The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-07-18

b proved to her own satisfaction that Al
drugs, as medicine, and all kinds Of mea
a. food we're not only useless, but abso
lusely deleierious. There may Be SOM
, truth in her theory, bat the fsets a..
against her.
) During the hour devoted to free dis
cussions, Col. Svioeford submitted sc
ries Of propositions to the meeting i,
reference to the possibility of proving
the existence of Deity without the Bi
bic. Mr.. A. Humphrey, made very ear
nest speech in favor Of disc Arding th.
Bible, and following the "religion of Ma
ture and the light Of Reason" bat the
points of his argument were not very
distinct or forcible. He was followed BY
Mr.. S,illman, who crifted along on a
muddy tide Of words, unrelieved by the
sparkle Of . single idea until the an.
nouncement that his time was up, put an
end to his platitudes, aud be subsidized.
J. W. Bsgley, Esq, Dex. took the
floor, and made an able and eloquent
speech 10 defence Of the religi on Of the
Bible, and was followed by Mr. Camp
bell, who asked for just three minutes
time, aud talked for ten minutes in .
rambling disconnected manner, without
appearing TO have any particular object
in view.
Rev. Mr. Cleghorn made few sppro-
pirate remarks in defense of the Bible,
after which Mrs. Brown addressed the
meeting, aud in the course Of her speech
alluded to scenes she had witnessed at
slave sales in St. Louis, and spoke elo.
quently of the barbarites Of the slave
system. This led to brief and spicy
skirmish between her aud Col. Swine
ford, 10 which the lady came out best.
Miss Salie Bousal delivered lecture
Oh the Salvation of the Soul, and l was
surprised that young lady who was SO
decidedly opposed to any religion except
that founded on reason and philosophy,
should SO far forget the laws of logical
reasoning as to start out with the assump-
ton that the soul is immortal, and from
that assumption preach univcrsalstscr.
mon, without attempting to prove the
truth of it. Her conclusions were we'll
drawn from the premises she laid down,
but if one should happen to doubt the
premises, the sermon would not be very
likely to have much effect upon him.
The Afternoon Session was opened by
desultory remarks from various Refor-
ners," and at O'Clock Mrs Campbell
took the stand to expound her par.icu-
ar Ism, which is the wrongs and suffer
Dgs Of woman.
could not but acknowledge that if
had been in the habit Of seeing such
women as she described, | should think
reform was needed but I was never
o unfortunate as to meet with those, !
Who. as a class, answered the de>crip- |
ion she gave Ct the condition of wo-
10 general. And in her COM
parison of the relative intellectual pow
srs of man and woman, could not but
admit that if all the men Of her &C.
auaintance wele Reformers" of the
same grade Of those in the Convention,
she was perfectly justified in consider.
ing women generally as their superiors.
Mrs. c. appeared to believe that there
was an irrepressible conflict" between
the two sexes, and that her emission"
(the Reformers are great on Missious) !
was to show her sisters that man was
their natural enemy using his utmos.
eudeavors to keep them in subsection,
and that thUnly way for them to escape
abject slavery was to boldly and earnestly
assert their "rishts." Mrs. G. consider.
ed the legal fraternity particularly obiec.
tionable, but she did not hesitate to use
one of Blackstone's expressions as her
own, not being able to originate one that
would quite answer her purpose. She
spoke very contemptuously of the "little |
editors of little country papers, proba.
bly, knowing from bitter experience that
when woman takes it upon herself to
teach the public, she places herself 10 the |
same position that every public man DC.
cupies, and thus invites the criticism Of
those whose business it is to chronicle all
events Of general interest then editors
and reporters deal with her as they would
with a man who advocates the same sen.
timents, whatever they may be and it is |
being treated like man that hurts her
feelings
And when these "Reformers" ridicule |
the Bible and the religion that it teaches
and sneer at the followers of Christ az /.
priest,ridden religionists, il Is no !
wonder that they try to turn aside the
shafts Of ridculc from themselves, bv
saying that our only argument is a sneer,
for they know that it is the surest weap.
on with which to touch their blunted
sensibilities.
There was one man in the Convention
who deserves more particular notice
| refer to Mr.. Campbell, the man who
~ fell out of the pulpit" to become the !
singer Of comic songs at 1nfidel meetings,
the narrator Of coarse bar-room stories, /