The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-16

,,.'r,bodv remembers the person who
r., Lcr>clf so conspicuous in this city
the war and at its close, calling her
., DOCTOR, wearing mems clothes, and
III ..,.s,- to bc surgeon in the Federal
Most people remember her ridicu-
y display OF herself on the Capitol steps
n ,rc i,h Of July, reading the Declaration
n sr.1rpcnacncc. This person is spcci-
q woman of the race of so-called y
III ssiudcd women consisting ofscho"l-
4 rms, lecturers, and scoldS generally
81 ..ra,r yanks, thank God I'VE utter 1t IN all
81 ,.g,l.,v and rcvcrenccl are not increased
81 g.. any person born in Virginia.
Til, Doctor WALKER has just had an-
3 ,.rr rrdcliciouS opportunity to show o''' a""
81 was not the person to let 1t 60 nniln-
81 ,-.yrd. The boys got after her in the
"a .-.,t> of New York. This gave her no
d .nvruicncc she liked il, and Was pro
t,,r with a bland and satisfied air along
81 .... streets. with her train of boys, when a
81 ,arrman-rudc fcllow-laid his hands
81 ..,g her and took her into custody. She
81 49,. locked up but from the testimony on
q t.~ examination il appeared that her
n ...rrr continued 10 run with unlimited
,..aaity.
81 When brought before Commissioner Ac-
8 -.>. there was a crowd present, and she
s a speech, chiefly on dresS-ccnSuring
q .. present fashion; nay, the whole style
81 aomrn'S drapcry, which she considered
q ...yy and unhealthy, and praising that
s. Ia. wore. She declared that there were
n n. female diseases that could not be
y na.rl aS long as the patients wore the
i ....c dresses Of these times. This will
! ?. ,umcthing new 10 the fac atty: but she
>gi something still more novel-indced,
~. may call it startling From her dis
,.ur>e 10 Commissioner ACToN-who was
v..y patient, and who only once mildly
,r-re>.ed that what lc wanted TO know
va, what had been the conduct of the po-
lee of which She complaincd-we copy
..r following:
Il wish il understood that wear this
a ul ilI>s IipllI tIIt 'i' t"'N"''
rt the noble>t principles: and believe
.a., If there is anything that woman re-
! .,.,r> from Heaven, it is the right to pro-
\ ,... herself morally; and with the present
isle u dress, there are circumstances
w..rr She cannot DO il. Within my pro-
.,,laull knowledge there have been cases
q .-aL'tt 20 my notice where, if ladies could
Il ., Ml il fashionable to be dressed in
.> ,tyIr. their moral regulations would
Il .en been saved. Not three weeks since,
8 Il. widow OF an attorney, Il man OF rcpu-
A .tau and of honor, and she one OF the
u .,, reputable ladies that the country
i al .,.>, Is to-day SO impaired in health by
q u. ,aeits to save her reputation i'll the
...-yrt >lyic OF dress that she is scarcely
.4io 81 up in bed. She succeeded, but
wu, by giving up her style of dress.
A.. .ty that, in this republican country,
IA woman has not the right 10 dress i'll
,..u a way that She can protect herself
:, .aIty. a> long as she has not so much
PHYSICAL strength aS man, every effort
.gli BE- used for her protection"
uac would think that the lady who
..ai it necessary to put on male attire to
.utryi her moral character must be in
u.I way and most people would conclude
tat il the dressing in that way will make
Woman do such things as this ridiculous
..ualc doctor does, She is better off as she
is. MIS-. Walker, who, by the way, does not
i've with her husband-Qor most of these
nu.alc get their married and unmarried
matters very much pcrpleXedD D-adduced
cong testimony TO show that she was a
..ry moral person. She had been received
B.. large number Of the first ladies
-.i gentlemen III the land into their So
Gg,y. She had been at the Presidents
receptions, e. and she had absolutely
boarded in the house with trO generals aed
:.r i-ir.si She must indeed be a most
moral lady. One general OF horse ought
&, De able to see lady morally through !;
lux with two, why she must be altogether
g'>u,pccted. If she may from these Gre
a~utials he so rated, how all must admire
4egas paragon Of modesty, when, amongst
tacr things she urges why she could
.oi longer wear wom2n's dress; that she
'.t'A Hvt ~ u' lHto buhNNi I'm ihoAu-
2.eut, or the dome Of the capitol" in it /!
II j, more than probable that this person
might 60 up in those places dressed any
way with impunity. No impertinent Gu
ro,.ty would follow her. But as nobody
ar.c wants 10 90 up into those places, the
a..Nmynt does not weigh Il feather.
The conclusion Of the trial, which con-
>@,el mainly of dissertation on dress by
Us doctor, was the best part OF 1t. She
WA> assured that il was not on account OF
hcr dress that she was arrested, but on ac-
caCut Of the disturbance she occasioncd
y, at,racting IA mob about her. After a
short dialogue between her and the COM
missioner, the following ended the curious
r9cccdings:
"Mr. Acton-You are smarter than most
,'iicS in the city OF New York. would
Ll'" had no hesitation in letting you 60
Your own way-you could fight your own
"ay-bEt ne thought you a weak woman
,ee1'ns protection. Ito the policeman)- =
i"i hc. 20, she can take care of herself.
Ncyef arrest her again" Loud laughter
We have devoted thus much space to
HIS person, since she is really pattern of
large school, whose perncious examples
nave done infinite mischief at the north.
u is Infinitely satisfactory TO us that here