Washington telegraph., 1853-10-05
life i'm New York.

WoMANs RfGTiTs CoNvENTroN-This Conven-
ton got along very pcaceably at the morning ses-
slon' on Wednesday last. Speeches were deliv
cred bv Mrs. Mott. Mrs Davis, Mrs. Matilda E.
Gage, Mrs. Nichols and others. At the evening
session the uproar and confusion were Tremendous.
The Tribune OF yesterday says:
Yesterday evening being the last sitting in this
city of this Convention the approach to the Tab
ernacie was thronged long before the hcar ap-
pointed for opening the doors, and considerable
excitement seemed to prevail. Atabout o clock
the Tabernacle doors were thrown open and the
rush for tickets and admission by the anxious
throng could only be equaled to that on a Jenny
Lind night. The building. capable of holding
some two thousand persons, was Immediately
Mr.. George W Clark, who had been requested
TO sing a song on the subject Of Freedom of
Thought did 50 in style apparently not much
approved BY the audience who at very early
stage began to give vent to all kinds of groans and
lIonical cheers.
Mrs. Martin, of this State. was then introduced
to the meeting by Mrs. Mott and with consider
able difficulty commenced her address Music
was she observed previous 10 the fall Of man the
natural language OF the human race and the rca-
son OF tire discord now prevailing was owing to
the pTeponderance of the bass" She was about
to say She was intended to speak in behalf of wo
men, hnt she was not: It was in behalf Of society
Kisses ard groans. If there was Stiffness she
would continue, otherwise she could not be heard
Here, the groans and hisses and wells increased.
on which the venerable lady President interce
ded, and after while the speaker was autlibir
again for few minutes
The convention was addressed bv several 9th
eFs, who were frequently interrupted by funny
interpretations by the audience and Kisses and
yeils Were the order of the evening
Lucy Stone now presented herself and was re-
celved with tempest Of cheers. Kisses. sIOaus
and stamping Amid much interruption she per-
severed by making an eloquent and touchinr an
peal. as follows:
Meal you show that the ground we take ison-
" tco well chosen. We might have expected
that the memorY ofa mother, perhaps col1 in her
grave, would lead you. for her sake. 10 hear those
who speak OF wrongs done 10 the sex she belonged
to' lUproar.l We have sat here for two davs
and told yoa how woman is robbed of her pro-
perty her rights, her children: low labor. rem,in-
eTatve enough 30 sustain her is shut out from her.
we have pleaded Tor your sisters aud vour laugh-
tersi and here Is The resut-the issue for the pre-
sent
Rev. Antoinette L. Brown presented herself
and was. if possible, received with more turbu-
lance than Lucy Stone
4Ir. Elliot jumped on the rlalio form and claimed
TO be heard against the principles Of the Conven-
ton. He was applaudel and hissed and spoke
amid a scene Of the most outrageous confusion
making himself audible by shouting al the top of
his voice. thus:
| asked last night for three solid argurncnts-
\ voice-llerc is the champion of rowdies.
Eiliot-This IS the uncharitable Judgment pass
ed on a stranger.
Loud cries for Burleieh
Elliott have beard or read all the arguments
given here, and they are for the most part mere
stories.
Here the uproar became terrifc-sllouting.
screaming. laughing, stampag. cries Of Bur
leigh Root Truth" ~Shut upr' Greeicv.''
Go TO bed" prevented anything bein. heard or
done in order-and the Convention broke up amid
The widest unFoar
1t was announced that a National Woman's
Rights Convention would be hela at Cleveland
Ohio, on the 5ih and 9th OF Oco oher