The national Republican., 1869-01-22
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

In the lower ms" " '""' '""'"b 'N'''
OF the osleer, there were present Alfred 4.
Love, OF Philadelphis, president, and Luereta
Mott Prof J. X. II. Wilcox, and Mrs. Joseph.
ins $. drlfing, OF the vice presidents, and Mrs.
Deborah $; Butler, Of Vineland, OF the e&ecu'
Among the sudIence we saw Mrs. Anthony,
L. NJ, Davis, l.. NJ Harmon, DR.. Mary E.Wal.
ker, and several others OF the Women's SUI
The meeting wAs called to order BY the
president, who appointed Mrs. Caroline a, f.
Stebbins, of Detroit, Mich, secretary Rro Ifm:
mn Mr. hs ho,s ,sis sst tas
throughout the GO eountfy, ~ and the late political
canvsss was conducted with the glorious
V, SpShR wpseR nj stpee ps he had attended meeting
at the Cooper In.iiiute In New New n9Ik, pn,,n sna
sS nSw oS, .t9sf IL .Gsd H sss pSpasp
t.lE q yOr Of peace might be Pat out ia s,s
work. He announced several prominent per.
sons who would address the society,
dused. He H. siS S not 81 SelieVs sbsoiute p peace
possibility, but by combination and Jealous
labor state OF society could be brought about
blood % lie then proceeded sTSs to speak in behalf
of the Indians, believing they had rights
which the white men were bound to respect.
months in behalf OF the Indians. He drst
went before the committee OF Congress and
from member TO member, and explained TO
gree Of ignorance on these Indian difficulties.
Mr., Wolf was proceeding to pay his compli'
ments to the New York T,i6une and Nj.
Greeley In no very nattering terms when the
president interrupted him, aud said their ses.
sion must necessarily be brief and to the point,
and he hoped Mr.. Wolf would conane himself
He hoped the speeches would be short, con-
else, and to the point.
Mr.. Wolf ciai med that his remarks were per.
A a
question narrowed down to the killing Of In.
s ShsS .eRs ,n' II .h.y In
dians this yeai there will be 1000 left to kill
next season, and the same cause will exist.
dians II applied on the principles Of justice,
right, and peace would restore entire harmony
After the speech of Mr.. Wolf the ten minute
rule was adopted.
The president then presented n series OF
resolutions, the substance OF which were as
/. An amendment to the Constitution Is de.
manded, not as the Church 10 suggesting, by
the addition Of words to Almighty God, but
by the taking out OF every thing Inconsistent
with His divine attributes,
2. The abolition OF the death penalty.
s., In fsyoI Of equal right, as removing a
source OF disturbance enhAngering the peace
OF home, the community and the nation.
!, Demanding a radical change In the treat
wynkoop, late Indian agent eondemning
Gen. sheridan, aad calling upon the people to
"ery aloud and spare not" In denunciation of
Accompanying the resolutions WAS memo.
rial to Congress on behslf Of the indians,
urging "a faithful adherence to and fulfiment
Prof Wilcox offered three additional rsso.
iutions, announcing that he intended to speak
to them at the evening session. They were as
Resolved, That the object OF the Universal
Peace Union Il. not to destroy government, but
to make It needless.
Rftoired, That experience, rightly used,
should prevent the occurrence OF another war
on this continent.
Resolved, That this result can only be secured
by justice to ALI In other words, the way OF
peace 10 freedom.
Lucretis Mott then took the stand and
ings. II was not in mans nature 10 20 to war,
and this was shown by the trappings and
show-the music and display necessary to eul.
were not In the Trinity and atonement, creeds
and confessions, baptism and communion,
sabbath observanees and pulpitsi but In uni
to believe our present efforts would be re
warded when we see the great effects of the
last thirty years warfare against human sla
Mrs. Mott went on to show that exhaustion
alone usually closed war. When poverty, one
of the least OF the consequences OF war, over
took the beiligerents, they generally settled
the question without waiting Its decision by
tho sword. She hoped to see q convention OF
Al the nations to establish general peace reg
Mrs: Archibald, OF Kansas, said she en-.
dorsed al! the words Of her venerable sister
who had just spoken. On this Indian ques
tion there was much to be said on both sides
1t was complicated question. No doubt a
very unwise policy had been pursued In the
She related a number of instances OF Indian
outrages, and was evidently not fully satisfied
Of the doeility Of the Indians.
She had another trouble on her mind. II
was-that poor girl, Hester Vaughn, could moi
something be done for heri II might not be
precisely In order before this meeting, but she
could not help speaking on the subject, and
to aecure her release.
The president said the prison committee ol
Philadelphia had been active In her cause
They had seen Governor Geary, and as sooI
as Hester Vaughn could leave the eountr,
Jay Cooke, and Mr.. Morehead, OF Philadei
phia, would furnish the money to carry her Il
Mrs. Mott said an escort had been provided
for her.
asked II she was still In prison.
nominally there.
Mr.. Stebbins claimed that the troubles with
the Indians arose from their rights being de
MED them. There was no trouble between
the British provinces and the Indians; Thu
ali the rights Of white mem; but S he % Amerissn lean
never did. Even despotic Russia gave then
rights which republican America denied. Few
terms with the Indiais In Alaska, while no
three weeks elapsed after Its occupation b
the Americans before troubles commenced.
Mr; y. q. +. Needhnm hoped Mr.. Stebbin
woult put his talk into a petition, which W
will all sign and send to Congress.
Mr. Dundorf said alcohol was the founds
tlon Of all these troubles. We send rifles t,
the Indians, and with them whisky to Undue
them to use the rides Alcohol, he said, We
the cause of all wars.
Mrs Griiiing agreed with the last spe aker
but while we have Legislators who use alec
gress. To do that was what they had beeI
trying to do the past few days. when womal
sat by the side Of Congressman she would ex
ett moral inhuence which would be felt
She maintained that the Indians had beer
prosecuted from the settlement of the country
gentleman In the audience admitted tina
Congressmen drank, but the laws were a
strong as they could be made unless the dealt
penalty was inflicted He had been a peac
man all his life, but the outrages In Minnesot
And the depredations on the frontier had pu
him afOat, and he did not know where h
stood now. He then proceeded to speak upol
woman's rights, but was called TO order a
being day too late with his subject.
hr. Love, the president, read a letter iron
Mr.: Wynkoop, in vindlcation of the Indian
and eulogizing BlackhAwk. He also con
trasted Sheridan's treatment Of his ComAnche
with GRANTS treatment Of Lees army.
Mr.. Stebbins argued that we were not read
Tor peace, and would not be, until the spiFitua
feminine element lifted up this Governmen
above war. He felt sorry to see that no dis
the other convention between the loyal an
rebel soldiers, and maintained there was /
dlherenee, as the loyal soldiers were fighting
against great crime.
At 4tS the convention took a recess I'll
O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention was called to order by III,
rresident Mrs. Dundore acting as secretar.
pro TEN.