The New York herald., 1869-12-16
a COUNCIL Jf SCOLDS.
SOCIETY DEMF.NTED AND DECAYED.
War to the Knife Between the Women
and the Press-What Do the Women's
Rights Women Mean ?-Consulta-
tion Of Ladies and Doctors
Upon the Subject-A Mon
s.er Petition to Congress.

college, corner OF Broadway and Twenty second
street. The meeting resolved Itself into devsing the
best means for the care and guidance OF the vener
able patient, and to provide sucn specifics as would
substitute luminous mental condition for the
moral obli9uty and insane pervcrsity appa.
rent in the social institutions, particularly
those appertaining that fruitful source Of
trouble, "sex.n The leaders OF the woman's
rights movement in this city there fully armed
with notable proofs OF sundry alterations on the
part OF 'society.n The ndefatigable Miss Anthony
was there evidently refreshed by her north country
tour. she was blithe as q butterfly and earnest as
John Knox. SO also was the handsome and stylish
Mrs. Wibour. her heavy common sense and
Rrandiose gait during the preliminary chit-chat
trastnG strongly wltn the mercural, intelligent by
play-snort, sharp and decisive as the ring OF u
rIie-of the pretty Mrs. Blake, who was the very
lmpersonation OF fun and coquetry. IT would seem
that either accident or design had turned the meet
ing INTO proceedings IN re imadtico tnquirendo, as
two medical practitioners were IN attendance who
had made diagnosis of the case and who pre-
scented the melancholy facts OF the tyranny, lnhu-
manly and brutality OF social usages in light
almost as strong the stentorlan strength OF lung
In which they expressed their high opinion Of the
entire want OF dencacy 10 the nervous system ofthe
ladies present. To cpitonze the medical opinion,
all existing human wisdom is folly, and the grand
pile OF sixty centuries OF human experience ought to
be pulled down and utterly razed to make room for
social fabric. III which "womens rights
should be the chief corner stone.
The proceedings were under the presidency Of
Miss Susan b. Anthony, who feared that during her
absence from New York on this business, she had
lost the track OF these meetings..
Mrs. crosby, the secretary, read the minutes OF
the previous meeting as hurredly she could III
which the most noteworthy incident was the TIN /"
between Mrs. Norton and Mrs. Blake, relative to an
4 ndQrG aGl Snld n hnu haAn aln ly
the former allowing, as during the French revolu-
tion woman to have eight husbands II they were
all content with the arrangement. After whlcl,
NOT PERTINENT TO THE SUBJECT,
Miss ANTHONY called the attention Of those present
regard to Its name They were called by variety
O names; but she did think II was assuming too
much to call themselves the National Womens suf-
frage Association. They we're at best but handful.
IL seemed, therefore, consonant with reason that
they should express by their name what they really
were. BY founding cly ASSOCIATION they could call
themseve by the distinctive title OF the New York
City Women's Suffrage Association. She deprecated
the idea OF the press emitting their body Miss An.
tnonys association though she accepted il as an eyi
dence OF her power She did blame the reporters
for having things called 10y the wrong naines but
somebody did ii.
Miss HUTCHINSON, erroneously, undertook to say
that reporters did not put the headings 10 their re-
ports
Miss ANTHONY politely assented. The Cleveland
Herald had however, represented her as stamping
her FOOT during the course of lecture as II IN a
towering rage. Abiding TO Mrs. Stanton's stump
iDgi 1t III the West she told OF continuous series
OF lectures, followed by large NUMBER Of prOseytes
TO the new dea Wyoming Territory had passed a
bill allowing women the suffrage. and were II
not mining instead OF an agricultural coun-
try women she was satisfied, wound hock it as 10
a land OF promise-the very thing. probably Inc
snrewd Wyomlngtes wanted. During the elections
III England women had gone to the polls. and the
island was not yet swallowed into the sea. non.
resident mad written To her to complain OF the
ments Of Mrs. Mott and Mrs. Stone VINO, the writer
stated had asserted II women were dt to partake of
the sacrament they were lit for the ballot.
