The New York herald., 1869-06-25

Rally Round the Polls, GirIs-DOwn With the
Monster Man-The sixteenth Amendment
Up With DOwn.Trodden Woman.

Up With DOwn-Trodden Woman.
delightful variety OF funedged, half-nedRed
and entirely unredged advocates OF woman's SUI
frage met last evening at avenue ID for the purpose
of-what?
Miss ANTHONY, the Great Mogul(ess) OF feminine
Tarary, with a combatlve toss Of her delicately
chignoned head, undertook 10 explain the object
or this meeting 10 the satisfaction OF the incon-
gruous assemblage. Delegates were needed to the
State Convention at Saratoga, and If the Seventh dis
trict desired II should be worthly represented.
Cries OF "Yes, yes from the appreclatlve hearers)
she then read from her newspaper the call for the
aforesaid convention. and informed her audience
that for twenty years she and her strong Sis
ers had been striving g. lain the ballot, but SO FAR
their efforts mad produced the desired effect and
with a pathetic sigh the lady turned to the
fifteenth amendment. Drunkards, loafers and
ignorant, vicious villains, they who only hap
pen to be OF the masculine gender, VIII,
by the passing Of this amendment, be made
politically, and as natural consequence considered
socially the superors Of honest, viruous intelligent,
temperate females. But the cause she had advo-
Gated so earnestly progressing and as evidence
OF this she directed the attention OF the Eleventh and
Seventeenth warders to the 1orlorn Bohemlans
OF her own sex, who, with liked eyes pencils 1 ~
prolonged appause.) The lady then expressed her
gadness at this pleasant state OF aars, and peggeu
Tnis lady orator commenced by describing the
woman Suffrage Association" which nad Deen
formed for the purpose Of disseminating the most
beautiful idea which had ever enteredi American
poitics-,he right OF woman to the ballot To the
poor who were politically oppressed, II would give
protection; TO the rich, representation as Wen az
taxation. Why should moi women be aware for
what purpose their money Is required, ana why
should not their ideas and desires be cOnsid-
ered when their own wealth was to be brought
INTO Drequsi,iOnY Women needed the protection
which the ballot alone could give them. They were
M 10 ~
years ago-subject 10 the abuse OF tyranncal mas
ters; ana they had become so accustomed 10 their
bonds that many OF them could scarcely reaze tneir
position. The iair oratress resumed her seat amid
the heavy signs OF the feminine portion OF her au-
dience who for the first time began To reallZe ther
terrible condition.
Mrs SHEPARD tnen desired TO address the meeting.
With d humorous smile, tins entertaining speaker
lated anecdote OF her little sister, who desired
nothing more than TO make wax flowers and get
married. Mrs. Shepard asked her II she had no
higher, more laudable ambition, when when little e
relatives that there was nothing more for
women tc do. Tne men would attend to
everything else. Mrs. Shepard then went on TO say
tEaJ the snuDblng OF women commenced before tney
could walk; little girl babies were persistenty
to play with their feminine fellows and sat DOWN,
amid the laughter and cheers of her audience.
Mrs. WILBUR next spoke eoquently upon ner pro-
perty owning sisters. No matter now wealthy they
might be, they were nothing more than humble pet-
TONERS. She was very much grleved to hear OF the
trials OF OF her cn friends who desired to found
hospital and was obliged TO beg OF the Legislature
some many thousands she had paid to the govern
ment II there were any men who ought to favor
equal rights those men were foreigners, who were
allowed the privileges Of citizenship, while females
| whose fathers ana forefathers mad been born and
reared in the good old United Sta,es. have no voice
| in It's management and no right 10 have voice.
| Miss ANTHONY then dliated at some length on the
relative positions Of foreigners and native women
proposed three delegates for Saratoga (who were
voted on and acceptedi. and announced that to
night similar meeting will be held at the residence
oil MIS-. De LOzer, 36l West Tniriyfourth street
| which Mrs. Phebe CozZens Will address.
Alter Tins the well entertained citizens OF the
Seventh district disbanded and their entertainer,
| returned come pleased and flushed with success.