GARRlsoS and thus did eA'te'es "rdr was ri.
cou,se ,asrJ storm OF merIimea ana a'o o,,;rnI in
umpbant Lucy Stone spoke dining INC w., 9Th brown
sombra boomers She il OF The meoluii nes' :: n,,,i
hair r,,rs. kin and hazel eyes, which arc iu'
', 80 6,a She declared that union WIN s'Vrho-u
wns sin against God and man. aud lha' ,. y
| Inc Union would settle the late Of slavery *. ~" ,,,,
abe cried - NorlheIn Republic and lei '.is ou S.d
ions # il da. with slavery But The galleries wee su
with uadrslncn and cerks Ia whom stpa'ston nI'
South was the gncil Of per cents aud Os ptoHs u
thew Numbered with Kisses and etoane miss ..y ~a
tisinpvcd and she continued she kns" uic G"a'SIi.
dependency Of New York and Boston aha , N,,
upon the South bur- thank God they wee MOI a VI.
Outside oi these was spllll sradua'y ~ ,,ans
which wand not listen 10 The argument Of dollars usans
the cause Ui emancipation. Down came INC .sse ~
euin. avalanche. Bliss Lucy dehri thei ohc "ou i;
rv, a straw for that uisn or woman. WHOSE to, W. ;,
were 50 weak that they quaSa before me ecis .! N.Y.
Concluding, She sui down c"Fefta WIN "PP''' 80
perspation. ,,,, ,,o .;hs ! a ,rusty
and cruped old "soger aud sometimes Is que p"n'eo
and willy The aspect OF these strong minded To'e i
very striking. There 10 hard, ieasIv anu urs""'' o"
abou, them which speass volumes lhey peau aver ao"''
and n,aydun, and love 10 be revlled oil hen h' w."
also an air great but welcome persecution aho se'e
about item uulte affecting During the whole session, nt
storm incteasca in yioence, aud finally overwhelmed az
the BARRIERS Of decency and popety The CLOSING scene
de fes plinn, and reminded me strongly VI uosF "'
shudderIng history records OF the French 1e'ou,ion NV
il was Saba, when oil This lappened as .houen ae
demon himself had entered hee II Piolde a'' 'o' " "
hidden saIc.itv. -,
The wnuon's Rights Convention ~ also ~ the catalogue
u The last week and this marked by scenes e'c NOR
dsqraceul the others stepped III on lhe as' ne'
If III, session m tho midst o the tempest On The ii0n %
the platform stood lucretIa MV like an OLD h,h WIN ne
wings rel aud athcTs ured hedging arohne htr cu
lngs Thu hall anL galleries were dssely Crowded. ah'
!tum llir hrOals The mass poured ou' scetcheS '
shouts A. any speaker opened us, or lie: o"
whether to defiance reconciliation, lie was iHtiediitis
silenctd Attempts 10 constant succession were maze y,
,.nt SNEAKERS but al in vain Even Lucy Stones v"lc,
vas lost IN undstinSnstabe and hnally Tue "ho'
meet ing brna uI darkness aud As was ihakhe
nv way ou, passed leaning Upon The ann ~ III
I'D headed man. qnite an interesting looking eli'
about eighteen years Oi age IN The bioon'r costume
the crowd pecet ed her, they opcn" IKE pa ~"
cuIs CIV Following close upon her heels they iiu'
cd at Jerled and rev!ed her mill with flying steps. sl :
caped from .r ruhIrsrnes The actors III lhis cowhfhi
and uianIy scene not al the unw,slrd IdbIc He,
we're well dssd and Of gemtrcl appearance, but II VI"
dent ia! they Known woman u being who
nothing crime and nlumy, could deprive :" po'eo'"
and respect.