The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-22
EQUAL RIGHTS CONVENTION.

Rusiness MeetIng-A Crazy Man Makes
sPeech-Appeal to the Men aud
Women 81 New York.
6rCR the NsU York Times.
Albany, November 2l.-The sessions Of this
bOoy have been very quietly conducted.
MRS. Stanton wears we'll She is q pleasant-look.
aug woman, motherly In expression, and with rin{-
lets b. the side OF her face. Her loo
was attred IN Llack silk dress and doffed her hat
while in the meeting. Her hair IS done Up IN the
hook very formidable. She has accepted the PASTOR
ship Of church in Newburg, IN this State, and
She has girlish look about her No coIored women
took any part In the meeting.
Mrs stone announced that Mr. Lawrence would
entitled "lhe Word win Be lhe setter for IL " The
song was received with applause, and had some hits
on issmon. II has very pleasant melody.
the audience by the President as q friend who had
come long distance to speak 10 them. MIR. Beach
tnduged in o barangue, IN which the French Revo.
tution, liberty the tights of man theology, and half
man. also, was BROUGHT IN, with his papooses aud
t1er happy huntng-helds. he spoke ABOUT the
pleasure OF once meeting ship in the open sea, with
All hands dead, and with no rudder
The gentleman was untimely choked off by Miss
Anlht ny, who said that the object of the meeting
Lhis morning was work; she therefore deemed hun
eut Of order The first element OF success was the
formation OF clubs ana the distribution of tracts the
visits OF lecturers and the awing of the attention
wou. also be held. The first wou d be organized in
that time would be held a over the State The pub
hc needed TO be aroused and would be. In Roches-
Ter the men and women teachers in the schools had
made application TO have teer salaries raised. The
Boars OF Education acceded to the demand and
gave the men Sl0O more, but the women could not
have the increase. Why was this 1t was because
the sey enteen men had votes and the one hundred
and eighteen women bad not. The men could make
and unmake Boards of Education, but the poor
women could not. In Auburn, something OF the
irOnicaI card Of thanEs, out were obliged to with
draw it She thanked heaven that there were
OF two, however WHO had not They were noble
the war, when Northern Democrat went down
there and asked the lslaves If they wanted their
with then owners Northern women were IN the
same condition, and did not dare to speak their
oInmons freely. lake the el0ht-hOur movement.
Where in the Northern cOuntry was there a uoliti-
ciaa who cared anything for a Iuture VINO had
arrayed himself against the ideag The reason was,
that the meDlhad votes, but the women had none.
GIVE, then, the ballot, and they would be able to
project themselves. Women are taxed, and this
was another reason wha they should vote One
woman in this city, who makes Shirts paid $500
She instaDced some remarks of Anna Dickinson laot
Mrs. Kinsbury, of Philadelphia, then took the
floor 1t was SAID that foreiathers, when they
declared that all were created equal, had made a
mistake. Women armed an intrinsic right to the
ballot, and would continue to clam. Those who
advocated thor views were in the professors chair,
pioted ships, commanoed armies and wrote books.
Women were placed below the men who scarcely
derstood language, and would sell their for
glass of whisky. Negroes who do not own $3.50
ject TO direct taxation, while women liable to
have their property taken to found and carry on
schools and colleges, where she could not send her
daughter and sister. Boys could go to schools of
science and art while girls were sent home to crochet
piGate the women, for they would have votes. Il
women could vote 1t would introduce new element
into national life, and an inspiritng one. All The
Freedmen's Bureau Bills that do not contain impair
t al suiiIage are cheat to that class who have
helped US through the dreary wastes OF the South.
II You persist in the sin of not giving equal rights
the South says Stake The beam out of your own
women were freed it would be the first great step
Some say that women should learn of their hus-
bands How # they have money .,-,
Charles l.. Remond said that Miss Anthony had
omitted the most important portion of her duties.
She did not often do such things The omission was
would be pleased to contribute. Conquer your pre-
udices. it possible, and give liberaLy:
Miss Anthony announced that the Committee
would now pass around the house, and take contri-
buttons at present well pledges for the future.
They had received 800 by letters already. Some
had gwen us sums of money last spring, and had
now increased 1t. Anna Dickinson had given 800.
Miss Anthony, having secured one OF the re-
porters hats then went around the hail. assisted by
some other ladies, while Mr. Plilsb9ry read the ad.
dress OF the women to the people OF the state and
was then adopted. 1t is as tolows:-
APPEAL TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF NEW YORK
Your State is to hold Convention IN the coming
yeaI to revise Its Constitution, and the American
Equal ghts Association proposes a series of meet
ings, and other operations TO induce such changes
the conditions OF suffrage as will remove all DIS
tncons on account of color or sex, and IL is conf
dently hoped and believed that every TREND OF i'm
partial justice and liberty will give cheerful and
hearty cooperation in the work. The eighteenth
century gave the world the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence, the war of the revolution, and the Constltu-
ton of the United States, but only In the light OF
the nineteenth century these sublime phenomena
10 be interpreted for us.
of Great Britain derived chattel slave system
But it survived the pen of Jefferson, the sword of
Washington, and the wisdom humanity, and states
manship OF the founders and trainers OF the Govern
ment, and until far louder thunders than Bunker
Hill and Saratoga dashed 1t to the ground, and
almost whe med the Government itself with 1t in
common ruin. And the terrible lessons OF this last
war for freedom will all be in VAN, shO nd Fe now
attempt to relay our foundations in injustice and
oppression.
Out OF the jaws of rebellion and treason was the
nauOnRl salvation snatched by the hand OF negro
YaIOr Add thus, surely, has that race earned the
right to full citizenship and equality in the State
Even Jefferson declared, more than half a century
ago, that ''WhoeVer fights and pays taxes has the
Yight of suffrage" against the world.
But the right Of humanity, OF manhood, Is older
is higher, ana OF diylner appointment than any
other II the right to liberty and pursuit OF happI-
ness be the gilt and endowment OF the Creator then
surely is the right the ballot the only possible
achievement and conceivable assurance and guar
antee in republican governments And on this
ground the claim of woman is no less than that OF
man; but base and degrading as has been the posi-.
ton of the negro in the Government OF the State OF
New York, that of woman Is nar below even MIS- Al
no price within human power to pay can she arrive
at equality OF acuon in making or executing the
Government she IS compelled to support ana obey
In the making or executing NO law, however
deeply her own interests happiness may be in
VOWED, can she bear a part. She is found guilty
not of a erime not of color but oil sex and al
her appeals to courts or communities, or equality
and Justice are in vain, evenhn this democratic and
Christian republic She is native free-bOrn cIti
zen, property holder a taxpayer. loyal aud patri
otic She supports herself, and in proper
mart the schools, colleges, universities. churches
moor. houses jails, prisons the army, the navy tn
whole machinery OF m On Nna an yer she has n