Mrs. WILBoUR wished II TO be understood that they
ral lur
riedy in that room. Their country friend must
have been mistaken as II IT was likely MRS. Mott
and Mrs. stone could be OF the same lalnd any
subject
This diversion gave text TO
Mrs. BLAKE, VINO said the fact OF some OF the
papers having published the resolutions when were
presented at their meetings would lead people to
think that dark nignt and old chaos wond result
from the establishment OF woman- suffrage. THAT
would not fairly represent them.
NICE, DELICATE CASE.
Suppose some member should bring here set OF
resolutions proposing that the women OF tns assoc-
alton should murder their husbands an appointed
night-although she trusted no sucn resolution would
pass-the next morning the papers would have it at
fu length, with 'horrified' comments. That is
rather hard. suppose the United states Congress to
be held responsible for all the ABSURD resolutions
brought before it. She was IN the senate champer
once when Zach. Chandler brought IN his reso
luton asking q declaration OF war against England
and IN the papers next morning no mention was
made Of it, In this strain Mrs. Blake advocated the
ali the naughty things ler out II women meeaars a
were designated "A Crnoline Councn,n why not
call those OF men "a meeting OF overcoats ~ Then
she was called the pious 4tneas so often she was
beginning to believe she liked tpat son Of Venus.
THE REMEDY.
Political power was absolutely necessary to wo.
man. without 1t they were poweress. THey should
be on the Board OF Health, among the School Com
nssioners. and those OF Biackwells Island. With.
out The suffrage they could not attain these civ.
sums, thereby TO resurrect humanity from the
slough In which 1t lay enguIfed.
THANKS TO GOD AND THE REVOLUTION.
Miss ANTHONY announced thar a bill was about
being presented TO Congress for increasing sala
RE RES OF ihe government officials It was prepared
Treasury. and was unique instance OF the
ingralned idea OF the nferou,y OF anu OF the
determination TO make ner play second nddle III
every position and relation OF life She would have
read for them an admirable letter on this subject
but before doing so she wished to impress npon
them the idea that no such blIl could even be con-
tenplated. But the day Of their redemption was
last approaching, thanks TO God and the Rec0ttion
6EETktDE On POLITICS AND On the EDGE OF THE
ABYSS.
Mrs. WILBouR read the letter OF Gertrude TO Dear
Rerotmton II showed that the Comproers bill
reduces the clerical force both male and female ia
every bureau and increases the pay ana classinca-
@ non OF cerkshps ana changes the grade so that the
as now Inc men clerks were to have g., $780, $3.50,
81 500 500 and u 200, according to class; whie
$1,000, $500 ano $780, Males were @Te0 10 'ns hs
classified; females to be graded. From a wornsn,s
heart Gertrude asks why tins ingenious language
was used. IL was gross Insult couched In CUNNING
language. Women are NOS playthlngs, not dolls:
don't want to be petted. II men are not able to i've
on their salaries not twice large as those OF wo
men, what are women TO dor .'shal we starye,,,
asks Gertrude. Or be02 Or, my fingers ueInbe 10
write It, or-God f0rbidS
A WOMAN WITHOUT A GRIEVANCE.
Mrs. Dr. HALLocK approached the platform. and
after opening her discourse, as If talking ut the
cneeress anatomy OF grinning skeleton which
hung over the dals for moment, she turned to the
meeting and with most benign face told the aual-
tory that 1t was the puresr penevolence which
brought her there. She haf no grievance; she did
u all for posterity. But sac rected the following
litany:-
l. The papers-one was the .Stor-she believed
there were TWO &drs-tiey were fallen stars
Iney mad made 1t point to make her say
things she had not, and never told what she said.
z. she did not blame reporters editors, but the
vlbrated lash Of The public who gorged themselves
with falsebood.
B. The public seemed to imagine that they OF this
movement were set OF deformed creatures with
QUE eye or one leg, or some otner equally envlabe
accompaniment.
q ~ was said. when she got np 70 speak. that the