New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-20

vocated those ghts Under the head OF civil rights and
immunities, he hoped the day would soon come when
neither sex nor color nor station would be anywhere
considered.
J. H. Powell, an English gentleman. said q few words
in behalf OF equality wages to women as means
preventing those crimes that result from female desttu
uon lie also expressed bIs sympathy with she adYo-
Gates OF free suffrage
executive committee TO lead this work n would have
IT succeed hundred thousand dollars and hundreds Of
able leaders and with The right leaders ne was assured
dhat victory would rest on banners within five years
| eal center OF the East, In Boston.
! EVENING SESSION
Every seat in the hall was occupied IN the and
the audience was chiefly Of the better
influential ciasses OF the community, showing marked
progress In the minds OF citizens the subject OF
T0nsns rights Col Hggnson presided and opened
sraton pastor Of tho OLD South Church at
| Worcester.
Mr. stratton said that in his own city there had been
great change OF sentiment, and in favor Of female
frage, and the feeling becoming general. True rei-
gon he believed, was the side OF the woman and its
influence, ike theirs, was only for good. When women
voted he argued there would be purer state OF morals
to Vote and deemed il vSlgan but Cod was NE leading
the masses on to higher life and his word TO them was
TO turn their backs the eeks and onions Of Egypt and
go forward" noted divine had objected that women
could not saw wood, women could not stick hogs ct
ceera. That was just about much dignity many OF
the socalled arguments against wOmens rights could
muster up But Gail Hamilton, in her reply to certain
writer had proved that could stick hogs
Renewed aughterl The speaker showed how womans
BEEN and he had not the slightest doubt that 1t would
purify even the polling places Of the great cities
/ y
nounced as the second speaker OF tho She pre-
faced her remarks by advising women to take their
rights MS they had taken the right produce good books
as they had taken the right to speak No could pre-
vent woman from speaking and why did she not speak
more freely Let her take the right to vote and put the
responsibility of preventing IL sooner or later
her right to vote would be recognized 1.-The Necessity
Tor Womens Suffrage was the topic OF the address In
discussing it, the fair speaker illustrated the unfarness
OF the laws OF Massachusetts respecting married women
Among these were those which made wOmans prop
erty subject TO her husband which would not allow her
TO dispose OF her own by will without consent OF her
husband those which In Of crime her part gave
on his part allowed her hut portion those relating to
the custody OF her children, 40 Other evils which
aiict woman were pictured and the remedy for them
al was argued 10 DC the DalutDON. woman codiu 40
much outside the council chamber and the legislative
the fun enjoyment of AL her rights 1t necessary
that woman should vote Her just and sooner
DR.. Acott Of Boston argued that God made no mstak
when he placed man and woman side by side as equals
He showed that the combination OF the masculine and
feminine qualities necessary TO make up the Ierfect
Mrs Adelaide Brown made q few remarks end was fol
lowed by Col X. j. Hinton Of Kansas. The COlOnes
speech was about Legislative proceedings in Kansas one
OF the good laws passed years after her pach
cation, one to secure the rights of married women
written by Lucy Stone, and signed by the Governor with
out knowledge Of its authorship He desired that the
women OF America might havo the ballot that they might
be educated mp to their duties rs citizens OF this great
republic.
THURSDAYS Observation-Disclosures BY THE REV.
JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE, FREDERICK DOUG
LASS, TIE HON. L. W. BIRD, MR. GARRISON,
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BOsTON, Nov. 19.-Ihe attendance this morn
Ing large The Rev. James Freeman Clarke, Pres
dent OF the Convention advocated educating the sexes
together aud detailed the practice Of his theory In the
schools IN West RoXbury The best way was O educate
boys and girls together nd they would not fall In love
unadvisedy whom educated together - their studies
not conducive 10 l0ye-makng IL would be very
useful and practical hng to put women on school Com
bodies and cgnlate their duties.
