The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-09


The third session Of this body took place Saturday
evening Wales Hail. No. Bowsry There we're four.
teen persons In attendance including two ladies' Mr..
Wian was appointed Charnaa and DR.. Nswbury, secrs.
ary. Mrs. Fanny Lee Townsend Jones TOOK the chair,
and rsad from the Tribune the Gall for the meeting. She
then read from city paper . report Of the previous
session, which, she said conveyed an erroneous impress
sion with regard to her controversy with DR.. Young.
She denied that she used the word sforsignsr In any
opprobrous ssrse-she had commended for the brother
hood of the raoo too long to harbor any preudcss Of
tionaty She also desired to correct insinuaton in
the report that the Industrial Congress had
from Constitution Hail. in Wooster street, where they
had held their two previous mestings without paying
the rent She said the lady who kept that place had got
full pay for the rent She wondered that any sensible
reporter should publish the statement with regard
matter Of that kind without first ascertaining the facts
Having made these explanations, Mrs. Jones sat down,
and General John Sidney Jones, the husband of Fanny
got up.
the objects which the land reformers had in visw and
the efforts and sacrifices which he and his wife lad made
for the attainment OF those objects
He was followed by Dr.. SwACKHAMMHR, who said the
objects OF the association might be summed up In one
word; they demanded restitution of those GOd-gvsn
light to free EARTH free air free light and free water.
Mr.. BooR vas the next speaker, and he went In for
ot. re- organization OF society he said society was In
who were taking their pound OF flesh out OF US daily
Nothing short OF tOa' reorganization OF society would
save us.
Mr.. BARR call I'd upon fJr . speesh, bu. declined,
saying that he would do his speaking to morrow; he
could fire his gun into small flock he there
to night he intended TO- to talk to audience
of five hundred.
Mrs. TOWNSEND closed the speaking by relating the
trials Sacrifices reproaches and insults which she and
her husband had endured ia their endeavor to spread
the doctrines Of the land reformers. She said
she had been peltsd with rotten tomatoes BY
persons of her SEX while standing
her premises. in the land Of William Penn;
she had been called . fool lunac, bedlamte, and
every thing elte BY persons VINO could find no other
to her arguments. Yet she intended to psrse
vere for she believed her doctrines to be true
had confidence that truth would ultimately prevail She
wished to return thanks to the reporter Of the HERALD
Who had patiently listened to the speeches OF the
evening. She always admired the HERALD newspaper,
and lorg ago, when she lived in Providence and moved
among the aristocracy, she used to defend the ability
and independence Of that paper against the Of
the snobs. Besces she had other for liking the
HERALD One Of the first Gestures which she deli
vered In New York. reported in the HERALD. and
that report coming to the of her present husband
had created yearnng in his breast towards its author
which resulted In their subsequent acquaintance and
final marriage so, said she, the herald been
the Of getting me husband, anc think have
coed reason for liking it, don't You Nj Jones?'
Mir. Jones nodded assent, and after some further
marks from Mrs. Jones, the meeting to Sunday
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