Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-20
LOCAL NEWS.
W em ans Rights.

Inc quarterly mre,ing of the Equal Rights
a ssoeiaIion was held last evening at Union
Lesgne Hall. on 9th street There were pres
mt about twenty-five females, white and
black, cid and young, with aboutthirty males,
several ofwhom were colored
Alter valfing for some tine the meeting was
called 10 order by Mr.. ]. H Crane, who IN
1eduted The newly elected President OF the
Association. senator :. c. Pomeroy of KAN
sss. Senator p said he accepted the pos ition
assigned 10 him, and would discharge the
duties 20 the best Of his abilry. lie Thought
thus was the beginning of what he hoped
would be a glorious end. He remembered,
many years since, being contested with an as
ssciaIop which could hardly obtain a hearing
even IN Massachusetts. Now. tor any one %
say IL was a crime or Disgrace 20 be al aoo-
nonist was simply exposing enc 10 r,dicue.
There was now new field opening that old
organization had completed its work, and we
had seen arace brought up 20 all the rights of
manhood. Ii was gratifying 10 him to
have seen all this brought about. he had
seen the colored man walk all the way
from the auction block TO the hallot-boX.
The ballot was the weapon OF defense
and coiored men could now protect theri-
selves, 1t executed his will as lightning did
the will of God. We were now entering upon
new era, and propose TO extend the ballot to
our wives. sisters. and daughters. In his own
State Of Kansas the question would be sub
mitted 10 the people this year Of opening the
ballot 70 all females as we'll as males, and his
conviction was that it would be open. The
women did as much there to organize a high
state of society as the men. He thought Kan
sas would lead the way in this movement and
after the sth OF November there would be one
State in this Union where women would be
allowed to vote They were also inauguraung
great temperance movement there, and q
man TO cell intoxicating liquors must get the
signatures OF majority Of the females well
as OF the males He thought that was the only
pIohibiory law which could be maia tained
This new reform was now engaging the atten-
ton OF the philan thropst and the christian,
and he had 10 doubt IL would be successful.
women haa to obey the laws, and they GER
tain1y should have voice in making them,
and he hoped the right Of suffrage would be
extended to all persons,
Senator p. delivered very Interesting
speech. and was frequently interrupted by
applause.
Mr. Josephine S. Grimm then read the fol-
Whereas any restriction of a right is an in
justice and unfalingIy works evil; and where-
as suffrage and education are rights, not priv
ileges. and as society at the present time -
restricted between Il greater and a lees injus-
tice we believe that by the equal exercise OF
these inherent rights the least possible injus-
tice in government will be insured, and
liberty, protection. and happiness, equal po-
lltical rights and universal education not
only belong to the individual but abso-
luteIy necessary to the preservation of our
Government; and whereas seven out OF every
twelve adult American citizens are prevented
by existing laws from the exercise OF said
rights, and as the time has come when these
truths can be seen and acted on, and great
evils from which we all suffer can thus DO
essentially lessened. we therefore unite our
selves for the purpose OF spreading the fore
gong truths. and urging action thereon. and
adopt for our government the following con-
stitution:
make speech, but woman had shared
equal part OF the sorrow and strife and the
fearful results OF the past Ave years lf.o cure
An evil % great as slavery, women had been
called upon TO lay their husbands and sons on
the altaIs, was 1t wonderful that they should
now look around tor some other remedy 10
ance cause advocated and brought into this
movement, as all women were opposed to the
sale OF intoxicating liquors. Woman desired
to use all the faculties God had given her
years ago. The slaves. like many silly women
OF the present day, said they had all the rights
they wanted. and would not leave their
masters, but what change had come.
Mr.. J. II. Wilcox editor OF the Social Science
Rerie,c, was then introduced, and said he was
there as man OF science, not as party man.
He was there TO speak of This new science,
known as social science or sociology, and the
worth OF this science could not be overesti-
mated. Truly, woman could be called the
queen OF this science. Here was truth which
ali science taught 1t was that such a thing
rest did not exist. The human race had its
forward movement and its backward move
ment, but yer lost on The retreat what it,
gained on the advance. SuffraAe couId be
misused, but it was not necessary tnat il
should he mis- used. Ii elevated every one and
spread hnOWIeoge. AIlef making SclentlnC
speech for one hour, he declared he was not in
favor OF suffrage at all, but was in favor of
freedom Suffrage produce great evils. buE
1t was the Lature OF every reform to substtuts
lesser evil than the one 1t swept away.
Mrs. b. A. McNair was the M X speaker. She
was heartily in favor Of seeing the right OF
suffrage ex'ended to women Woman had been
mere toy, play yth ing something TO look at;
II wealthy. to dress up, and SIT in the parlor; IL
for the kitchen, drudge. She wanted the Col
lege doors open TO females as we'll as males, if
" hn alao
knowing the females should know it too.
Women performed more work than men and
should at least receive an equal salary The
men wanted men 10 govern but women to do
the work. People said it was not fit for woman
10 60 10 the polls 10 vote then let the polls
come TO the women, but If they did go TO vote
the polls would be a respectable place. She
did not know why she csuld not vote rs well
as any man W no knew no more than she did
A letter was read from A. Delmar endorsing
the move ment and referring TO the fact hat
2,0G0 years ago the women used to steal their
husbands clothes 10 hear Plato in his garden
at Athens. Ad iourned.
THE RIVER FRONT, July aO.-The tair wind
OF Friday enabled number of vessels 10 ar
rive at our port last night. The following isa
list:
HorrsyS Wharf.-Arrived-Scbr, Eclipse.
Stout. Philadelphia, coal tor Harvey. Clark Il
Given.-Sailed-Schr. Chieftain, Jones, Nor
IoIk, light.
Ccrter's hoJ.-Arrived-Schrs. Clyde,
1dke. hlCDlnOuu. Va, sIdlS LOT w Aito d
Co. Sailed-Schrs Dart, Galloway. George-
town, to discharge coal for John B. Turton;
Clyde, Gage, Georgetown, to load with coal
for an Eastern port; X. II. Kemp, Seward,
Havre de- Grace, light.
Riley's Wharf f-Arrived-Brig Snsan Dun
key, Turner, Bangor, Me, lumber for Charles
b Church; Schrs. Benjamin n Stokley, Hllmau,
salisbury. lumber for RedRrave; America,
Medley, Havre de Grace, coal for Simms.
Sailed-Schrs. Goldfinch, Homer. Wyomiss,
light Method, Willen, Nanticoke, light.
Ferler'S Wh0rf.-Arrived-Schrs. George
Rogers, Davis, Nomini Cliffs, wood to -. l..
Sheriff: Imogene, gravel for Thomas Eahey,
Agnes Arma. Miller, Maryland Point. Wool
Tor market.
ANOTHER tICTORY FOR THK N ATIoNAL T.
CLUB.--The base ball game at Indianapolis
yesterday between the National Club of Wash
ington and the Westerns OF Indianapolis re-
suited IN the defeat of the latter by score sr
1t6 to 81
Considerable interest is manifested Ia s. Louis
among he base ball fraternity in regard 20 the
expected visit Of the Washington club. Th,