The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-02-07
SHEPHERD. STONE AND CoE,
Female Lecturers on Temperance and
Wonaan's Right

feDso1s Lecturers on Temperance and
Woman's Rights.
Our little city has been for the past week or
ten days. quite q field for feminine lecturers,
who have been lecturing on Temperance and
"Woman's Rights and Wrongs" and we
judge, from the crowded houses. they have
drawn with considerable success. There is
"seed time and harvest" and those " no are
particularly favorable to these reforma.ory
movements. indulge the hope tina. the seed
sown win produce an abundant crop in the
future.
Mas. SHEPHERD. Of Wisconsin, delivered
tw lectures-one in tie IT. E. Church, and
the other in Starr Hall. on Saturday night
and Sunday afternoon. to crowded audiences
She is certainly tie most efficient speaker
male or female. we ever listened to, because
she speaks from the heart, and she IS enabled
to reach the hearts Of her audiences God
bless heri for she is engaged in good and ho
ly cause.-the cause of all mankind The
subject Of Temperance Is sphere" in which
all women can engage in, and in which more
real good can be accomplished by them, than
by the opposite sex, but more particularly
where sad and bitter experience, ike Mrs.
S. has endured actua.es them Her whole
soul is in the work of doing good. and she
knows how to feel for the woes of the poor in
ebriate's wife, and worse than fatheress chill
dren; hence the powerful effect she has on
those who hear her. She partially promised
to return to Richmond at no distant day. and
again talk temperance principles and temper
ancc feelings into the people. We hope she
rnay--s full house and numerous admirer.
await her.
hEs. Lucy STONE, also appeared in our
midst, and delivered series Of lectures on
her favorite theme: Woman's Rights and
Wrongs. and we must admit that, although
short n stature, she is giant in Intellect
We only heard her first and last lecture, and
cannot, therefore, give fair statement of all
her positions--or what zee might consider ter
rible or otherwise. Suffice it to say, we were
somewha. disappointed, owing probably to
the fact of hearing much said in her praise
as orator, we looked for Comet of the
first cass-resplendant dazzling. On listen
ing 10 her, we found she was only star, very
pleasant to look at, and in her coruscatious,
not at all calculated to strike man with blind
ness, or to lead him, like the simple moth.
in too close contact with candle around which
1t IS gyrating. SO as to stop it in its flight by
singing its wings! She said many things
we heartily approve. especially about the re-
wards Of labor-the work of female, pro-
vided she does it jus. as we'll as the
male. being paid for at the same rates; but she
did not dwell with as much force as she ought
on the propriety of females first preparing
themselves to enter the various trades and
professions. by serving regular apprentice
ship &c, as all males have to do When
that necessary reform is brought about, we
have no doubt the ira les and professions will
be opened 10 receive their help. In regard
to voting, legisating, DC, the time may come
when females will have that right, which
Mrs. Lucy urged SO strongly in her last lee
tuFe, that they should enjoy; but it will prob
ably be sometime after this present writing.
ere all these wonderful things will take place.
We apprehend Let the women place their
standard as high as they please--educa;e
themselves TO the extent OF the minis utmost
tension--alm as high as their imayinat atoms
csn reach; but then, we should require pledge
bond and security, that they would be con-
tent after they gain all they now ask
To illustrate, we have read somes here
OF an ambitious woman, who desired to
rule the kingdom of her husband, but for
one day only The love he bore her, induced
him to comply with her wishes. He issued
an edict ordering his officers to obey his
wife for that day in all that she commanded.
The first order given BY her TO the officers,
was to bring her husband bound hand and
foot before her; after that was done, she com
manded the executioner to strike off her hus-
bands head. Twas done, and she secured
to herself the government!
Mas. EMMA Coz. gave course Of lectures
on the subject of ''Woman's Rights, and al
SO lecture on Temperance We had not the
pleasure of hearing this lady; but we have
heard her efforts highly spoken of by those
who particularly Ler temperance
lecture. She is said TO be very pleasant and
excellent speaker.
Congressional Proceedings.