The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-31
Meeting Of she Liberal League.

The Dallas Liberal League held Ia regular
meeting al tho City hall sunday afternoon,
lhare being some thirly-seVen present among
whom were eight ladies, The regular order
of business was gone through WITH when the
Secretary read several selections from dlller'
ent authors, Mr., Cornet delivered IN nd
dre.s, "What Ia Liberalism" THO meeting
WIS addressed BY several members, and
among others by Miss Hallle Gbbon, who
spoke In u clear tono Of voice, aud IN man
ner that impressed those who heard hor' Her
remarks were ~ follows
Mn, PRRsIDRgT, GESGLthEN AND LADIES :
1T Ia with goat embarrassment That !
appear before you This evening 10 oller Tow
random thoughts, 80 great u my ombmnsi-
monl that could scarcely o'er olmo w. had
not each thought called out by tho public
presf, aud my lfm resolve mud grolt du-lfn
10 lot all mulllIndeu know, who'rr md
when0're th0y may bn, TINT We lallts nrH not
ashamed Of our associations here mud fpuu
the idea that we have lowered ourselves ~
tho slightest degree, bat on tno other mnd
expect, by such associations, 70 gov mIib
noble, mnlo pure, mOt huNu,
II mad long boon ul} ipud'sl hope thNt !
might anuir dhy swell tho number uf cut
.n0lon hnd l,arca lbuu by l.e uUdlu,l
al oUo moro nbmr tu Inclr u9hl1 lud, hvu
rnco I rfd Cu1HH lHg1rpll lecture no
tho "LbHty Of Nu, Woman a. Inll, /
have ppdMl lly crlOl tr',u WORT,
ION, lihub, Il ht moi forever in Mo tr huu-
2un, rruuln hut Ia y1r iu LhG drimsu lhr
pou, the entlulH't Gnd pmlhDIhro, i, It,,
but ruuo tnNu up ihlno abode Ilh thu
children of mru forever
A.. / M t1wi los, sunday, u wrok pgo, r,r
the lirsl limu could Dut compare uur lltlu
nnId with go Pilgrim hlnu. at
ilylnolh Rprk WHO had lcl
lTun tjr'uulchl pd ENE'hll
IN the quiet shoes of ORION boosted ,rcr
Amuic, lu tns We seemingly, hai ll'd from
the prosecutions of the ur.nudoN wulli, tlo.
Prrhap. oar tloughbnnl feelings were t.mi
lar - th0lr' Hbu-OS doub c,a min' Of rs
Thought '"Ahl We mv NJ lr,t fund II.
place where w,not ouly dnro thnul %, ru-
ron dictate, but hny1 'ht Gl)rlu pn ego
of cXprc"lu, oar Thought, NaN ulHnmt
itltus though I were e'g ing Nae Dedication
Of lnlcp,alonr, when ENROLLED mysr,tp u
mental libcmlor OF miuhlnd,
know we have bard ttl, before az, And
| somctme. feel imtltw nluo.t 4 hupeo''
one. Yet. lrus, no more so'ninply
hopeless thun ii tbp heroes Of the Rev IL.
ton; aud wn want to ur, aud heroine, ct t,'
day, not ~ "a day, hut surn NJ ,hH rphos'
hero of no, niu,, Pinu, livrl ! WIZ
remark I nv have olpn thought how well
no and III, uu 40 were sdlrd t. zach Other,
rs ho has been, Il long will bc, II severe
pain 10 the ortluluS world. tur, W. nerd
nm lngorspl Of thr sunny Suuh," star
from our lone SlW State" around which
many Others, it may h" of lees brllimcy
SPARKLE, mad wnusp combined light wei bn to
tho prloCpus the, NlNo Wtn ~ the ghL of
the sun Il TO all animal mud veg tnbr HE,
But IN your greet nud nobIrsuu ,glr Tor lb'
crty do not nnliciput' loo mucn 81 wonAu.
Only remember, and oh, how bit
ter the remembrance shout be- 10 rpch of
us-tho long m"utul impr.s ,nincnt when Wa
have undergone Do Nou, can YOU wonder
ut our admiration, Hlmo,t rrverc &c, for
those noble mud generous men, such rs lngrr.
soil, Bennett, Underwood mad others, wh"
have unlocked Snd thrown wide our prison
doors, and have id, "Cone, you IRE uno If
VS.; come, enjoy the snuIr liberty that @e Gu
Joy, limited us IL may be-; tlc, assist Us that
we may together drink deep Of the tnunuin
of knowledge, and from tho oyeriowitg cup
of liberty and humuHiN| Vet, how diff r.
ont are our feelings, hard.
IL liberal, toward those pious
shepherds and their precious fold, who stand
,hore loudly and boistrouslv contending with
our ever generous advocate, that We are too
wr,S, too inexperienced To guido our ~wn
hnrques down the stream ot time without
thor divine assistance, Moreover, M the
Christian Preacher perhaps would say, 'ynu
ne out cf your spheres" or smother would
be ready to say strong minded
appeal to true Oud noble women md ak
the question which shall we eoly Shall wa
'til choose the dark Dungeons Of ignorance
md superstition. or shall We hail ihc glad
morn of light aud liberty, md instead Of ii.
WAYS being meek and lJWly followers east
from VA tho shocklcs that have So long bound
u.s. and proudly stop torth with cur bNnters
bearing the simn'e motto "Uniyw.
sal Mutual LlborgN" Equal Rights oAl?"