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The Daily Dispatch: January 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Abolitionists at Rochester. (search)
the hall, and, at a guess, they might be thus analyzed: Abolitionists, 30--about half and half male and female; indifferent spectators, 100; different spectators, 300--the latter controlling the meeting. Susan B. Anthony, Rev. Mr. May, Aaron M. Powell, and Elizabeth C. Stanton, came upon the platform, and were received with applause and hisses. Miss Anthony introduced Mrs. Stanton, and the latter came forward to the pedestal on the platform, and began to read an address in a rather ss served in the same manner that Mrs. Stanton had been — applauded into silence. Finally Mr. May gave up and took his seat. The indomitable Susan then essayed to speak, but was no more fortunate than those who had gone before her. Aaron M. Powell walked forward to the very front of the rostrum and pitched his speech on a pretty high key, as if he intended to talk down the noise which he evidently expected to hear as soon as he opened his lips — It was of no use; he went the way of al