The New York herald., 1863-05-15
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National Convention or Loyal Ladies
OF the North.
Address to the President OF the
United States.
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Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony and Ernestine
l. Rose All In Their Glory.
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FREE AND FUNNY DISCUSSION.
a Plucky and Sensible Western
Delegate.
RADICAllSM TRIUMPHANT.
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Tho Convention OF Loyal Women Of the Norh called By
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton OF this city, the purpose
Of discussing "the best word and work for women rela
tive 10 the war ts purpose and end" assembled
yesterday morning at the Church or tho Purans. 1bs
familiar faces Of Lucy Stone, Busau B. Anthony, Enes
tine l. Rose and other feminine apostles Of radicas
were on the platform In the front row OF pewE
were number Of demure Quaker ladies'. henry c
Wright Of Boston, chatting with some OF the inoet
progressive spirits and only that there bloom
frskng about and that LUCY Stone had settled down
into sedato, matrony expression, the whole aisif
brought up vividy before the mind the funny womcns
rights conventions of former days.
SUSAN b. ANTHONY read the call, and nominated -
President OF the Convention Lucy Stone
Miss Iuor, being inducted into once, announced shs
other officers Of the meeting, "a foilows.-
Vice Preidemss-Elizabeth Cady Stanton, New York;
Mss Fannie W. Willard, Pennsylvania Miss Angelina g.
Ssc'aaris:-Mafsha G; Wright, Lucy N co!man.
Blackwell, Ernestns L. Rose, Amy Post, Annie " Mum
ford.
ADDRnss K. STANTON.
Mrs. STANTON, matroniy looking lady, whose hair =
whitened by the frosts OF y winters. the nse
spesker. She read her speech from manuscript, IN .
clear voice and with ino intonatioE.
Tho lesson Of the hour she said which evcry woman
should teach her son. to do justice and love mercy
Women had 70 do than TO stand slent spectators q
the awful tragedy passing before them. Home affairs md
country demanded the best work OF every bead and heart
and hand. II womans care 70 watch the sick and
Of shadow Of death the larhared boyB passed
through the thought that In their suffering they fore.
saw the birth OF universal liberty.
AN IMxRRUPrIoN.
shs here interrupted BY Miss AxHor. who invited
70 the session OF the Business COMMITTEES such ladies' -
MIGHT practical suggestions 70 make.
SPLITTER SPLITTER
Mrs. STANTON resumed her address. Speaking Of IL
Presidency Of the United being filled By nm
splitter he gave expression TO the wish that be had -
anr %owa e ns suS
TO The LAST
ALI that remained to be done, she said, was -
fight out the TO . triumphant end. The Northern
must bow again 70 slavery They must Aght
on and conquer (Applause) lt.tA.
After they had killed on the crocodilss and snakes q
tho South, ditched their swamps, for which McCislsn
ssr .nds SS %onS SnHs syn so .ooS S
thing thoy could do would BE- 70 coionize the chi-
Liberia. 70 civii,xs and Chriasanze Afrios-a work 4
which they had proved themselves 80 pre- emnensy soe
osssfu' for the last ,.,sss century .D sssses
Miss LUCY N. COLMAN and Mrs. Wn0Hr, tho 6ecrote>
and societies In different parts Of the country one &
the letters was from the famous Mrs. Boomsr, now g
Council Bluffs, , Iow..
While Mrs. Wright was reading her letters, lady u
lower end Of tho church complained that down shsro
they could not hear word
Mrs wRGnr responded with some little acerbisy q
feeling, that abe was mot wearing her own bonnet she
would quote what Lucy Stone had sad 10 reply 70
similar complaint, that women covered their heads wi1A
and their with hswers and then complained
that they could not hear. (Applause.)
lady down the platform, rose and said thas -
wore neither bonnet her head lowers over hss
ears, and she could not hear word that was SAID
Tic third complaint came from one Of the mascullne
who, to the amusement Of the audience announced
tha. he neither bonnet nor nowers and YET Wa -
able hear what going
Ex-sI-AvnIorDsR.
The PRESIDENT introduced the next speaker who,
she SAID had been South Carolina siavehcidsr,
but had quarter Of century since. emancpated ~
slaves and had gone about preaching and exhoftng ~
Miss AxcErIsA G. wEIs-The lady thus presented-b
an ancient spns.cr win 40 ns low G @ -
that with tehtntng black dress It hard -
say in the gloom Of the church to exactly which sen
bad had peristed md she hoped II never would be ~
established In the land She could not consent 70 let ths
chivary be coln2cd In Liberia; Liberia had never -
lowed upon her SOIL When slaves sought refugs
there and were followed by their masters they were
Liberia be cursed with the arisocacy OF the South,
and less with tho copperheads OF the North. (Ap
sdent think that England the beat place for thsms
(Appause) il was the country which had most sympa-
Lucy STONE said she would not approve Of that suss-
ton, the people Of England the side OF The
LONDON and make them part Of the STAFF Of the London
Times.
Mss ANTHONY, from the Business Committee made
partial report The resolutions declare that present
between slavery and freedom Is but ono phase o ~
irreprcssibc conflict; approve the proclamation q
cpaon and declare that the national pledge shs ss
must bo redeemed at whatever cost and teoessesD
solemrly against all state national Legislation that
cudes them from any locality deprves them Of ~
rights or privileges as free and equal citizens OF ccmnea
republic.
for discussion and challenged coppeheads any oshsr
heads that had sense IN them, TO discuss them.
After q song from the Hutchnsous Miss SUsAH B. Ar
started of speech. she thought that the great
had not from the beginning declared IL BE- an snli.
slavery war and every loyal mans life since sacrihcsd
history had ccme when women should be no longer pos
svc recipients Of such principles Of religion politics and
morality as were presm.sd & 70 them but woman should
the educator OF the world. In her idea woman wao
largely responsible for the war in having sat down pas
sive consencr TO such wicked condition OF thngs fro
the beginning
Mrs Ross made some few but nery remarks.
Then GERMAN LADY, who had bcen sitting among tho
audience, up 10 the platform and asked 10
speak. The privilege freely accorded her. She d.
vested herself OF her bonnet and then deliver
herself in broken English OF some such ideas those
My speech viii be so prei as ist possible beg for -
de lady vch speaking before made few remarks
vich as woman and mutter thought n my duty 70
are mutters Es ist die which forms the char
actcr Of der child und especially OF die tocher. Our
cast votes bat in our Own home we are great deal %.
peror than men, (aughter) All die women Of Germany
in 1S48 laid down their ornaments TO help carry on be
and der women here do se viii h9lp the causs.
II has been complained that IL took Abraham Lincoln
two years emancpate the negroes but took achzchn
hundert years to emancpate die Jews und dey noe
ra,ed yet. DIE negro IL not our equal has rghs
TO freedom.
woxySs R,eHrs-A prss usrmS
The resolutions being by one TO be voted on,
gave rise 70 a long spirited discussion. lady from
Madison Wisconsin Mrs. Hoyt was the name beard),
at.ne IN the nIatiorm and objected that this
the rroper time 10 bring before loyal womans meeting
that could In the least prejudice tho interest u
49,. asass 90 dear 10 them all. Nomens rights,
ism had not been received Si,h entire favor By ths
, .snr a., ar the country. There tho ssnds or
e"s, wvu,, ioval and able who would not 70
,nso any movement oi this kind " that idea was
,nsae prou,inent. (Appanse.) Sho came here from
n~.n u hnnlnr The