The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-12

| WoMAE's BoNDAGE-MIss ANTHoNY's
LAST LEcTUBE AND MIS-. BoDEKER's FIRST
Miss Susan B. Anthony, of New York,
l delivered her second lecture on the /" "W0..
man Question" at the United States court
room on saturday night. The audience
was composed Of about seventy persons
more than on Friday highland would
doubtless have been larger had the place
selected for the entertainment been in bet
several well-known citizens OF Richmond,
q sprinkling of ladies, some Republican
ofice-holders, half a dozen or more men,
bers OF the Legislature, representing both
political parties, and few colored people.
Some seemed to be ashamed to be seen at
such meeting, and hung about the door
or hid behind the benches in a rather dis.
tcreditable manner. Others, not unwilling
| Chat it should be known that they had come
to hear woman speak on woman's rights,
| boldly advanced to the front seats, and en-
deavored to look perfectly composed while
| waiting for the advent of the orator (-tress y
OF the evening.
Miss Anthony made her appearance very
punctually, escorted by Mrs. A. W. Bo-
deker. president, &C., of the Virginia
state Woman's Suffrage Association. She
Is woman of face not handsome, but
kindly tall, and rather spare. First ap-
pearances were decidedly in her favor, and
last appearances would have been the same,
but for some Of the sentiments expressed
In her discourse, which the auditor, un-
used to such utterances from a woman's
tongue, found it difficult to forget.
The exercises of the evening were begun
by Mrs. Bodeker, who by way Of opening
up the subject read very long and very
well written address, In which much was
said about woman's bondage and her dawn
ing liberty. A picture was drawn of the
woman of the past and present-the slave
OF man, whose task 1t was to make his
dumplings and bear his children. A brighter
life than this was to be the lot of the woman
of the future. Freed from the subjection
which now gals her, she will be q new
creature, and clothed with the ballot she
will reform the world.
Mrs. Bodeker then introduced Miss An
thony, who had been On attentive listener
to the words Of wisdom falling from the lips
of her pupil. She commenced without the
slightest embarrassment, took right hold of
her subject, and made speech which oc-
cupied about an hour in its delivery. There
were few Interruptions by way of applause,
but the audience were nevertheless well
entertained. The position taken by the !
speaker may be stated in a few words !: |
accomplishing her mission /; the remedy is
the ballot; an amendment to the Constitu-
tion Of the United States should be passed
giving her the rights of citizenship.
Miss Anthony leaves Richmond to-day. |
We fear she has not been as successful as
she was led to suspect. However, the |
members of the Legislature paid her a |
great deal of attention on Saturday for |
while they refused her the use of the Hall /
of the House of Delegates, they atoned for |
1t by adjourning at once for an introduction. |
What success she has had with the ladies |
we are not prepared TO say, but certainly |
those of that sex who have attended her
lectures are not too numerous to ill the |
largest pew in the Monumental Church.