Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-01

AN lNHARMCNIOUH
Last night on the occasion OF the ninth meet
iDg FOR free discussion on Womau's Rights, the
hall ofthe third story Of Union League Build.
ing was well filled, with q greater numberof
ladies than were present At the last meet<ng.
and less number Of cOlored persons. At IS
O'Clock Prof. Wilcox called the meeting to
order, and then yielded the chair to Mr.. J. H.
Crossman, LIST Vice President. whom he wished
to preside during Intervening The Affirmative
Iockwoos q M,ss Stanton oyd ms rs n.
Drnn'son, Tibbett OF Fredericksburg, Crane,
watson, and Wilcox, who were replied ~ in
the negative, in regular order, by Captain
Finney, Drs. Clayton and Ashfeld, and
MIR. Hing. The discussion was some
Wfat broader and more spicy than usual
though 1t was not conducted with quite as
much good feeling as has heretofore been OBJ
served. During the evening one or two little
incidents Of an unpleasant character occurred,
and at the close OF the proceedings ,ha,f-past
Tn O'CLOCK some bitter words passed bet ween
DIR. VIM. Boyd, of South Washington, and a
young man whose name did not transpire, IN
winch at one time IL looked as If there was a
probability Of the Doctors bringing into ac.
tive use q formidable hickory cane which he
carried. While DIR. Clayton was speaking ha
alluded to what he conceived would render n
physically and morally impossible for mar.
ried women to hold seats in Congress, or to
preside over those bodies when they were in a
certain condition, and in dong so used
such plain old Anglo Saxon language as To
ciuse some of the ladies present TO cover their
faces with their handkerchiefs, and to bring
Mr.. ]. H. Crane to his feet on a poiut of ,rder.
who said that the speaker should contine him.
self 10 decent language. DIR. Clayton demand.
tn 10 know in what sense he had aeu indecent.
ana thought he was quite punciIlous all AT
once, but he would say 10 him, 'evIl be 10 him
who evil thinketh." Much confusion h-rs
prevailed. when slime" was cilled nv tho
Chair, who said that Dr. C's ten minutes were
mp and he could hot proceed unless by consent
OF The meeting. The question was 1ken unou
n motion 10 allow him 10 20 on which W. 70
lected, and DIR. Clayton retired to his seat. with
the remark,''you can carry OH yonr femal. sniff.
rsge TO The end of time, but if have anything
TO say hereafter on the subject ii shall be sld ~
nClne" Miss stanton. in her remarks pro.
nounced the views set forth by those il the
nesatiye as devoid OF argument, low vulgar.
ulrty, and beneath the dignity Of reply She
WIS followed by a Mr.. Williams, VINO re-.
marked that they had heard nothing but black.
gnardism from the negative SPEAKERS, and he
Wlshed TO call on gentleman on that side of
the question who would give the meeting
something respectable and gente-l This
brought to his feet Capt. Finney, who stepped
T Ga INTO the alsie and, approaching Mr.: Will
lams, tad, In a very excited manner, "Do you
mean, sir, TO say that / have INDUCED i'm
blackguardism! because If You do, YOU assert
What is not so; and l will be avenged"
Mr. Williams.--"I did not me IN TO call Won a
backyard. have seen yon sir, and we have
discussed this question BEFORE" Voice.
,.Go outside and settle your difficulties" Capt,
rlhney.-.'l will settle them outside, or any.
where. No man shall insult me while know
my rights" At this point much confusion
pIeNalled, and number of the audience rose
to their feet TO leave. Dr. Ashfield demanded
that be should be heard. The Chair-.You
cannot sir; there is 4 gentleman on the fioor.n
III. Asnhelo-"l rise to personal explana-
ton, and Will be heard. know something of
parliamentary law aud al, be heard" He
tnen, with great determination, strobe up to the
stand and made several Intellectual attempts TO
speak, during which there was some disorder
the Chair vainly crying "Ordar." "Order, y,
AT the close of the meeting, Prof Wilcox passed
around the petition, and the meeting was then
declared adjourned till next Monday night.