, 1869-06-10

second Dny OF tho Woman Suffrage
Convention Mt indianapolis.

SEc0na OAE Oh kAC ~ V1AAA 2UARI3AEG i
Convention Mt indianapolis.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
1SDAsAro11s, juno ..
The 1rHt business Of the convection to-day WIS
tho resolutions, VIZ:
rrtt1:Is.,. ,1s TitS. e n,s .has faculty ID
the Crt.sor ~!th tbt same mental and nofl 7oNeE.
E*if< Thai their 1sh.. use the zsn.a, and moral
OH z.se 1has one ei..s Il seet5 esspo. psop,,
rcrrtcnt tho Interests Of smother. and tlst 70 secure
" ktsars Tha. wherever woman h.. taken her place
.iSas ~ shown hsIts seaal ~ T.,
Il Isl Taas
sas1ts M & y :sss tha
IT. s sn e e ss S GE
Is bold po.on in faTor ii bc si1seenih Atncndmepi
10 T. & slts
shonld rot toEEst the yemen y ths eounsy whe ar
shose wso recently bev1 III the degradation Il
Il Was decidet, 10 consider this tepa.ately Mts
Ilyesmore tntc1l'oset remark that in all womans
nights meetings she wanted the women 70 assist
where, that the women were ,imid about saying
aye" or "no." Talk the resolutions up or down:
don't let tho bass Of The men swallow up the
ballot, and We must begin right here to learn to
vote Say yca or no to every matter thas Is brought
% nc second srsointlon MIS-, Lveruore made
few remarks tn relation to the laws for the gov
crpmcnt OF women made by men, not By our hus-
bands an fathers, but By the men Of By gone ages,
before The world VAS Al mnch Civilized as It Is
now. She did not believe that the men Of to-day
would class women With ld!o,s ana c14mtnAla
The laws ought 10 be changed, and theJ corld be
changed at any time. The women would ask
change. She cited the recent Instance wherein
tic LAWS Of Illinois had bcen changed as to pro-
tprf p paFnfnCN nt fTnm fbr rHHHtttY
and brutality Of drunken husbandA Several Cases
having come 10 the lnoTetEc Of herself aud
other public spirited women In Chicago, they cnu-
Suited lawyers about il, and iound that there IS
no help for 1t. rndcr the existing LAWS the earn
Tugs Of wife absolutely belonged to the husband
committee Of women wcnt from Chicago to
| Springfield and demanded Of the Legislature that
the grcss Injustice Of these tarbarlc LAWS Ahau1d
tc atuendetL In ten d., tho obnoxious law was
| stricken frttn tue Statute hook, and to-day the
married omen or Illinois can control ereTy 7e1-
ny Of their property. AFplaase1 The waJ to treat
these bazte1ous lawsts not to tinker with them,
J but to put sponge Gn them AMI wing them
OFT. Put women OH the same platform with men.
The speaker said tho work Of reform hal to be
oIe w ~ ine moen i,n Shq ff 1oahe ' mo 9se opos
Mr.. 1nseTsoll eaid he hated . mann!sh woman.
lie b4tcs. I;out1eI1km and he hated George Fran
| cts TrAtu: hut he WAS In favor OF treating WOMAN
ike m Intelligent and responsible human being.
He believed woman WnS made fcr something more
than sitting and smiling. dropping tear or breath
| Ing a sigh. He believed thai woman could vote
and ought to vote, especially On great moral ques-
| ,lonA They sAJ tnst women Ia voting would he
rSlei y .hsts hasnaaaS lie dld not hclscse !. T.
! lie believed IN 4 government Of mind, not se{
Mr.. Swank bellsved there was but one thing
| Wns wotranIsh man She thought there Was q
| dl1e1cncc between 1ran aud woDan. Woman was
iatuitiye, md man logical. The speaker then pro.
s;ssenent ss he 4iasFense sct t*eea @ lie MAZE I'd
| female brain.
Niss WAY, for the encouragement Of the friends
mn, ntt1If fhuYy 3f In
had recently attended a political caucus for the
formation Of . seinperancc political party. The
Il ~ ss & xes 'na In
to,got nc &c: iha; ine ballot
trene parry feeling which makes men To:e against
inetr convictions The Republicans dare uos shut
up the German lager beer saloons On Sunday, Tor
III. Laseur explained That he WAS IN favor OF
I'll educatcd Eonen voting, hut ne d!dnr believe
'9e ass 4 ogr @ fnsa;e 1 s1;s -,
oppeee the spirit Of The movement but he thought
A'.it,lc caution would be wholesome.
