The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-09
AFFAIRS OF TIE METROPOLIS.
~ RefSruAers In Pcstaeoats and Pahtalettes.
wcnAs's TEMPERANCE NETTING At METROPOLITAN
HALL.


Metropolitan Hall was well filed with ladies and
gentlemen Monday evening, attracted by the an
nouncement that several Of the famous women Of
AneYiea--the reformatory Amazons-were to do bat
~ against the out institutions established ana
Perpetuated by their great enemy, man. The woman
Temperance Meeting was the object wmch ostensi-
bly, drew together such large assemblage; but
perhaps with three fourths Of the persons present
il was a more womanly enthusiastically. Mrs.
Bloomer, and the Rev. Miss Antoinette Brown, and
Miss Susan b. Anthony, who occupy the vanguard
OF the modern Amazonian legion were announced as
the speakers Of the evening; and though there
charge OF 25 cents for admission, and though the
subject Of discussion was the worn out theme of
temperance the hail. as we have said was well filed.
The fair orators attended by the Quxotic Mr. Gree
hey, came upon the platform by the slip door, and
on motion of some other gentleman, Mrs. l.. N.
Fowler was appointed president of the meeting That
lady, whose apparel not peculiar, and who
csntented henelf with the ordinary female robe ac-
sordingy came forward and said she had not in
tended to participate in the meeting Of this evening"
and therefore had not a speech prepared 1t was
customary for presidents taking the chair to con-
yey their sense OF the honor conferred on them and
also OF their own unworthness; but she thought
humility was too fra flower and that those who
say they have it most show that they have it not.
But, she would ask them, should not women be al
lowed to act in the cause of temperance? There
were q few women there tonight, who had come to
speak in the cause of temperance and she would,
therefore, bespeak the attention Of the audience to
them.
The CHAIRwoMAN then suggested that a secre-
tary should be appointed, and Miss Rich was ac-
cOrdingly proposed ana seconded to discharge the
functions Of that ofIcial
The PRESIDENT then announced that ii there were
any clergymen officers Of temperance societies
present they would and take their place the
platform. Two or three gentlemen, in response TO
10 this invitation went to bear Mr. Greeley company.
Rev. Miss ANToINETTE l.. Blown, OF Henrietta,
New York, came forward, and opened the proceed
ngs with prayer. Miss Brown in way dis
tgui he'd by dress but the sympathetic tones of her
voice. the earnestness of her manner and her slight
youthful figure, created deep impression in her IA
vor was plain to see indeed, that however others
might have made female agitation profession, with
this young reverend Miss at all events it was an
enthusiasm.
Mrs.. Amelia Boomer of Seneca Falls, New York,
was introduced by the President. Mrs. Bloomer ap-
peared in the costume which has been somewhat
celebrated by her own name She a brown
sk dress, ending somewhere below the knee, coquet
tshly trimmed with dark braid and pair OF pante-
lettes Of the same materials and trimming encased
those lower limbs usually left to the Imagination Of
the unconnected of the other sex. Mrs. B.. however,
II dress as to sport handsome little knot of artificial
flowers in her hair, and altogether indeed she looked
remarkably WELL She received with demonstra-
tons oil applause by the audience, which she acknow
lodged in a manner which showed that she was not
altogether unused to fattery, and then, having
taken her position at the reading stand, she pro-
ceeded to address her listeners
Mrs. BLOoNgR prefaced her remarks by saying
that from the commencement OF the temperance
Sorm, woman had been told she had an important
part TO perform in H. That part she has, to the pre-
sent time, nobly discharged. Woman imagined she
was doing the cause good service but after long
and weary battle, she sees intemperance the con-
querOr she sees her sons and brothers given up 10
il she sees that her prayers to rumsellers have
fallen on hearts of stone, and her prayers to legs
atnres treated with She that the stream of
death flows on, and that tens of thousands
though vanquished, she is not hopeless (Applause)
There is an army OF noble spirits who will not and
cannot be dsheaItened. Cod sometimes makes the
weak things or the world accomplish the might;est
Elects and so he had summoned woman from her
sphere Of ideness aad Inactivity. (Sti applause.)
Woman finds she has hitherto trusted too much to
mans guidance, and has taken his opinion "a the
guide of her iie instead OF obeying the higher law
imposed upon her by the Almighty. But woman has
become wiser nova new err has dawncd for her.
and great truths have been revealed t. her awakened
mind. (Seusation among The ladies.) HenceGorth
she will decide for herself and select the weapons
most available for her moral warfare. decided
marks of approval) Man talks a good deal about
home teachings but woman knows the fcebeness
OF her power-she knows that when the child leaves
the nursery he is beyond her control and she repu-
dates the idea that She j. the former Of his morals
She does not teach her TO be drankards. pro-
Sane swcarers, tobacco chcBcrs and gross bertine-
Nay! Oh, man, deeply are you guilty in this mat
Ter! You stamp your child with your own gross,
carDal appetites. Soon the son knows that man Is
supreme ruler IN the world, and woman but bis sub
ject He sees those in high stations addicted " low
and vicious practices, into whose council woInans
voice comes nor. What wonder, then: that the beg
shonid initiate tire vices of men, and despise his
mother teachings. Man licenses grog shops and gam
hing houses, and if woman attacks these institution
she l. thrust aside and told 10 mind her business
Herein hes great wrong. Man has subjected %
himself his equal and the mother Of his children and
has made her dependant on the echoes Of his
thoughts. He has presumed TO thrust himself be-
tween her and her God; but woman has also erred in
submitting, and yielding into his hands her God
given power: ard having done this she yainly ina
giBes that II not responsible for the evils Of
society Che forgets that they are, in the sight o.
God equals on earth and must be partakers OF the
heaven. She may vainly imagine that by sub
hitting all 10 she frees herself but yet she viii
he held accountable individually 1T the Judgment
day Fearful must be the retibution to all on wo
man, for having TINS, by yielding her rights, suffered
the de truction Of millions. No, my sisters, no.
atter not yourselves that you con thus escape the
frowns Of Your Creator; you have yet a great work
TO perform, ard NO INTO you ii you do il not And
unto him vho binders y0u ia the performance Of
it, Womans right 70 act f0r herself must be adj
rnted before proper remedy can be found for the
evils we lament. II be viii act the part Of good
w0manhood. the path shall be- - plain 10 her that
she cannot therein Sine J. beginning to find out
thu truth and 10 take her position. She has even
retarded the progress ~ the Temperance cause
She does 30 by paraking u the poisonous beverage
herself, and transmitting il 70 her offspring the
stimulus which she inagines is giving her strength
actually dininshes il. Mothers ale give children
strong drink 20 keep them quiet they also stimulate
their animal nature by permitting their children TO
animal food tea, and coffee. Scores Of criminals
are thus made. Let mothers study the physiology Of
themselves and their children, and then their OH
spring will seldom become drunkards. In social
circles, too, women do much harm ~ the tenn
perance cause and not unfrequently ii il the
iirt glass taken from the hand Of lady,
that destroys the recipient body and soul.
Woman Is at AL events mistress of her own house,
fepplanse,) and she has tie power 10 provide what