New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-20
VICTORIA WOODRUFF
Who Lectures Tonight at St.
Patrick'S Hall.
The Life Of the Woman from her
Own Llps-"A Strange,
EventfM History"
The Self. Educated and Self.Elected
Leader of the Sect Whose
Motto is ssWOman's
Freedom"

The Memphis appeal Of the sixth instant
contains long report of an interview
which took place the day before between
this most remarkable woman and one of
the attaches Of that paper. The report
covers nearly five columns of the appeal,
large portion being given to questions and
ans swers about the Baecher trial and VIC
toria 8 connection Herewith. We omit the
greater part of this, and present the ex-
tracts which follow:
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
The advent in Memphis Of a woman 80
marked leader OF the times as Mrs. Wood
hull coEtessedly L., could not fail TO arouse
our people TO renewed interest in her-her
mast history and present course "a the
priestess Of freedom for women. The inter
vie with her bv one of the appeal staff re-
ported il our Fridays issue. made this
manifest to a degree which invited from US
in behalf Of the public colnplete history
OF the most remarkable woman OF our
day--reu,aIk ka BILE LOT tue influence which
she w:eldS d spite a fuIlousy adverse pub
lie opinion, ana for the perslstencT, if not
bravery, with which she speaks as only q
woman can for {. woman. Ihus- Inpelied
we detailed another member OF our staff
Yesterday TO interview Mrs. No1dhull.
and learn from Eer own lips the story Of
her eventual career FROM cni.dhood to the
present hour To this she cheertully yielded
assent, and We give belcw the tesu!t-a
result, let liz say, that viii have tor tl6
reader a more than ordinary fascination,
and fully prepare him or her Tor the event
of tonight. Thus introducing this inter
view may be permitted TO say en- pas
sunt that this woman, standing alone upon
the platform in behalf of man as well as
woman, with the courage to speak out all
that other timidiy thlnk. is handsome Of
face with q seemingly vlgo.ous constltu-
tion, aud d healthy physique, the result no
doubt, of the care ana cultivation or bGGy
which she erjoih- upon all OF her sex. > Ii
possessed, lady-lke AMI Glgnltisd, CON
vlnced believer in what she asserts III her
divine mission, a mistress CT language and
choke full Of ideas, she leaves but one i'm
press an those who meet her, and that
Is good, all good. Treating in the most
uouch chalant way, the delicate questions IN
volved in the family relation, she never
once either forgot herself or remembered
that she was in the presence OF men. The
absence of suueamishness and the freedom
with which she defes ordinary convention
alties of speech, while preserving the del
icacy and digulty Of womarhood, is one of
woman, who though candid and open
hearted as day. is yet not altogether re-
yealed-holding back nothing OF words or
opinions, is Yet full of surprises. Her re-
sources OF mind upon the topic which she
| has made her own are wonderful, and
| she closes all exhduStirg interview CT over
three hours as fresh as if it Wa. about -
begin. Far from subscribing 70 all she
| saws we cannot withhold tribute 10 her
courage fortitude and enduraroe-to the
| heroism which has survived adversely aud
persecution, and to her advocacy OF poll
| cy that has at last found endorsement IL
! one way or another in many Of the leading
periodicals and presses of the country.
THE INTERVIEW.
| About three o'clock yesterday afternoon
| a reporter OF the Appeu! sent up his card 10
| No. +, the room II iGe Peabody liott! oc-
! cupied by Mrs. Noodhull, the irrepreseible
and irresistible Tennessee Cldtfln, and the
| oetogenar!an mother. whose every thought
! is of her handsome womans rights daugh-
| ters. After the usual preliminarea we ad-
| dressed Mrs Woothull aud asked;
! uestion-Wll YOU b9 kind orOGgh 10
| tell me where you were born, wLe1, and
| under what circumstances
! Answer-I was born ia Homer, Licking
| county, Ohio, IN lSjS-the same day Qaeen
! Victoria was cIowned. Twas nsmed after
! Queen Victoria because of being born in ths
ear of her coronation. You renem Der that
| Queen Victoria promised a legacy to all
| children bonn in that year, and had some
| correspond-nce with her on the subject.
| Mrs. Woodhull here incidentally re-
| III arked that she also had come corgespond-
| ercs with the Emperor Napoleon. GROWN =
| out of the fact that her sister, Tenule {.
| Clatln, prophesied 70 him his downfall,
either by assassination or by political re
| ct,n u y
| in the parlor OF Comno lore Vanderbilt, in
the presence of the commodore and IA Large
| party, and was tho result of 2 slu5en il.
! epiration.
| Ouestiou-Where we're you et!rcated,
| Answer--I am Il self made wumau IN
| tirely; never spent one year IL toe school
! room.
Question-When were you married, to
| whom, and where.
Answer-I was married in Cleveland.
| Ohio in tho year 1853, 10 DR.. Wco6auN,
whose father was then a prominent judge
residing at Rochester, New York. and his
uncle mayor of New York city.
| Question-Had you any children; and
| how manyf
Answer-Twc, by Dr. Woodhnl|; a boy
and q girl, both of whom are living. My
He is eighteen years of age, and my little
| girl will be fifteen next April. They are
| both healthy and strong children. MY little
| girl is remarkable child, sweet and divine
like. My boys mind is affected in such a
| way as to prevent q concentration Of ideas.
Question-When did you enter public
Gtef
| Answer began writing for email papers,
or the country press and periodicals., in the
| early part Of my married life. l kept q
diary for number of years, and had always
| desired to preserve the principal incidents
of my life. Hence, commenced writing
| them in that form for sOme papers.
| Question-When did you first ent ter public
hf.l
| Answer--In 1868 came prominently be-
! fore the American people. 1t was through
| our business arrangements, financially, VITA
! Commodore Vanderbilt. We then made
the first $4,000 ever made by women upon
| street in Central and Hudson.
| Question-What was your original pur.
pose in establishing ths Weekly
| Answer-It was simply to disseminate
the views had imb bibed during the attain
ment Of my education, as an observer ot
! human nature and the affairs of mankind
| in general, and from my acquaintance witt
| the wrongs of woman, as detailed to me BY
| women, ard out Of my own married expe
| r;ence wi h Dr.. Woodruff.
! uestion-Will you be kind enough TO in
dicate briefly in what way you put yaul
| purpose before the world IN that pronun
! ciamentol
Answer-It was Just this. I spent Ions
nights and days thinking over how ehoul,
put my real desire and intention in paper
and thought il all over. l found ate
! mature consideration that there was only
one way that the terrible evil relative Il
the propagation Of the race could be placed
| before the world, There was but one wa,