The daily gazette., 1881-01-27
THIRD III DlTION
Cur LegIsIativ we Letter.

Dover was enjoyed tonight.
coterie of intellectual women deliv
I cred lectures upon the rising ques
tion of the nineteenth century
woman's rights. Miss Cousins, th,
queen of the group, and a sistel
lawyer, opened the evening with ar
address OF an hours length. Hel
rich voice re-echoed In the hall ol
the Superior Court room, not as the
perfume of some delicate exotic
would float upon the atmosphere OF
foreign cline, but as the aroma oi
q rich plant indigenions to its own,
its native land. Her elocution and
rhetoric were the admiration of the
audience and her cogent logic the
wonder of surprised men.
Her theme was handled with that
sublety aud .fnesse which charac-
terizes the legal profession and
no attempts to place self before
subject was indulged In. Her hand
some figure and graceful gesticula.
tion at once gained the sympathy OF
all, while reason marked the pro.
gross VI HcE auureSb.
She launched into bold and dis
passionate discourse upon the effect
OF the ballot in the hands of woman:
touching its influence upon society
at large and the regeneration of her
sex. Woman" said she, Figured
most prominent in tho Revolu ton
ary War;" and gave illustrations OF
her work, among which she cited
the case Of Millicent, the immortal
in patriotic remembrance, who was
the prime mover in the incident
which has been handed down to
posterity in the poem, paul Be-
vere's Ride" Her lecture pre-
sented the whole question in a terss,
elegant and compact form. "This
is the progressive age" said Victor
Hugo, land it belongs to women"
She claimed that woman was the
moral force and man the material
force; that man typified justice,
woman mercy; that in all well-or-
dered society the two should go
hand in hand. Her illustrations
pressed the point made and stamped
it ineradicablY upon The minds OF
her hearers. She closed with an
eloquent peroration a mid rounds OF
enthusiastic applause.
Mrs. +. Z. Stanton and Susan b.
Anthony each made fine remarks but
their discussion, which the night be-
fore was thought adequare for the
occasion land which was) paled be-
fore the brilliance and beauty of
this young orator.
The court room was well filled, /
believe the ladies present out. num-
bered the gentlemen.
Should the question be put before
the Legislature at the present time
l think there would be more fav,
orable reception than many suppose.
1t Is a question OF political econ
omy and such questions affect politi.
clans.
Mrs. Stewart was generalissimo
and played her part W ell.
Miss. Cousins will IN all probable
ity, deliver a lecture la the course
which is to be had here this winter.
ma 1Eho IN OENERAL.
The Delaware Yves tern Railroad
bill is, of itself, in statu quo, but the
light for and against its passage goes
on all the same. The p, w. & b.
K. r., influence is dead against iL
and represented by powerful lobby
is trying hard to defeat the bill on
political considerations by repre-
senting that its passage means the
placing OF all Delaware railroads
under the management of the Penn
sylyana railroad company, aud thus
suoJecting The politics of the State To the
control OF that corporation. When the
Democratic members analyze this areu.
ment, and consider how the haud OF The
r., w. b. K. r., was made apparent
In last falls election, iu all attempt t.
make the Delaware Legislature Repub-
llcan, and thus defeat tle reelection OF
Senator Bayard, the reelection OF a
democratic State Treasurer, State Aud
lior and other officials, and to give our
'ople the full benefit of unbridled Rad
lcal legislation, They begin to regard the
enofts OF The monopoly Lobbyists with
suspicion. The letter iii the GAZETTE
OF yesterday had a marked efiecs in
placing the subject in lts true light be-
Tore the Legislature, anh 1t is now pro-
Da0le that the dill will bs fairly cousid-
cred upon its Just merits.
rms afternoon the Senate Joint reso-
luton for the defense OF the DEPUTY
onerlIs who We're caught In the tolls OF
the oppressive U. 5. election laws, came
up Ior consideration in The House. Mr.,
bradford made his "greatest effort O,
tle session" IN opposition TO the resolu-
tIon, aud talked tor fully an hour. max
ing numerous legal citations to show
That the passage of the resolution would
be an unwarranted and illegal ACT. When
ne c included further consideration q,
Gne resolution was, on motion of Il. N.
Williams, laid over until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Ihe Senate Committee on Corpora.
tlons, yesterday, agreed to rerort ia.
Vora0ly upon the bill authorizing the
city OF Wilmington to tax telegram
and telephone poles, with an amend
ment striking out all relating to pole,
used Tor telephones alone.
The Catholic fair at Court Hons,
Hall Is still in progress, and is beinl
llberally patronized.
PERSONAL MENTION.
AuJe.1 1"en. >. Farke Postles and Dr.
Z. u. Shortlidge, Of Wilmington, cam,
down tonight. Gen. Postles Wi
look after military matters. and nr
Shortlidge after the interests of a Stat,
rlshery commission. The Docto
IocosniLes tne value OF fish as "brair