Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-05
The Champions OF Female suTfage.


While in Madison last week we had
the pleasure of hearing tho addresses OF
the famous female orators Mrs. E. Cady
Stanton, Mrs. Sarah J. Livermore, and
Miss Susan B. Anthony. upon the sub
jet Of Female Suffrage, delivered in the
Assembly chamber last Friday evening.
One Of the largest audiences ever assem-
bIed in Madison listened attentively for
three long hours to the eloquence of
these ladies in behalf of the. rights of
woman The speakers had the whole
question divided between them and each
confined her attention to her portion of
the subject.
Mrs. Stanton gave brief history of
the Femaio Suffrage movement, quoting
freely from her own experience during
the twenty years which she had been its
advocate and champion. Though de-
feated in attaining the grand result in
every attempt she has made, since her
first speech to the present day, she still
continues the struggle with determine
ton worthy Of her cause. She expressed
herself confident of final success, aud
assured her hearers that she. for one. did
not intend "to enter the Kingdom of
Heaven disfranchised.
Mrs Stanton is about so years old, of
of a short, stout figure. Her voice
though not powerful-was very clear in
tone, and her words were enunciated
with that sweetness and distinc;ness so
peculiar to woman. Her hair. white ns
snow, was disposed in, little cu,ls about
her kind and matronly face. In general
appearance she was far from the standard
usually fixed for that character called q
strong minded woman"
si.s. Livermorc's part in tho pro
gramme was an elaborate address sus
tnining the principles embodied in the
Female Suffrage platform. The chico
tons which opponents have from time 10
time advanced were separately taken up
aid fully an fairly answered. We 1oubt
whether more exhaustive speech was
ever delivered upon that subject. With.
out question the argument-strong, com.
pact and logicaI-contained in her nd
dress is unanswerablc.
In personal appearance Mrs. Liv
ermore is tall, fair looking lady
whose strong, expressive TEXTURES and
high. broad forehead bctoken intel.
lect AMI power. Her manner of speak
ing is easy, graceful in voice and gesture
She is the wife of UniyersaIist minis.
ter residing in Chicago, and sometimes
preaches in her husbands pulpit. A
new paper, advocating the cause Of wo'
man, called the Agitator, is about to be
started in Chicago under her editorial
charge. She has been journeyine
through this "vale of tears" for half n
century lacking one year.
Miss Susan B. Anthony made the in
cendiary speech of tho occasion. She
advanced to the desk hastily, ard opened
her haranguc in genuine stump speak
ing style. During the day bill author
zng property holders, without di>tinc
ton of sex, to vote Mt school district
meetings. had been lost in the Senate
sixteen Senators voting against it Now
Miss Susan mnde il her especial bushes:
to pitch into these sixteen poor, innocent
Senators, and with argument and invec
tive endeavored to whip them into the
petticoat battalion. She threw her fire
brands right and left, careless of the
feelings of the devoted sixteen who dared
to vote against he rights of women, but
whether they burned into their DO
SONS core" and changed their 2erverse
minds will not become appa'ent till the
vote of the Senate is taken on the Stuff
rage bill now pending. Susan alluded
to stumping Kansas in 1866" in coo
business like way that was really refresh
ing. No one ever favored with glimpse
of her determined features would have
the hardihood to doubt her ability and
and willingness TO "stump" Kansas OF
any other nan, if the logic of events no
quired it. She is the personiication Of
strong mindedncss. A spinster n form
and feature, carrying the ready tongue
of woman backed by keen. powerful
intellect, she is fully able to fight her own
battles. Always up and coming, with a
full head of steam on, she is equal to
any emergency and can whip her weight
in intellectual wildcats, on the shortest
notice. Susan was never married, aud
we presume, in all human probability,
never viii be. She must be upwards OF