New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-09
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESEY-
TATTON
LrCY STONES PROTEST.

Texstion without Representation. The csPtfro q
yorktown settled that matter for MS osy 90 far ~ men
were concerned; Lucy Stone aud lite band OF nes
AID women think that i, il just a. good for wol&se
as for men, and DIR. Harriet X. Hun. 10 Masa-
ohuseits, and Lucy Stone in Nev-Jersey, not being
allowed to vote. decline to pay taxes. DIR. Hunt has
for several years past paid hers under protest. Lucy
Stone, who bought home for herself and her hrsbard
in Orange last year goes It'll farther and pots tho
81 erff under the awkward necessity Of selling fr,.-
ture enough Of hers to pay her taxes and his ccs.
matters not # tie furniture is bought in ct the Shcrs
sale the moral effect Of tie sale supposed moi TO 30
impaired.
Willow Hall, the little building where Lucy fsose
made her appeal from the law to the people lss,
ing was crowded. II seats about 30 people; a. many
more stood up. There great many snruly i*ts
BOYS and few iuLgrown rowdes but the Of the
audience was made up Of men and women who had
come apparently rot more out of curiosity than froo
sympathy with the speaker and her cause.
When she ard her husband, Mr.. Henry Blackwell.
came ip they were loudly cheered.
Mr.. BLACKWELL said that women had once voted
in NewJersey. The reason assigned Tor stopping
them was egsl voting by them; this reason would
cut off masculine voters nowadays. He asked II
women had the ability to govern, and answered tho
question by pointing 10 Elizabeth Of England Joan
dare, Nine. Roland, Catherine of Russia, Mara
Theresa of Austria, and Isabella of Spain. The
women of Europe have proved that they were able
10 govern. English women decided the tate Of
millions of 10y their votes in the mectings
of the East India Company. And were tho
women of America inferior 10 the women OF
Europe He demanded the right OF suffrage
for women because he should feel degradation
were his vote taken from him. lie sailed on Demo
Gratis to uphold the Jeiersonan doctrine of giving
votes to labor He called on Amer ans TO double
the majority of native citizens BY doubling the vote
Of the naiior. He called ON Republicans to give
votes to the moral and more regious-tee bet
abolish Slavery ard the liquor traffic. The influence
of women on men orderly and restraining. Had
there been one good woman member Of Congress,
the disgraceiu scene of Saturday wond never have
occurred. MIR. Blackwell concluded by introducing
Mrs. Lucy Stone.
Mrs. SIosr said that she could not speak while
others were speaking And she was silent until the
rowdies, who had been interuptirg Mr.. Blackwell.
were still The pressure at the door made consider
able confusion however. She commenced her dis
course by exolling the bravery Of the men who, in
the birth Of our liberties, began to think that men
were above Institutions. Still those men, she sad'
when they had learned their own rights dsfranchised
one half the race. She read from the Constitution Of
New-Jersey, which disfranchised women, with pau
pers idiots negroes, and insane men. The women
took this cool ult a compliment and sneered at
those who unwilling to submit tOthe degradation.
Men said, What could these few women do against
States ard Governments But il was not these few
women alone who supporting the principie-h
was Gods principle. On one sice was God on tbs
ether the American people. Who could doubt ~ TO
he result 1t urged that women ought not 10 60
O town meetings because men behaved so bad theirs.
Men who admitted their theoretical right TO vote
urged this. She answered that perhaps tho
women would bring the men to order there,
a. they had everywhere else. But, at all events.
be women might have separate voting places and
hey would like to invite all the decent men who knew
how to behave themselves to vote with them. People
aid il would bring dscord into families; but how Gid
one man now erdeavor TO prevail on another TO vote
with him. Not by scoldiDg; no, no, he was pa'ticu-
larry s1able then. Perhaps some women would find
their burdens easier to be borne just before eectos
Then they said that if the women went to vote the
baby would be left at home TO cry. just "A though
every woman had baby. lGrest laughter.l But
who that remembered his own mother would say that
mother would neglect her child to vote or do any
thing elsel Because some women were 70 busy with
their little that they could not Congress- that
was no reason why all women should be deprived OF
their right Of suffrage. No matter how debased
man might be- matter if he could not read or write
bis right Of suffrage was unquestioned But II was de-
MED 10 the OF the finest intellect OF the nobcst
heart in common with paupers crazy men, idiots, Aud
convicted tlons. Women asked that they too might
give their consent to the Government IN accordance
with TIE great principle that Governments derived
their lust power from the consent Of the governed.
Mrs. Stone called the (malel people Of Hew-Jesey
to alter their practice or their maxms-to give
to women the right to vote, or TO expungo
the freedom-clause from their Bill Of Rights. There
were thousands Of women who paid their taxes under
protest at the risk OF losing the cradles IN
which they rocked their babies. The law said thas
the woman was merged in her husband, and this was
carried ont even on the tombstone, where the poor
woman was called the relict of somebody else, the
piece left behind of the body into which she mad been
merged Even in the ceremonial Of marriage women
must promise to obey. She honOred the wife OF Geo.
Bancroft who, when the Episcopal clergyman was
pronouncirg the service over her and came 70 mo
word oJey, said, " won't" The clergyman sa,a no
would not marry herr but she said she could wait.
Mr. Bancroft said be had not chosen woman who
was not able TO command herself. Her father com
mended her spirit ard the clergyman concluded 10 80
Mrs. Stone referred again 10 the statute book Of
New-Jersey; che said that II gave to the husband
complete power not only over the earnings Oh the wife,
but over Ter chdren-Oyer the child even before II
was born. We called men who attempted to control
the legi- alton Of Kansas Border Rufhans. but they
had not attempted TO take away the children OF the
Free State men; the law Of New.Jersey sanctioned
graced Missouri. Men deprived women Of a field for
the exercise of talent and then called them trers add
Flora McFlimseye, after they themselves had dwsred
their souls. It terrible thing to say TO the girl,
4" Your brother shall take care Of you; he shall
20 TO the University, and you shall learn
crotcheting he shall learn to do everything and you
shall learn TO do nothing; he shall be fitted TO be
iyrsDt, you shall be made a trifer. Mrs. stone
concluded by declaring that il was impossible that
this tyranny should continue forever. No cage could
Se gilded to make the eagle content; the soul
tortured none the less for the gliding. Faith ..
God would not let her despair. The world must some
day learn that the golden rule the trest poncy;
and then man would recognize woman ~ NE cqusa
and not hs helper; then alone could the morning Sss
sing together tor JOY . .,.,u ~.
She then presented the oho"i"6 P'''''" w Wv
signatures Of the audience; - =. . oo...,v,, H.,
WAeeai 1t admitted principle o. our , cJ.s,nm,ns IA
soS~meu Gsrye their jus, Powe' IRON the conea' OF mo