Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-11

Iutions and Animated Debates.
From special to Louisville Courisr-Journal.l
ISpIANApoLIs, June 9.-The Woman'l
Rights Convention assembled this morn
ing, and, after prayer, the chairman Of
the Business Committee, Rev. T: Tiger
soil, reported the following resolutions
WHEREAS, The possession Of any God.
given faculty presupposes the right to
use that faculty; and
WHEREAS, Men and women have been
endowed with the same mental and moral
powers; therefore,
Resoired, That their right to use these
mental and moral powers are equal, and
that legal restrictions are not only I'M
necessary but wrong in principle.
That one class in society cannot prop
erly represent the interests OF another,
and that to secure justice to all, all must
have o voice in making and enforcing our
laws.
That whenever woman has taken her
place side BY side with man, in many
avocations and professions, she has
shown herself his equal, and has exerted
a refining il Auence, and all have been
made better.
That we will in all honorable ways la
bor to remove all legal disabilities that
NAV now trammel the efforts of women,
and let charity, inclination, and circum-
stances control their sphere OF action, as
with men.
That we feel justly proud Of the action
of our representatives in Congress who
have taken position in favor of the six
teenth amendment, for we feel that while
our laws are being reconstructed 80 as 10
give the elective franchise to colored
men, they should not forget the women
of the country, who are surely as COM
petent to use that power judiciously as
those who have so recently been In the
degradation e chattel slavery"
The first resolution was carried by
ayes, 2; noes, 0.
Mrs. Livermore then pitched into the
women for not exercising the God given
right Of voting.
The second resolution caused an ami
mated debate.
Mrs. Livermore discussed the laws
made by man for woman and the power
of women over men, which she declared
to be almost omnipotent.
Rev. Mrs. Ingersoll hated trousers, but
thought women ought to vote to save our
great cities from corruption.
Mrs. Swank hated womsnish man,
and analysed the intellectual differences.
Chaplin Lozier took issue on the suf-
frsge question and wanted it based on
virtue and intelligence. He thought if
the woman had been enfranchised they
would have had rough time in voting in
Washington on Monday.
Mrs. Swank shought the field hands of
the South would vote as intelligently as
the great mass of foreigners from Ire
land, Germany, and the rest OF Europe.
She opposed the motion, and opposed
the resolution Mandatory of George W.
Julian because he had refused to sign the
call for this convention, being too busy.
Mr.. Lozer thought that if they pinned
themselves to the coat-tail OF Julian it
would be looking to sinking ship, for
he was dead duck.
The resolutions were adopted, but
finally the fifth was amended to leave
out Julian's name. A resolution was
adopted rendering thanks to the press OF
the city, except the Sentinel and Mirror,
remarking that the audience would I'M
derstand the why's and wherefores. At
the afternoon session the following reso.
lutions were adopted, after discussion:
Resolred, That SO long as women have
no legal existence, just 80 long will she
be compelled to labor without fair
equivalent.
Resslped, That woman's right to the
elective franchise would eventually be
the means of the entire overthrow of the
liquor traffic throughout the land.
Resolrsd, That the constitution Of this
association be amended to read" The
name of this association shall be the In
diana Womsn's Suffrage Convention"
RESOLVED, That we recommend the for
nation of q Western woman's suffrage
association, to include ell the State asso-
Citations, and suggest Chicago % the
place aud October as the time 10 effect
auch an organization.
Mrg. Doctor Thomas offered resolu.
lions strongly approving the fifteenth
amendment and urging the passage of
the proposed sixteenth amendment.
Judge Martindale opposed making fe-
male srgrsge Q political issHe, and pre-;
dioted the defeat Of the party that favored
it.
Mrs. Livermore said the women in.
tended to go through the same gap in the
political fence that admitted the negro to
the ballot box.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year, President, DR.. Mary
F. Thomas, Of Camden. Vice Presidents,
Mrs. Laura Gelidings Julian, of Center
ville; Miss Amanda NJ. Way, of Indian
apolis; Miss Lzzie Boynton, of Craw-
fcrdsyille. Secretary, Mrs. y. A. Walker,
of Indianapcl.. Treasurer, Miss Emma
pixon, of Kokopor
The following delegates were elected
to the Western Womens Suffrage Asso-
citation: Mrs. A. NJ. Wsy, Mrs. Eunice
Locke, Rev. b Blanchard, Rev. P. In
gerioll, Rev. ]. C. Smith, Mrs. 4. 2.
Sqank, OF indlaaspoiIsi hfs. N. u.
Haggast and Mrs. +. A. Foote, Of Dam
Vile, Mrs. L. !. Bedill, of Crown Point,
and DR.. Mary F. Thomas, Of Camden.
The convention, tonight, was address
ed by Mrs. Livermore and Mrs. Swsnk,
ard adjourned ssnS die.
The convention vas largely attended,
the large ball being filed to over6owing.
ELoPHMHNf.