The New York herald., 1869-07-07
The "BLUE STOCKINGSY IN COUNCIL.

Woman Suffrage Meeting AT the Bureau-
Milton and shakespeare Analvxcd-YeIlow
Haired Dogs and the Property Tax.
The regular weekly meeting Of dlsooniented danes
and maidens took place yesterday at the WOman's
Bureau, No. 40 East Twenty-third street. Plump
ana comfortable Mrs. Cady Stanton presided, in
curly white hair; and Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps, the
Vice President, an Imposing matren, In full bloom,
sat at her LETT. Ladies OF all ages, sizes and shapes
flied the richly furnished parlors. Mrs. Stanton
said she was glad to find constantly increasing al
tendance at the meetings, and discovered on every
side a growing interest in the question. Among
women she set that the greatest opposi-
ten the cause was 1t present experiencing
was frem the slurs of the Tribune, paper which
had once been devoted to the progress OF mankind.
That paper, she said had attacked the cause Of wo
mans equality with man in Its issne OF that morn
ing, and quoted Milton and Shakespeare as author-
ties for its position. Milton she said, though be was
liberal In advocating free divorce, was contemplate
in his estimate OF woman, making his Eve In para
disc LOst' look up to Adam only, Whlie Adam looked
up to God. shakespeare, she thought had, In
paid hign tribute 10 the acuteness Of women, and
had in the flaming Of the Shrew,h written a
renaerea p%an m merely ., ea,ld and
slave In Lady Macbeth, she said, species Of com
pliment had been paid to the SEX The character was
grand in ITS wickeddess, while Macbeth was hesi-
tating coward.
Alter q little routine business q cadaverous indi.
viduai in specs, styled Professor Wilcox was asked
to give his experience OF woman suffrage in wash
ington, where he had been residing. He said THAT
the woman's rights ladies' IN that city had
long come 70 the conclusion that the most
effectual way OF forwarding the cause was
10 kick up q fuss about il, and keep IL
constantly eeaore tne peopie ae .eS'ed taa SIX
before the last election at the polls for registry and
were politely received by the registers. Although
there was crowd there OF at least two hundred
persons no jeers were beard, and Qood-humored
sympathy was expressed on all sides. Considering
the pohteness with which those ladies' were received
by a rough crowd the speaker thought the Idea
should be exploded that the polls could be danger
Gus places for women. Miss Clara Barton, he said.
washington, and inasmuch as she had broken her
health Dy perpetual hospital labor during the war
he felt that every soldier would respect cause en-
dOrsed by her.
DIR. JONES a bonny little red ch eeked woman, who
pracflsed medicine In Newark, said that a meeting
OF women had lately been called there to resist taxa
tion without represent alton. They had scanned the
tax lists Of the city and on many pages that
seven Of the property holders in ten women and
that all the pages showed large proportion. Taxa
ton without representation, she asserted, was
tyranny, and legal advice had been taken Of law
yers by her upon the point. 1t had been, however,
adverse. DIR. Jones then spoke Of the Tribune ar
uce and attacked Milton. Mrs. Stanton said, 'I
being thus squeiched said tnat meeting Of women men
would be called in Newark next September TO resist
taxation In large bouy.
Mrs. BLAKE, pretty woman ID said that
1t might be expensive to resist taxpaying upon real
estate, but that uDon personal properly, such
watches and pianos, II might be done.
Mrs. STANTON added land dogs. Ny dog has been
taxed at Engiewood." fThe lady has yellow brute
OF the species, with fierce curl on his tall, that al
most lifts his hind legs from the ground).
Mrs. PHELPS said that as the Tribune dilated so
much upon the essential sweetness and genteness OF
woman, the meeting should address IL in some sort
of a sweet way.
Mrs. NORTON suggested going In body, and
crying.
Mrs. yosBURGH, decided beauty. read report OF
the Newark meeting upon taxation, and urged a
vigorous resistance.
Mrs. BLAKE said that II savage Indians the
prairies asked IN body, for the privilege OF voting
they would get II, but civilized women could not.
Mrs. BRONSON went into tue metaphysics or
politics and attacked the present mode OF conducting
elections
Mrs. STANTON said 1t would be reformed when wo
men had the ballot.
Professor WILCOX quoted a remark made by Mr..
Ashley In going to Montana to take the Governor
,hp. IL was to the effect that he would recommend
emae suffrage to be Incorporated into the constu-
Ion Of the Territory.
The meeting then adjourned to next Tuesday.