The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-09-29
The Women Movement--A Highly 6 Coll
Ored,, Speech.


where SO much of the scandalous was ac
ted on the most notable speech was made
by colored woman. The report gives us
the particulars. Syourner is evidently
''o one of 'emp'
"Sojourner Truth, negro woman ask
ed permission to speak in the afternoon,
which was granted by the chair. [Yells
and hooting from the gallery.
The meeting was declared adjourned to
three o'clok.
Cries of g Well be here to hear sojour-
er-Hurrah!'
In the afternoon, the President ascen-
ded the platform, and with commen-
dable composure took her seat. She
was soon followed by Miss Lucy, in pants,
and ISIS or Mrs. Sojourner Truth, col
ored lady Of some sixty winters, in wo-
mans blue gown and black pinafore. A
white cotton 'kerchief was bound around
her sable brows, and in the immensity OF
its folds her chronological Developments
were concealed, and her hair retained in
proper position.
The President then announced to the
audience that Miss or Mrs. Soiourner
Truth arose, and SO did perfect storm Of
applause, Kisses, groans, and undignifed
CALCULATIONS. One young lad, with red
hair, whose education had evidently been
previously neglected, insinuated that the
colored lady was not then actingin her ac-
customed sphere, by calling for can oyster
stew with plenty Of crackers" Another
young rascal, with a dirty shirt and face
said he would take " half dozen one hall
SHE'LL Another scape grace called vo-
ciferously for six-penny plate Of clam
soup"
Notwithstanding these unmannerly, un
handsome and ill-timed calls for bivalves
Sojourner Truth came forward to the desk
rolled up her eye-balls in scorn, frowned
indignantly, and raised her hand and voice
in wrath. She spoke. Ye who have not
heard the roar Of the cataract can form
but meagre idea Of the volume Of soun6
that gushes forth upon the devoted au
: dience. Imagine Trinity Church organ
forgetful for time of its sacred duties will
its low bass and trumpet-stops pulled out
all the keys down, and two men and a boy
working for dear life at the bellows, ane
you have a gentle specimen Of the angry
voice Of Sojourner Truth,
Size said: cit is good for me to CONF
; forth for to see what kind of spirit you ar
made of. I see some of you have got th'
t spirit of the goose, and good many Q
you have got the spirit Of snakes. Grea
| applause, and cries of go on, that's tn
| STYLE show your pluck 'giyeit to, them,
t during which that young scapegrace il
the gallery called for small fry,']
feel at home here. A venerable old gen
tleman, occupying a front seat, said, S
you ought, q was born in this State
[ we been Slave in this State, and noy
: I'm good citizen Of this State. Vocii
erous demonstrations of applause.
. was born here, and l can tell you I feel t
u home here. Queer man under the gal
lery, chats right; make yourself at home
you're welcome; take chair. Eve bee
looking round and watching things, and
know little might bout Woman's Rights
too. Applause, and cries of go it lively
you'll have a fair show know it feel
funny, kinder funny and tickling, to see
colored woman get up and tell you abou
things and Woman's Rights, when we v
all been trampled down so't nobod
thought we'd ever git up agin. But W
have come up, and I'm here. There wa
king, in old times, in the Scripters, ths
said he'd give away half of his kingdom
and hang somebody as high as Hannah
: Now he was more liberaler than the pres
> ent king of the United States, cause h
wouldn't do that for the women Roar
If Of laughter, on the conclusion of which
d middle-aged gentleman, with a forid cour
o tenance, short hair and old fashioned shil
n collar. ventured to correct the lady as
Is the title Of our Chief Magistrate, but th
r lady would not change the name, and cor
a tinued. But we don't want him to XII
5, the men, nor we don't want half of hi
e kingdom; we only want half Of our right:
e and we don't get them, neither. But we
d have them, see f we don't; and you can
n stop us, neither; see f you can. Al
IL plause, and some kissing.
= Oh, you may hiss as much as 70
IL please, like any other lot of geese, but yU
a can't stop it; its bound to come. Th;
II young rascal, with the dirty shirt and tat
ID =" Hurry up that stew; it's bling. /
ID You see the women don't get half as muc
NJ rights as they ought to get. We wal
more and will have it. Loud laughter
:: Then you see the Bible says, sons ar
- = daughters ought to behave themselves b
fore their mothers; but they don't; L
watching, and I can see them snicke
e ing, and pinting, and laughing at the
mothers I'M here on the Staoe fTh