The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
York, the German lady mentioned in
the beoipnino ofthis article. : -! :

the beginning of this article. : -! :
Her address was 50 noble, so grand.
so pure, so full of thought and spirit that
it dwarfed the fippant, bolsterous beings
around her. and lifted the whole conven-
ton into dignity and sublimity. She
compared the American and German
governments as we'll as the American
and German women, pointing out skill
fully their respective virtues and defects.
She mathematical the rich American
women who shrank from maternity and
cared for nothing but display. The pic
ture she drew of an ideal republic, re-
fined by women in all particulars. was
so beautiful and exalted that the men
present more than the women paid her
homage of an applause that was sincere,
although reason bcwailed that such an
Arcadia did not and could not exist this
side of paradise. l declare. under the
inspiration and magnetism Of this gifted
and devoted woman, my senses were
taken captive for the moment, and even
Susan Z. Anthony and her sardonlc
sistcrhood melted into something lovely
and serene.
But there was q rude awakening. In
stead Of dismissing the audience under
such a powerful and pleasing spell, old
Susan had to lug out tall, venerable,
white haired and bearded man who was
said to be colorcd, but could hardly be
SO discovered. This man was presented
as "thc noblest Roman ofthcm all. :" and
some of the audience seemed to hail him
as such by clapping their hands. In a
deep. solemn, sonorous roice he proceed
ed to rcbule young Merrlwether Tor bait
inc the negro III the wood pile" and,
in tone of rcscntful thunder, shouted:
Southern people can never find eternl-
ty long enough to make atonemcnt TOR
the wrongs done the negro?" The audi
ence in part echoed that sentiment, and
the colored orator was about to amplltY
his wrathful indignation when Colonel
Susan nipped him in the bud. The
''noblest Roman" succumbcd to the
resolute little white woman, and retired
with dramatic resignation. AS she strode
back, like Borest as Spartacus, Mrs.
Merriwether her bangs all awry and her
frame heaving with excitement. rushed
to the footlights, and, in defiance Of Miss
Anthony's quick remonstrancc, shouted:
''Eadies and gentlemen, what that boy
SAID was from his head and not his heart.
1t was inadvertent. lie was brought
up to believe in freedom tor the black
as we'll as white man." The ''noblc
Roman" bowed his head i'll proud pro-
pititation. Miss Anthony shook her cork
Screw curls benignantly. and the strong
minded were uproarous. But the effect
of Mrs. Neyman's radiant prosepoeln
was dissipated in a smell of sulphur and
the purgatory of dscerdaot clamor.
While these strident women, rich or
comfortable, are making fierce demand
for sufrage,a hundreds oftheir-sisterhood-
ask only for honorable employment and
the right to earn an humble living. Pos
sibly they would be moro fortunate if the
ballot were given them, but probably
not. 1 am for giving these sisters of
ours the most enlarged opportunities OF
making their way in tic world. but the
suffrage may not be best for them, and
1 am inclined to think that the vast ma
iority do not desire it. especially at the
South, where the evil, because ofa pccu-
liar race environment, would be somc-
thing internal and intolcrablc.-J. II.
Randall in Augusta Chronicle.