New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-11

man who is not IDIOT 'nough TO be excused from the
gallows has sense emo Ugh TO That's the doctrine
Of republicanism. And until you stop taxing woman
property and Except her from penal Legislation, you
sre bound TO give woman the right TO vote
A, the c,ose of Mr.. Phllipss remarks, the meeting
adjourned until evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The great hall of the Institute nearly filled IN
,be evening by very respectable audience, among
whom were a number of Quakers, negroes and a good
rprinklng of nice young men, all OF whom listened to
tie remarks of the speakers in the most decorous man
ner throughout and appeared to fall in love with the
reasoning and wit of the lady orators.
series Of resolutions were presented from the Bust
ness Committee and read by Mrs. SUSAN b. ASTHoNY,
declaring womans equality with man; her iualenaole
rights 10 be represented in the jury box as well s IN
the criminal box; the injustice Of appropratmg tne
property of the woman 70 endow colleges the oensn'
Of which 10 be enjoyed exclusively 10y maze, ' Ne,
woman should apply 10 be trustees ana hsauS VI
erarv societies and libraries, and other sluiis me-
tons for employment as clerks, and thus ii,n's h
stepping-stone to other stations not now IL intro
Mrs. ELIzABETH CADY STANTON was t Sa1I ionatb,,
duced, and delivered an able ana h1 Of women in
discourse upon the question OF the res Vi ~ J,d;c
ceneral-the same that she delivered oelore .o I;h
ary Committee of the last Legislature anu w ,ho
probably had sOe influence m iavJr "a and prop
adoped for the protection OF her cnlureh a.H Pr
ertT Mrs Stanton closed by relating an epiogue vi
ancient Athens in which two rival artists made saues
10 crown the lofty dome OF great ouldhg wion h'''
o tatne was life-sze beautifully proportioned
exonsife IN every respect, and was worshpped with
ecsiacy by the populace the other was gigantic rough
in finish and spurned as an insult. The former was
elevated and as il higher and higher the deafe-
ing applause of the populace died away, because u
became go small that il resembled shapeless ball.
The other was then elevated and gradually Its rough
hines sofened its proportions became natural and oeau-
tfnl and the shouts Of the popuace became deaienmg
in honor of the artist The latter the woman OF
the reformers The speaker appealed, that all night
minded people should enable them to elevate such q
statute Of woman, would be fit TO crown the grea
fabric of the American Republic.
Mrs. ERNEsTISE j.. RosE gave humorous ana very
well received review of the progress OF legislation Oh
The subject of womans rights, more particularly con
siderng the great concessions which the LEGISLATURE
had made in allowing, hereafter, the women OF New
York State to kiss their own babies instead oil those
their husbands, and in they earned any money
vot property by the tolls of hali-pay that they mSh
keen it, Mrs. Rose was repeatedly applauded
Mrs SUsAS b. ANTHONY read letter from terri
Smith TO Lucy Stone, expressing sympathy with Tn
meeting and also one from Giles p. Stebbmg OF Boz
ton regrettng his nabilit6 TO be preesnt, and neot
ing $40 for the benefit of the cause.
Wendell Phillips had been announced as the mex
sneaker but for some reason other, he was nc
about; his place. therefore, was supplied by Judg
CULVER of BROOKLYN, who stated several case
which, as it happened, came under his supe
vision in court this very day, touchm
the new woman's rights laws. poor, ragged We
man of marked intelligence and education, had apple
for relief from a drunken husband whe, under the o
laws had for long time dsipated and squandered III
hard earnings beyond her power 10 refuse until Dol
herself and her children were half starved and Ia
naked.
The convention reassembles this morning at o'cloc
for the transaction of business ana VIII be addressed
10 bv Wendell Phillips, Mrs. j. c. Jones on rnarriae
and divorce Mrs. T.. {. Stanton, and Mrs. Anlomet'
Brown Blackwell.