Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-21
Prom the New York Tribune.
THE WOMEN OF THE WEST.
Sr. Louis. Saturday. Dec. II.

ST. LOUIS, Saturday, Dec. II, 1853.
As you are the friend of Women's Rights, and
also Of the Temperance reform, it occurred to me
that you might think the following worthy of a
place in The Tribune. Mr.. Ross, (the same who
was mobbcd at Boonefeld, Mo-, recently,) prior to
that had an invitation by the Division at Hannibal,
No. to go there and lecture. He did so, and as
usual was very severe on the rum-sellers commit
tee Of whom waited on him and forbid his lectur-
ing again. On the next evening he was 10 lecture
at the Methodist Church. Soon after the lecture
commenced, some six or eight men, armed to the
teeth, approached the speaker with threats Of vo-
lencc If he did not desist. But nothing intimida-
ted he went on dealing out TO them such whitening
sarcasm and rebuke that they finally left, threat
ening what they would do the next evening, should
he attempt speaking again. The next day he could
get no house in which to lecture, all were afraid
of mob which might result in damage to their
houses. SO he left for want of house in which to
speak. The ladies of the city thought il time now
for them to act so they took the matter in hand
drew up an invitation for him to return and lecture
again, pledging themselves to furnish him a house
in which TO lecture, and to protect him at the risk
Of their honor and lives. This invitation was
signed by three hundred and sixty-oght ladies out
Of population of two thousand and five hundred.
and embraced large proportion of the ladies of
the city, The invitation was cordially responded
to and the day set for his lecture. When the boat
hove in sight on which he was expected delega-
ton of ladies, large and respectable with banner
floating in the air, met and welcomed him back to
their city, and escorted him to his hotel. AT the
hour for the lecture thcy returned and escorted him
to the chuTch which was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity. As q matter of course no one dared TO in
terrupt him while thus protected. lie remained
and ectured for several days and dealt out to the
liquor-sellers the severest blows they ever had in
that county. On the second day of this course of
lectures the ladies entered into written agreement
that they would, from that time forward patronize
no man in any branch of business who dealt, in
any way, in spirituous liquors. This was signed
by all the ladies of the city. This was Woman's
Rights to some purpose and to some effect. In a
council of the rum-fraternity one of the largest
Wholesale dealers in the city, Mr.. S., remarked,
MIR. Ross mad only spoken the truth On The
next morning, to the astonishment of all, and the
great CONSERVATION of his associates, his whole
store and warehouse were draped in mourning
Empty barrels, kegs, dcmijons, bottles, &C.. covered
with Grape, were seen around the buildings mourn
ing for their contents, which during the night were
emptied into the river. Ii is unnecessary to say
the ladies patronized him from that day. and he is
now the richest merchant in that place. The op-
sition to Womens Rights ceased in that region, and
temperance has been right side up with care ever
since. Missouri.