MI Laseur Vas willing to let MIS-. nyernorc ind
other women Of that class vote, and would deny
the ballot to the poor drunlards wife, who, herr
Nj. Isseof explained thas he did not wans to
speak TOO plainly. but be would hare 10 come te
It In order thai he might not bc misunderstood
lie blinded 70 The recently tut.1ncnlsed blacA o1
tie South, when he thought we had better 20 slow.
From la1e accounts II u AshlDgsoa even Mrs Ils'
ballot among that Wild mob
Aftcr some further rema1ks frora Ars swaak,
RESOLUTIONS @ M were ADOPTED. The tni1d resolution
VIA then read, and Rev. B. :. Rawlings, PTesid
Ing Elder, made sotne sensible aud practical rc
nen e1' pPoseede, 70 a asue n :aTos 81 xo 70
mAns capacity for Eu01a&e, and 70 en-
E,xe IN many branches Of business not
! led The fourth resolution Eas .hcn adopted
The ntlh resolution, thanking MI Julian for TIL
,, | sixteenth Amendment, *as Fcaa. AtA swami
~ lel! II but rsnt 10 81 tns', Notwithstanding
Mhas nj. Julian had done In ConS1ess, when b
~ called upon to lend the influence Of Ms nant
n!on 70 ~ that hen man ruFsnes tnts courEt
ae ufSaaeaeEous, II not false. lApp!anse1
IT Sui;,n iSs1nore ss!d !; nust es remembered taa
hS bot Introduced the Sixteenth Amendment AMI
smsnd1en, M6men ielt & &Se.y kinaly toward him. 1hs
not think 4 proper TO cast an1 oFlium upou hin
Doubtless hc had Other reasoas thsn trcscacrT i
r. eaHss = 3or =1saH9s s,9 to nsn hts name 70 Tie a1
i; ..,s e i c;s sssa r. G aovensa -
certainly, and abe YOU'D take oce.s;on = an
= Notwithstanding Brother LaseurS ooserT.nn;, Snr
i that had the F1tssnA amendment extended sof
\. II would hare been better for the natisa. ii
knew what rho said, for she had uyed On n1.nts
( don In the South, and knew ths people tno,
N ouRhly.
u in snzvcs to N,z u1umoEr in defence Of N,
n Julian, MI. Sw1nk said she believed In maffn
il nen, especially public Eeu, understand that tne
actions wIe 10 SIC daylight. She had not se
called upon befo1t 10 give WhAs Mr. Jultsn ass.grs
a. Ms reason for Withholding hta nAnae, bat Ut
would now. He h1d not time to sign his nauae
M 1A.ctF agreed With Mrs ewAn1- he thong,
y ItttcF 10 Haye Ont AT- JuuAnR Dar1t Bestdt
n tn4t. any one cnuvefsani with the fAct1 IL tn
of dAH1ct would Be- apt to think thai the couycuE1
ps WIS IJlne Itself TO Atn11nE boat He moyed,
=. N aneadEaenr, that the convention return than
- 70 ~ tne members Of Congress who were In far
n the Sixteenth Amendment
MT. M Thomas &Stccu with MH Swauk. !
that Nj. Julian did WIS to introduce the Sixteen
Ausndnenr into Congress- nfter the tact b,
ne gone forth Throughout the land She knex sh
y, At. 1ntAo had Hfustd hix name, bot dkur ! kne
~ | the re4sun.
~ Mn a~Nk. Tie oidn- hare time. {1xusnse.
Mt. Lseuf1 amendment was then sdopse3. VI
~ but twn Dissenting vetcs- The amended resol
Re Ns1 rtats tins:
.. That we ieel Justly proud Of Tie action Of o
ed REPRESENTATIVES In ConRrpxs who have tskeq +
7. xsston IN favor Of the si1teenth Amendment, I
.. NC feel that while cur laws a1a being Tecout1u o
% % 70 - 10 gtFe the elective f7acalea 70 oolon
u men, .hcy ahorlt not forget the women