New-York tribune., 1869-06-23
WOMEN AND THE BALLOT.
MEETING AT THE woMAN's BUREAU

MEETING AT THE WoMAN's BUREAU
The WOman's Suffrage Association met at
the womans Bureau yesterday, Mrs. L. Phelps in the
chair After preliminary remarks by the President
upon the objects Of the Association as devoted exclu-
slvely to securing the ballot for woman Miss Phebe
OF the question Miss Couzins took the 00r ana SPOKE
at some length IN opposition to the Tpteenth smt - b
nifty and intellectually Of woman She had always pro-
tested publicly and privately against the passage OF TINS
that their wives and mothers and sisters were inferior
TO the most degraded and brutazed forms OF man man
matter how Infamous, while Il said to woman, no
matter how cultivated and intelligent, you shall stand
back and walt Miss Couzns listened to with pro-
found attention, and after she took her seat Miss An
thOny remarked that the subject had been presented In
most fearful light which she had not realized BEFORE
Could Miss COuzns the country and present her
powerful and logical arguments this subject It would
certainly wake up the people upon the great question
Mrs Blake thought 1t was better now that the Fif-
teenth Amendment was out OF the way: The Womens .
cause could be presented more successfully. .
Miss Couzins said it not settled fact that the Ff-
States. among them Kansas had In ther hot haste voted
illegally on the question: and II would have to come up
defeat the measure any rate compel the passage
along with 1t Of the proposed sixteenth Amendment
Mrs. Blake wanted TO learn how far 1t was possible to
get up associations exclusively for women Could a
national convention be got up and conducted entirely by
Miss Anthony thought not very well. 1t just as
reasonable TO expect the slaves OF the South to get up
conventions to consider their rights and wrongs before
their emancipation 1t to expect women to move in
this matter without the aid Of their male masters
Married women had no control OF money. Though the
title to their fine residences Fftlaye. might be In
their own name yet they could not command the money
| to attend convention visit Saratoga Springs for
pleasure without asking their husbands for money
Mrs. Blake and Mrs Willis both claimed TO DO eXcep-
tIons TO the rule laid down by Miss Anthony.
After some further remarks by various members, the
resolutions on organization, reported at the last meeting
and laid for action Yesterday We're called up THESE
resolutions provide for the holding Of Congressional Dis
trict meetings, between and the 18th OF july at
which time the WOman's Suffrage State Convention
meets at Saratoga Springs The resolutions were passed
and it decided 10 hold the first meeting next Thurs
day night In the Sixth Congressional District, the
place OF meeting 20 be announced IN Thursday mornings
newspapers. -
IL determined TO mako arrangements TO have
Miss Phoebe COnzns deliver public address on the SUP
ject OF Woman Suffrage, Friday evening next SUIT
able hall TO be procured. Some called NJ the su9ec'
OF resolution 20 rules for admitting persons
TO membership Miss Anthony remarked that the reso
luton had been grossly msrepTesented IN some OF the
papers It Intended by that resolution that no one
was TO be excluded upon mere matters of religious tatn
so they right on the woman's question Ihey mao
reduced this principle 10 practice by admitting MOT
mon woman 10 membership Male politicians ala moi
trouble themselves even about the moral standing O
those who associated with them their meetings SO
they voted right Tho meeting then adjourned.