The New York herald., 1869-05-13
IANNTVERSARrES.
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e Q U Al RIG H T S i.
THE LADIES ON A RAMPAGE.
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A Reverend Brother and Belligerent
Sister On Their Muscle.
A LIVELY ENCOUNTER.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.
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Comm ittccS. Speeches, Re-
ports. &c.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.
Conn sE ittccS, Speeches. Re-
ports, &c.

tn. animal gathering and spouting of the womcn's
rights advocates took place yesterday al Stenway
Hail. and is to be continued to day. From peru
VA Of the report Of their proceedings given below
the reader may form correct estimate OF the
character OF the leading spirits ana the nature OF the
objects aimed at.
IT will lie THAT they san now and operate
under a different flag. II Is no longer "Women's
Rights Society,n but an 'i1qnal Rights Assoca-
ton" But, however often they may change the
outward covering. the kernel remains the same. The
same moving minds direct The proceedings, the
same personares figure prominently and almost eX-
clusively, and the bai,ot for woman political power
under the garh Of political equality and the prospect
Of oflceho,ding is the mann ana only subject spoken
or There was Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton ,cupying
the crimson cushioned arm Chair, as the presiding
genius OF the Convention" reclining her stately
form ike princess Of the realm in the soft recesses
Of the Ja,steuU. With her snowy ringiets over
shadowing her forehead, snow-white chgnon
topping or her head, rich black silk robe encir-
Cling her somewhat expansive form, with Il face Of
the Talleyrand model, which may and may not eN-
press something on Its fiesiy rotundiry. she ap-
peared perfect queen III state evlncing full con-
scousness OF her own ability to preside Grants
Cabinet ana rule nation. Near by sat the sinewy
form OF Miss Susan b. Anthony, stern of feature ana
determined in manner and d0nning Tor the occa-
sion as serious u countenance as II behind the spec
tacled brow hidden the most ponderOus secrets
Of state. Then there was the right OF the 'Mrs.
President - a most perfect specimen of the "femae
man,n from Milwaukee, Mrs. Matlde Franziska
Anneke, fat, neshy and forty, who, II she wore
breeches nobody would mistake for woman. la
fact several ladies in the hall and on the platform,
man in womaIs clothes =, she also wore spectacIes
and her straight hair, unbent and unused TO cufs,
stood out occasionally like the qnls OF poreupine
Then there was Mrs. NJ. i. Wendt, of tlOboken
formerly OF Milwaukee, new convert to the pOlitt-
cal agitation lady of rather prepossessing appear
ance, OF undenlaby oriental contour of face listen
ing and watching, and, probably, inwardly praying
for the success OF the movement but taking no
active part. There were also all the other well
known agltators Of woman's rights the Blackwell,
the Foster, the Lfvernore, from Chicago, and a
young lady from st. Louis, handsome ana inieili-
gent (Miss Phcbe COggens, who entered the ranks OF
tire agitatOrs for ''WOmanhO0d Suffrage" only last
winter and lectured the Missouri Legislature on the
question, but without any apparent success. \
number OF 'fcmac men, from the country, the pro-
vinces, AZ We are In the habit of saying, were also
chris, and with no curs at all, and some with hair as
straight as II pound weight were depending from
had spectaclcs and some had not and some con-
tented themselves with an occasional squint through
dubious age, and on the faces OF some the burrows
wrought by long lie left their imperisbaDe I'M.
M 10 ne roased and 70 % IN e ~ eS & m
with which they were imbued, that In the political
power OF woman alone rests the salvation Of thus
country and nation not only, bat OF all the world
and of all mankind. And OF course, Frederick Doug
lass, the sable champion OF down-tredden race,
was there also. HIS tall form, his whitis crnp!cd
yet bushy hair. his dark complexion and command
ing mustache were the observed OF all observers.
