New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-10
THE NEW-JERSET WONAN-SCFFRAGE CON
TENTION
EVENING SESSION.


The house was crowded by quite as many
men The young girls OF the city trooped IN
with their gray bearded fathers just returned from
DAYS fight in Wall-st.. and stad mothers came with
their spruce and elaboratey neekted sons OF tender
Years ana immature as chosen Ono"S ''
Lucy Stone yePrdsns A9ioiDse Blackwell Tbom
Mrs Hussey George T. Cobb Webb Dr. BrotheeD
Isaac Stephens the Ry Henry a Bu'i a R pawn P P
bIes. the Rev. c H. Dugaune, Hon William Baldwin Edwin
Secretary C. A. PAUL. Treasurer Z. G. Sylvester
An ENEMY IN THE CAMP.
Mrs Stone introduced Mr. Adams lawyer OF New
York who wished TO make Few objections. This ex
ample OF temerty, tail, graywhskeTed gentle INA
advanced with the most confidence. He didn't know
whether ought TO feel embarrassed not but when
man walks straight into the FIRE. It's time for him
sentiment, and sympathy was against HIM. lie hlnsel
hadn't his sympathy am married man. lCheerS ana
laughters I'm not an old disappointed discontinued
whom IUmEO' love nav, very much # know my own
heart, one of the greatest anxieties OF my IRE
IS to secure the welfare OF my little family lmehl,on
this that you may see that have better reasons for
thinking with you than against you; I'm lawyer, Out
never knew until to-day that the laws Of the state of
New,Jersey bad. As humble lawyer, VIII say
that If the laws be wrong men should repeal the
And for the pecuniary interests OF women II would
only be fair the ladies acknowledge that they never
have claimed so much attention as now. woman Is DO
longer cipher in the community. Her state Is now
one OF continual elevation and am glad of II, But
can't feel that the good work will be fastened by ner
going TO the polls don't think II question OF right
accord 10 woman all the rights that ENJOY Inc ques
tiOn It seems TO me- Is not whether woman mas Ign 70
vote as distinct as That OF man-ho loglcal hhu C0u
doubt that for moment suffrage Is gft rather thah
right-a concession. II has not yet been given 10
women nor 10 men under II; Dut IL .aS hStV -
been withheld under any consideration OF "HghI
The simple fact l think. is that we have NOT
seen the necessity OF introducing TINS eIeInen t
into politics The seat OF our Government
has not conserved she morals Of country through the
influence OF the women there When that Deautlu, eA
ceent and clever girl Anna j.. Dickinson announces ta
she intends to go to Congress within the next ten years
believe that all this discussion will result in just ono
thng-securng the right OF suffrage 10 women but be
heye still further that after You shaH eAcLclse ,S
right ten years. going 20 March meetings, wadng through
slush with the flying in your faces you Will
Is not quite so much 1un IN as you anticipate lOu
will TO consider u great burden as well as great
right" Abiding TO the immense foreign element, MI.
Adams said that we have as much Ignorance now as We
know what to do with The Ignorant masses OF the com
munity do great mischief in politics, He believed that
If thew had had there would have been no war
or all men endowed with the night or suffrage none are
so tenacious Of the right TO vote as those least qane
and none so indifferent is those pest qualHeu 90 Win
Bridget will he sure TO walk on the course on
day. and be unto the mistress who ventures
TO interfere with her Phtea rights Mlsss may stay az
home and take Of the baby while Bridget makes the
laws she doesn't know how to read IL will seem an in
toerable burden rather han an ihvaiuaOle flght an
glad from the discussions that the women all stand
high groundtheres no question OF Jealousy as III the
other organizations. @ The women want TO do every
thing men do-thats all. II men ride astrde on horse
back, they mean to DO the same Thus 1t Is Win Veoc
If you ask me whether win vote against woman sui
frage l say "Neverw II for IT, say, guess not not
now any way. He compmented Mrs Burleigh's address
on Wednesday evening but he didn't believe III It's phi
W.
man" Now whether freeze together weld together
by fervent heat bound TO be together! This Is
slaves man, the victim hugs the tyrant who binds
him He remarked in closing that he didn't know which
cause than he might be thought.
