New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-17
EIRNrNo Sessions.

building
EsENfNC SEssIoS.
Tie CITY Hall was crowded TO IT, utmost ca
pacity before the hour OF ad ounment arrived
1t Is estimated tina. there are three thousand peo-
,lc present, threc-fOurhs Of the assembly in the
afternoon. and nearly large proportion this eve
ons, being women. I, is a sublime view TO overlook
from tie platform the vast assemblage thai have
cone 10 listen to the eloquent women who have
ma. heu appeal 20 the justice OF mankind for oe,
tor education and more thorough training of "a their
uON cIs. and freedom 10 use then rs they mlN deem
consistent th their tTne interests aul happiness,
equal ehts and privileges IN an tie Industrial Qur
>ul's Of hio and political franchises - the people,
equal opportunities % al the highest ant best sphere
Oh Which they are capable, and the fi-hi - de,ef-
nEe for themselves hat tnis snail BE-
WV. II CuANNfNG, OF Boston. frs. addressed
tie s.emby. lie proposed merely to open tie DE-
cussion OF Woman's political rights. winch would
engage Their attention this evening. lie then read
portions Of letter ffoin Jeanne Degone, Of ,rlnce
Editor of ihc vince NJ GoHop vino nos Ia prison
on account of her devotion to the cause of political
liberty for Woman. Her oacnsc WIS meeting with
an assembly OF working people IN illegal num-
he's, among whom she has oecn active ~ forming
cooperative unions. Size rs described ~ Mrs. Black
Wei, Of Newly ORR, "a woman 81 pure ilfs. Wh0 :,
striving 90 ,nhanc.ise her SEX She addfcs,e- her
letter nom prison a. PARIS. To the CoFcnilon o.
women, engaged Ia the same cause, Pa1haa i,o-
land who IS hkcU 80 imprisoned for the same Of
f,nse. The following Is the translation ofthe Lever
1ouc 'Ontt4tioa Of a,c ho"sa II Amsr'cs
DEAR Si-rtE,. Your couraseou. declaration %.
M,mai's ltlglfs hIs rcsoundcd even 70 our prison.
and bas llIcd oIr souls with inexpressibc Joy.
ia Trance the reaction hls suppressed lnc cry O.
Ll-cty OF ihc NOmt ID oI tno future. Deprived, like
intu bfOLCis OF LIE democracy, the rlglt y! reunion
tioy cannot loudly procl"i" the Hght OF women .
cls sd political cQulllly, AMI the Hscal LAWS WHICH
trlnnsl ice lDctts Of ihc press hinder The prOpasa-
iicA 81 those eternal truths winch must fcgeneFalo
humanity
They w,sh also 'ac Women Of lralrc to f,unl
iOspdabie tr1uLdl whoa snail receive the cry 81
he oppit ,sCd ana sghCrl1g, and ylnilc1tc IN the
LIANT OF human SOLIDARITY. the social Trht Tor bO.H
sexes equally, ,Iu wbcIc Woman, Tue Mother G..
Humanity, uay cidm pa The name OF her caLlfen,
inundated Uy tyranny, her right - true liberty, To
tie complete DEVELOPMENT and free exercise OF all
her faculties, and fovta, mat hail Cf tfJtn which
iu her and Without "aieh no social worA can ne
Iicduhrcss OF the reaction has o1scured tn sun
OF rs. which seemed - rise 50 Ialiantly. Way
ltcause ne revolutionary tempcslln Oyerurnng a.
tie same time thc Throne AMI the sctilod, IN break
ing TIC cB OF the black slave, forgot 10 break tho
cn5il OF lii, most oppressed oil ali-o! Woman, IA,
IafiaE oi humanity.
q" There snail be no more slaves" sand orr breth-
rem. " W. proclaim unigefSu suffrage All shall
have thc rglt 20 eCct the agents who vi carry Ont
that Constitution which should be based or the prn
CIpies 81 Liberty, Equality and paternity lie, each
one come AID deposit his vote the barrier OF 9ayi-
lege j. overturned before the electoral there
DO more oppressed, no more masters and slaves"
Woman, M listening 10 this appeal. rises and a?-
pToaches the Aoeiaing urn TO exercise her rsht ~
member OF society ~ Bdt the barrier Of privilege
rises also before htr. " You must wait they say
But by ih.s claim alone W oman aliI1ro hf right, no.
yotIecolnized 81 the hall u humanity the rght o.
