New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-23
JUST AND EQUAL RIGHTS OF UONlN
HEARING BEFORE THE AS.EdBLY-COM-
MICIEE.
RGcrttd for The .il5dny R-sisisr.
SATURDAY EVENING. Feb. Il

SATURDAY EVENING. Feb. L. 1855.
The Select Committee of the Assembly. 10 which
was ref,rrtd the petition for womans Rights,
/ consisting Of Messrs. Robertson, WELLS, RIDER,
BAKER, srASros, LorRIE, J. bennett and AIrXgN,
granted 4 hearing TO the petitioners, who we're repre-
seuted by The Rev. ANroIyEIrE l.. Bows Mss
+ SARAH b. ANTHONY, and Mrs. ERSEsrlSE l.. Rose, in
the Assembly Chamber, Saturday evening
Mr. RicKER>OS, tie Chairman of the select Com
nlffee, trst Introduced 70 the meeting the R'v. An
/ TOINkITE l. BRoWN, WAC Opete1 10y ssyug tdat II
w. PROBABLY unI er,t,ed mat they claimsd eguI
rights win men. 6Ld, to retain those rights, they
/ cenBuCto the ril ht OF suffrage she sad, ever IN
TIE history of the sOId. haG an been denied hec
/ rghfs-ieen the suJorulf ste Ia "A governments.
Mon frs created phs slcaiy the stronger, Shi,h
I accounts Tor hls slssys ruling Nomans ms,eralty
$40 her ChIcren hoc Kept her uuder that rule
She oic hot believe woman would ever eqlal maG
/ physically, but could not cOucede from tnls any
/ NECESSITY tor de- ris alton OF her right She Al
lceo to the fret condition, in remote ass5. q or .ct
6iC 0Uftr, and ihe'au-S tnHt Jed 10 tns cd tngs %
Jrof,cf.r 6Lc prciccftd. lhls theory che claimed,
must he col sictrcd hot Of tie 0aeness OF the m4s
a. t ale. Aud she 0.ly cesired that either should
represent that cuc-'ns. both should lie upon tne
same foolius.
/ Man. ssil ste cannot represent woman unless they
are esseDiIay alike; snd II tuty aie alAs, ne can
well repre,eut him Is n, rcQresenL htr. ny, sue
asktd II they we've alike Coul not mto, fof q while,
be relieved Of the burd ana responsOlhy OF
mskirg the laws And II A. was privilege, snodd
Tor the, 81 are that privilege
BIT .te denied that and woman wee snih-
cen;ly al ke 20 be repre- sented one b. the other.
The laws look upou woman as subordinate, and,
uucer the m has Il CUTS h,t she docs not possess
She wuulC not institute cOmptrisoa between man
srd women a. Vel, ssid she, may you ask,
(Which is the lrs st-a L ,llr0.G or Steamboat
(Which the lOngCst-a day IN June or Boa Con-
",iIiciOT &c Me- anG women would not bear
con paTison they were essentially unlike.
There were nights comoion 70 humanity these,
fff ~ rfff 10 II
Al uLrepIesenied party N any GOyernmeh' 1, always
cepI 0eut. To prove this, sne cited the cOnditlJn
+ of Il,sr and SEQ land coutrdsiei. Toe one iset
Of The Law L., that woDaI IS TO . sn nc'oius-to have
but uppoIt. She does not get tue com non night to
own property, because unIepiosenfed.
She ihen referred TO woman as criminal, ami
sskt0 II sht could have Justice dohe her wnue shes
was not tried by her peers. No nan vas peer 81
vensn. Women mover hai been ilrym Ethsr,
sold she take back the principle tna. man has rshs
TO thai 10y bis peers, or grant woman the same or,
AZ at let each be tried by Jug OF the tce- men
ar women To- ether. MAJ coud net, from aus dihsc
/ eut posoD, Understand the temptations 10 which
/ women might he exl OsCd
Men con laoo, aud be honored. Not 80 woman.
She pictured faithfully the temptations 10 woman 10
commit Ills in order to retain her social pO itiOO, that
might EXIT and claimed that man was Incapable If
pieciatipg perfectly all these tAiDg4 OF our laws
she said they contacted lot one 9Ouiany element.
T1ey were hence Incapable Of jogging matters Of
GfisrtIce setg the Two. la differences betwe n
| married pair, woman is compelled To come bstJre
the mesculIbe court aud there lay bare her femlnne
soul and before a court that cannot understand hcc
nature. She wi rsiber suffer Ia silence IN IN thus
reveal herself Since the matrimonial eitiOls exist
/ between nan and wcman let man and woman make
tie laws regulating that Union, aud regulating d gorce
The justice Of ihs ~Gs 10 her very aPpueaI aud
cCplO not but feel that it. wOulo be granted.
Mise Is. then projected 10 discuss the injustice of
property taxation without representation a0d claimed
thar " oman moral DatuIe, 100 must submit to be
taxed by certain Laws IN which il vas unrepresented.
la
repreteLted Governments said TO derive their
just powers from tao cOneent Of the governed. IL
that was true, We had not 10 our Government, just
powers, for the consent OF the governed not
grated.
Whist good reasoD, she asked could be urged to
granting woman at once her right Of suffrage! Sup
pose her rights were nov granted her they could not
be retained uIees 81 represented ia the Govern
melt and at the ballot box.
A few years ago this subject ridiculed; now il
was attracting serious attention. aud the very first
principles OF right give TO woman the right OF suf
/ irage IN common with man. No MISTER, she said
whether woman claimed the right and desired 10 ex-
ercse It or lot 1t was hers By night by reason OF her
humanity. Suppose but one woman demands her
rghts, ulust she wait till all the rest demand the
ssm- But .he sad, there were hundreds of thou
SANDS IL the State who desired the rgnt OF suffrage.
Tie objections urged to this we're fret, that woman
DID not desire poliucal privileges.
II you have perfect faith ssd che that it is incon-
t,tent with her nature TO vote, don't shOT your want
Of confidence III her nsture by declaring she shall not
/ cote Permit her, 10 determine whether ste desires
il or not. Do Lot Cast contempt into her face and
that Of her God BY attempting TO legslae a. to her
nature Woman ought bot 10 be tempted 10 enter
the political field, by telling her she snail not. Let
her prove whether chs have the right talent not
rhelner .hc is adapted 20 public life or not.
LIT tbs auction be determined by trlel once, and
I il wi. We forever settled
| SLolher objection urged was that public life is
and gross she die not Like 10 say, Lo1 life,
but people tolked az If it was. If this were ineeed