The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-31

MI. IeNf N. JOBuu IN referring 10 the song
Just executed, said he did not believe that might
In every fight made right. II such WAS the case,
then the present. government Of ireland would
were terrible in their consequence, The results
Of no war were worth their cost. With All their
for millions OF dollars were scarcely recorded In
city, while tho acquisition of Territory by terri
bic wars wcrr hcralded abroad as rrcnt tri'
The cry has been: wrest Cuba from Spain, and
Congress refuses to appropriate 1.-THE OF what
dozen anti slavery men could not obtain dollar
10 carry on the emancipation movemcnt, and yet
when the war was commenced, then the people
war had cost enough to purchase the whole slave
property Of the country four times over They
mot m .a'
a holy war There was nothing humane about
war. On every battlefield the deeds Of the In
name Of patriotism and religion. They were told
that 4,ooo,o 900 slaves had been emancipated when
monarchal Russia had put us to shame without
slaves. In England to-day the right Of suffrage
Is more general, for, In Northern Statcs, black
men were not allowed to vote, and Il Southern
this right The right to lie s not yet granted our
soldiers have II not War was slavery, and dnr-
inS the wss %cis
on the plantations, for he must obey. his com
msnders, and his life was at their discretion:
other Infamous crimes-it was a system Of muir
der. It was not the capitalist and those In high
sSs wh .sS. ss are 4. ps sSs
class. II twas not right TO- take a man high u
authority, and sacrifice him for an Institution In
K. sS%pSi.s nS
Mrs. Or. Hathaway, Of ho.ton, said they
wanted peace. Woman should have the ballot.
| supported this system, and shame on every man
who would vote for him. Another reason, he
was an inysterstc user Of tobacco. She az
have spent her last dollar to supportit. She did
not want peace unless woman had tho ballot.
complished anything, and to-day rcconstruction
had not been settled upon. War could not do
what adjudication could not do. The whole
question was now before Congress and the Ex-
Father Becson said: Would that slavery had
e0SS have
where arc the M Mnss. q ne so:ps o
81 aR IL .say
Of $1,000, costing millions. Where are the dea.
cons,ths eIssslcsao,si Il !, net .tups11dou.
penny week to support these minlstcrsf War
mustbe ignored, and the time 10 coming when
.nS o BE 10 aSS IN sso WI
Mr.. Hutchinson then sang the Reformation
sGTnSs s o ana w s.s IA TO 3D.
| remarks that they were the best Of the session.
The Chair announced the following committee
Mrs. Josephine S. drifiing, Of this city, and j
\ NJ. PEBBLES, OF New Jersey.
On motion The president wn 2, ADDED ~ cd
war tho clergy came before the people urged
sS0s to the sSd ssy ~HSd
,aft situations, were killed during the. war, and
nov their families receive pensions Of . pc,
monts; and this 10 not al'.tho scanty " per weei
" MTs. DR.. Hathaway took the ground that wher
body becomes thoroushIy diseased thore T. 4
efiniustisc, Sc, that 1t was necessary to kill OF
ali indieafiops Of disease. The policy Of tn,
Government bad been to shut out everything
sGr1u Women % had the Ballet there would Be- NJ
war. In the last war men IN the field sufferct
less than women at nome &C., Io s atsan on, l.
| 6ut representation. Poor seamstresses are taxet
| for the support Of this male Government, ant
size (ihe speaker was for fighting. fApplaus'
N Father Bceson said one further resolution wal
ResoirsS, That the cnfranchiscment Of womsI
is the arst step essential to the establishment o
p'Tr66 The Chair tDr. Love, said that while they en-
mSst hght on" be did not feel like sndsrsin
hs Soa nae, s
the ballot; his mother and .iste. being deprive
from using It, as also the colored nan, Wlthou
ycstsSiissei. and he hoped that all would aid III
cause Of woman, because he recognized her as u
i" h2ter Some further remarks, tho Chair ar
nounced the following committee on finance
Mrs. Dr. Rowland, Mr,. Jai% asArchioai
sIme; and T. GALES r1ss t tSSs tbo,o
themselves to have the hall full at the syenil
session. ,,.
not such as Wete about the Capitol and othe
places, but ministers OF the Ho-called Bospcl-ha
been invited to the STsyious meetings, but up I
~ Ssa nG' called ST Attention 70 several pubo
Voice" BY Nj. Hutchinson, the meeting as
jonrnea 10 e'e inTts,So srssroy,
The convention was called to order by tn
president, Mr.: A. X Love va, stI o'clock: .,
The president presented ard read letters f,o,
fully endorsing the objects Of the eonvc ption.
Mr.. Joslyn read letter from the Paris PeAe
Society and Mr. PSsESs snS rem rom Mfs
said they had received a large number o. letter
from different parts Of the country, but tim
would not permit him to rsad them N
Whereas the foundation rock Of pure ohril
I psasc aRPS StiSs prayer n Of psops
and whereas the three great prosi % Of ons give
10 the world, viz. "Thou shall not kill - "Pcac
on earth,n and "All men have an inalienabl
right to life," have been, and are, totally disrt
gafded uptii the anthem Is glory to militar
| bower In the bighest-on earth war and dlstru'
| tion to men and the Constitution Of the Unite
States. So long as II refuses this inalicnabl
| right TO life and mockg and copfQupds these com
mRndments, and the teachings Of Jesus ~ sti
Ian agreement with death and a coyenept wit
~ Resolved, Thatas we see, as we feel, the moi
| strous iniQuity Of this system Of man-tortur
and man-kllling we will continue our pro ties
HWhether men will hear or whether they wi
, forboar,u and for our humble selves renew tn
faith and strength that 10 In u.s. may not deviate
single line froLt that love and charity and h,
manity that win afollog peace with all men an
enable us TO be what We apRr9ye,"
upon commerce. aad to sink opposing Vessels,
j piracy, then for millions Of men to fit out shlI
| to do the very same act Ia piracy, and war
). That Il for one man to kill another at HI
| discretion and for his benefit, Is murder, the
. for thousands OF men to kill Thousands OF othel
at their discretion and for their ban9Ht 10 mu
, der, and war 10 murder.
a. As governments have no right to iegalil
piracy, slavery and murder, thcy have no rigf
| to icgslize war, and IL Is the right Of every ma
/! everywhere, to refuse to obey governments whe
they require the wounding and killing OF men ,
, order To- death the Innocent subject than the sui
/ | jeet has to-assassinate tho king.
, | o. As hell fortuna In tho future ifc LOT th
lad Ia In In ha I'M Ul