New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-23
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.

A meeting of the friends of universal suffrage
held last evening under the auspices of Council No.
49, UL A. their hall, of Blocker ST. and Cot
ageplace. There fair attendance the majority of
the audience being colOred people. Mr. W. e. H. Curtis
presided, aud briefly explained the object OF the meeting
which 10 discuss the question OF suffrage and invited
free expression OF sentiment from all present. The az
dlence then sung the bate cry Oh fIeeuoIn wheh nr
william r. Powell offered the following preamble and
Dcas The alpha and Of civil government is the protection
t ,f and a. oSer State. to adop, such Republican
form Of government is citizens shall choose bat in no case to Oe
in organic law legislative naetnents the rights Of ateboTn i
nothing foreign subjects guaranteed to thea BY The
the du ofegsators only such avs will best
the liberty virtue and happiness Of their constituents Tia; the
gh Of individual whether native foreign, should be
guarded that thv cannot he oppressed or deprived these rights either
aid al other blessings iutru purposes
bis body the texture tie hair which sdorD his head That eoa
peIona and political to say nothing Of tests are beyond me
ioed That circumstances aud in Of the broad
fact that the FEDERAL Cousuou nowhere specifies
standard Of its citizens justice sound policy and the growing intelligence
make any discrimination o' color Of crime but for the
crime Of color" race or previous condition
81. h9a IaA. waS we &c ,p ss tv i p, " Cg,it
securing equal civil and political rights all OF the people Of ad
regret that the question OF equal suffrage TO eooed men
pie Of those States leisure according Chicago
pleasure majority ofthe voters in any state which did not join in
T That A, American native born citizens we ask for nothing
but what right vI equal suffrage without any qualification other
than manhood.
resolution be altered to read equal suffrage with
out any qualification other than manhood woman
hood" In support Of the amendment Miss Susan i. An
thOny made address. She thanked the cOlOred men
they had naugurated series of meetings TO discuss
the question OF impartial suffrage which the vital
question OF the day. Politicians might talk about
finance, State rights, &c, but these were all
OF secondary Importance TO suffrage which was
simply the right OF the individual 10 sefpr0iectiOn
During the the WOmen's Rights Conventions were
gwen up, the women being content % waive their
claims the moment and devote themselves 10 aiding
I'm every way the movement Tor the abolition Of slavery.
When the war ceased she recolected saying 10 Mr. Wen
absolute right OF every human being
10 the suffrage, Independent or all
distinctions founded color VIII lose ALL He
thought otherwise. The policy OF eXpedcncy was
adopted with what results well known. In cOncu-
sion she would say that there now u party in
existeuce-the party OF Young Amerlca-whO denied
that any individual association had the right 10 with
hold from woman the inalienabe God given right
OF suffrage.
DR. j. ID. Moore introduced, and said that he con
sidered 10 would but tend degrade 10 grant her
tile suffrage God had made her the mother and eduea-
tor of man. and she would but lower herself by stepping
into the political arena -
subsequently, Mr. Powell OF The Anti Sldrery Standard.
DR. suodgras and Others made addresses, after which
the resolutions amended were adopted, and the
meeting adjourned.