The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-24
OnAS's RIGHTS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE


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SPECIAL TtlEGRAm TO THE MaAlD.
| Address Of Mrs. Eiixasesh Cady stanton
Before tho Judiciary Comssittee OF the
Legislature.
ALBANY, Jan. "a, 1867
The Assembly chamber presented novel scene TIM
Afternoon being crowded with several old ladies' ia
spectacies, very pretty young ladies fashosaby
atired. and host q distinguished citizens 70 listen "a
Elizabeth cady s,ansons address on woman's rights
before tho Joint Judiciary Committee OF tho two houses
OF the Legislature. Ms Stanton occupied the Speakers
chair and the committee filled the repoytsrs seass In
front Of tho Clerks dssk The address was delivered In
clear. firm voice, and with such eject a. 70 ellci,
frequent applause from the lords creation mods Of
appreciation from the gallery, appreciation from the
gentle prescribed creatures sought b. emancpaed by
this female Demosthenes
Ma Stantons address substantially Is follows
She appeared before them she sa urge the justice
Of ACQUIRING TO all the people OF the State the right 70
vose Tor DELEGATES to the coming constitutional
dona right which involved thc consideration OF the
whole question OF suffrage. Az there nothing in the
present constaon Of the State OF New York 20 prevent
delegates 70 such convention there no reason why
the Legislature should impose any restrictions as 10 the
color OF voters She coutcnded that ouch right
conceded In the action Of the Legislatures OF 1901
and 1921 when all causes OF Acknowledgement wero re-
moved The Rhode Island Convention or 1872 AFFORDED
OF citizens was In express violation OF section rst OF
article first OF tho State constitution The question Of
suffrage had not been submitted 70 the 'peers, Of
men Tho @while male ctz N who posApously paraded
himself In all and constitutions did NOT recog
nixe women and negroes as his equals and peers HIS
Judgment therefore, amounted 10 nothing The section
referred 70 made u Incumbent that every citizen
was secured IN every right The white men wore the
necessary TO create House Of Commons for women and
negroes lest the dreadful example OF Massachusetts,
take their places beede the Dutch nobsy in the coun-
ellis Of tho State There English ssthorty FOR the
statement that class could egsiate for another
II the history Of England proved thai white men OF
different grades cannot legisate with justice for each
other how could they legislee for women and negroes
The freedman taxable and should have repre-
sonationsO II was claimed But woman a. part OF che
family has never escaped taxation, and yet there
exisieuce Unmarried women and married women "a
some extent had nghts 10 property and the RIGHT to
mllar TO the classes who refused thcm the ballot
Woman held vast amount Of property In The country
and ps ass ssl S q ssss
much . hs %ss sss amp ssss either
axalionf II lhsy could ac b repvesenssa - ndiyda
aA they should not bo taxed Is individually If the
s nf's man must 90 81 &c y'. he sncs pay 81 .:
real interest iko direct appeal 2 their pockctl Vas
u on the oa.d color or sex that tho black osnd
q tie sssssi How kamiissins was for respscssSs,
law-abldng and mon Of color 10 b. thrust out
tho Law disfsnchissd Tor bribery. larceny and IN
famous cr'mes and, moro than all With those who bet
Kan PASS synm ,se
Or sadr.gs concerned Rseiins from sscs places
vc,e While III the iosa, mothers Of : million ." Of
soldiers remained outside. silent witnesses
institutions. when men claimed that ' 1 would
degrade woman 70 20 TO the polls did they moi make
80 ~, no sor one ~ no wane .
claimed understand the interests Of the nation better
than the rauper II tho almshouss than The graduate
q me ss z s a:s Ss
woman an equal interest 10 tho safety Or th~ govern.
soos 10 the polls o. ~ 70 The balls q o. 20 ne
lobby caucus Each generation had been marked BY
check progress were ground under lis wheels just as an
Indignant people had ridden rough sh0d over Andrew
johnson and his satellites The extension Of suffrage
minds on both Continents The rights OF had Just
been settled Individual rights were now the question
the the rights Of Pa another where did he sci tie
right 20 deny the ballot 70 woman or black
n,rere tsst soccv o. mI
grant withhold at pleasure Tho demand which tho
speaker making was not an Idosyncracy Of few dis
contented minds, but q general movement The priv.
lege sought no now ono. When political power
was absolute and redtary, had shared 1t with
By ses !" Ss
Court OF Queens Bench, Dublin. had restored TO
the old right Of voting for town commissioner Women
:"s .o % Ai s
* s.S s q .n as women e z
Wefo womaa IN republic les capabis than
Re sos Ss% ys AND o% q
10 1891 unit swhIts msjes amended The constutioo
A Which sssnsd To account Or the darkness shsi had
xnSsSv jchnsop. Rsconsrsct;on nust begin Il home"
Thb was said IN References p negro suffrage How could
had mover tisd hsrseIfi In The coming revision tho
constitution or New York should be 20 revised a 10
mako oil citizens equal before the lsw; Example was
absurd Tor women 70 vote aud hold once Tho South
thought the q 70 it, nsgroea Would the North
home The disabilities - 70 suffrage In the several States
wcrs nveags, color Sex property and education Assge
rosnd he sun, and - man had @ rsvoive with bis
planet and no democratic majority could make the
earth stand st man had 20 perform that Journey often
ballot was not based intelligence II made differ
sscs .ns. some boys 2, , eighteen knew more
based on common sense As 70 color and
sex, neither time money OF education could
rss sss and nm
Just A limited suffrage created privileged class BY
an Infamous amendment 70 the federal constitution the
Of The loyal citizens Of Tho nation. with sorrow she
learned that the Legislature Of New York had ratified
they lhsr Sesrsr) had confirmed io-dv what Congress
had prup0ssd . year ego. she would call ~
tention 70 the fact that the Governor In his bad
made provision for tbs representation Of women and
Of color nos worth 126O In the coming Convention
and would urge she Legislature 10 provide for the cleo
on Of equal number Of delegates at large from tho
disfranchised classeA response 70 the present do
msnd did noe throw upon thsG body the nnai con.
sderation Of the whole broad question Of suf-
fnge. Women snd negroes being hve-eighths
Of the people, were . majority, and, according
70 the constitution the lawful rulers OF the land
In this view o. the II NOT vey uupretending
demand woman wns making 70 vote once IN every twenty
make the demand. Granted. But when free schools
rss established the urchns Of the State asked
whether they were IN favor Of being Transferred rom the
streets 70 The schooihouscf when tempence leeis
lated upon were The umsellers and drunkards asked
they wsro In favOf of the Excise hwS Did not
The Isgsleure IL Ill such cssss cot for Inc hshet good
Of the individual and The pstoof she sssd that her
hearers might b guided By ths same Car sesng wisdom
IN making their docisOn The question before thsm
They wsrs 70 rsmsmhs. snss Che sy end fash!onsoae