New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-05
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
THE NEw,JERsEY STATE CONVENTION.

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE CONVENTIONS 10 DE
HFID-THE VIEELAND CONVENTIONS RESo
LUTIONS-INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS
lFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
VINELAND, Dee. 1.-THE friends of Woman
Suffrage in this State assembled here today Inc pac
OF meeting is Plumst Hail. the usual place OF meeting Vi
the Spruasts or Friends Of Progress, all OF whom per
haps are strong womans Rights people. Ihe mornins
session opened lOt o'clock the attendance being r
slim at first but increasing gradually toward noon whoh
q ,os very resnectable In the afternoon still larger
number attended and evening the hall was cro"u'
TO snch an extent that many were obliged 10 s'anu.
Among the nOtabies were Andrew Jackson DAVIS '
Mrs Davis both well known in the sprtual anu p',ioi
world; the Rev AntOinete Brown Blackwell MI H. d.
blackwell and Lucy stone (Nrs. II. Il. BLACKWELL james
q Clark the song writer and singer. ana Others inc
Convention was opened with prayer by the heV.
6ntoinette Brown Blackwell. The opening address was
delivered by the President Uucy SOnc, who began by
rcmarliug that the Convention had assembled TINS YIN
nder better auspices than The cause has grown
10 such an extent between last year and tins year that
has lifted itself up from its former place. ana taken Tvs
uroper rank in the columns Of almost all the newspapers
i'm the country When, last Fall, the women OF Mount
Vernon tried TO vote the women or lhGIanu' W ny
number of 49, had tried 20 vote, TIE TRIBUNE Wmcn
had been nearly silent the subject for some ne siiu
that il would not he long before women WOud cActlso
the right of suffrage; and many Of the other leading
Journals i'm the country are to-day advocating the claims
OF women To the ballot. The NeWf.hslahu Nolnnn
suffrage Association recently held in Boston, was an I'M
dcuae proof of the strong hold which this question mas
taken upon the minds OF the pe0plG-thc pest a Iv
cultivated. and worthcS AItGr to nh , v crovdcd
10 the utmost discomi0r ana clergy lhcn' ??irr
and statesmen Of the highest character eAprSsscu '
sympathy with the cause on the pIatiolm, ~, VI
by letter. Rhode Island would hold similar @
next week che 10TH ana Maine anu rac thirteen
reporters attended that Conyenii0n-sonehg WIFI tG
day of the Anti slavery agitation, ana $4,000 was con
trbuted 10 forward the work III MaS-acbusets' hnu
Nneand women had tried to vote III NiHeain as tlavS
had tried 10 vote In Newark. Their votes IN neither case
were counted; but in few years we snau see tnol
of, yvaIt for
votes were taken in many Of our senlnarles ana slu
tions of learninggirs voting AS well as hoNsi ana IN
every csc where tho girls were permitted 10 vote the
largest votes were cast for Grant ana Colfax ,,,
The Treasurer's accounts showed receipts uncludng
$50 contributed this morning. 10 the amount OF >S %
expenditures $l47 CO. surplus on hand, sol AFTER the
Treasurer had reported, tract written by Lucy stone
entitled Reasons why the Women Of New-Ierscy should
vote rs shown from the Constitution ana statutes Oh
Now. Jersey" became the subject of discussion Mr..
Taft OF Nncaud having severely criticised the pamphlet
t', i'dy IN a section declaring that married
cannot make a will and another In the following words
III wife be guilty Of adultery. she is forever barred
from, her dover unless her husband Is rccOnced her.
and suffers her 10 dwell with HIM nixon p 2l9 Sec.
IL and 80 We Ind no law 20 punish husband VINO Is
unity of the same crime Iucy stone vigorously met Mr
TAFT in defense OF her pamphlet. The Committee on Kcso
,5r That governments are just only when they rest TIE
Of the governed and That no government is aJ
republican 30 form 50 long - ehai o. ihe .s ' "
s,srsI demand the ballot r tie log women OF Ns
jersey privilege but As right and We el's' recommend 70
all we iaeal 2 ' a. rt ,r 80 20 ne, the balance Of
power make the uiAuebenen' OF "oe9 'Ae 9'e' VA''
Wa Te Ga Constitution OF SevJcrsey siopel 10 Inc and
force uatl 1885, conferred suffrage on equal tenn, poa bh
AND "heras '.' avs n. a.. a., 90 hi. or
affirmed the Nomcns night by using t9e NSi. pc or @
her ballot" and whereas women 80 10 d r,rse l't ish .
