The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-10
Yrow ms LssAsyins Jes4ssl, Nov a.
Miss Lucy stones Lecture en- Wsmea's Right

A large audience assembled last night II the MOAN
Hall for The purpose OF hearing lbs Lecture 81 Miss Lucy
Stone. We confess that we were greatly delighted
he lecture OF the ablest. ceares most oIeibe
and beautiful productions heard And the stye
of delivery quite equal TO the mailer IL an sp
propnate setting TO the rich gems OF mind with which
lecture noble appeal in behalf OF the right oil ever,
woman develop every faculty she possesses. and 10
give her powers, under the law o bsnevoIence such
scope and range men Are not only permitted but ca
couraged 10 take She earnestly pleaded that she who
be vile aud mother should be prepared for As
responsibilities OF the sacred trust that she should b.
educated that the universe OF mind should be open %
her, TO traverse it without let hindfance from auy
quarter But the speaker urged that she should thus BE-
free in all the noblest pursuts Of humanity not merely
because she could thus become better wife aud mother
but because she is a human being, and is entitled b
any blessing that belongs 10 humanity. We suIs
tina, we never heard anything read anything moIs
Impressive. more chase. more noble and eloquent
these subjects than the remarks Of Miss Stone last ngA
She is perfectly at home in every department OF hsr
theme. She succeeds in throwing beauty around
nveclive What. indeed. could be more beautiful than
her denunciaons OF those wrongs OF society that make
0i men and mere fragments OF men and women
Where was eyer uttered anything more chas,e than ,hs
picture she drew OF woman in q state OF isiamy!
Upon every portion Of the theme Of last night Mis-
Stone triumphant She successfully carried her m.
mrnse audience with her 10 every position she sought
and they gave her evidences OF the high sp
prrciaton in which they held her The correctness AID
beauty of her sentiments went home to every heart
we sure and we can conceive OF no p8sslble
objection that any one could make 10 eingle sen
tment she uttered last night. And y 10 impossbs 70
express high admiration o lhs beauty, pfoptey
and elegance OF her diction. In that respect alone
her lectures would renunera'e mind alive 10 auy
and Improvement. She, who thus command lhs
highest inteec,ion the n0biest impulses OF the hsar
the utmost rehnements OF sentiment, and tns 0fues
powers OF language. may, indeed feel that woman has
powera for all the fields OF intellect that usage, not
Providence, has consccra,ed to In the uneas Of
her power she may point riumphantly to the example Of
Debora in the judgment.seat OF lsrael. and AJAX what
small lawyers have 10 say 10 that Tor womans sphes
We limited now 10 narrow space OF time tor put
ting our paper to press, or we should say more W.
lice to lecture The pleasure we felt in hearing VIZ
SO great that wished that every we love pres
enl minge in this rich and feast OF the mind W.
do not know how Miss Lucy would do before jury. IN
matter OF law, but we are conhdsn! the Immense iaty
that felt the entertainments OF her intellect last night
would have given a verdict in her favor. Everybody
seemed be converted TO that paIt OF the question sue
dated last nights and, feel that the principle
thus and then forth would largely increase the ha
ness OF the world earnestly hope that no one OF The
Joined the Methodist church on probation Of six months
and behaved himself in such way that be was le, Of
"wd three months"
Mss Stone regretted last night that there not
wives and daughters her immense audience; and she
begged the gentlemen to report what she bad said TO their
wives and daughters But, alas, whe shall undertake 10
say what she said such lofty and noble style that 9th
would feel insignificant in the attempt. Our advice
s that everybody who shall go TO Mozart Hall To-
night and hear for themselves Oar fear 10 that Mozart
Hall will not hold half her audience io.nght We are
certain there few, if there is who present
and, when the local fame she made in her lecture he
travels Through the city, everybody will wish 10 hear this
gifted woman There not virtuous woman in the city
| who should not feel proud OF Miss Stone.