The New York herald., 1866-09-09
The Constitutional Amendment-Cutting on
the Women's Rights Women.

The Constitutional Amendment-Cu or
the Women's Rights Women.
The dupes Of the radical politicians cannot
see how completely they have been and are
being humbugged. The negroes have been
coaxed, called brethren and fellow-ctizens
and heroes, and have been promised
political and social equality, and all
sorts of things but the hypocritical negro
worshipping conventions at Philadelphia and
Syracuse have cheated the "poor African"
Fred Douglass and one or two other black
men were allowed to make speeches at Phila-
delphia, were vocferously applauded and were
even condescendingly permitted to walk side
by side with white radicals but that was all.
The blacks were not allowed to participate in
the business OF the convention, and both there
and at Syracuse the negro suffrage question
was lodged.
The same treacherous conduct has been
shown to Anna Dickinson and the other strong
minded women who have foolishly confided in
these politicians. Under the old constitution
women could have voted or have been elected to
prominent Offices had any Of the States thought
proper to give them the suffrage or put them
on the ticket for Office. There is nothing said
in that instrument about males or females;
"persons" is the only term used, and women
are certainly persons. But q radical Congress
in framing the amendment to the constitu-
tion, which 1t passed by an overw helm
ing majority, very carefully excluded the
women by using the word males"
Wherever the suffrage "is denied to
any Of the male Inhabitants twenty-one
years Of age and citizens Of the United States, y
the basis of the representation Is to be reduced
in that proportion. The women are not count
cd at oil, and the idea of their having suffrage
is utterly ignored. What does Miss Anna
think Of this The veriest copperhead Con-
gress that could be elected would do more for
her and her srong-minded sisters than their
pretended radical friends have done. This
amendment was passed before they had a
chance Of going to the polls and running for
Office; but now they are completely cut of.
They ought not to submit to such insults and
treachery. They have been cheated and the
niggors have been cheated, and the only thing
left for them 10 do now is to unite-to form q
combination-white women and black men,
and call another convention. Human rights
the inalienable, God-given rights Of humanity
must not be thus set aside by mere political
cxpediency. To make such . convention
complete there ought also to be some Of the
black sisters side by side with the white men
who advocate the cause Of universal equality
Greeley and Dinah should be there in harmo-
nious union with Anna and Pompey. Thi.
and this only Ii the logical solution Of the
progressive philosophy Of the age. Let Anna
Dickinson and all the enlightened sisterhood
of Women's Rights unite themselves to the
male niggers, and let our white philosophers
take th0r black sisters into new grand move
ment. The times are ripe for such move
ment to remodel the oppressive and unequal
laws Of society, both political and social. WI
may then, in the language Of Daniel O'Connell
agitate, agitate, agitate." BY all means lei
us have another Cow ention that will do justic,
to all