Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-10-27
The woman's Ris hts Conven-
ton. On

The session Of this body. after long
and windy conyocation, closed its labors
At Cleveland. on Friday evening to NEE,
next at PhiIadelphia. The principal
speakers Of the convention have been
Mesdames Mott, Rose. Zoe. and San.
ford, and Miss Stone. l. is said that
Mrs. Mott is venerable matron, who,
between her spells of talking, applies
herself TO her knitting. and who. when
devoling herself to her "mission," an
swers the following description from the
Buffalo Commercial:
"Lucretia is very old girl--a deci-
dedly antiquaied specimen Of strongmind-
edness-might be regarded as more
fitting champion Of grandmother's rights
than Of any other. She was habi,ed
IN a Quaker.like dress of black silk, and
wore no jeweiry or ornaments of any
kind, unless her fair hearers would APP
ply the latter term TO skull cap closely
6ued to the head The fair Lucretia's
voice il somewhat weak, but her words
are very strong"
The second speaker of the convention
was Mrs. Rose, and again the writer in
the Commercial has daguerreoryped his
subject. He says:
"Ernestine Rose took the floor, and
scoring the restraint Of desk or table,
walked to the front Of the platform, and
throwing herself into a theatrical atli.
tude. commenced her address upon .wo.
mans errights and woman's erwrongs,'
with desire as strong as that of the
pious Chadband himself, 10 arrive at the
.terr:wilh.' She il a bloomer---.hat is
70 say. speaking in fowery, not in
millinery senses bloomer Rose, some.
what iull blown, indeed, but still retains
remnants of good looks. Sc, off BY very
wemanly ringlets. and heightened by
some coquetry Of manner and dress.
She wore black SATIN dress, open in
front, with lace stoma cher. lace under
sleeves and black lace mitlens. A breach,
watch and chain, and some sparkling
rings, evinced that Ernes,ine has not ar.
rived al the stage oi the string minded
wOtnans career when The liilIe vanities
OF this world are les,,ised. She would
- evidently have objected TO acknowledge,
az did ucretia, that she "recull, c;ec the
first Woman's Rights Convention in 49,.
and yet we mean ITO Il, --she might
have remembered il, for she is a lady If
ceriain---0r rather uncertain age
We should call Ernestine a Young A..
inerican Woman's Rights Wouan-a
female fillbuster. She went off like an
overloaded musket, and was eviden,Iv
disposed to kick" ..,.- x. ..........
The Herald says:
"Bu, the feature OF the Convention
was ils tail, composed of men, one of
whom the Commercial describes as
something having much hair on his
head, flowing in ringlets like woman's,
and much hair on his upper lip, and much
hair on his chin, and many struggling,
supertious hairs on his cheeks, looking
Ike deser,ers from the main body; the
whole Of which hair was ol reddish.
rusty. dusty culor.' Another portion Of
THIS hlgh'y ornamental appenuage was
William Lloyd Garrison. In debate
in which Rev. Mr.. Nevins participated.
and in which, as ever, he wac gentle.
man, Garrison called him .lar, a row
= dy. and scoundrel.'
As the audience passed out OF The
Hall. Mr.. Neyins' brother, a lay man. met
him and enquired whether those words
= were uttered in The heat Of debate, or
coolly. Reirac,ion was refused. and the
brother twisted Mr.. Garrison's nose. as
he hurled him against the wall of the
Melodeon. Recovering his position.
Mr.. Garrison said: DO you treat gentle
men sol Mo- was the answer. Il irea,
no gentleman SO, but so treat William
Lloyd Garrison
Large audiences have been in attend
ancs upon the Con. en,ion eager to wit
ness this exhibition Of The strong mind
ed women andAhe woody man."
UA man in London has invented
what he calls patent ocean float, to be
used in case Of shipwreck One float
alone. he says. would save three hundred
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