Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-19

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TIE twe;;.a regular Na,ioall = ,nysaion e
WsnaE's Right commeucedi;s session in q.
ro4l Hall, IN this ciy. this morning at half pa,
r.p O'Clock. The Convent,o was larseIy A..
tended, among the most prominent of whom
/ IRON abro@i were Mrs. Fralces Miner, Ms
Annie hIngseuTy, Mas. LucTeiIa HOT, Hrs.
L. Cady Stanton, Mrs. Snsan b. Anthony
NJ. Dampsey, Mss OBrien, aud Sen tor
Poneroy, Parker Pil'sburv, L. II. Davis, AMI
Mrs josephine Griffing, Mrs. De- -
Professor ii. X. WILCOX. an -!,ntxly,
ms cay On The sta- hs.iass TIE ,s " o,n 81
W. f---.icned above We're Mr. Menarc tina
4 1ci0Ied member OF Congress elected tom
louisiana A eoiored woman slt iu The au IL
enCe, white Mrs DIR. Mary Walker ami Mrs
HarmaD, dressed in male attire, We're onita
sctiye IN passing hack and forth frcm tha andI
eGce room 10 the stage. Another woman.
v hJse name we could not ascertain wa ALL
| III male attire, presenting rather d novel an
pearance.
Lueret'a Mott, who Is. perhaps ore of ,ha
best known adyO"aus OF tue cau-e of womanfs
nights lh the country, Is in appearance an
wards OF eighty years of age of medium 5, A.
nEe; aud was fully atired n Quaker dress,
win light moIv-colorsd WOODEN blapka:
thrown over her shoulders.
Mrs Cady stanton, editor OF the Reco' lt,iag
OF New York, is lady of healthy, fine appetT-
auCe, about sixty ytsIs OF age wltn pufT yr,,
halr, and dressed IN black silk, ma IL Ia a IA h
Ionabie oiC-ladlss' style, with Il blue velvet
b'nnet, over which was thrown a black lace
veil
Mrs. Anne kingsbury, of Vinelaud, n. J.,ls
% sTn al Stature, statp. prn- -I,-t.u. c,unf :
nance, win sV,,taci 5 close 3D. her -y--. a.. &
wa at'iT,a IN black drA,s aud vAlT-t .g,o,..
The ConFeUttDn - = called To Crdar ov .;-a.
atCI ItmtrOy. of aaGSas, Al wfos. >uggr>r,,u
i1N. ~. Gray led III PRAYER, wh1 nop ii thtt
ne 'I'He v. MA :. GA c0A" Hnen conan, yylo
"a- ON ihr Tlb Of uaE. would assume n.
,"e't' and civil rights a.onssiia # Ga1.e OF
man.
At,r prayer. Senator Po.1srov sta.ei tie
h.r ~
George +. Neidhau ) cTetary Uftls = aver
Fran. hl~e Also '-tioh OF this cry, - ac. Is
ttmpUIaT- Secretary.
Ga motion Il Professor Wilcox, thu Char
was authorized to appoint | yoil;nittre 10 max.
cur Inst % delegates III at;eu1tuc- "a
Char her appom'ei Prof. J. II X Wfl...
MIS-. josephine GTIfliEC, Mr.. l.. NJ N.Is-.
ana Mr. J. 3. WolT as 50 / c ,.nmt.ler
o. uC'IJn Of Col. HIntOu, The officers OF III
Universal Franchise Association OF .a:+ e. =
we've made temporary officers OF the C,uv.u.l b,
TIL permanent org aDIZIJIOn CuUI1 De -tI.c.r3
DuI Hg the absence of the C1mni.rra or
Credentials, Senator P0merOy a.dres "a the
Convention IN welcome remarks At the A..
stmblinE VI tue COnYentiOu IN this citv, AMI
spoke in encouraging terms Of the bright pro-
poets iOT = spt edy cOus AN m ion OF TIA Drfn
cipIe of womans suif- age. Already the con-
sututon hsc been twI"e amended. ole of N.
change Of which was the ABORTION .. 81 very
aIC he felt sure OF securing another anen!-
mehi, which would do the female sex toe Ius-ica
@. charging her rights. The subject NJ
thought, was one belong ne % the StlJps them
selves, and Congress w5Hid not eu9ct any I,ggs
abridging the rights OF tn, citizens OF tae Stt!e.
Of the Union. Tue doctIine of Aclarican cIf
Z nship was confined - no sex, and b. won
celcd that the females Of tbs country had NOT
before teen acknowledged citizens OF
America, Every human beng was q citizen
aud ~Ithoa' complexion S, x, they saouId ha
entitled TO the ful. Fights OF citizenship.
Al ~ close OF Senator Pomeroys remarks
Prot Wick from the Com mi &c. on CT. den
tlals, reported about sixty delegates In at,end-
ahce with credentials, while there We're So
eral o'hrrs OF note present, in full eyrnpathy
with the ause, who should be limited
The tnair tnen appointed Mrs. Josephine
GrlffiDg, Of the District o. Columpi,: Mrs
Sarah Pugh. of Pennsy lFania; and Ms { DIV
S'3ni0n, a New York, a Committee on Pc. ma
nent Organization.
