New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-09-16
The Worlds Temperance Convention

This body reassembled on Wednesday morn
ing, the It'll inst, at Metropolitan Hall, New
York, pursuant to adjournment. The report
of the business committee was read by the Hon.
Judge O'Neil Of South Carolina. Wendell Phil
lips, of Boston, opposed the acceptance. His
remarks caused much excitement, being greeted
with mingled Kisses and applause. A delegate
from Canada attributed the outrageous disorder
that prevailed to the presence of the Rev. Miss
A Brown, and suggested a remedy by the re-
moval of the cause This called up the rev.
erend lady, who was kindly invited to occupy
the stand the while she relivered herself of a
wee bit of her overlooking anger. DIR. Snod-
grass acted as her shoulder hitter, and escorted
her to the stand, amid EXPLANATIONS from the
audience by no means lattering to the doctors
self esteem c. Kenner, Esq, of Baltimore,
arose and objected to the reverend lady speak
ing, as it was in opposition to resolution
adopted the day previous, which declared that
| the public platform was not the sphere of wo-
man, Around of applause followed the remark,
and round of Kisses also. The Chair decided
in favor of Aunty." This was a settler-the
great gun of temperance, Chairman Dow, had
clearly gone overall was lost. An appeal was
made. The greatest confusion then prevailed.
Such scene! Every body appealed, and every
| body spoke, and every body laughed, and the
Chair called every body to order.
The decision of the Chair was finally sustained,
and the heroine arose in triumph and began to
speak. Secretary Dufield cried out, SO won't
submit to it l resign my post as Secretary"
Mr.. Hunt, of Pennsylvania, voted to sustain the
decision of the Chair, but somehow or other
| didn't understand the right of that, was going
to say lady, speaking. This was the unkindest
cut of all.
Snodgrass becomes fiery. He bristles up to
Mr.. Hunt and runs his hands into his pockets,
| as if feeling for pistols, swings his arms, and
| tries to look like fighting man.
Mr. Hunt, gray-haired man, didn't look at
all frightened.
Snolgrass demanded that Mr.. Hunt should
| take back that insulting remark He said he
stood here as Miss Browns protector.
| Mr.. Hunt refused to take it back.
| DR.. Snodgrass finally concluded he wouldn't
| fight.
Voice in the crowd, {" Is this temperance
convention - "No, me-" Are you all
drunk" "Yes, yes.' "Give us some old Ja-
maica." 81 take brandy straight"
The Chair now thinks it his turn to speak,
and breaks in with--Mrs Brown has the floor.
Mrs. B. attempted to speak, but was prevent
ed by the noise. Gen. Carey, of Ohio, moved
that no woman be allowed to speak. The Chair
decided the motion out of order. An appeal was
taken, but the decision was sustained A gem
tleman arose and mildly requested Mrs. B. to
yield him the floor for a moment. She replied
with emphasis, :" will yield the floor to nc
man" This was followed by shouts of approval
and admiration. Mr.. Chalmers, of Philadel
phia, called upon his delegation to leave the
house. The Chair here ordered all to leave the
house.
Now was the richest scene of all. Men ap
pealed to the Chair-the Chair wouldn't listen
There were stars in readiness, and the Chail
ordered the policemen to do their duty. Mer
grew fierce and wouldn't go. The officers tool
such by the throat and walked them off.
The Chair gave notice that when all wer,
cleared out the roll would be called, and eacl
delegate would come in, showing his credential
at the door.
About half-past twelve o'clock, the roll wa,
called, and members began to enter. Wher
about two hundred were collected together
again, Mr.. Cary called the meeting to order, il
the absence of Mr.. Dow.
After passing some resolutions, the meeting
adjourned until the afternoon.