New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-21

feared that the COnYentlOn Whle claiming 70 NC HA
Equal Rights Convention in danger Of becoming
merely womans rights convention The women must take
with US important; agueston Of life and death With us
dssnchisement means New Orleans il means Memphis It
shops the schools In the men are competed
to protect the women they protect them from me
and in no proportion the Of the dislike the neee
sty before and in the law Nowhere in the world
negro with her A higher and holier element will be
introduced into our politics Whenever Sa ft9sT os d
answered some Of the stock objections 70 womsns
franchise He did not see why woman should Oe any
walking to the PostOfice or TO church with him lie de-
handed the ballot for woman because she Is eS he
cause if she commits CRIME she must DC hTIesieI
tried convicted and punished Like any o0eF e and
responsible being admit the whole Woman must De mar
educated Gs Of Sd Du Then we shall have the
light her intellect and the benefit Of her lnta
ton in our public affairs OF criticism he felt more
confidence In woman OF good and than in any
Let women 60 to the polls and express ner NIL uo
have now Mr. Douglass dissented from MT rms
burys opinion that It was best 70 Gh ,s p MIN
bury had become very loving he must have rend
OF his Love involved each other lie lsoeed
h il anspcoss OF triumph This infant being rocked in
the cradle to-day viii long be giant He knew OF no ee
thing 10 bequeah children OF this generation than the
prospect Of some dy taking part in the Government uhue WHICH
Adjourned to o'clock
much larger audience gathered the afternoon the hall
large number Of letters we're read persons who could
attend among Others from the Hon Schuyler CoaA ana
IIora G Greeley OF these, the following are given;
LETTER FROM JUDGE sEwELL- - ,,,e
DEAR oced thst the approaching convention Tor
ursns git suffrage all zess wiih9n. distinction o. race
sex a,eveI msy be the immediate result Of te THos in
Inevitable and not remote Of e ia rreosntion %
The Us 90 @ red f'om saves into free citizens
law. .ycT.Sc 70 married ri woas" been adopted Many
ues have been pissed to protect them M the enjoyment
the rrs.p Ct ine husband, ad their labsd, Creditors ead
Evs Many ss9s sg STss is dyof S
70 po1s' @9'ne, "a tar Ids u a ~ s S .. &
entitled ci, ghts such viii be long without dcoyer
Ius ny equally entitled to the ballot the only aetal
r ast ook upon while le law makes any ~.
sqs-. o. ss-'n,t cen tIG psoi W y, h
further cd that when recognized es having an equal
say protection Of all their other rights The recent history and
hys glanced the ss, principles proc DECLARATION
indrpneese' tht 81 Hs S & la,aa IN bs sS ~ apd
mind, 4 oar PoPe re nation which under h1 nsspse 81 WI
rot stop d mid career and eaye the WORK unfinished egw
other OBJECTS what few since appeared only the beant
bcaad. reality. conclude BY wishing your association al
r 81 n,l3e nv check for $40 as a contribution yoIl As
ISOLATION rom myself and two friends and desire to be considered
4 letter from the Rev James Freeman Carke says:
Many persons doubt imagine that sonr fatal oyertgTn OF al es
over H. sc 70 read allowed
The change you'd seareey a., attention and year Or Two pea
only er 10 the whole subject Of politics being Aed to
witch rn,nr religion have done IL ofenrs msnner. md A
pt B aGrs would be continued BY pung the
mind md heart woman in r. aronskip With the State
EyGaAcr or LETTER FROM GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.
doubt u cir aneoraung inaaeaee upon poll
ss 49, 90 or'cti consie1ion a5d Their Is A vcy
unnatural feeling that vii be time % change the cd
10 be
suSash o demand IT, Of the State Of
polls there viii any .er9a. SPpo'ion ead
ny do not iss svv why woman as 'n'Du n''
Mr. fcrtt smith sent long letter which the reporters were
from ego bits and there only against or color
as qualification for the ballot but against any test Of property
Harriet X Hunt also submitted her fourteenth annual pro
the city Of Boston against paying taxes without being
The Rev Mr. SrnBs of Rochester introduced and
spoke warmly in favor Of the movement
The Rev OLYMPIA BROWN young lady Of perhaps 25
then introduced and made most earnest speech The speaker
Unitarian minister Of Boston and has just had call TO the
Inycrast Church at NeWbUrgh She has pale face,
fined and classic OF features handsome black hair drawn
forehead sharp flashing like falcon and
rich voice that rings like clarion She spoke the
luton and declared that Mr. Greeley and those others who
right Of to vote but that its advocacy is not
Immediately cxpedient, were bogus reformeIs The
speaker Of the aggressive style Of eonoea
and has treneant OF putting things which stamps he as
disciple OF Mr. Phillips and oreshado"s her success as
HENRY B. BACKWEL offered a resolution decarlhg mat
suffrage should be based educational qnhhca0n sueh
and writing Lively debate followed tue
ton OF this resolution Frederick Douglass q l. Kemo11 w
W. Brown and susan b. Anthony opposing and MI baeA
The friends OF the resolution laid much upon the argu
intelligent and educated Southern whites became
s is freedom and to he nation The latter contendcd
that long John Morscy could be elected 10 Congress
5 on"6 of necessity for the elevation Of the ballot The
resolution postponed until tomorrow.
EVENING SESSION.
large audience assembled in the evening 20 listen 10 adj
dresses Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke at length SUBJECT
Bread and the Ballot The speaker is wife Of the Hon
Henry Stanton and daughter Of the late Judge Stanton OF
Mrs STANTON said the Constitutional Convention IS now
fixed fact In years which eapse between the meeting
of Conventions II is reasonable 10 suppose That me pco
po viii have ougown many OF their old ideas and VIII demand
some onward stops In the last Convention white citizens
made quite merry the idea of placing the ballot IN the
hands the negro the nation is conyused on that very
question As the proposed work Of that Convention 10 DC the
extension OF suffrage all dsancished should be repre-
Seeing that cannot be there in person. We
deeply interested in the choice OF the men who are TO DC
there this great question Balls dinners and receP
may be turned good account If those who Weld
them Of the female sex VIII use the social opportunities IN IA
their interests Our claims have been suspehdeI
S SsE cvoi aaa logically included our own Ills manhood
proved when he showed his courage anu aDuy on me
battlefield the notions behalf and the question oil MS voting
has become certainty soon TO De conceded 20" Us d
only parties whose stous Is uncertain We demahu
Constitution We appeal the OF the State to organ
le into clubs in every school district for the elrcuia
tS S4 81 rights lie. the members Of the coming
ton look IL how they treat the question Twenty years
hence when vote, we will pass upon their conduct
Womans right life liberty and the pursuit Of happiness
be denied for going back TO first principles how dd the
few ever get the right rule the many From the same
source that tue pirate got the right TO make
the ocean a sepuchre Twenty years ago the women
New York had rights before the law than slaves on
the panatonno right person children wages TO contract
to sue nor in many TO testify in the courts How much
OF this has been changed the better All that has been
gunc however been vOrs granted by the will of an I'M
certain varying majority. Mrs. Stanton continued
at great length, advocating the ballot for her
SEX not only question OF abstract
right but required by her interests and the interests OF
insisted that the reclaim the
sex from hepesness ohy and in cases the degrada
into which they lapse was to make them above all and