New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25
MISS ASTHONYS SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
THE FINANCES TACKLED-ALso MEN, MEDICAL
STUDENTS, AND OTHER THINGS.

STUDENTS, AND OTHER THINGS.
The ladies met yesterday Mt the rooms of the
Packard Business College, with Mrs Wbour in the chair
and Miss Umbleby acting Secretary Mrs Norton said
she thought they ought to advertise their meetings. that
they ought to be better known. She then offered
OF resolutions
After reading resolutions Mrs Norton referred
number six concerning currency, and said abe had
received % letter from q clearinghouse The author
speaking OF specie payments took the alacious ground
That You can make paper-money equivalent TO gold
resolutions. She said there important impede
ment IN the way Of wOmens voting In the Constitution
seen. tho article suffrage begins Every white male
citizen =" 50 sho didn't see but that cut of women
wished State had the right TO confer Suffrage
women but seemed 70 her and that was hS5 reason
simpler and moro direct way to appeal TO
the Wessn Of the Whole United sates making sort Of
sweeping thing OF It, Mrs Blake said suffrage Is always
held to DO "a domestic institution. As you all know, tho
interference OF Congress m the interests OF the south led
10 the She didn't think that Congress had right
Norton 0mOted MIR Summers speech al Worcester. He
Congress had perfect right to settle this question
without appealing to the States She accepted this state
argument on our side The resolution
adopted Upon the second resolution very little was
said and that little by Mrs Norton The third and fourth
resolutions were adopted without question ON reading
tho fifth resolution Mrs. Blake moved that 10 years
DO changed 10 al years. Mrs. Symmetry In reply de-
elared that women knew as much at Is years az
they did a. irord Ike 10 tell Mrs S,mmer6y" said
Mrs Norton. hat kneV as much phsn rds "a years
old as do nor lGreat appauseI Tho resolution was
then hestatngy adopted Mrs N remarking that though
of course didn't like to II opposed yet she did
like to have the courage TO rise and vote. Mrs
summerby disagreed with Mrs. n on the sixth resolu
ton She thought Is necessary 10 have the paper
money; IL was moro convenient IL mattered little
nny way Mrs Norton thought 1t did matter She didn't
want pay IS IN paper money when she could get II
for VI In gold She advocated returning at once 10 specie
payment Mrs Blake said the would have TO DO
very gradual would produce disastrous results and
though II would be all right when IL once got back yet
WAS the going back that would make the trouble. Mrs
WibOur thought 10 strange that currency should DO
thing to speculate upon; IL ought TO be nxed Dr Hal
lock said that the resolutions seemed TO be branching
of from real object Of the meeting upon which the
author said she wrote them simply 10 assert her rSI TO
discuss public and political questions lAppause The
resolution together with the seventh aud eighth, was
laid on tho table.
Mrs Wilbour then announced that the Dwghtst. Union
Club Of kewaven, at late enthusiastic meeting had
unanimously voted TO give the ballot to women. which
ne received with loud applause by the members
She read mesaage from gentleman. eIhOrnR them TO
hurry up and become lawyers doctors, &C. fast as
thew could She also rend account I'm OF the daily
papers of a woman, Dalia Lesse, who had lately been
sentenced three years imprisonment for stealing 40
cents wherewith 20 sustain herself The injustice OF this
sentonce was commented upon by Mrs Dr. Halock, who
descan ted upon the injustice Of men In general DR.
Halock had lust retired from the rOom She said IL was
hard 10 find man that II really pure. she dtdnt beiepe
Ia me ser herssiC resolution then adopted pro-
pouncing the Judge OF the Special Sessions cruel and
upus second resolution adopted, that the mem
hers OF the Association should every means Ia their
wer 10 discover the OF the students who hO0ed
Inc women at Philadelphia College and In the future
never employ any OF them or help them In any way