The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON January % LIS

WASHINGTON, January "a, 1859.
The revivalist, Moody, the Journalist,
Geo. Augustus Sala; the divine, Rev.
Mrs. Olympia Brown, and the sterling
old war mares of womqn's rights, Susan
b. Anthony, and Cady b. Stanton, have
been in Washington during the week,
and yet people say there is nothing
going on.
At session of the Woman's Rights
Convention last evening Rev. Olympia
Brown chose for her text the words
"All are created free and equal" | hope
Bible readers will be able to find the
text, will not give the verse or chapter,
but suggest that the reader commence
at the first chapter Of Genesis and read
until he find it. The Rev. Olympia
said: "The aristocracy in power is that
of the muetache, whose insignia is the
-pittoon, whose home is the smoking car,
whose outward sign is the curling to-
bacco smoke, and which is dependent
upon an accident OF the body" 1t is
such silly talk as this that makes the
advocates of womans rights traduced
among thoughtful people, and if woman
ever attains the elective franchise it will
be in spite of the prlma facie argument
of unfitness that every woman's rights
convention presents.
In a letter on the same subject written
three years ago | referred in compliment
tary terms to Miss Anthony and Mrs
Stanton as the 'old war mare mares" OF
the cause. By An accident my letter
was sent to the organ of woman's rights
in Washington Territory. By an acct
dent it escaped the eagle eye of the
editress, and her paper was mailed to
several hundred subscribers before the
awful insult which my letter contained
was observed. The editress heard from
her subscribers, and | heard from the
editress. As an argtDaentum dd n1utierem,
translated, "a clincher" she asked me
how | would like to have my mother
called an cold war mare" | did not
reply. | sometimes know when to stop.
But what made them so mad? had fire.
quently referred to Thurman, Edmunds,
and other able men as the ''old war
horses" of their respective parties. The
language belongs to the pat0is of lourn-
mentary. If | had called these distin-
guished women "war horses" the meta
phor would have been false in respect
of sex. There is no approbriumin in
sex In the name of sex, of femininity
in its broadcast and widest range, pro-
test against the invidious protests of the
| editress and the enfranchised women of
Washington Territory, and when they
object to the words war mare"
arise to defend them against themselves.
Mr.. Moody had crowded houses to
which admission was only by ticket, and
| thousands were unable to hear him. Mr..
Moody is not profound or brilliant. He is
not even grammatical, and he uses slang.
heard him while preaching and sur
rounded by fifty ministers use the ex'
preston 81 can't catch on" but he Is
simple, sympathetic, earnest, aud there
fore eloquent. No one,can hear him with
out being impressed with his absorption
in his cause. The secret of his success
| think, is in the fact that he breaches
Christianity without dogma, and with
out ism. Purity of life, with beneiceni
work seems to be his creed, and no one
can tell from his sermons to which seet
he belongs.
There has been little doing in Con
gress this week. An entire day was de
voted to eulogistic oratory, the subjects
being deceased Senator, Anthony o.
Rhode Island, and member of the
; House, Mr.. Evins, of South Carolina
The Indian appropriation bill was pass
ed, and the Senate spent some time il
secret session discussing the Nicaragua
r treaty. 1t is believed that the treat
will be approved by Congress.
The work of preparation for the tw'
great pageants Of Feb 22nd, and Marcel
: the 9Th, goes brayely on. Such pro
: cession, such fireworks, such an inaugu
Z, raj ball as are projected were never be
: fore seen in this country.
2 Proposals have been invited by tn
t Washington Monument Commission TO
. the erection of stand on the southeas
! terrace Of the monument to aecommc
! date 1910 persons besides the speaker:
l A reviewing stand will also be erecte
: at the east front of the Capitol. LIVER
stable men have been invited to send j
proposals to furnish 175 carriages t
C convey members OF Congress and di
e tiDguished guests from the Capitol {
e the Monument. These carriages are {
be uniform in character, the driver
It suitably liverled, and upon each carriag
e it it is proposed to have a staff with
t red, white and blHe gtreamer. I'll
Is proposition to decorate the carriagi
with flags or streamers is made for tt
e purpose of relieving what would othe
D, wise be the funerel appearance of ii
T. procession. G. A. :.