Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-02-19

''' ~ ''s 'aVcr' our correspondent could
hnd time to be present ony on Thursday
evening, but then bad the pleasure q, hear,
ing two OF the mesi famous advocates ng this
measure Mrs. Elizabeth Cay Station, and
Miss Susan B. Anthony.
The address of Mrs. Stanton was publish,
ed entire IN some fshe i,ily papers. so thai,
some Of your readers know lis contents. She
is lnay Of digaiicd appearance, with GERS
tain sell reliance, posiiveness and energy of
manner, which i seems perfectly natural to
call " manly" il not masculine" She read
| most Of her address from manusorp, in q
deliberate, effective manner, but at times
stepped away from TIE table, in front Of the
audience, anA enforced her more thrilling
paragraphs with energetic gestures. Some
Of her propositions seemed too sweepinc and
denaneiatosy to impress her audience fsvor>
ably, OF to be supported excep, hy assertions
equally sweeping; others were both forcihls
and reasonable, and wen sustained. For
over an honr she continued 10 Law down one
proposition after another, and to Sustain
them by argument, appeal and denunoiation,
with an ability which many au ambitious
politician might envy.
Miss Anthony is a tai, spare, pleasant
looking lady. wearing spec,scles, who re-
minds you as once Of the Yankee schools
ma'am which she is. She spoke wi,houtany
notes, net making any connected speech.
In the course Of rambling address she
brought in, with grca, sao., some Of the most
cogent arguments in favor Of reform, both o.
the qualifications Of suffrage, and OF the laws
governing the other relations aud rights Of
women (; in,ersperscd with many personal al>
lusions and anecdotes in regard to h, pas,
aud present history of these reforms-some
Of which were highly amusing. While Mrs.
Stanton was the battery, laundering in the
direction OF her enemy With her utmost pow,
er as long as her ammunition lasted, Mis-
Anthony seemed to act as sharp shooter, st>
lec,ing th. most vulnerable points for her
S<tt 4NSNtCd c6Otc. blA tQS SSlSs1ttOu u
addres sing an audience entirely friendly
seemed new to her: as she naively remark, |
cd, "When l used to go TO convention and !,
those upon the platform looked askance a, |
me. as much rs TO say. there's trouble |
ahead there used to DC some fun in going |
10 C INVENTIONS but now, when l find the |
principal lawyers .ni ministers Of Chicago |.
welcoming me upon the platform, and this
large and intcllisen, audience, with their ap.
proving coun,enauees before me, i, fairly
oyercSmes ne; don't know how to 20 on"
Of course the audience cheered this little fic
lion, aai laughed as well, and Miss Anthony
laughed little quietly also, being evidently
far more grasifisd lhan overcome BY her re-
ception. But little later, ~ she drew a
parallel between certain Illinois laws con-
reruing the rights aad earnings OF married
women, and the obsolete slave codes. it be.
.ame evident tina. she could dispense vine
,ar as well as honey when occasion reauir,
d. +
Perhaps she overestimssed the approval
If the very large and intelligent audience ,
crescent, who welcomed both ladies very cor /;
iially, and listened to them with great at :
ention and pleasure, as Western audiences
lsually 10 those having something 10 ssy
.nd knowing how TO say j, well, whether ;hey
gree With the sentiments advanced or net;
Some Of Mrs. S,anton's propositions might
,e true enough, aud yet have Etile to do
sith the question a, issue she did no. tell
IS, after aenonneing the corruption and in
ficiency ofthe present State and national |
how female suffrage was going
0 remedy the lific ulty. But on the whole
be impression made by the speakers was "a.
'orable no. from their skill Of orasory, which
'eiiher had IN marked degree but because
hey we're intelligent and earnest, and had
omething of importance 10 say.
The conclusion which . reflective obser>
'er forms Of the present aspect OF this move
nent here is, that its advocates, many Of
hem, are expecting more than can possibly
esult from i, in eIevsting the condition Of
romen, and Of the nation ard that much
II their reasoning repels. rather than as.
raets, the most intelligent and conscientious
men and women. Bet many Of their argu-
nen:s are worthy of, and are receiving, the
most careful consideration. The movement
is fairly in progress, with many able and en-
srgsiic supporters; aud any who may feel it
their duty 10 oppose it had better cease ig-
noring or ridiculng its advocates, aud be-
take themselves to q skillful use of the bes;
Arguments ,hs. can be made against the pro-
posed reform. II.
CHICAGO. Feb. 18th. 1869.