Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-25
W o.uau'S Iiu..t.

UticoE Warns In.
AS briefly announced yesterday, meeting Of
this association, or ganized for the purposes of
obtaining the night OF franchise for woman. and
TO procure for them all otha- privileges allo wed
10 men, was held Mondav GIT in the hall of
the third story OF Union League building.
About one hundred and fifty persons were
present, comprising civilians, military men,
politicians, humanitarIans. male and female,
white and colored, adults and children, a large
number of whom, judgI from their snicker-
ing. had no respect for the cause, but were
drawn there from curiosity. At eight o'clock,
the meeting was called TO order by Prof. WILL
cox, Wno IN conjunction with George T.
LOWING, colored, filled the position OF presld-
ing officer during the evening The first
speaker introduced was
Rev. Warwick Martin, of Chicago, who replied
totne objection that woman could not bear arms
he had seen one woman who stood by her
brother during the rebellion in twenty-seyen
battles, and yet lived. Even granting she
could not fight, still she could sustain those
VINO are lighting, and many of the successes
gained We're owing TO her exertions; besides
which the rebellion could not have been put
down without her efforts. She had as much to
dc, In his opinion, with the suppression Of
the rebellion as General q rant or General Sher-
man IL had been alleged that tima would h,
cons umed in order Tor women to acuualut
themselves with the political history of the
country: but he could easily meet tnis obiec.
tlon' rs the Time now spent in reading novels
anu Ingnt literature could be more properly
appropTiated IN reading political matter
frof- Wilson {celOred) commended that
wUman's sphere was at home. aud so tar from
noIitics ..e a,s TTfeuPaaon OF e9pmlnging with
degradation. Women had never vet headed
any ref Tn movement
Ms or " ellis looked TO the men TO push for
VAC IDS great reform movement, whose
htarLs, he SAID, were more in the work than the
women; for calculation would prove that at
thls time there We're one hundred men in the
cause where there was one woman. The work
must be done by the men, who knew what they
We're taking about but the women da not.
ne was womans rights man, and after
a.'enulng meeting OF the association last
Monday night he went home, when his wife
asked him where he had been His reply was
That BE- bad been to the women's rights meetino-
to which she replied, "You had better be ar
tg"ie attending TO woman's rights here"
lLaughter.l Women had no time to urge the
SUBJECT, and Were not prepared for il; in fact
many OF those who were already discu ssIug the
matter were doing more harm than good If
froi- Wilson was so much OF the opinion that
the political arena was but a cess. pool of cor.
ruptlon, he would like TO know why il was
that ne (the Professor) wanted to get into it so
much.
Prof Wilcox, at the conclusion of MAJOR
Wells remarks, sprang TO his feet and, slap
| ping MS hand violently on the table, said 81
| deny that the women are b-hInd the times, and
that they have never worked any reforms Ii
| l. not so, as personally knew"
MAJOR Weils:-"Then, why amt the women
| here to-night!''
| Prof WIllcox.-No, they are not here and it
| Is because of the contemplate sneers INDUCED
| IN towards them by some of the men, zap.
plause 'Dont applaud me-; am in earnest
IN whaI i say The speaker made some fur-
Their remark ks, and concluded with an earnest
appeal for money, At the same time taking his
hat and passing 1t through the audience for
MI. III. ID. Tyler then addressed the MEETING
III answer 10 Prof. Wilson's remarks He
denied the assertion that women had never
been engaged in any reform movement and
main tanned III substantIation thereof IN a. had IL
not teen for Harriet Beecher Stowe, Professor
Wilson would yet have been a slave, aud the
Fa # he -,
In bondage He had generally advocated
wcmen's rights, and believed their aid in vaIu-
able la all good reforms. Give women the
rlght 10 vote, and II would not be long before a
prohI bItory liquor law would go into effect
Mr.. j. IL. Wolf maintained the affirmative
10" OF me question. All the other gentI-nen
Who had preceded him, be said had either
rights Of women.
Rev. Mr.. Martin, dn,errupting.)- "No, not
Mr.. Wolf (resumIng l-"Dont interrupt me.
kEOw what L am about. and l assert II thai
In such advocates as the women have had to-
nISht lhey nave cause 20 cry Save me from
my Trends he then commended that INTEL
lectualiy women were fully equal with men
ana but Tor the efforts OF man TO crush her out
ara cTamp her energies, she would be his equal
III every resp CT.
Br. q. Il. Puryis, coIorel, pronounced him.
self member OF the association, but took the
negative side OF the question. He contended
mat both In ScrIptural All worldly sense
women We re under the rule Of n"n, and God
commanded they should o. subservient TO
theH- Being interrupted Uy Mr.. Tyler, he
proceeded 10 say, "If the gentleman who SO
much loves the women" Wheu-
Mr.. Tyler saId-"I love but one woman, and
he Il my WIFE
Dr. Puryis then referred 10 the remarks OF
Rev. Mr.. Walker.
Prof Wilcox remarked that he wi shed it dis
unctly understood that he could not consent to
connect int0mperance or any other matter with |
the woman 5 right question. As to a prohibit
tory liquor law, he was opposed to IL tor he
believed more harm would result from closing
up whiskey shops than If they were allowed
10 Keep open. He then SAID, lis W =. Dr. Lock
wood IN the room -
Mrs. Lockwood.-'Present. and waiting to
speak" She then proceeded in a clear, coud-
dent tone OF voice to defend her sex from all
the objections which lad been urged against it,
and claimed that she was the equal of man IN
teilectually and morally, and would have been
physically had she recel we'd proper culture. In
conclusion, she referred to the assertion which
had teen made that women had never adyo-
Gated, 10 any extent, their right 10 suffrage,
"hlcn she would Offset by iuquiring whether
the freedom OF the cOlored people was first ad-
yOcated by persons OF their own color. No.
tber freedon, she said, was the ult of the
efforts OF the white man, and why should not
the night of the women De obtained through
the same source
George T. Downing (cDIOred. )-s.In reply 20
the lady remark, L Will say that the coIorei
man did FIRST strike for his liberty and she IS
mIstaken when she asserts 10 the contrary"
The debate was further conducted by Miss
+. II. Stanton the affrmativ-. and NJ Cat
cheIi IN the negative; after which the meeting
adjCuTned.
POLICE Ngws.-Lieutenant johnson yestar-
dSy arrested Charles IA. Young, a co.orad
boot oiack- fer throwing stones the stree,
IA T4E ala