The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


passs Lucy Stone ON W0naA'A 6AGhtA.
Mas Lusy Stone Boston, delivered her second lee
sure IN Metropolitan Hail. on Tuesday evening, the
subject Of "womans legal and political disabilities" The
AaB was than third full After the exhibition
q COED deal q npatenee the part Of the audience
~ fair young Lecturer al length the platform
by four ladies' and the number Of the
ctbsr s<x. Miss Stone wore the Boomer costume,
shioned Of black silk and, with her hair closely cut,
she presented rather bizarre appearance but she
Proceeded her lecture and warmed with the subject
she bee rather handsome She said she wished to
speAk night OF the political and legal disabilities
under which women suffered One who stranger
70 this country might expect TO find that the grand
truths Of the Declaration Of Independence carried
ont But il Ia otherwise Instead Of finding its truths
Dut practice he finds half Of the population living
under laws TO which their consent has been OBJ
the recognition Of the capabilities Of the race and when
they uttered their truths manhood throughout the world
paused 70 htten and the crushed mans heart beat IN the
hope OF the realization one day OF the blessings OF
hssrty for himself. But they only announced these
words OF equality and not big enough to them
cut The French nation like this nation could speak
Inequality, fraternity and unity but Gethe truly said
"Words good, but they are not the best In thus
question of womans political equality do not stand
mere 70 patch fig leaves that simple truth. All
AK OF is to make your theory and practice consist
ant Take your Declaration of lndepen dence and write in
n that repres shall be right to all citizens
sePt Politically, the women OF this country
have no existence except basis for the ratio repre-
ssataton The drunkard reelng out of the gutter
70 10 the polls and vote-and he is sovereign. The
ioreirner-the freshman German French and Eng.
bsh-can go to the polls and vote. And even the
negro whom you rate down only Tit TO carry
the coal hod-f be own enough of dirt-has
right the elective franchise. that Americans
your wives and daughters below the drunkad the
foreigner and the negro and then you offer gaantry
You tel that have yoted-that there is
precedent for it We want precedents-women
make them for themselves. II said that if
~omen had the right Of voting ii might make discord
and trouble at home because the husband might wish
vote the democratic ticket while the wife would
shg also saidon the superstition that every
married that every woman has chldrenif she goes
10 the polls who is TO take Of the baby; but tell
Them that if they leave the baby while they go
church and TO parties they may also do for halt
hour lille they go TO the polls twice year II is said
too that women will be corrupted if they NEEDLE with
politics and to that say politics are corruptiog map
should avoid them ard he loves purity virtue
he should guard himself from il he would guard his
wife and daughter When you separate women from
cite Browns and Lucretil Motifs were in Congress
You would not have the frequent Of rowdyisn
which disgrace that body. laugh ;er know woman
OF property who votes by proxy she is much con
cernsd in The law, and so she buys yotes-Shich
This wrong, and viii continue protest until this
wrong is undcne; and without being prophet, can
zee that political party will spring into existence before
long which will bear its banners the right of elective
franchise to woman And that party viii be the party,
and take the wind out of the sails of every other party
As TO the legal disabilities which suffer it IS well
shat sober facts should be stated this subject The
common law regulates the relations of husbands and
wives and the law SAYS that the custody of the wife shan
belong her husband and he shall be her keeper. Her
legal existence suspended and he IS made her keeper
she wishes TO away from him. he has the right to get
the officers of the law and bring her back, and put
her npder gentle restraint-under lock and key The
wife thus loses the custody of her person. and in
Of the States she loses the absolute right to the custody
Of her personal property IN this State years
ago woman got up petition 20 the Legislature TO e
eslize have their property and after
start petitions to the Assembly, hat body whether
through Of justice, or, like the unjust judge,
veAred with perpetual asking passed such law. In
Massachusetts,, my native State woman can hold her
Cd
with her husband previous to her marriage knew OF
lady in Boston who The day OF her marriage received
q fortune OF ten thousand dollars, and her husband
having died a month after his relatives and claim.
obtained two thirds of that fortune II mean
but was no meaner than the laws which permitted it,
Livery woman should secure to herself her property IN
some way. There different arrangements in ali
States by which this can be done We com
plain of the act of the las, and then whether
not wife has not right 10 seek
laws for herself. If there be VINO does
the right that ought blush and
and if any tell that ought to have
q right 70 vote he is man. and ought never 10 have
been born The mother has no right TO her Children
but hef husband drunken and profgate be may be-
has right by law to the custody of her children. On
men Ak TO trust you We have trusted you long
and this il the way you We will not you
more and woman must ask for herself that he be CO.
sovereign with man. Not only is the married WON
robbed Of her property and her chcren but she has
right to make will Who ever heard OF a married
having viii of her 10 of the Western
States it provided that fools and insane persons and
married cannot legally make will. wish 10 hea-
that the daughters of this land would commit
mArimony without making. sne qua non, that such
Regal dis abilities should be removed. II that acted
resolutely on twelvemonth would elapse until al
the unjust laws should be sed from the statute books
daughter The ha. the right TO De maintain
cd just the town paupeT has. daughter Now men
cont how you can help being ashamed Of yourselves
lAughtsr) Ask US if We to make the laws under
which We hvef Why, yes Why would nj want it
when men make such unjust laws for themselves We
you for the right vote and you bel NJ
Inannish Men, II is not worthy Of you and have
right to expect of you Join hands with and hello
10 attain our legal and political rights Let ths- be
perfect equality and let il not stand record 10 the
middle OF the nineteenth century, that in the law there
. distinction Of Take lesson from the great
Legislator Of the universe who does not hold
lees amenatle 70 his Laws than man. Let wonan know
Mat she il integral part in the fabric Of the hum
eocety and instead Of intellectual pignies YOU will
End noble women by your side Let base all our &C
lone the golden rule and what you would not wish
10 have cone do you not % others