The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-12-15
Mis-. Lucy xsonc-A s~ggestion.

aud the unwept oil the "Ch be 10Y luis.
Miss Lucy SsOne--A SWggestiOns
We had not the pleasure Of hearing Miss
Lucy Stones second Lecture. As we an.
,icipated, it was not quite 50 popular as the
first. The principal features Of the first lee
ture appeared to give universal satisfaction,
five may except our neighbor, who seems to
be rather fearful the women may by some
means or other be placed on the same equal
ity with men. Of the vast crowd present,
he seemed almost the only man who could re-
fuse acq,iiescence to The very plain, sensible
aud really unquestionably correct positions,
assumed by the lecturer, in the prominent
divisions OF her discourse. There were oil
course some minor statements and views,
with which but but few nigh. be found to
agree-and these our neighbor is rather dis
posed to pick at, overlooking the truly promi-
nent positions. But we have given our opln.
ion in full Of Miss Stones first lecture, and
have no fault to find with others in express
ing contrary opinions.
Miss Stone will start to St. Louis this
morning. She has an engagement to lee
ture there Saturday evening. Miss Lucy is
making very handsome speculation by her
lecturing tour, clearing at least several hun.
dred dollars every week. Miss Lucy claims
the welfare ofwoman as the dearest object oil
her heart, and makes feeling appeals for tie
impoverished women. She must probably
be aware Of the fact, that in every town and
city she enters, there are more or less objects
of charity-there are dozen or fifty or an
hundred or a thousand more sacred, solem n
and startling appeals to humanity, than ever
drops from her Iips-lving, suffering, starv.
ing women aud children. Miss Lucy has :,
in her power to leave blessings in her foot
steps, TO live in the incense of prayers-the
prayers Of poor widows and lone orphans.
II her professions be rally sincere, why does
she not at least give one lecture for the bene.
ft of the poor in every place she visits ! The
poor we ave always among US. She even
keeps the poor from listening to her lectures
BY charging admittance. We hear of no pri.
vate charities by Miss Stone--no lectures
for the benefit Of the poor, except the giving
to them of pretty words and theories. Why
even female sOngsters, singing their way
through the West, have left flowers in their
pathway by charitable gifts. Circus propri-
etors have blessed as well as amused commu.
lities, by giving to the poor. Yet here comes
4 talented woman, preaching the elevation Of
her sex, the restoration To woman of her
rights, and relief to working wonderland
passes away without the memory of ,ot
q tion on her part in the heart Of human
being she leaves behind. She gives US room
to doubt her sincerity in this crusade. Those
who like her not, will call it a crusade against
the pockets of the communicated they may
be correct, and she cannot dispute our RICH,
to believe them correct, till she give us some
more substantial evidence of her sincerity
than mere words. We hope Miss Lucy will
reflect upon our remarks.
Since the above was put in type, we learn
that it is Miss Stones intention TO return BY
way Of Evansville, and deliver lecture fur
the Benefit of the Poor. We are happy t.
learn our ideas have been anticipated by her.
self, and we confess to an additional respect
for LADY, who proves she has not only q
mans mind, but woman's heart. She viii
find warm welcome awaiting her.