New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-14

robbed
was given to the negro women The coored women were
because while they slaves they had been taken into
the houses and more nr Intimate relations
remarks urged the adoption of his resolution
Artbonv while She spoke IN opposition to the resolution
she coud not rejoice In the passage OF the amendment
tc6 placed every shape and type Of ignorant manhood
o %TH and superior to her II was not only giving
suffrage TO the negroes, but TO every type
81 ,Snorant humanity that was now crowding
our shores 1t requiring more than Godlike gener
osity ask this OF the intelligent cultivated women OF
America Some member moved to lay the resolutions
the table. Mr. Burleigh got up 20 speak the subject
when the audience expressed faint Misrepresentation Mr.
b. got obstinate aud deed the audience to put him down
by misses. They increased, however, AS soon as Mr.
Buregh could edge in few words he the audience
lecture Oh good manners at this the audience laughed
entreated the audience 10 let Mt Burlegh speak pu
whenever be attempted 1t he was overwhelmed Win
laughter and misses. Miss Susan Il. anthony
tried TO duel the tumult They listened to her respect
fully but several persons sara ne hau no llg 70 insult
the audience Mr.. Bureigh declared, above the noise
and Misses that he "wol have his say be stay Gu eTe
dozen words, which he said was all There" said he
tramphautly 81 told you would say all wanted To-,
The meeting, without any definite action on Ie IesOlu
ton Of Mr. Douglas, ADJOURNED 10 meet III the evening a
Cooper Institute -
The Association met in the evening at O'Clock in the
I ades I and Gentlemen were in ATTENDANCE After the
meeting called order Mrs Norton read the follow
ing letter from Jules Fayre Paris to Mrs L. Cauy
Stanton
you and but o the distance that .epar
ates two worlds would consider gaasT soso to Us Ps,s
that sacred Of liberty 20 give my sympathy ,ua aduon to
Prevented bv ork and duties mpor,tn, be shall ueye
1gsi p NV "sss, vihe and efforts soca renovation Swing
their dignity and real moral power IN rrsug them from .9e !Ci
lies them. The Americans have all means Of liberty on Their
e for sss or oo @ on vou, c We have s Disposition
!" oeP you 10 ns ~ M - @ vT me erpre,Cn
of feelings Of aud most respectful sympathy aud constipation
Mrs. Livermore Of Chicago gave brief biographical
sketch OF Madame AnneRe She had been on the sian OF
Gen Sigel in Germany and experienced an the hardshps
tnu ne nr,sD for IS dcvotion TO the cause of
liberty When tho revolution put down,
as far as arms concerned, Madam Anueke ripped mp
her arIets and sold her household furniture To get the
means TO start a newspaper. through which she nled
Germany with liberal ideas Of freedom. she was pan
ished from Germany, went to Belgium, was banished,
went 10 switzerland was banished, aud came America
where everybody had right TO Say ana write as they
Madam Anueke then delivered animated address in
the German language at the close OF Wch the hulcAi
Madame DHercourt next addressed the audience IN
French, and when she concluded, ME- ileImole lt,u
proposition from Madame DHcrCnuIt ioi Inc OfdllLa
ton Of international Woman's Rights Association
song by the HutchinsOus followed.
The principal English speech OF the evening was theh
delivered by ..-,,.,, ,,s,.
Mrs CHA1RNAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: What we
needs TO arouse both men and women 90 the great ne
cessty Of justice and Of right The World moves We
need not seek further than this Convention assembled
here tonight show that moves We have assembled
North aud the South, from all over the United
States from England from France, and from
Germany all have come 10 give us greeting and well
wishes both in writing aud IN speech only wish that
this whole audience might have been able 10 understand
delivered here tonight. They have been uttered in sup
port OF the claimthe just denand-ot woman Tor me
right TO vote And here this country, proclaim tie
The human heart that noble and glorious motto thai viii
Vet bear its fruit that all men are created equal aud
pursuit of happiness And yet Inconsistent asst n The
of Ill
Government derives It's Just powers from inc
consent Of the governed, that taxation and
representation ought 10 10 hand IN haud-iu spite of
that great trinity OF truth, woman has never set received
the recognition OF her ght to the frauch-e for which
gro have been secured by that great palladium. the bah
lot box; our rights cannot Di stc".tu ouI rights cannot
be protected until We also secure That right, and are
abled to t mp our voices ana cast our votes. Why IT,
my friends, mat congress bas ch'l, Jaws 10 give the
negro of the South the night 10 YUiei Why DO they not
should have ncknoW edged woman just much
in the North the only way protect Dor by the bal
lot. We have often heard from THIS platform. aud my
find fault. We do not war with man. We war
with bad principles. Aud let me ask whether we
cules when stamp the degradation o. Iufcroil'y
,,,i wives upou litcr- upon .-fcf aud uou moth.
itself the Equal Rights A-.ociatIou That understand
class or color. Congress does 10 understand
the meaning OF the term universal uudcr-taud tue
word universal to include AL Congress understood that
I-uyersal Suffrage meant the white only. Since the
war We have changed the name ior Impartial suffrage.
When some O tGtOe, suc! as Dir Greeley aud others
were asked what they meant by impartial suffrage they
said, WHY men. OF cOulsc tic man ANA ihc brother
Congress las enacted resolutions Tor the suffrage OF men
and brothcrs" They don't speak uf the and sis
tiers. lApplsusel They have begun 10 change their
tactics aud call manhood suffrage. propose 10 call
II suffrage; then We viii know what We mean;
We might commence by calling the Chluaman man ana
brother the Ho;teniot or ne Canuck, or the IN
dian the idiot the criminal. but whore shall we stop
am delighted 10 that there as been gcat progress
IN cause by all means gofor the change Of name
will not be construed into man aud brother
ask the rights for women tbat are extended 10
meI-the right 10 me- liberty aud the pursuit OI happ
ness and every pursuit Do life must be free aud open
TO NE to any man IN the land. Appanscl But they
Will never be Thrown open 10 ne OF TO any OF You uu we
have power OF the ballot ~ our own hands That lue
paper great talsnau We have often been told that
~ paper can unlock doors where golden keys fail
Wherever men are whether 10 ihe workshop III Inc
store, in the laboratory OF ~ legislative nails want 10
see women. Wherever nan D., there sic IL needed;
wherever man has work 10 dO-wOk for the benefit Of
operate together u b. not well Tor man 10 be alone, or
work alone; ana he cannot Toik Tor woman as wen ar
can work Tor herself suggest mat NC name OF
this Association he changed from Equal Rights Associa
uoh TO M0mah't suh,"ge ASSOCIATION .,
Mrs Norton offered resolution 10 change ue haiht OF
the Association nom Equal Rights TO homan's Suffrage
Lucy Stone opposed resolution. Mrs Stanton said
there IN debating tue question, 40 the CON
stiutOn made IL necessary 10 give months notice be
fore vote could le taken on change of name. MIS-
Norton then moved 10 take up the question at the HC
anniversary meeting. This was earned Mrs. AycTmOrc
closed the exercises Of the evening with mos thrilling
Of Chicago The Association adjourned 10 meet ia the
Academy Of Music Brooklyn, tonight
AMERICAN CONGREGATIONAL UNION.
The 10th social reunion Of this Society was
held last evening at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music,
which was well filed with highly interested aud cnthu
siastic audience. DodwOrths band furnished the nsrn
mental music and special choir Of about 80 gentlemen
conducted by Mir Henry Camp, chOrister Of Plymouth
Church. occupied a conspicuous position on the stage.
rt ,dr NJ eyeyciscg included three hymns sung by