The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
THE WOMEN IN THE FIELD.

Great efforts are being made in the State Of
New York to procure the enactment ofthe Maine
Liquor Law. Among the instrumental,ies
through which it is expected to reach Al nd mould
public opinion, upon this subject, is organized
action on the part of the women Of the State
A "Ladies State Temperance Convention" was
held at Albany on the q st inst, at which were
present, as active parcipators, Rev. Miss An
tionette l.. Brown, Mrs l.. N. Fowler, M. d.,
Mrs. Bloomer, and other feminine celebrities.
Eloquent speeches were made by lady orators,
and resolutions adopted, denunciatory of the
license system and, in favor of the Maine Law.
During the sitting of the Convention commit
tee of ladies' waited upon the Legislature for
the purpose Of presenting petition for the
Maine Law, signed by $4,000 women. The
following proceedings were had upon the oeca.
| sion.
Mr.. Burroughs, of Orleans, rose, and said
there was deputatien Of ladies in the House,
with petition Of $4,000 ladies' for the Maine
law, and requesting permission that the deputa-
ton might present the petition in person, and
give reasons for a compliance Herewith On
motion of Mr.. Burroughs, the rules were suspen
dtd
Mr.. Burroughs then moved that leave be
granted to tho ladies to present their petition in
person.
Mr.. O'Keefe, of New FORK, said The per.
, sion, and would suggest that we submit to the
imposition as gracefully and elegantly as posi-.
BILE. Sir, as this is q most extraordinary appli.
cation, so let il meet with most extraordinary
reception. When ladies are solicitous of leav
r ing the holy sphere in which "natu e's God
has benefcenty placed them, and when they
are desirous OF emulating the sernsr sex in the
race for fame and glory, by mingling in the
world as lawyers, states men aud generals. the,
Should he uentlu tab hy tho
: aged in their manly, and it NAV be. un eminin,
j aspirations. Let these high minded, high strung
, and spirited women who discard as WORTHLESS
n he antique dress of the EIizabethan age, an,
e glory in the modern habiments of jackets an,
Pants-let them walk down the middle aisle o
r the chamber, and with masculine stride, which
j so admirably becomes such feminine delicac,
as theirs, present their petitions and while, sir
= l am explicit on this preliminary subject, lk
e my friend from Kings, desire ito be dstinctl
e understood, that I shall reseve my opinion
y upon the main subject till the proper time ar
" | rives.
n Mr.. Burroughs had nothing to say in reply
IS the gentleman from New York, and the motto
!. was then carried.
The ladies were then received at the bar c
g the house, and Mrs. Knight, their chair ,oomar
$ read the following address,
: Mr.. Speaker, and Legislators of tie State q
II .Ne1o York: We come to you in behalf Of %
IS 900 women-wives, mothers and sisters-of tn
Re great commonwealth, to petition your HONORABLE
If body for protection. We ask protection tn;
our hearth stones may not be desolated; tn,
e the little ones around our freside may not
y written more than fatherless; we ask proiectio
Of that our sons may be saved from the drunkard
IS shame and the drunkard's doom we ask prote,
a ton that our husbands may be saved from til
l. destroying power of the spirit that dwels in TIL
: intoxicating cup; we ask protection, least a
n that is sacred to the homes of the Empire Stat
l. may not be considered of less moment than til
Ii $26o5 900 invested in the liquor traffic in tn
State-we ask you to pass law entirely prohi
r. ting the sale of intoxicating drinks as bcve
y rage, and we most respectfully blu. earnestI
n solicit the early attention Of your honorable bod
IF to our petition.
l. At the close Of the address, the petition W,
n sent up to the clerk table.