Whereas women were election Of ihe -eea' who
~ .. a,d bsr, he pressu, Constitution does not
expressly exclude wot,n from ,o,lg l.toie. 4, 80,
R,,5r Tbsi le oer. Jsr,sy state womaa saaiss
j,r.e seo on ,h, Convention setting forth the c,
ofe women Of The stat sasse di'lG =, i.e l',,,f o.
else also that tie Legislature be requested 70 anynl 'f. 'e'a
E5re That pa. any 'nbu CoaHtasnil
be passed parallel amendment Submitted eTeaiHs uaf'g' to
cths state Woman sasfage As'ooatoa 10 behai " @
Ii This, We iur,e Repae,a sn p-nara,e parties
amendment 70 ile Consultation Of 'ie s i4 oi s
birlHqht ever American ,area.
h,s Ia. iI %, A.. .'s. .. o. ~, aS o ~ & 49,
the corresponding relations an u ue 't'nee Of g'
a. the otiy safeguard ssais,, o. e.'' is'soe
ali a,e he eapsr.ioa ihss te n,,fu.'
Of morality and fe.soa " be- promoted uJ -' 'n''''
Almost the entire afternoon session was consumed IN
the discussion the second resolution In connection with
amendment which was reported by MI &. - S,..inp,
bell Of vincland The latter pledgng snprot 10 P1jr
with the OF wOmans rights aud The result OF the
discussion vas i9e ADOPTION o. S ~ ',1 . r f
nation aui vLeei. srtas pte, party '' ye' % Ie1 "oa1
safrase part o. - pa'''ns ise,ei9'. e.. ,t ,, s,,.
are ete,v requested taie ss,rie political oloa sl4H
lead erisa,ou % sg1ragc 20 sor'a oa el tsfu'
The following the organization OF the society Tor the
Tr,s.i,ni-IUCY STONE
we Pr,stHh-Mrs u G. B-o~rag orisge' The Rev huoetie
Brown Blackwell Somere Mar Davis oraaGe iee Hoo J,ns'
S-oye Camden tte Rev oscar cute Nteal Afs f"fih 'se'
vnel,ui Eea Huter yine,aA 'hs lloa J,me' SIaa.
aig; ~. s ' IKE 81 P,bs. Ii."-,os o., Rsr Il
Durssse Nj Baliaia waterford Hos,al Joaa'oa. Or.
ange. Mr.. WhiclesI Morr,tosu.
Ss-rSiary-N.s,s r. Fowler y.a''ssi
J5SInrrr-s q. Syire,c' 'igs.aul
Irs4fs yIrmuls-il D. Blackwell. krHafk Dr. ID ". Allen.
vnesud John cage yueagi. May Dar. OfaHse Mf, e.
Pearson yaeaai the Rev oscar Cuis. yasaal Mn Mt5st
The following additional resolutions were adopted:
That the New Jrrsey Wonaa Su1g~ AsocsoH u waeb
Human suffrage Asocon Tor woasa slas humanity a,''fi'
Womst eIua nights and Womsbs equal rights eliminate Do be- ut
the all olhe nEh' Aai without shel
.9rei That nsnd Of this bslng fret
NINETY two ysa ago Fourth u july Tbs declared al hu
beings equal al Just government. founded the ohe
since ha, been so.suuly invested tb- suffrage
That s.Jery having dTsi otbe sufragr.
has spit the great act ~hh mde herself state her whole -
cluson o The female from participation government Ia, been IT.
orally. aud by way Of ions pecmnrDee uuo'as1tasousL
RssOttcI IuA j. Ne 10 'A tA woman hs any iths wv h'
has the ballot to enforce aal compel those nghts m that time, shat
called be, nge only Rrsl'ss si , by ,.ii,ss
forth aud Ile tghts-tAke uGtge
advances 10 the polls and rIacs 10 vote That moment she M vote
KSof That the moment that all all
gai hare hcourrtd hY her they will sccome her sui
bless her her coming bes'es them both parte, vii rejoice together
governing Will work good all
hmeut Of Justice aud TIE abolition Of this the sublime
aud utter end Of woman suffrage
Rsopf Come ALL both and and haste
R,ord That the press Of the whole
nation, with request to copy for the great end
Th evening meeting was decidedly the most brilan
IA II was perhaps the largest ever assembled in Nncand
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