The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-10

Speeches BY Elizabeth Cady Stantou. Lucretia
Nett. Frances ID. Gage, Samuel j. May, G.
e. Burnley and Others-Tbe Resolutions, &c.
The Church OF the Pu rtans 1ed yesterday by an
audience assembled to celebrate the first anniversary OF
the American Equal Rights Association The chief Dor
ton Of the audience well many Of the orators
ladies' Among those on tho platform were Lucretia
Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony Fran
COS D. Cage several we'll known clcrgymen and Others
there was also q colcred woman, who was in.
troduced Mrs. Sojourner 7 Truth, one OF
the colportresses and agents Of the Association The
President Of the ASSOCIATION. Mrs. Lucretia Mott, not
being hand in time to open the meeting, Mr. Purvs
was called upon to preside and responded by occupying
the audience with short address, evidently in the
momentary expectation that the fair president would
soon arrive and relieve him at OF the houor and
responsibility Of the post. Tho lady made her ap-
pearance. and was greeted with gentle but general
applause
MIRA Morr, ON taking the char. delivered a shor,
address sbe complained Of illness and fceblcness,
but expressed . hope that neither Of these, nor
both combined her constantly advancing age should
part in the abors OF tho society than she had been able
| to Jake during the past year tApp'auscI
Mrs SUSAN D. ANTHONY was then introduced 70 the
over the facts contained In the annual report The
ccpts during the past year, she said. amounted TO
been expended in the distribution OF teaching
principles OF the new association Tho society, she
work necessarily night dsy. and she predicted
Kansas will be the model State Of all the States in the
agents Of the society in other parts Of the Union. and
she hoped that the energy and devotsdness OF these
agents will be rewarded in the manner they would all
most desire By bringing the American people 70 true
knowledge Of the doctrine Of equal rights and % uai
liberty to ALL iApplauso)
SPEECH o. KLnARErH cApr STANTON.
Hra Z. CADY STANTON, having been introduced com.
msnccd her address BY stating that Ia considering
sun. ,s Question r,s sns!s were Two starting points one
mon having Inherited this privilege from abstract
body and abstract phase had for
themselves and their privileged order 70 the end Of time
This principle led loyalty TO governing races masses
families and indrect gonism their idea Of self
isms to experiment which had boon tried over and
over again six thousand years. and had uniformly failed
The second point was that suffrage was . natural
protection OF person and property As were air and
ton 70 life They held in their nand the tasman BY
which 70 show the night OF all classes 20 the ballot 10
remove all obstacles to anwcr oil objections 20 point
out the tyranny Of every qualification to tho free exer
women and negroes ~ women and negroes and not
- citizens Of republic. implied that there
reasons for demanding that right that did not apply TO
white nalca" There wcre however no special
claims to urge behalf Of either negroes women.
The claim already made TO extsnd suffrage 70 oil the
fragc" covered the whole question the rights Of all
citizens This the platform Of the American Equal
ssr men an ss ns 8
In the citizen. Az In the war freedom was the key
note Of victory 50 now was universal suffrage tho key
through another Presidential campaign but the people
OF the country had broader work on hand to-day;
| to settle the high and holy question OF individual
righis The principle OF inequality In government had
that had mot already perished showed sSs SEEDS
to s,.emp. sslr-sOvsrnmsn, should 30 rrssrdcd
as solemn and sacred trust When . nation
was based upon justice and equality governments
for ever lifted out OF the msts Of speculation. while
| every~system short Of that but trick and .
mockery. What thinking would condsscend TO de-
scend into the arena Of poiticsf II purity honor self
in hose who had in their keeping the life and prosperity
\ Of nation In hitting woman mp into thai broader
sphere they saw for her new honor, dignity and more
liberal and exalted views or fc Then, and then only.
would her influence be exercised oxaitng and purify
ing the world Of politics. When understood the
momcntous interests that depended the ballot she
would make her first duty educate her children up
10 the idea that TO vote the most cred Of cBn
@ h d nog 70 q Sus .,S ne sss
seriousness that IN republican governments the stsrsets
Of thsnahon wers given In trust TO each and every citizen
She said again that she regarded universal snrage ~
the key note Of reconstruction. Battles had hitherto
been fought for the prevailing Of party; nos II was
time TO hight for individual rights she considered the
ballot the great regulating power Of the continents
Many thought y nothing more than slip Of paper which
sSs s into GAS Dol on os
protection, seedueaiion and power the mightiess en-
gns yet placed In the hands Of for the overturnisg
ofemprss or the establishment Of good earth she con-
nued 70 the effect thai there was no cause 70 talk the
muddy pooi Of potcs sifsuch muddness need sxsss
With the coming OF woman into that higher sphere OF
influence would come the dawn Of the DAY when po
ucs would be lsed up into the world q morals and -
hgion; when the polling places would b beautiful
temples surrounded BY fountains and flowers and TN
umphal arches through which young men and maidens
would 90 up in joyful procession to ballot for justice and
Freedom when elections would be like the holy feass Of
the Jews a. Jerusalem. Abiding 10 the psrversity Of
politicians ehe said that not In Wall street aohs
that men gamblsd IN siocks but In State and No
uoph capois, even IN our courts Of Justice, which
places were changed into balls Of merchandise. she
then sdverted 70 the hard lot Of women whose sole ap
parent oojscs In life u was 10 . profitable maf
rage, and declared that the people would have ths
mture men o. the nation DO justice and walk uprghty,
they would have every barrier In the way o
vomanis devosioe and enable her 70 stand sefpoised
above fear, want or temptation. The same pribGpb
that governed plantation life governed the home
The master coad quote Law and gospel for bis authority
over the slave and - could The husband me 80 q
both men and women really believed haa such W. ~
! hnysnordAined slaius q Chrhiiaa vita n wo4nQ