Woman to Liberty Equality ana Fraternity. she
obilges man 10 yeIly thcfllal attack Nhichhe makes
On me ntes rlty ol hls principles.
And soon. ia fact, during The wonderful days %
June, 1915. Liberty slGes from her pedestal ID me
food otthe victims OF the reaction based or the
night OF he StrOn gtSf She falls overturned IA the name
OF " The right OF the strongest
The Assembly kept silence an regard 10 the rlgh,
of one hall OF humanIty-'or which only one .. IT,
members ~ raised hs voice out IN van no mention
was mace Of iho night oi Women. IN Constitution
framed in the Iane ol Liberty, Equality and Fra.
teulty.
ms III the name OF these principles that Woman
comes to claim her ght 10 make part 10 the Legsl.-
tive Assembly, ans 10 hep lolm the laws which must
govern society, OF which She ls a member
she comes 10 demand OF the electors the consecra-
ton Of the principle OF equality BY the election Of
Woman. and oy tins aci 90 She ocuges man 70 Prove
that the fundamental law h.cn he mas formed II the
cole name OF Liberty, Equality and Fraternity,
Is sul based upon prtrege. And soon privilege tn
umphs over lhs phantom Of universal suffrage, which,
beng but the hail Of nse sinks Oh tae 3st of May
$50.
But .hiie those elected BY the half Of the people,
81 men alone, evoke force % slhe hJeIy AMI forge
restrictive laws 10 establish order by compression
Woman, guced by fraiemty-iOTe>eeng lncessan,
<tfUgEle>.
males appeal TO the laoorer 10 found Liberty ant
EQUALITY Oh fIaleTnal solidarity. The participation Of
Woman gave 10 THIS work OF REIMBURSEMENT an
eminenIy pacific character, and the iaDOreF recOg-
blzes lie III hi Of Woman. his companion IN LABOR
The delegates Of hundred and four associ lsons,
united without distraction OF sex, elc, ted two Women
CD with several OF their brethren u Participate
equally with them IA the administration OF the inter-
ests % labor and 10 Inc organization OF toe ~ork
q sohl arity.
FT4;CIual associations were formed with the 90
Get al onir EchsIng the laOOreF from the yoke Of
slo.Ilge and FaToDase but. isolated Ia the midst Of
tie Od Word. their efforts could only produce
feeble amehOIatlon iof themselves.
The union of associations based on fr4ternal sOll-
dainty ha4 iOs - end the organization OF LABOR, thai
70 say. equa5le division OF labor OF Instruments,
sHd OF The products OF labor.
ne means Tere, the union OF LABOR and Of credit
among the workers OF al! professions IN order 10
acquire tie instruments OF labor and the necessary
materials. and 10 form mutual guarantee for tue
education Of TIER chcfen, and 70 provide for the
needs OF The Oh. the SICK. and the lnhrm.
In this Organization 81 all the workers. without
distinction OF or profession having an equal
light 10 election and ceIng eligible for all functions,
ard all having equally The INITIATIVE and the sOve
reign decision IN the acts OF common interests
they laid the foundations OF new society based on
Liberty. Equality and Fraternity.
/, IN the OF law framed by Man I
ony-by those elected oy pnulege-thai the 4
old world, wi.hngto stIhe N the germ the holy WORK
OF pacific tnfraLchsemsnt. has smut up within the 4
walls % a prison those who had founded IT, those I
elected by the laoOreTS.
b. the impulse has been giyen-a grand ac, has \
been accomplished. The night OF Woman has been /
Grated that rsht by the election of those who had i
claimed u vain for both sexes, before the cleo \
I, sal uIn. and before he electoral committees TBey
have received The true cyIi baptism elected by the
latoIeIs 10 accomplish the ms >lon oi enfran hiss-
msut after having shared then nights AMI th,ir l
.sft.. fhSV Sba Tod.