New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-21
EQUAL RIGHTS.
THB BALLOT PoR THB WOMEN OF NBW-YoRK-sPiR
IT'D CONVENTION AT ALBANY.


Convention assembled in Twedde Hall at 10 o'clock TINS morn
ing in OBJ dence to the following call issued by the officers oil
the American Equal Rights Association organed IN Ut
Cheevel's Church. Eew.York City, in May last
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die Hall Albany Tuesday "Wednesday 20 aud a. 70 con
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power 1 IN The The nation and is6 70 the world
p. EGs SS is aey o" Henry gGif Bss
Rs@oad France. W Harper other advocate; Equal Rights
R@ecsn Equal Right, A.;os,iiOI o,r p,.
friend: b gss1! ia g sSss s Ss,, By
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At to hour appointed the large hall occupied by
there we're few Quaker bonneis visible and there and
notable proportion Of sharp intelligent faces The platform
Cady Saron Parker Pibu Charles enox Remond Henry
b lilac wei and Frederick Douglass The latter was cordially
Mrs STANTON opened the Convention regrenG that the
venerable President Of the Society Mrs Lnerea Mott was
detained by III health She said the question they were met
TO consider that Of suffrage lying at the foundation oil al
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woman suffrage Much surprise "a expressed when Jonh
Bright informs that out Of millions Of people In
that country only two millions are represented at the baotbx
but how many think Of the fact coming home that
scnted Fyecghths OF entire adult population is dis
ancsed Massachusetts has noby taken the lead in sending
viii take the lead in eleyating woman To anticipate IN the
government The speaker then introduce Lucy Stone as
LACY STONE forward to preside and the following com
On Baiadtlbeth C. Stanton Susan y. Anthony Frcdencs
On FisaEes-Lydis Mott and Emily jacques
LuCy then said II many years since few
ml Syracuse 10 advocate the rights of women
Since hat time the advance has been great concession after
made truth until il became almost decent 10
look into the statute books Of this state When seemedio be
time 70 demand equal political nights Tor inc women o.
America, with hope TO have such rights conceded the
great Rebellion burst US and tho good cause had 70 DC
suspended aud made subordinate 10 TIE rescue OF tns nation
from the great peril which Suddenly asaied H. 30 the quts
ton which lay near our hearts was put y ior h's Tong ye9s
AMER the over VIZ thought the tme Dad come Nn,a
in the grand reconstruction OF the shattered Republic the ballot
would he settled basis aud the women be admitted 10
the long awaited franchise Bat when peace appeared 10
De attained the papers Of the North Republican papers
for an extension q The ffqacLisc as being
tica equals with whites should have Christian Republic
they said Then attempted 20 make common cause with
no corr men for The bao, and we thought that as
only danch.sed classes aud az We are majority
! sT!c ~, ,he coiored men and Inc women Why
| should they not make common causei IL has always
ouot Tho rrat truth. of the Declaration tina, Government
ye Just power the Of the governed Ia In
gland Immense is being urged by women the best
women 81 the realm to admit woman to The ballot on
that the w get the franchise there sooner than here in
NJ AVruovY being called here read the call and paid
elaborate compliments 20 two three pars ol the state that
noticed ihc Convention fayoTnby reading editorials from
he IniHdi and other journals She protested against the
| assumption of tho Republican papers that nc women
| viii al vote tho Republican ticket when they get
| tho ballot The night Of suffrage las always been
extended hy the Democratic party She also protested against
tho Of ihc word "toppcrhead and looked 10 me Demo
quito much 20 the Republicans for the ballot The
woman RIGHT, movement and their cause in Congress in.
deb,ed 20 James Brooks for championship ~
FmnEmcK potGL,ss demonstrated against such tribue
being paid 10 Democratic party explained Brookss adj
ogae q wonas nights 40 ll'h oi a enemy 70 assam Sn.
against the liberal policy q e Republicans and TO shame them
mony but hi, euorne Of the Democracy and bcsowin
encomums on such James Brooks and sunset Cox are
pause and merTiment
Mrs EtuIH JOINS then offered the following resolutions
a : the Of the Convention:
Rr,d That srty pur,uit Of sppe natural and
ne nights eo the rsht Of ,aasse their only possible
political without warrant and without recognition onys'
resided That we hold with aartns that universal .unsge
ie hI, 5 snS Sy s q 5. s e SH g guarantee saa
q rights the citizens 70 which we e bound oI syry sse
s be given PrG,e,on 9PPSy a a S %d s1 o"
compelled TO bear the burdens Of Us well as yield
TRrei, ia the language e the Hon. Beach
bic letter Senator sune Tie State Con.uon must originate
VIII ho, whom dnchise' as those whom Invests with the
Re.irsd That recommend election DELEGATES
the approaching hsIe Seh: nG,hns N The
nsd Snd f,sd ~ oil ls'Pss,' - g, @fpf in the United
sass to ,be class known white male citizens vests he Govern
can pgo IN per.on. eighth thus reducing hve
ofevery eight adolf American eeSs 20 Permanent Po.e, saeee
led 70 three ssh;h Of tie aa citizen. not fact republican
IN f'n bat constitute yssrehe, & sex and race
R That 70 oPf ely, ever dd eyer wi" o. sy5 Sl
mate humin government u aud 1hl'e 'un1so
the only road TO- and safeguard Of universal justice.
conditions for Convention that
may be least elected candidates large to sit
fhe Convention the conditions and with the same
rights and Of others aud that copy Of this aud also Of rso
on No be furnished each member Of tie Conventional the open
boast that they all thought alike 10 make the humnting
confession that they did not think at all lie heartily In
such political revolution contemplated until the glory
OF this latter house shall exceed that II the former
In regard TO the two parties and their relative
libcraliiy, he said the most fIighilal riot ever
the beginning Of the anSayery enterprise coorcd people
killed IN large numbers and their houses were burned and
The women assaulted streets Neither party lay any
great claim merit the question Justice 10 the eoored
people Colored suffrage in this State conceded by the
Democratic party under Van Buren, In Ohio the black laws
repealed by the Democracy and Democratic bench OF
Judges decided that negroes with majority Of white blood In
their veins must be allowed TO vote Hut the Democratic party
made these concessions only because IL felt the military
necessity 80 10 speak the law o. scipreer'a,9 INC party
Is the basis Of merit He glad to hear Mrs stanton repu
must deserve the sympathy m does not win cooperation
not Ts done if We do not show cSndor sincerity
and ocumspeetion Of speech and work The agitation nov
be prosecuted Is TO induce others to think and not TO MINK
for them. PIeaemng praying ana repentance ag goo
proxy 1 In this enterprise independent thought ndpSns
Swallowed somewhat the justice which the mienium shall
bring
Mi BLACKWELL presented the following rcsoutlonsi
Rorsd That the Republican trying 70 create Loyal
governments In the South by dnchng three ours ts We
population Instead Of by enfran,Bs the loyal freedmen here
that Supplying the impartial impartial suffrage equa
rights te que,ons Of race they forget their wives and
that Ia their prod sympathy for the suffering sea
rights they betrayed they more actuAed by
party erigeneies than animated by moral conviction
R60lred That the Democratic false 70 theh pncpe
while they profess the voice the People ana
their oya wives and sisters " A s P south ss:'d rn s
noccy while they profess monopoly and yet smut ou
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