The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-16

Hall, New York, the sum of ten cents, UNITED
STATES currency, anybody who felt disposed to
make the investment, was entitled on Thursday
evening last to the enree of that respectable build
ing and to the further pleasure of listening to a
somewhat incoherent statement of grievances from
certain feminine and masculine notorieties, who
profess to advocate what they call 'Women S
"Rights.' As the fee was small and the discussion
promised to be as usual, more spicy than logical,
quite a crowd of persons awaited themselves of the
opportunity. At seven O'Clock, an elderly spnster
in spectacles Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY, took the
Chair, and the proceedings commenced. The first
speaker introduced, was Mrs CAROLINE II. DALI
angular lady of an uncertain age, and of "a far
''from prepossessing appearance" who in ODE
dience to the laws of com oensation so far they
relate to wearing apparel made up for the absence
of hoops, by sporting profusion of jewelry. She
proceeded to read extracts from two lectures, which
she had written one of which was on that virtuous
and discreet lady of many lovers and but one
husband, MARY WoLsToNCRAFT, and the other, on
MARGARET FULLER. The discourse being dry, and
the lady homely her auditors soon grew weary, and
gave vent to their Impotence in such unmistakeable
volleys of groans, Kisses and bursts of laughter
that the specialized Chair-woman finally suggested
that Mrs. DALI had better sit down, an invitation
with which the latter most ungraciously complied.
Mrs LUCRETIA Mort next took the stand and ex-
pressed herself glad to inform the large number of
persons then present, that Eat meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Union held that day, the
young men had consented to accept the co-opera-
''tion of women" to which piece of information
certain voices calamity responded, ''that it was
''quite natural that they should" In abiding to
HENRY WARD BEECHER, Mrs. MORT grew poetical
and iacetious. She declared that when BEECHER
recently appeared at the Academy of Music to
speak in favor of the Anti-Slavery cause, che
"made the sounds of his voice heard in music
''that was sweeter and more melodious than that
''of the Opera-though, perhaps, not so loud or so
screaming" but when she commenced to eulogze
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, her discourse was cut
short by storm of yclls and Kisses, in the midst
of which she resumed her seat. The Reverend
ANToINETTE L. Brown then took the platform and
warmly protested against the estimate which was
placed by society upon the mental capacity Of wo-
men. She recounted the old story of the grievan-
ces under which women are said to labor and
demanded for her sex legal and political equali-
ty with man. She cited instances in which
women chad been dwarted in their growth, and
"turned aside from a noble DESTINY" She
charged the American Republic with being unfair
in its legislation. 'On every side,n said she.
''woman found opposition to her true efforts. 1t
twas only in the single department of maternity
in which there was no competition" and amidst
storm of laughter and cries of assent she
concluded by reminding the public that s'the esti-
"mate which had been made of woman's nosition
''moraly and Intellectually was utterly false"
Mrs. ERNEsTINE l.. ROSE, lady distinguished by
nothing more remarkable than decided lisp was
the next parsonage who addressed the meeting.
Her subject was ''The Education of Woman" She
complained of the social and legal restrictions
placed upon her sex, and remarked that woman
was not allowed to carry out her own views: that
she mad nothing TO count except her children"
that her education closed with the boarding
school, and that cher last stage was similar TO that
''of an old picture, which was either hung ND in
''the paror or in the kitchen, as simple FIXTURE
In conclusion, she said-all that the advocates of
Womans Rights doctrines asked was sthat
"woman shall have space to grow" Whereupon
there was a general uproar, during the con-
tinuance of which Mrs. RosE subsidized into
the background and gave place to WENDELL
PHILLIPS who augured well for the cause of Wo-
mans Rights from the conduct of the audience that
night. Fifteen years ago, he said the anti-slavery
meetings were subjected to similar Interruptions
and he prophe sled that twenty years hence, those
who attend the Woman's Rights meetings will see
the clergy and the politicians taking advantage of
the wave which other and drawer men had crea-
ted Politicians said he, sarcastcallv. care
'but the vanes on the church stceples. They do
'point the way that the wind blows" He drew
sketch OF the condition of women in the
old Greek times, and compared it with what if
has since become. He referred to Mrs. SIcK1,rs as
type of woman as she is judged by modern So
ciety characterized the city of Washington as ia
''brothel of corruption" denounced the course
pursued by all who were parties to the S1cKIEs'
trial, and declared that Gin all that group of law
'yers, prosecutors and judges, the honestest name
''and reputation is that of the poor lady herself
''the unhappy woman who received no conside-
crate word from the men who composed that cir
'cle of inquisition which they call court"
Each man. he contended, had the right to legis-
late and to take part in every branch of govern
ment and the same principle should be so extend
ed as to embrace women. If Mrs. HARTUNG, he
argued, were hung for poisoning her husband, the
execution would be illegal She would be the
victim of laws which she was not permitted to
take part in framing, and society has no right to
hang person who has taken no part in the enact
ment of the laws. Here ensued colloouy be-
tween the speaker and voice from the audito-
rum:
A yo1cE-Have right to hang foreigners residing
temporarily in the country
Mr. Enthusiastically. When a comes volun-
torv into country and remains in it for some time
hnwever short thereby subjects himself the laws
To- the time being and his presence in the country
s.ca of the fact But the Of American woman who
rs horn in the country and excluded from free prvi
leaes, was vastly different
ies SorHyR YoIcE-Have right to hang negroes ?
(Lsughter.)
This was point to which the respondent did
not wish to make direct reply SO he branched of
nv offering to tell the difference 'between the man
siwho asked the question, and the negro who was
'sold in the Carolnas yesterday for trying to es-
s:cape from bondage" but as this was not salts
factory, he threw aside argument and resortea to