New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-14
MAY ANNIVERSARIES.
AMERICAN EoUAL-RIGHTs AsSoCIAIIoN-
SECOND DAY.
$500, ,,-rr cDN AND MADAME

Tho American EQual hlgIIIo <A0'NN'''N'N'l
lin Yesterday at 10 O'Clock, a. NJ, in stem"ay nan.
ngain aod the meeting TO order, and stated
- ,ro erst business in order would be the reading OF
- from various distinguished friends OF the cause
u,opr both men and women MIS- Au09
Etono then read letters expressing sylnpa-
tbv with the Icause from Johh s'uaIV 4H,
a. rlovd Garrison the Rev. Messrs Weis, Johnson ana
tbers and large number Of communications rom va
ms rer.ons were hastily referred to- there not DeinR
,ir,e 10 read them ALL Miss Susan Is. Anthony Ie"u
letter from q womans rights association IN ucnor
switzerland expressing the confidence ana nope .. -
yopean women IN the woman's rights movement ~
q Miss Anthony referred 10 the clli'i'ins
=, NJ 6 s Foster the day before Oh
4be conduct and management OF INC |
o,,bon Some wears ago. when she ana MIS- o'"n'O"
were travelling in Kansas and trying 10 laiSo
start A newspaper they found one man. anu Oly
who said Ladies, will furnish the money W ''i'
,ororp That man was George Francis Tram enc sa'u
cod bless him then, and had salu 50 ever s"'e'
That man. while he paid MS money Heo.
for the support OF The Reroi"t'on' hau never
tteupted TO use its columns for the expression OIL MS o"
sentiments Whenever he had written any 'ns' II nau
beep over his own signature she TOOK the money 'e
nd wouId do so again She would receive money from
ANY source to carry good cause There was hoV
brrcb IN NewYork that would not take $40 from rum
,eDor 10 build a church. The very money derived
nom the sale Of slaves on the auction DoCA p rt
often been used TO send the Gospel 10 Wv 49,, was
George Francis Train, though very queer man, Noo
not bad lie did not chew, smoke ull.h' vi
She had never known NM during an m ,Iemaply
act As Chairman OF the finance Nuii", orJi
Miss anthony Contributions TO carry ont
the designs Of the Association, and TO take the he l
ladies and gentlemen designing 10 3'eoe ~ Pbn5e
Hon LANES W. stilinau Of the Legislature oi t'uOuo
Island was next introduced. rms itt re- Si
young and just entering upon p"hltat ne ~ E
cred very earnest and eloquent address upon sue sun
tect OF woman Riss spIoy and several others passed
quietly through the large audience ana CLEANED seu
dld harvest OF 4tlnnv rnSd letters of encour.
aeeneut from Senator sherman. the Hon Benz F But
Ter. aud Grace Greenwood Miss Anthony salu Tue
trouble now was that the wOmans cause was unpopu
lar-thc danger that it would become too popular,
Mrs Dr. Mercer b. Jackson delivered brief bur inter
estug address giving sOme account OF her trials III hef
Tie Rev Gilbert Haven OF Boston next introduced.
IL ba1IIv knew how Ia address such Neutrality-suspicious.
10 say Ladies and gentlemen" or Gentlemen ana Ia
1cus Miss ANTHONY came 10 his assistance and said
il best always 70 address our HiSHus
first. gentlemen should say la"les y, nIst.
belonged rather profession. that had been
once oppressed and ostracised. The tine was Wheh
minister not permitted to hold once ana u NaS re-
garded great crime 70 speak politics IN the puWt
The minister had been emaucated and now the speaker
was going 70 fight for the emancipation ot woman.
TIE resolutions which had been reported the previous
evening were called up for adoption by MIS- Nm b.
Blackwell Mrs Livernore oi ChlgagO NanSeu s3M5,
thing the resolutions strongly rcDkng the iqea Nllth
had become prevalent ID tue west that lIee Low ME-
associated with the Nomahs tlghts movements ine
Rev Mrs. Hauuaford expressed her astOuiSlment that
.Su
mind There was nothing further from the precincts OF
woman suffrage in the East than sympathy with free
deny such foul SANDER Mrs. Erncsune l. Rose was
opposed 10 bringing the subject on the platform AT u
thief sbo looked after the safety Of her property
Tie Association took a recess for an hour, and met
again al two O'clock After running discussion
tie resolutions Senator Wilson of Massachusetts dis
that gentleman brought him 10 the platform.
