Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-20
MISS LUCY STONES LECTURE.

Notwithstanding the inclemenoy of the wealth
or, a. large audience attended the lecture of
Miss Lucy Stone, at Carusi's Saloon, last even
ing. The rain poured down incessantly, and
we apprehended something like a failure in
consequence; but to our surprise and delight
the large Hall was something like two-thirds
filled with attentive listeners who manifested
their pleasure and appreciation by frequent ap-
plaase Every heart was taken captive by the
grace, modesty, and propriety Of her manner,
and the melody and richness Of her voice. But
we believe that the audience were more than
pleased. There was evidence of thorough
and general appreciation and adoption Of her
views, new and peculiar as they are. Perhaps
the greater part of those present were not pre-
pared 10 20 the length Of conceding the elect
i've franchise to women, but all felt the force Of
her scathing criticisms upon the tyranny Of
custom, which denies to the sex the exercise Of
the best and highest faculties of her nature.
Miss Lucy is an admirable speaker, fluent
yet forcible; her mind teens with opposite
facts and illustrations Of her thought, which
pour forth in an uninterrupted stream Of beau
tiful elocution.
We, in common with all who have heard
her, indulge the hope that she will be induced
to lecture again and again, in Washington, and
she may be assured Of the warmest reception
She spoke for nearly two hours and yet gave
no signs Of exhaustion or fatigue. Gentlemen
in Congress cannot speak for half an hour with,
out frequently applying glass of water to
their lips; but in the long lecture Of Miss Lucy,
she was not reduced to this expedcnt for re-
viving her vocal powers once. Some may think
ii small matter for woman to speak two
hours; but for man or woman to occupy the
attention Of an audience for that length Of
time and be sensible TO the LAST Is an
achievement. After all, tho ladies will do well
70 ponder the fact that one Of the happiest hits
made by Miss Lucy was to be silent for the
space Of half minute, while gentleman was
taking his leave. The effect was electrical, and
brought down the house in thunders Of ap-
plause.
A Watched MURDER, AND AN APOLOGY
FOR Ir.-Thomas Blackburn, son Of Or. 4. s.
Blackburn, Charlestown, Va, advised his cousin,
young lady, at Lexington, not to walk to
church with another young man, named Chris.
tian, with whom she had made such an APP
pointment on Sunday last The young lady
took his advice, and declined On being in
terrogated, Blackburn told Christian he had
30 advised his cousin. How proper the advice
was, the sequel viii show Christian waited
at the church door in the evening, and, when
Blackburn came with another lady, asked him
TO step aside with him, and there killed him
on the spot with q knife. The Tenth Legion
says
"This rash act was no doubt committed in
the heat Of passion, as IL Is difficult to conceive
how any man could, at such place, on the
Sabbath day, coolly and deliberately perpe-
trate 30 dark decdv
How mpremely ridiculous this would be-
could the subject admit Of such thought
We arc neither sanguinary nor revengeful;
but we cannot comprehend how any man can
venture 10 extcnuate deed 10 fell and das
tardly. A rash act, committed in the heat Of
pasion!D II the Devil ever prompts men 10
deeds of wickedness, his counsels we're eagerly
listened to by this murderer Of one who had