New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-15
AN APPEAL
10 TEE
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR TEE
EMBARRASSMENT OF WOMAN.
Ido,.s ~ Al. Eleventh National Wontn's Rights Converter
b.ld u New.yorh City Thui'dsy, Nay 10 1863
. d, s,,a,. aid Yoa.. Of Rtgrntn.asise.

Wehsye already appeared many times during the
rre,,pt session before your honorable body in petitions ask
ing the Acknowledgement Of woman and now RON THIS Nd
Convention we again cake appeal and urge you 10
sy no that pyramid Of rights the CONSTITUTION Of
te Fathers unless to add glory its hight aud strength to
It's foundation.
We will not reheatse the oft repeated arguments on the
utura rights Of every citizen pressed they have been on
the for the last 10 years IN securing nee
dom or the black and erandy echoed on 'he noo Oh
Congress nring pact Winter We cannot add one line OF
pIecett TO the nexhausbe speech recently maze oy tIas
suInner in the Senate prove that no lst Government can
be formed without The Of the gOvened 10 prove the
dignity the education tie power the necessity the salvation
Of the ballot in the hand Of every and woman TO prove
that lust Government and church ret ALIKE on the
sacred rights Of the individual.
As Won are familiar with that speech of the session on
EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL so convincing in facts 60 clear
in philosophy elaborate In quotation nom the great
minds Of past without reproducing the chain Of argument
permit US to o your attention TO few Of it's un@ns"erabe
assertions on the ballot plead for the ballot ss the
great guarantees and re only 'eie 9aaTaHn-oeing IN ~
self peaoemaker reooIeer schoonaster ana pTo'e'o'o
which we bound by necessity and every reason ana
speak the good OF the states lately II OenOn az
well glory and safes Of the Republic that may be
example 10 mankind - .,,s ,
Gay sr the bolo, is the Coumtiad Of political life and
every citizen who has it is q fun armed Monitor -
he bao. sc.oolds Reading and writing are OF IN.
estmabe value bat the ballot teaches what these cannot
Pu,arch records ttat wise Of Athens CHARMED ne
people by saying that Eqey causes 10 va" anu pOn '"e
Ticb and poor repeated IT, " 49,, .....
The ballot is Ike charity which never aieih ana whoI'
which man is only Sounding brass or linking eymna.
Tie the thing needin without which rights OF
testimony al other rights will be no better than coDWen
which he master will through with IMMUNITY To him
the ballot al other thing. shall be s,er.pIoee.9p,
Horn of ibundance out which overflow rights Of every
kind corn cotton rice and all the fruits OF the earn
man who h now only little the angela must have
continued only little above the trnes They are fearaly
spd made but is the hand in the work Of civil
cation so ballot in the work Of government Give mo
tie ballot and can move the world .,..,.,u.,.u
DO Won wish to harmony truly prevail 60 that ndnsty
society government civilization may all proPsr and the
Republic may wear q Of true gTesnes Then Go not
'Lamerne SAID universal suffrage is the hrst truth aud
only basis Of every national republic" -, til,
In regard to Qualifications should you adopt the JOINT
resolutions before to the s O RoeSa
able qualification" Of one ha1 your ta1payng eizehs
cations only Re says which the States determine
meaning by this limited term those requirements OF ro MAJ
e aS x'1 These in their
permanent nsurmounabe Color cannot be quaihea'
maDsnt Or qUsca,on is equivalent
deprivation Of the suffrage; in other words II is the tyranny
is not inirusted to any State Of this Union
In regard TO Taxation yithon, M Snm
ner quotes from Lord Coke The supreme Power cannot
from any any part Of bis property Es0-' eoH"Hs
person. or by rtPreseStas!os -.
sent In person. or by representation" 1T.
II reason to doubt bat that the imposition of
taxes whether trade land houses or ships or
real personal fixed hSs Loaf, Of on me e scoSs as
British subjects and say mep for In state OF IA
ture no take property from me without my con-
sent &c Ss act 1 ssu &c Exercised s ' over those
represented appears to me to deprive them q one OF her
most essential rights freemen and continued seems ~ be
Ia eject On entire dssnehement Of every civil right For
what civil right Is worth rush after men property
subject 70 be taken from him a. T'i ~ S sn Of
Hss a8Sshs We XIX !ea pi;T va.
and Illusion wholly unfOunded and sbsurd and that we
osy or Sees or sny onSh trici Of deceit OF hypocrisy"
demanding Suffrage for the black man you recognized he
and that, therefore his master longer his Representa-
tive hence he win now be liable TO TAXATION be must aso
been such part Of the family" TO escape taxation Al
though been formal proclamation giving her an
wage The night 70 contracts and do business in her
own pGne And even merred women By recent LEGISLATION
vsst amount Of the property the county, and pays her s
proportion Of taxes revenue peuded On Tla' grnePe
hen do YOU deny her representation
v what process Of reasoning Charles Sumner able 10
stand up ip be Sps ieS days after these sublime utter
afs GO d m.Se s ss ls1 1e
Ing II be felt that this was not the tune ior woman 10 even
her night 70 w qS ne no,
he moor shirt makers mners and dressmakers and all
nS ns% ask tbs.
secure to ALL the practical application OF me immniaoe
Government without osuuctlop OF race,
color or sex And urge demand nor because you
have the opportunity and the power 70 take ths
The nations Of the earth stand watching and waiting to see
II onr idea all created equal can DO
ON ou Peril not another bloody war
Men parties must pass away but justice Is eternal Ana
Al WHO have carefully noted the proceedings Of this Con
gress and conasted your speeches win those made under inc
eoquence that greater freedom gives But SUI yoa propose pose
40 Won hiQhe
The Coostution in basng representation respective
numbers broader ground than any you have yet
Section 3D. to strike out follow respect
i've number.r And i not your ds,y oy securing rePao
Thus bringing legislation up to the tho
The only tenabe ground Of representation UNIVERSAL
srFraAcE only through S 30 .sse ,an' sae
hbon based color sex property or education are
the U ds ana s eS
ns Sa' SS SS'
and D,ns s reps oIs deny
wages to the negro 80 time makes him voter But color
and sex Al there's the s1D Sen'r tune n0f statutes can
You assume be the representatives. OF 600 women
american ,s s,os Women read and write hold many
Offices under Government pay taxes and the pehaies oi
crime yet allowed to exercise but the one right Of
petition ,,,. it,, A.. .,,,r,o, LAW. ~
the Contribution and have been 50 far successful that
little remains be done but the right OF suffrage
Hence prompt protest against the propositions before
Congress Introduce the word male into the Federal Con-
stution which successful would block oil State action IN
giving the ballot As the only way disfranchlsed
citizens can appear before you avaed ourselves OF the
sacred right Of petition. And representatives. 1t was
your duty to give petitions respectful reading and
serious alton How well Republican Senate per-
formed that duty already inscribed the Of hsor
tell not udicous press the claims Of woman
nor; that this is not the time. Time When propose
legislation fatal 70 the best interests of woman and the
nation shall be silent till the deed IL donc mol Aswe
republican ideas must resist tyranny As we honor
the position OF American Senator must appeal from the
politician TO the man
With ms1 shared the dangers Of the Msyfower
stoyynv dresry landing Plymou.h OF