SPEECH OF SENATOR WILSON OF MASSACHUSETTS,,
Senator Wilson spoke as follows: MI President,
Ladies. and Conference.-The s rather new place for
me- 10 stand speak, yet am very glad 10 say that
have no new views an regard 10 'Hs question:, nav
taken pains read what has been slu ana written
upon IT, and have been greatly instructed by ~ ana
learned 10 or 20 years ago. something 81 lhs ISoL anu
during The last dozen fifteen yeats, have been ready
10 give the right 10 vote 10 my wife never saw the
day vet when / wanted my wife, OF those CON
nected with me 10 possess any rght 10 tIs
should have. / believe IN the Declaration Of indepeud
iu its fullest scope and mission because btneVed
ffns born Of Christianity, and come from the teachings
~ lnV -'T yJ IL 6eciardti"n "f Irdeeudegce any
where Oh Gods earth adopt IN the fullest ana broad
IaritinI ON which was founded This nation. Great ap
p,pG when have the right 10 vote, us they GER
TAI Will have, though there Is stii something OF re
proath around the subject; something OF scoru
remember how It was with The cause ioi freedom
an this country Even after tine Rebels guns had DeeI
fred upon there sonnet hing 81 scuIu something O
the turning up Of the lp st existing among the AmeI
people. now those Who scorird the oocuIheW u4
veIsal freedom applaud the sentiments tHey sdrecu at
then Truth is truth and viii stand wish simply 10 say
ready % vote Tor the sAttehtu Ahe.uLehI 10
the Constitution whenevCru is rceuIcd' ana II no one
had offered H. would have done ~ great alpanseI
vote right 20 hold office ALSO and the gt 10 *
eIcisc every rieh possess. "a' I't9 IaE3 " &
additional rights sometime myself. ana, II 20,
,S ,aa 10 Know iat in Massachusetts the able Com
Itce 10 whom this matter was referred has discussed
Dissenting voice IN the Committee. IN favor Of
amending the Constitution Of Marsdchuseitsi ana
solve 10 TO submit the question 10 the people
OF Massachusetts, and that they VIII adopt IT, IL ~ Is
OF any great good OF st. but The matter cannot be
worse. The country IS now better man ever u VIZ
be'ure: IL is nearer heaven. The GONernmcbJ never
It-c ~ s1y,rai1e and never so lust as to-day.
% WON !" ~ %; men and women are right Tie great
Mir Lincoln called them, those who blld scLOoihOuegs
and cNuches aud scud children 10 school, these people
vii su ly the Declaration OF Independence ana cary
IL forward and upward, a. tbs country shdl gov
wiser and better. know that much Of what we nave
read m lie press about usmau agcnent - mol true Inc
great body of tho people Intends io 40 IsHl haNt
acted That principle in the great An9iaveiy cause,
Nc can trust tie WOeu's cause 70 the gooa scse on NC
mass Of the people. IN regard 70 the rgnis oi paCh
men, there was some dheirlce Oh the Avn A H,,t
nieut. We have "a right 10 differ But when the \ IN
Amendment is adopted-as OF course ~ VII De thls le
er accomplishment ore viii help along tine other. Id
regard 20 the XVIII Amendment "e nau 10 Soh',u WIN
prejudice against color ana IaCt' Du III VIZ i,i
question have 10 such thing TO cohichu VIII;
Ibcleyc when We addIes, Le ooS'IS 'i' AID ne
The mcr Of the United states an lt M'I a" ,,ci
among them viii respond ~ oA,e ~ tlC "Pl",dd
OF and mothers anu sIotIIas "II'
vote them the same rights and privileges
tLcy claim for thcmselyes. lApplauseJ wiz
not dctaIn yCu by arguments upon inns sulyeCi,
you know abOIt i than could tell you ana THESE
excellent true noble who have Deeh champions
in rb cause ufL crtaud than do now 10 present
their claims. wish 10 say that 10y voice ana NY lhllu
ence, ewLatever 10 may be-, and ny VOC, ~ an
OF the accomplishment Of this cause. treat AlpubcJ
Al one limo the great question 81 me lSA OF INC Dav5
Tho nation was h. deep peril The vote Of the black man
seemed necessary for salvation. TOOK the fcsohhl
billy Of saying what s.y now, when we have the one