The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-20

THE SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
Boston, Nov. 19.-There was large attend
ance on the reassembling OF the Womens
Rights Convention to-day Rev. James Free
man Clarke, the President of the Conventions.
advocated educating the sexes together and
detailed the progress of this idea in the schools
OF West Roxbury. The best way was to edu-
cate boys and girls together, and thew wouId
not fall into vice SO quick when together as their
studies were not conductive TO love making. 1t
would he very useful and practical thing to
put women on school committees. Men did
not like to become members of such bodies
and neglected their duties. Addresses followed
by Rev. Charles Barnard, Fred. Douglass and
Hon. Frank w. Bird. expressive of sympathy
With the movement to establish suffrage for
women.
A series of resolutions were presented and
laid over for discussion. This one embraces
their general scope:
ReS0tCed, That we invite the Republican par
ty to drop the watchword of "manhood suf-
rage, and the Democratic party to abandon
its motto of "a white mans government" and
to unite in an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States extending suffrage to all
men and women as the inalienable birthright
e. of every American citizen.
Rev. b. p. Bowles of Springfield, Rev D.
A. WATSON, Lucy Stone and her husband and
Mr.. Blackwell made addresses. The latter adj
Vocated forming league to obtain and use the
balance of political power to effect the enfran-
chisement Of women in Massachusetts,.
Constitution, the preamble of which is as fol-
lows:
Believing in the national equality of the
two sexes and that women ought to enjoy the
same legal rights and privileges as men; that
as long as women are denied the elective fran
chise taey suffer great wrong the under
signed agree to unite in an ASSOCIATION to be
called the New England Woman Suffrage As
ISOLATION. The object of the association is de-
clared to be to procure the right of suffrage for
woman and SupnOrt Suoh chanOnS in tho a tuS
as shall place women in all respects on an
equal footing with men.
He proposed a list of officers as follows: For
President, Mrs Julia Ward Howe; Vice Pres
idents, William Lloyd Garrison, Pauline w.
Davis, James E. Clark, Sarah S. Russell, Lou
lisa Alcott, Lucy Goddard Samuel E. Sewell,
Lydia Emerson, iona. E. Hankerson, A. X.
Hunt, Mrs. Nathl White, L. M. Alcott, J. G.
Whittier: Corresponding Secretary, Sarah
Clarke; Recording Secretary, Chas. K. Whip
pie; Treasurer, Ebenezer Draper.
This list was unanimously elected, and also
an Executive Committee of fifteen.
VIM. Lloyd Garrison and Senator Wilson
spoke, and were warmly welcomed.
MIR. Garrison spoke Of the progress there
had been since the day when years ago eight
hundred anti-slaveiy men withdrew from a
meeting because woman was appointed on a
committee. He had always been in favor of
giving women all political rights with men.
Senator Wilson expressed himself strongly
in favor OF female suffrage, but did not insist
that or any other question should be put for
ward till the Southern question was fully set
tied He had no doubt that Congress would au-
thorize the colored man 10 vote in every State
but as some good men doubted it il was pro.
posed the coming winter to put forward an
amendment to the Constitution, referring the
political dogma that a colored man has the
right to vote in every State. With twenty six
Legislatures in cur favor to only eight against
us our case was probable. That done the fe-
male suffrage question would have clear sway
and be aided by the success of the other and
it would stapd-a better chance of speedy tri-
umph, because men could not feel preudiced
against their own sisters lovers, mothers and
friends as they have been against the colored
man heretofore. Make the colored suffrage
sure first before taking another step.
A letter was read from George William Cur
tbs fayOring the objects OF the Convention.
The evening oession was crowded and re-
manned SO till half-past Il, owing to the war OF
words which arose,
Fred Douglass opposed the fourth resolu-
ton, claiming that it looked to deserving the
Degro in his hour of need. He was aided by
Mrs. Harper, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster and others
while Mrs. English. Miss Gibson, Lucy Stone
Rev. Mr.. O'Connor and others supported The
resolution, which was finally adopted by
large majority.
The other resolutions were adopted unani
- mously; also, one from Mr.. Garrison congrat
ulating his English friends on the progress o
human rights everywhere
The discussion was very exciting, and ap
plause, laughter and uproar marked its con
tinuance Adjourned finally
FATAL ACCIDENT FROM soMNAMBUL1sM
SPRINGFIELD, Nov 19.-Mrs. Anna Mclean
OF this city fell from window last night dur
ing an attack of somnambulism and was in
stantly killed. She was 83 years old and
mother of Dr.. A. S. Mclean