The audience during the day was quite large,
though mostly comprised Of ladies, but few gentle
men being present In the evening the assembage
he spasons arSSs na ns bun he sse sehe
were about equally divided. IL was re-
hol for waa
rather slim and sparing. But whenever anything
was dwelt upon with emphasis which legtlmately
bclOngs TO the sphere OF wOmen's Just rights the
whole audience, with few exceptions, responded
warmly with enthusiastic clapping OF hands. Thus,
married wOman's right to retain aud use her own
earnings free from her husbands or has cred
iiOrs' interference, and again when she dwelt upon
tne exertons of women during the late war TO allie
Viate the sick and wounded In the hospitals, the ap
plause was general and unanimous Miss Ohve
logan made splendid appear nee in a silver
CO0red silk, cut Ia POmpadour, with crlm-
son velvet heavy panier. She looked charm
Ing, and when. with mock seriousness. she
detailed her experience In Boston with "Deacon
Crocker,n and again, as she burst ont IN an indlg-
Dant phIppic against the ''dyed yellow nair and
wasdcd limbs Of the creatures imported from
across The ocean 10 lower line stage she was
Enthusiastically cheered all the house.
But where were the "cqual rightsl" When the
meeting adjourned last night an elderly gentleman
on the platform came out plainly and said:.l came
from tile Far West 10 participate IN a deberatlOn
equal rights but so far have heard nothing but
w0nlen's rights" Aud so IL was. None but women
nOunccd because IL embraces only manhood suffrage.
The republican, party was condemned for leaving
the 'fcn.alc man" out in the cold. And when Ste
pbcn Foster pronounced some structures on TINS he
was givcr the lie by Miss Anthony, and on Fosters
replying he was called 10 order aud not allowed 10
where on earth was George Francis Trans why
did he not 10 the aid Of his friends the fenaie
mcnr'
THE PROCEEDINGS OPENED.
Mrs. STANTON, in opening the meeting. said that
Iepubicanism even on this continent was hot yet
complete, nor can u he unfil the right 10 vote Is
given " the women Of the republic. For this cause
she said, she had abored FOR twenty years, and
while her life was spared she would labor on. Ia
this great age of progress. when the oceans are
a, ,h Of auI me Atlantic and we nave
spanned the continent with our railroads, the rights
Of women must not be overlooked She cOncluded
by saying let see to II that we are no longer
neglected.. Our sisters In other lands look 10 us u
do this. Let us not disappolnt them
TIIr THEAsuRER'S REPORT.
The trcaaurcr's report was then read, from wDch
II appeared that all Indebtedness HAD been Paid OF,
REPORT OF rHr ExEcurryF COMMITTEE
The report Of tho Executive committee was given
by Miss LuCY STONE, giving very iuil r,snhn oi
ihe efforts which had been made during tue past year
10 secure the objects OF the association both IN Con
grcss and in the different states. those VINO have as
sisted IN the work being duly praised and those VINO
had opposed their opponents sonndly raped over
the 'knuckles.
COMMITTEE oS NoNISAuo<s
ON motion Of Miss SUSAN II. ANTHONY q Commit
tee on Nominations was appointed to nominate oi.
eHs qr sc s"snE Ses year rs s SpSng SnTS are s
well, Abby II. Gibbons, Lucy stone, u. q. Burleigb
and Lille Pecklia,n.
Com,ait, Rsai2rErtc cstinc H. Rose, Henry B. Black
we'll Arpa e, Field Mary A. Livemore, =. tostp Jose
gh,ne $. grinins, Madame Anneke, Madame pnericou.
fh.be A. HapafUrd.
'"mnies on F.arns,sisan b, Anthony, Anna c. Field
Mary 4. Gage, X. J. Johnston,
ADDRESS ny MRS. STANTON.
Mrs. STANTON In q brief address, requested that
they might have representatives from al states and
all notions where such movements had Decn, or
should he made, and requested any present who
were willing or entitled TO act ~ snch ueegates
io take seats on the platform In response 10
which Invitation q large number OF ladies rainc Tor
ward.
REMARKS nv REV. MIR. rRoTuNGnAM.
Rcv. u. w. FnorriNGHAM was Introduced AMI
ead:-hc Did not do the ladies' present the wrong To
suppose they had there because they needed TO
hear anything which would be told them, still less
~ use those on the PLATFORM NJ foil to or their
own brightness, but lac was sure they had come ont
Of sympathy with the movement. The suffrage
question was the great question OIL the age. Most Of
tne other rights Of women had Already been ac-