Senator Wilson strongly In favor Of woman sur
frage, but he did not want that any Othor question,
put forward until the Southern question had been finally
settled. He had doubt that Congress would authorize
the cOOred 10 vote every state but some good
men doubted IT, 1t was proposed the coming winter 20
put forward amendment 10 the Constitution enforcing
the political dogma that coored man has tho right to
vote IN every state WIN - LegsatnTes IN o favor TO
only eg' asapst 1 35 ,m'ScsS q ESeane T,t dSns
be aided by the success ot the other and IL would stand
not feel preudcia against their sisters, lovers,
mothers ard friends, they had against the Colored
men heretofore. Make the colored suffrage sure first be
Tho Rev Charles Barnard said that masculine teachers
s sG eoa sS n aSS & r ' would f not get their light. until
showed the positions which women had held n past age
and then came down to the present umc lnaAns u Lear
low IN the prCNidenua whom suffrage Il settled. lie
born OF a woman, aud he was not ashamed Of y
cfep'iH9 ION nu' VS. ,ntTiucSd and warmly ap-
ss M Could say ha he was rot here as one Of The
speakers for ths occasion. lie was here simply as car
retbagger aud belonged 10 that muchabuscd class lie
was not here violation OF Tie Cou.ttut on of tho United
states lie was here IN accordance with the terms 81 at
Constitution. which provided thal the eiulehs OF es,n
State should be entitled 70 all the nights OF tho citIens OF
tine
chuses He was not an orator aud had never beeh 70
school day IN his lie The only apology that he could
make was that he felt that he owed debt which be- could
never pay the women oi the country Tor the Tree
dom that he enjoyed. Women bought him IN In
gland, paid the money fol him. aud he came mere
men particularly 20 those ~ Massachusetts,,
Who surrounded aud protected hin ia times Of danger
Now. when those women wanted .uh age ne was sllhs
10 work them He could lay Amen 10 TINS movement
the next great step in American civilizations the next
great stop toward The nna redemption OF we W3iu' ths
next great step which thal bring ne INTO tho htss 0i
IS. Iat Al oil
will flourish and be happy ~ Was easier ig hln W nm
OF women gifts than Of womens wrongs Human rghis
seemed 10 be modern idea. II s not In the old records
Of IL belongs 10 ouf TINE ana our clNlnLao
He was for womans Tshts because lie favored " re,
publican form Of government. aud because lac DeeVeu
that governments derived Their rg 70 govern rom tne
consent Of the governed, ana because the participation
OF the whole ia government 10 aeontiDuton 70 ls P9V
lie believed that government in which al voted was
the best earth Let no black man be prevented Io,
her sex lie dd not believe that the rlght OF ms race
were fully secured There was no need on separating
that question and that now under discussion Ihey were
ali In favor Of universal suffrage. Mrs Howe Wiling
10 see negroes eufrauchzed and he willing to zee h
women enfraucLsed, though lie could not vote III tN
YorE The great public question wac the outiHn-
chseeut Of tie negro II he has not the night OF suffrage
10 him with woman 10 otherwise, as they WOlid
not be mobbed for asserting their rlgnts woman uaus
necessary FOR the purity. elevation. and welfare OF ts
Government. She should be eniIanobsed TOT 'eNtIal
reasons one IL education. -,
JTGy Stone took exceptions 70 the remark by Mr.
Douglass the negro question was ihe more npul'
where IN niucbed her aud her sex. lie had said nothing
OF the black woman in the South, whose cohdloh sho
then deprived OF the few rights they po-eessed one
spoke Of the convention held at trenton ~ j. 10 von
,der gro suffrage where she ana three Oihei women
took seats delegates she criticised SenbloI hu.nl
huysen Of New.Jersey severely for ne rthhIh t"' ,s
women that state dd not NhuI suffrage ana Hhe Wa"
/ glad that he defeated. ., r,g, ,,t
Dr. Clarke read telegram from J. IL NlleoHs nan 9
man az Committee OF Arrangements, inviting Tue Coh
veuou To take part tine National convention 10 heo'
AT Nas 9I tts ~ md O, Wapoe wac introduced