The committee then retired, when Mrs. In
creua Mot briefly addrc ed the Convention.
fh"LfIGG Senator POmerOy for the aacoura ing
words lie had 50, Ken, ana concentrating tn.
te nai's ot tn country upon ih- apprs -cqine
sa~c'-- VI he principle which brought them
sir. L. VI. Davis. Of Philadolphil, took OK
CrVtIpu ~ The prayer ~ en- ha1 h an Oh rrd
t5 H.. Gray. In it, re saij, tue E-HtI-znan h7I
sIChtn OF women as 81 The -,SO MAJ yhii- al
ii-rory 10 r.c q Ole pro ID lat woman vas
The suptl al man
Ms Lu,r-aa Not and Mrs. CiIy, 5 anton
- de-. ID LEA rH-'roa vi 4ir. Drv, sDd tn,
| 4srue i.dy sg4d TIA at "a. pu...un OF the
pT.Ee she T-I- H. :, ID , C ~ -. She could
not admit any such ilequ@ltv ". BIS. Stanton
'ourd .aUI, vita S"ua'Or PomnrDy and other
uer III which toe petition Il wOmln's surra.a
had - Ir.:. q, ana SAID tlHt ~ucl pafi-.arls
should Away - sem mere att r to the Demo-
CTa'= III Congress, t-T .aey al Iys II. ti-f Ilarn
win more rr'pFCj. F1r ner-pl'. he KS "a
tuil- oiCoGtd Republican amt u4re--Gp-~t.rS
Jvsr,' but c0u q not CO otG rwISe than ON
plain Of the treatment II Republicans ia -
-ress ~ The instance REFER ,
Senator POm'ruy defended as cJu~s- IN re-
"a TO me p t''i' n p. -eated 10 CON sra.s and
sid .rsI he was ashamed To acb,o. led - tul.
he word ssTHir' Ell Ill re- a N
t,tio., when t:ere should b. no zcriinin4-
no c. q, count Of -ex.
HIs. JOSephIue GrIfling, OF th.. . ,tric, Of
Jlrmbia, rom he Commit "a I'ermaupnt
U-gl .ization, submitted ne following resoI.:
IT's GsGt.-IuCrrria Mo-
We fIr-iGents Mrs. M,rtha Wr'.h- o.
y. I; Rob - Purvis. of Ph .laieIphtt. J. Il
E!s, o. -. IL Mrs. France M;reT, OF 40 Ms
!. {. >'fu'CT. OF \. j GIlas Il ) euoils, OF
Mich, J. b. Wolf Of Colorado; lane -. Arch
lbIi6, OF Kansas: Anne Gardiner, OF Va
s-ec'rtar '-|roi. J. X. wilcox OF Wal
.nEt'D; Annie Lemon Cridse, aud GeO:se +
.rer.-J H. Crane
finaLc COTnmt,t' e.-J uiIa Wilbur Dr. Hath
away and j Ii. Crlz .man.
h,.siLees- Commit,c ...Sasan B. Anthony, o:
y. I; Sarah Pay", OF Philadelphia; Mrs Or
L'.i-p, Of y. y; MS. Dg. Butler. Of " J Par.
TT rIiI.brry, If n. y Mrs g. Steboins OF
Aheh ana rot. J. X. H. WILCOX, II Wishing.
TIE report OF the committee was adopted.
ms IucTelt Z III -tGrr7ted that the frs,
- = pc -ltrll should GEStS- her IN d. guarr-
nc 'Ee du is OF President. bar health wa
'ou f. rbIe To permit her 10 perform the active
duties II the Office OF president, aud Ia iIee
n" nj m 'Tan ceud he gulss OF the Off - a
Ni-h Cd age eb- wa afraid she hat aiuuirel
4r 10 usl garTulity accompanying IL.
Il. : josephine GTif!ing t1en read the fOiIow-
.-g resolutions, prep lrcd by the Business o. n
=. f|-+d, That we gratu a'a tine di-trar-
,.is' classse OF our country ana the .gorlc
'naT ID iT long Withheld tights are now ID
T,a' t.' me Of thCught cClveT sation, AMI d.
H-s..r every f" herr that thr mes. ptTiiaul-n-s.
legislatures, lie press. tn pia .urm, the pu!pi.
.t4e earnestly considering. II not CJac.dIng
o ices sItA Of rhe mes we see a,sur.nc-
IA ltr day II CehyeranCe Is neir AZ il nd.
>.Cea. That We 6-ptsr- and teprea re The
o. "a OF ny a--C cation or convention. gynetnrr
= atoHIiOnisis, color, d ueh, or women, who
'efh"Ii sufr9-p only TO- a single cItss, to the
'T"'usIon OF others equally eHlItltd 10 ii, con-
LctLDy believing that in doctrine
1 equal and impart al i.r for all
.''ztis, defends the safety, pace, and per-
prtulty OF TIE Government and nation ThaL
"" Ielo ce that Kansas and Tennessee by their
~ i-tuff', are calling W On Congres 10 pro-
woe LOT the irn immediate Acknowledgement OF ali
-'uN"Hs, without distinction of sex or cotor.
ma We III z" all the State Legislatures to CODY
20 "crtny an example, and Congress, without
delay. To grant he demand. That one OF toe
principal ohjsc.s OF the wom1n's nights move.
inent Is 10 throw additional safeguards
m and anIlv ll.fsp