The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-09-12

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thing serious going on up stairs. now be.,,e,, =,
q ana me opposition Police comes in
LucRETrA Morr comes forward--psuo.a 49,
to Introduce 10 the audience Mrs Mathis sn;ra
friend OF humanity, an advocate Of Wames,s
Rights, genliine-- oehs
Horrible noises.--Everybo on his and bsr fa..
-Rapping of canes-clappina Of haads le,l
and groans, and sneezes-infhe midst ~ ali srb;.s
a very very masculine aud sstronr ,;n5sss is
ing woman, with exceedingiy theatrical oaS;..,
air. came forward and went on to address ,b -.
dience in German, But the very first syllahie ,,a,
fell from her roseetelips was the signal Of anoher
succession of atrocious noises, such as had never
been heard YET. The German woman went ON
however undismayed, clinching her fsts and
throwing up her arms wildly, and otherwise yio
lently gesticulating. Occasionally, the reporter
could catch word of English-freedorn-s.-
'sBrifish-(anether shocking noise, in the midst of
which the German Bloomer beat a retreat)
WENDELL Philips, then coming toward, beg
ged that the people of this '.great cou1try' woud
give this noble stranger hearing. This woman
had faced the cannon of Francis Joseph, and had
battled side by side with KossurH for the freedom
OF Hungary. What would be thought of us
IvoIeEsm"Then why don't you let her speak
for hersef' 'We don't want to hear you I'VE
have heard enough of you already" .'Co it boofs!T
Get down. "Nix-come-a-rouse.7 @Go in Sally
Johnson"l
PHrLLIPs backs out and the German woman
comes TO the front Just as she Is going to speak,
some body enquiries in hollow sepulchral tone
whats her manner
PHILLIPS stands up-"Her name is MATILDA An
IKAf
VoIcE.-ssWhats her Manner
PIIILLrPs-"MATrLDA AsrKA.p
ANOTHER VorcE.-''Whats thatF' 81
Laughter. Hisses. General uproarl
HERMAN WOMAN again essaying to speak
Great laughter. Then half dozen sentences in
German. sl.s
Mrs. ROSE said, she would interpret if they
would only listen. Kisses, Squealling, Groars.
Yelling. LII
GERMAN WOMAN continues to speak Dutch
Mrs. ROSE interpreting alternate sentences-the
English OF which seemed to be, that the German
woman had come here to seek for the liberty which
was denied her at home.
= WENDELL PHILLIPS said-'Go on with your
Kisses. Geese have Kissed before now. daughter
and hisses) You are proving, az least, that some
men are unworthy Of political liberty. You prove
that the men of the city of New York do not know
what the meaning OF teetotasm and free discussion
is. (Hisses) When you will answer our argu-
ment we shall cease to be agtators-but not till
then"
BowERY-L LooxrNG BoY-"speak in Dutch
Q4aughter)
PHILLPs.-'If you hate this movement, the very
best thing you do for us is to come here and is
grace your city, as you are now disgracing it,
Ntenewed cries of 'Put him OUT "Stop that"
go home old fellow, where you belong" "WilI
you 20 out and liquorl' ssSpeak louder sGive
him cigar 'Oh, DEAR" &c)
PEIILLIPs-'sYour Revolutionary fathers fought
for freedom
VoIcE-"Nigeers excepted" I4aughter.l
OLD WHITE LADY, on the lower floor, jumping
up greatly excited, and clenchins herfst at some
body. -
Mrs RosE-'I invoke the intervention of the
Police.7 SIS the chief of the Police present:'-
"Where are the Pelicei" "Wi!l they come up
here."
GERMAN WOMAN makes another attempt to be
heard, but her foreign tongue stood no chance with
an audience that would not even tolerate the YER
nacular. She was greeted from first to last with
succession of jeeTs, jests and of laughter in
the gallery. "Ah. ah, white nigeers-you fellow,
(shaking her head your daughter, cheers and
hisses)
PH1LLrps-''The ignorant Irishman lawful
noise in ignorant Irish circlesl-Elective francse
flake off your coat!' l-entathonlable infamy.
Tyranny + X Atrocious absolution. ~ Sit
down We came here to hear women Not
you'll
PiIiLL1ps-eT will add. in sitting down, [Yes, sit
down. that if any man in this audience will come
forward and reason with Us, it - AT this juno
tlre. the police arrested or two noisy fellows
in the galleiy-an operation which produced new
confusion. ~
VOICES, near the dooy-s'Fire, fire, fire" Con
sternation and symptoms of panic. Order restored
after while1
PHILLIps, unable to get hearing at length takes
his seat,
LuCY aToyE (B1oofler wofnan) comes forward.
Begins to speak, but il suddenly hushed by vol
ley of such calls as'Take your time Miss Luey!"
"IVhar do you come froml"
Lucy SToNE-"I want to see you men be your
own police The venom OF your mouths n
['Speak louder' < looking on III Indignation.
Wherever we can find an ear to hear.
there we shall speak of the wrongs of women. ="
'sBurleighl" ''Burleighi" "Burleighp 'Uncle
Tom r' Horace Greeley
Woman -
to woman. Let US ask you men, who r
Shirt sewers Union {"Times up, old fell
low ''sit down." give something else" 'pass
along!'o
whether you are Another din) Lucy
still speaking.
People yelling and hooting in the gallery-cries
OF "Burleigh, "Phiilips," shame, shame" TOO
bad y r
Luey still goes on, in dumb show, speaking
the spirit ofpurity and truth. We hold in our own
hand the rod with which we may snlite the Rock,
out of which viii issue panacea for all these griev
ances Those of you who have listened, in the name
of this Convention ask you in going to your
homes be it in the city country, let the words of
truth, which you have heard this evening, have
lodcment in your hearts. The time Is coming
VIXEN the worthy sons of noble mothers would
cone here, ashamed that those who had gone be-
fore rhen had ever so disgraced themselves they
had been disgraced to-day. Posteriiy would not
believe it. that men had banded together to gag
helpless women thus. But New York, (she was
glad to. .add) was not lost bad as ii was Pauina
Davis that very day, had received remittance of
$40 from some OF It's citizens, as contribution to
help to support newspaper devoted 10 woman's
rights. "a laugh. ''Sit downrD
Times up, Lucy" ''Oh, sit down" General
confusion and noise entirely indescribable, in
the course of which. the speaker meekly took her
seat.
Rev. ANToIsETTE l.. BnowS here undertook to
tell story about drUnkard who had brought his
poor family down TO the lowest depths OF deyrada-
tion and want.
BIG FAT MAN near the rostrum-"The wicked
mani" Qaughter)
MISS BKows--* .But that mother and that
wife OF his was heroine. Rl
VoIcE-"Good old galf' (Another laugn)
MISS Brown There is a bond in the wo-
mans heart that bound her offspring to her afec-
tons Great deeds were before her.
great end was to be achieved. How should 1t be
donel
'yoIcE-'Do itup 5rorn 7" Coughing. Laugh
ter Cheers. Hi.ses)
Rev. MISS BRowN (nothing dissnayei, though the |
storm here was getting very ugly.
"A world of temptation uoihs lhIoagn g
the streets a drunkardr ~ ne nIs.
born of her affections had fallen prey % me tempt
er. Stricken things. ,
An ill-mannered fellow here inter. .upsou sne
speaker, right in the midst of very palnsI'c .sn
perance taIe with fit of sneezing, producing
rt,t- -. .vere also accompanying