New-York tribune., 1867-02-25
WOM1N'S FIGHTS.
CONVENTION AZ TROY.

Oar Special Correspondent.
Troy. Tuesday Fob TO- 1887.
convention of the advocates Of Womans Suffrage
and Equal Rights generally is being held In this
is attended by Parker Psbury, the Rev Olympia
Brown Bessie Bsbee, Charles Iennox RemOnd
and others. The Attendance oi citizens Last
evening was quite respectable In point of numbers,
and comprised mans of the leading minds of
the city Mr. RomOnd the cOlOed lecturer. the first
speaker pleading for hs race and for the cEfran-
chsrmrnt of women lie said that the men and women
engaged in this movement are termed Radicals and oven
fanatics and yet there fewmeu In the
try who will not admit that N the Radical ideas ~
these same leaders had been carried out year, ago, IL
much Of the best blood Of the nation.
The Rev Olympia Brown remarked that the national
woman Is needed there glance over the country will
indicate full well that every institution which has ignored
the influence 0f woman has become corrupted. How
IL that colleges notorious for corruption, and
crime and the students Of nearly AL our educational
institutions regarded rs punderers of henroOss and
fruit trees We talk OF the corruption and deprHyy Of
the polls and this Is true as described 1t is only con
woman's Influence is not felt there refinement cannot
exist.
Parker Pisbury presented the following preamble and
resolution supporting them Ia a brief speech
Whereas, All just Governments derive their powers
from the consent OF the governed, and State constitution
should originate with, and be 10, by majority
Of the whole people including well those whom IL dis
rnd whereas the New York State Constitutional COnven.
tOns Of 1901 and 1921 composed Of delegates elected
by both the enrancsed and dSenfranchsed classes aud
the true Of the Rhode Island Constitutional
Convention Of 1sl2 and whereas there is nothing the
present Constitution Of the state OF New York prevent
women from voting for being elected delegates to
assemble To revise the Constit-
tion Of the state; therefore,
n ResOred That justice requires and preccdents
that the contemplated Constitutional Convention
should be composed Of delegates elected irrespective Of
caste color should any class Of citizens
be held subject 10 taxation that has not equal voice In
framing the Constitution and enactng and executing the
laws"
PROCEEDINGS or THE CONVENTION Al NEwBuRGH
TELKGRArH TRfsUSE
NEwBURGH. Feb. 22-The first days Convention
o the champions Of wOmcns rights opened here yeser
day. The weather decidedly unpropous, the snow,
damp and wet falling thick and fast all day The meet
lug convened at o'clock in the afternoon a the Court
House, about 40 persons being present, wObrds being
ladies' Susan h. Anthony opened the proceedings
with very plain, strong, matteT-Offact address In
behalf Of her sex aud the rights Of women
10 vote. She hoped that the ladies who were present
would state that the special object OF the Convention
10 impress upon the mind Of that the present h
initiating condition Of the female sex owing 10 dis
franclsement Parker Pilsbury spoke next He argued
that IL Is wOmans right, demand Of justice demand
higher than any dee Of courts that she should have
vote. He asked Who're got the right 10 vote What
was meant by inalieDabe rights
Has not woman IA much at stake as MANI When We
undertake TO infringe upon the right Of woman 20 vote,
we step IN between the Creator and the created The
right TO vote came with the right 10 breathe. The
Speaker continued at length. using exhaustive Arguments
Ia favor Of bis thome.