Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-12
Springfield, Ark, Nov. 2Oth, 1858.
A Model Orator-a Male Free-Lover on
 the floor


 At the Utica, (N. Y.) free lovers convention last week, among the other gabblers and spout CTS was a Mir. Bloom, and perfect boonaer was he. lie was almost equal to Mrs. Branch her. self in the extent of his peculiar intelligence, and the sty le of his oratory. A report of his speech Is thus given:
 Mir. Bloom at length bossomed and glad dened the hearts of the audience. who received him with vociferous applause. He said : want you to hear me with the ears of your under standing. Young men in the gallery keen quiet. l invoke the oil of love to flow over this assemblage. There is an aristocracy of re- formers as well as anything else-if I had been Davis or Hallock, would have been heard before. Applause am going to give you leaf from my book of life At the age of sixteen entered into physiological reform. wanted to be good, and 1 tried to purify myself by not eating too much. Laughter, left that, however, and found that physiological reform CTS were as selfish as any body else. Then I read the works of Swedenborg, and wept over the doctrine of heaven and hell-especially the hell. Applause. I next attended Presby- terian Sunday school, out the doctrines were not agreeable to my heart
 Then 1 read A. J. Davis's works and the Powders. As 1 had means, my table was cov- cred with books and pamphlets. But found something wanting. 1 went into Wall street. [Great laughter I went in with broker there; but began to see the tricks of the trade and left in disgust. Then became impressed with the idea that must reform the world - [Cheers. l delivered two lectures on physical ignorance and fashionable dress, and. above all fashionable religion. Next engaged to 90 to Europe on philanthropic expedition. Laugh ter] was dlsappointed-1 supposed minis. ter must be good. Twas told by my uncle who had retired rom business wealthy Laughter that would be deceived. was left in Lon. don without cent in my pocket. Mr. Webb renewed rel me until got a remittance from home. Wniie there, look ed into the unfortunate con- dltlon of woman 1 am serious on the subject you laugh at. Upon examination I found eisn.eeh thousand prostitutes in London; be- gan to examine their condition, loud laughterl ana found that in most cases their confdence had been betrayed, while some could not earn a living by sewing. From that day to this I nave been interested in women [iaughter,l mean in their elevation. Renewed laughter and applause. Upon my return to this coun- try, read the Bible six months [cheerS, and went through all the various reforms. 1 cor responded with the New York Trbune.n
 Now, wasn't that a career for one man to 20 through? He had tried bodily purifcation by stinting his "grub;" and read Swedenborg and wept over hell; had attended Sunday school and didn't like what he learned there; went into Wall street and saw it's tricks, and left dis gusted; then turned reformer, then went to Lon- don, and examined the condition of eighteen thousand prostitutes, (amazingD then became interested in women, QunnyD then went to reading the Bible, and finally wound up by the crowning folly of his ifs.-l eorsPondsa v Ms N F. 7ri5tunS