The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-04

Beecber Robert Dale Owen and Lucy Stone did not draw
together zach large audience at the Cooper Destitute last
evening, people bad generally expected the hall WAS
bu. moderately filed and the platform, Though showing
large number Of fair faces not danger Of breaking
down At eight O'Clock Mrs Lucy Stone dressediu plain
black silk gown devoid OF crinolne appeared The
scene and was greeted with appliance She apoogized
for the appearance Robert Dale Oven who had pro-
mised be present speak law In the Far West The
Rev Henry Ward Beecher front on the plat
form, and number Of ladies and gentlemen gathered
around the well known preacher Among the most
prominent Of the energetic ladies present noticed the
talented and accomplished Mrs Erncstine Rose Of
the leading defenders Of the doctrine OK woans rights
Mrs. Lucr STONE spoke upon the subject Of American
laws relating TO wives and mothers This subject
but little about and felt Little interest in. The first
wrong complained Of u, that the vito has no equality
before the the law with the husband For several years
The advocates woans rights had been pe,oning tia,
some Of the most outrageous legal enactnens tn collation.
70 wom.as disabilities mIsht Be repealed. and more
acquire BY GIN devise Or Otherwise had 70 lay a. The
This she frequently found out to her sorrow,
later wife IN this city had her foot crushed BY
was disabled in consequence. her husband lived in
California and feeling indifferent about tho matter,
refused to bring suit ~ that she could Obtain no
Tho wife this State had her rights
Of property, but theiaw says g You shall not carry on
business you shall not make Contract Now, who
love their wives take strange way Of showing by the
laws they enact Nothing they earn 10 their own. II
i would have been considered an outrage The wife
IN this State has not the right s. 70 dispose Of
sss s WIN and sSs
do under certain restrictions. The right OF dover is
given TO the wife, but the husband has the use OF the
whole Of the wes estate So the lions take the larger
share. Aughter The rst class Of persons who pro-
hibited from making awi under the statute s persons
Gaushtcr) In respect TO the custody Of children, the
married woman has no right The father may dispose Of
q Ss e. s O. %hs% se
ory and Lessons stl kept warm ii our heart, while
yet coined in the the wicked law that allowed
the father, matter II he were boy under age, to
mother In the name Of justice lei this statute be repeal
ed ought TO the mother rather than the father
Il favored either Let them stand on an equal footing
The Surrogate appointed guardian for the child under
fourteen and those that age chose their guardians
subject TO the assent Of the Surrogate The mother had
the father. In administering the estate Of man, the
has died. first the widow Is appointed next comes the
sister sixth his grandchrd and last OF all his mother or
he records and do1uss Of tue courts The judges de-
When sttuen ask for change, the legislators vii
enact it, When the women themselves were thorough
OF mere glitter and six, and asked for their rights they
would get them Once at the close Of an earnest speech
her mrs Stone, ne Won The electre franchise
would be long withheld Il all women should ask for as
aid not ask for Il or ala not do so IN earnest let
them claim Il, her word for Il. il would come Women
temselves She would not rive Dc for the Profession Of
woman for man nor man for woman. TauehterI Thsy
wanted TO protect themselves When they got chance
necnt II men nsssed laws that we1H uniuaf women
should sit in the legislative halls and make them right
women Should have q voice (Appause.1 ~ -
The Rev. Mr.. Bxsmn said that he was glad to that
sons present. fact which shows their warm hearts We
should have woens hearts to plead the cause Of
he intended to sdvocase the ciais OF woman Al law
maker and a. governor In that respect man was vastly
Sar u MAN ~ woman ana Moth 81 mem tooser wpre
oen found 10 be more Dian match for either of them
selves Man had been growing more and more valuable
SION IN he base ssnscsnce Of the term Nan had been
growing more and more valuable TO himself and 70 civil
been ncreasns In value and as tho power OF education
has been more widely dtased be has become more use
n was not he force created by man that wa. worthy Of
he greatest notice, but the man himself who directed
arc n tho sbD now he ooUended i that woman
ed BY The force Of education. Woman in ro-
iation to man was like the apple and
pear trec-sgudcent In their blossoms and their fruit
but with the difference that while In these trees the bios
man was most beaStu WITH bossom and with fruit and
both taken together rendered her moet lovely In
s me was sa down TO
Of courtship, around which much important
monies are thrown ia these days, was At that time
bought her. And yet be had no doubt . there we're
was The proper place for woman because there are al
ways men to argue that the point we reach is the point
uI.n,ing The roaming and the rarnernu while the men