New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-21
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN BROORLYN
BEEcuER. MISS ANTHONY. AND OTHERS.

! BEECHER, MISS ANTHONY AND OTHERS.
The Brooklyn L. r. Association held mcct-
ing last evening in the Academy Of Music Miss Anthony
and Miss Anna T. Dickinson the speakers promised
Miss Dickinson failed to appear telegraphrg that she
couldn't come" The very large audience palpg
bly, disappointed. and the managers decidedly blue. Tho
stage crowded by the fair women who love their
rights and was pretuy decorated with prOiusOn OF
| less brilliant flowers
Anthony. Referring 10 the absent Anna that great
and heroic young girl she proceeded 10 cay that II was
false theory that all born 10 nc supported
Her voice was low, and her manner listless Suddenly
Mr. Beecher, can't speak; the spirit doesn't move
face lions denwalk through it-but can't speak
here tonight DO get up a hght-then perhaps / can
speak"
si Beecher with happy facility sprang the rescue
declaring that this confession OF Susan's most
humiliatng one. He mad believed women competent 10
take Of themselves, and II lac had been asked TO
point outthe woman who could do this with the greatest
ability he would have named Susan AnthrgSy. This
expected burst of mOdesty ana didence ought 10 de
may put the airs Of men They're not men.
While men are oaks and pines, women are
TO account for these VIEWS; nevertheless lie felt
that woman made to be hepmeet. dependent
Will be. He could not concur in this movement If 1t
to make woman unwomaniy-to make her man. We
have enough already. What want women OF
noble moral elevation or rich and pure afect0nal sens
bty OF delicate and sensitive perceptions who will in
tegeutly bring these qualities to bear IN public afs
n control and dirrc DO YOU SUPPOSE that ary
one could such noble counsel To young beginning
life asLucretia MOta model woman, mother Its a.
disgusting to unseI woman, and make her man. 10
would 10 To make woman OF a man we don't eoos To
change wOmans sphere-Only 10 enlarge H. TO increase
the breadth Of her functions She must stay these tides
OF brutality these tides OF sosuess that act both the
civil and social worlds. He specially opposed, he said
tho social philosophers imported from Abroad "hlch
tended 10 dlsorganIle the household Because adyO
Gated liberty of woman to exercise all her powers
he didut believe that 400 ont OF every 800
women would become public speakers. IL every man an
orator Because can vote. does every one o them
away from his business To attend inc primary hsos
tngsI If God woman power rs artist or pfeacher
she should exercise IT, but TINS does d imply at more
fullest and freest education for women To make
woman good bousekeeper, he argued, sle shoah DC
made intelligent lie held that 10 pace ~" ol p.n'
straighty paper IL was better TO have college
bred than dulard. II the day shall come IN when
shall be released from these thlals thaI nov
bind her, will find that they have SraAder chiuei
make sweeter homes, aud have brighter, noDer lnu
ence than the world has known. There are many
thing, that he would cTtcise had criticised, but he et
that the 50 Just 50 good II was oouhu 10 sue
coed IN spite OF The mistakes OF it, best friends
Mr. BceCher again referred 10 the broader educatoh OF
woman and said that sad comment upon her present
condition had been made by mother VINO When tp,1
that her child was daughter, had simply SAID 20 Coz
Her life had been scared with misery that sne
could hut be unhappy in bringing another woman into
the world to suffer He hoped that women were 10 Drng
10 the conduct OF the world the influence OF their bes
Judgment, their nODlest culture, ana their pufest
PRAYERS. ,-,..,,,
Miss Anthony attempted 10 speak evidently IN
weariness Of spirit She denied that woman would ever
unsex herself and thought fairhessness Ia God was
evnced the idea that woman left To the instincts OF
her own moral nature would ever cease 10 oe Sona
pared the way Others. In explanation OF her am
dence" said that the audience dreadtuy dis
appointed that Miss Dickinson wasn't there scared her
OuJ Of her seven senses. She declared that married
women were at the bottom OF whole thing As long
as they voluntarily give 20 another the earnings Of their
hands they degrade the labor OF al other women hs.
firing. Miss A. said. solo roee to MI BeecheI' Is NJ
that good pluck. ehf go. ,,...x
VIM H. Burleigh followed as public defender OF the
faith for time In his life He strongly advocated
the public extension Of privileges 70 women Mrs Anna
Il Randall, plump ana pretty little woman, read Win
skill and expression Mrs. Arey's " Vanguard, Bun
GAYS Creeds OF the Bells. aud Southeys "Weu OF the
keyne" The audience was pleased, attentive, and
moi particularly enthusiastic IN the direction OF sNt
fra