New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-11
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION.
U SECOND DAY.

rregation fully as large and intelligent upon the
et day The Convention met at lOs O'clock in the morn
{vg Iucretia Mott in the chair.
Soon after the meeting called to order, Miss Susan
r. Anthony reported from the Business Committee the
a That The ballot alike to women bread edues
don Intelligence sefproteeon sefrelance snd eresPe 70 he
laughter means dive6e employment wages for far
spa earnings; to the mother means he equal
dren al colleges and professions open equal oPp
ssd That the rigues eOnsprree' Che revolutions and Ts
a,asg both the 6nnHg and progress q even Crushing
sery oppression together with TIE genera necp
Of the causes Of these evils nOtths application o. the mo' ANU
Mr. Parker Plsbury read the following resolutions
R,.gd Tba Hen Ward Bsessr hSGs'a sent the Sscns
K1aa Rights 1s'OesOi IN the Constitutional Convention DC H'
i T., The duration Of national existence has never been pro
pooet to the s o. S ma Se compared with many
ad women also both in ancient ga we congratulate each other
sad the country the unIa%P bt Of aase to the eoored men
OF Tie states lately rebellion and The ye Long ana abe discussion
OF wemaus equal night to tue 0ADO' ID WV INV ~
vote aAsn .pt a. the legislatures Northern States submitting
70 1 Ps stsica and action upon in the Les
Ia the isndiy bearing large portion Of the Press
S prospect pledge untnHg eIertOns
tire country INEFFECTIVE Of color or previous condition OF ser
The Rev. Samuel J. May also read resolution which
was amended 10 read as follows , - ~ 49,,
s',sd L9st wHs ' be tpdy mention IL the respective
journals through which they speak Of womsn g 70 ,he ballot we
Governments to demand constitutional gaaIdag % woman
ss. ht f until this done repeat the ongtd aud fatal
experiment and class legislation and leave these governments
The reading OF these resolutions gave rise to eonsdera
George Downing, stephen s. Foster Abby Kelly Foster
aud others Mrs Stanton and the Fosters in tins discus
though both should move forward to the privilege sde
by side The Others seemed think that the opportunity
OF the hour belonged more especially to the negro than 10
The Rev Henry Ward Beecher entered the church
nj about y o'clock He received with great applause
If there any truth TO be spoken, lei be spoken now
The truth that have uttered is that there snoiu DC
equal rights for all. In Russia man may not haVo
night 20 vote for the Government there does not rest on
the people but in America, where the people are IecOe
uzed as the source OF the GoNetnmeHI, therS O'i1e
should receive the right TO vote claim, theh IOr TINS
country not sexrghs not cassrghts but the rights OF
propose that the nation take expectancy out OF the way
hood suffrage lApplause.f There has been q
favorable time for your work tel you the 0ach
is likely vote il yOn vote. BAIT, then
the trap with the black man and with the white woman
and you will succeed Applause ana aughteEl ~ IL
are now living SO rapidly that II seems to me that the
time for which the good of all approaching Such
SKILL such sympathy, such views, such respect tor hu
man rights before in the history OF the
world IApplauseJ L know IL is a troubOus thing to
permit men who come from foreign lands, where they
government OF these free shores it perous thing TO
allow men who are ground down and doomed IN slavery
I'm our country, TO exercise the franchise IL Is
dangerous thing 70 admit women, mSklllcd ana uI-
drilled the of politics and Government, 10 come 10
the polls but think God says TO us Bide theSe Things
And this gives MS chance 10 move the ps eo-
them fit TO exercise the rights 10 Whlcn
thoy are entitled God made man 70 stand up as well
as pyramid If those in the privileged seats are AFRAID
Of those ut the bottom let them educate them for the
work For myself, will say that my heart entering
into the spirit of my sermon is with the lOwly ana the
oppressed In that spirit the least favored claims my
sympathy and support. Nor do know OF any CHRIS
tiany which does not aim TO lift up the fallen and AID
those who are unable 10 help themselves He closed by
expressing his hearty approval OF the objects OF the AsO
Mr. Beecher was listened to with great interest, and
frequently elected much applause. He was followed By
tribute to Wendell Phillips, apOogzed for INN on the
ground that, having devoted so many years OF labor TO
the black mans rights, he should hesitate little at
combining with that cause this new demand on the part
MIR Downing arose and said that he thought Mrs stan
ton in the views which she TOOK OF the
acknowledgements Of the colored man. without at the
time adding the acknowledgements of He under
stood Stanton to refuse part Of the good results 10
he accomplished if she could not achieve the whole
This nc considered as somewhat selfish and altogether
wrong He would therefore submit the following addl-
tiOual resolution:
Re Th while regret the gat sentiment which would
the woman he ballot + not as genera as we would soe ~
increasing sentiment which SoH the enFaneheent Of the eoored
This resolution was not seconded. and did not come
before the meeting Mrs Stanton replied briefly, and
the refined educated 100000 women OF this country
subordinate the ignorant male masses Of any color or
the OF this country go together SIDE ny slae 20
the accomplished end but she would not abandon the
After some further discussion this distinction the
argument of which appeared to be mainly with Mrs
Stanton and her supporters, Mr. Henry Wright spoke
very ably, depOnDg the unnecessary discusslOb winch
hal arisen aud deciding in favor OF Mrs. Stanton.
Miss Anthony thought that the Convention should pro
coed TO business at She interrupted several
times by MessTs. RemOnd and Downing, but finally read
the following telegram from Lucy Stone; - 800
tl saarsee ot regard 70 color or sea- vii succeed by
overwhelming iuaotes Kansas rules the world LrcY stone
Miss Anthony also read hopeful and interesting letter
frn sam Wood Of Kansas and also the following tee-
graun. just received from that gentleman: ,o.-
with bsp God ard Lucy Stone shan Kansas The
Tiese kilograms were received with much applause.
the resolutions then put to vote and unanimously
sooHrner Truth after being loudly called upon made
and homely WISDOM much resemDed her remarks
Further remarks were made by MI Love Of Philade.
pha Mr. Haywood OF Boston, and the Editor OF The Port
The following names Of officers for the ensuing year
were then reported by the Committee on Nominations
and were UNANIMOUSLY elected: .
Csiy Stanton, Nss Yoli HenTy Ward Bs,eheT BIooLyn MARY
Gage Ks% ers,5 ESss fsISs phsdsPS
Corre.onding sesrs-susa AHtko9y Rochester Harriet
Boston Recording sseretaHsn Blackwell Ne" Jersey
Executive cCma,seE l. stoaSs BrooAn Martins C. Wright
,T eSi5t s1s o5 BoG MaE w5hss New
.S 1H, sSs Rs s A5S, T Br5 B Scs Aaron
Powell Ssg io klsesih Gay staten Island James h,ssssg
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting came TO order at a o'clock IN the even
ing, Ms Elizabe. ~ lady Stanton in the chair.
Miss susan b. anthony said that the first thing TO be
done raise funds for the prosecution OF the great
work IN hand but more especially Tor tne cause IN
subscribed end this with the pledges which had been
received, amounted TO little over 500. TINS was
the number Of pamphlets embOdying the proceedings OF
this meeting eectOneeTing tracts ETC., which were to
DO printed Another speaker hoped that large subscrp
tOnsSlOo $780, would be contributed by individuals
la the audience this evening.
While the subscriptions being taken up among the