A WOMAN TO THE RESCUE.
The slender, clear-headed and energetic Olympia
Brown then introduced She said that the old idea
Of woman that she was created Tor man, that her
mission" to contribute to his well.being, his
pleasure, and his interests Many hold that idea now
hitn 10 k,l her he Brown
served in regard to education, that women have no
special preparation for life except 10 be agreeable. We
present TO woman motives and new principles
Before becoming good wife and good mother she
must become a GOOD woman. After that comes the
other things She compared the ideal Of the
PygmaOns statue This ideal woman must be cherished
until she stands forth radiant with life and beauty the
true Christian woman. Our Bushnells and Todds and
Greeleys may look back for the woman OF a hundred
wears ago hut they will find only the Of the fu
fure a nobie thinking creature. She didn't think that
voting would ever be great burden IL didn't seem TO
her that woman crushed under the mlseres OF nus
bands ntemperance for instance, would consider II
great burden 10 90 20 the polls and vote that no into
eating liquors should be sold In her town Men perhaps
might object 70 going out IN the snow and slush To vote
noble principles OF truth aud justice but women never
TIE BAD LAWS OF NEw-JERsEY
Mr. Whitehead, lawyer OF MOrTistOwn, followed Ia
speech considering the legal status OF woman III New
Jersey BY marriage the wife ceases 70 have any exist
her husband An her personal property be disposed
OF by the husband with absolute freedom. She has no
guardianship Of her children. II man marry
woman with 100000 in real estate, it will all
fall under his absolute control II she dies
case OF his DEATH We've been waiting for centuries for
men change the laws, and the only way 10 effect II
vote and she'll take good who goes INTO the Legsa
ture make the laws. Mrs Stone inquired how long
widow might in the house OF her dead husband
without paying rent. Forty days, answered Mr. W A
wife can make will without her husbands consent
but II won't amount to anything at all, said Mrs Stone
Mr. Cluto described the way the women voted IN Vine
land-a mild way and a refined and orderly
CAssIUs CLAY JOINS IN.
Mr.. Blackwell here announced that man sat upon the
platform who in the old Slavery days had stood almost
alone in the South his noble resistance 10 tyranny
Cassius NJ Clay. At mention OF his name the audience
with will, with handkerchief and nat accompan
ment. The poIy, gray haired hentuckaa sald, IN re-
for humanity in family reputation and interest but he
couldn't be nsensbe 10 the merits OF THIS cause 1t had
had for years his most ardent sympathy al remcm-
Der when l stood almost alone In adyoca
cy Of another cause OF similar character
rule OF his master than he could be II free 80 II has
always been said OF women. The greater number OF
people with their UiS inertia let well enough
alone. It's too late for Americans to say that all sha
have freedom Just as far az woman has advanced
from State OF infancy has been better for her ana Tor
manly. We've no night TO stand DaDk ana say " ms
thing is not eIpedent" don't care now
many foreigners eTnigrate 70 these shores, we al
need the assistance OF noble natve1orn women
10 hssmilate the foul tides OF Immigration We have en-
tered upon broad platform that suffrage belongs TO
every human being, and cannot go pack throw 10 Tue
winds all doubts we had and give the cause my
hearty support II nativism and foreign immigration
fail us let not leave behind us the reflection that we
had rejected the help that all have admitted 10 be
the better part OF humanity Let us have no distinction
in regard to color, sex, nationality. Let man and
woman ever be equal in intellect affection, and destiny
MIR Clay was listened with remarkable attention ana
euthusiastcay cheered After short speech by Mary
Davis vote of thanks presented by Mrs. Stone 70 the
editors reporters, and newspapers, ana Tine SINGING Oh
the DOxology by the whole Convention, standing the
n was success. was this Conventional success It
would SEEM because nobody took the trouble TO make
ectOrs with pleasing mpartialty ana were eager LOT
Jokes.