New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-11
MISS 4YrHoYY'S SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION


afternoon was well attended and unusually interesting
Betwoen 30 and 40 LADIES' In fautess garb walked In
eisurey and setting themselves gracefully in the ex'
ceedngiy comfortable fauteus prepared to be edlneq
In one Spanish looking youth CURED ms mus
taehe in another dignihed rnatrOn smoothed her lace
rues. The usual number Of gsntlemen-sone three OF
four-were present. Mrs. Henry b. Stanton presided,
and seemed to animate the whole assembly with her own
peculiar genial hOpefulness The minutes Of the pre-,
oedng meeting were called for, but Miss Anthony an
nounced that they were not at hand being
in process Of publication in this weeks Revoutto mrs
Blake was appointed Secretary pro tenn Mrs Henry b.
Stanton made few characteristic remarks upon the
progress OF the movement She declared that Woman
Suffrage was the great question Of the hour, and was
more generally discussed than any other and only
here but In the OLD World We daily In receipt OF
letters. enthusiastically advocating the movement from
France Germany and Italy think il significant fact
said Mrs Henry b. Stanton, that two works written by
such men OF ability Horace Bushnell and John stuart
Mil should have appeared simultaneously in this country
and in England don't mean to say that Dr. BUSH
nell IS O man OF the same caliber as John stuart
NM. We wonld have TO look far 20 find writings worthy
70 compare with his. have been amused by reading
late editorial In The World which describes the movement
II England Ss are Syen over to Wit and rdcue IN
gland speakers are assisted by men OF inc Ign
est culture and genius Here women nave 10 go upon
the platform alone speak alone herald their cause alone
But there, should rather trust TO my own ogca powers
pIause.l Women In England are now where
we were twenty years ago. mere ne nI
asn America There are no the world equal 70
Americans I've heard some OF the abest men OF poth
countries and 20 the conclusion that oratofy
h natural gfft of the American. Mrs LoZer thought
that progress was made at these eeunEs tha te
and COMPARE ideas Then II was time-saving arrange.
ment II one wishes Mrs. A, b. or G, one knows
isn't necessary 10 make an especial business OF calling
The speaker had never observed before
company GigSv " aepTecIatsd. and vet where 50 little
disagreeability was felt In coming plainly athred.
n G Of The tyranny of fashion Mrs Blake here
arose and in agtated manner. READ an essay rms
~ fashion and the training Of girls At the conclusion
OF her remarks vote OF thanks was proposed and car
ried Mrs Charlotte f. Wibour then, in dignihed and
lm rpsv Which The ballot viii give 10 woman's
every day work She said; Our ranks are thin
and the enemy strong and numerous The banners OF our
righteous cause are not borne ao by hands hardened
no enthusiastic host cheers us on not public Journs
pleads in our behalf The men and women VINO SHOULD
Natures laws are true and unalterabe aud that ma
ture has plainly indicated womans sphere TO be tue
her say that the largest type Of woman must involve
the wife and the mother" And then two dyines point
with unmstakabe drectness 10 the home and the sweet
rest OF protection and affection But rest Is only blessed
after useful toll, and most sweet when success has
who laDors for the mind well as the bodies OF the loved
ones and who, with all the INFINITE yearnng Tor equality
know her husbands trials and duties, TO feel the
daughters needs and aspirations and TO be the the faith
she can comprehend their conditions and realize their
wants can she Work with or for them FIRST OF all she
privileges OF the highest, or she can't be
useful helper OF any Il Is womaps work that must be
position in the daily round OF uneventful duties For
woman TO bring an lntellgent acton ana Wiling mind
i'm the head the house. she must have some part OF her
life and 4fT fs GT' and nd hSG and on ss
ignorance arrogance, senshness, and at last stupidity
Da Our eS women o h fSeF in the sau TS
Commission few years agoi Delicate women with
white hands ofciated as storekeepers and seemed born
m The business slender figures bent the toll of pack
ING huge boxes Of clothing bedding and provisions with
out rspinng, and without the rebuke that they were
home" woman Is the better wife, mother, house
Keeper and hostess for the interest feels in every
thing related TO her life and the lives Of all.
the members OF the household, the more happi.
for companonshp In It's true sense is confidence and
equality Clouds and darkness fan upon the home sky
when member isoates her or himself Men and women
will walk, work and live together ia unity when this
gu ot potcs IS rdged over by equal rights and equal
duties and the unreserved confidence which Will follow
In the train Of these rights and duties Men stand up
subject Farseeing phanthrcpic boldly what
should be done for the men who cannot see what their
own case demands Other men listen, cry amen. Act
with these The hubble Journals give us their burning
words. pure as they fall from their lips reported by
scholarly women and left unrevised and emascu
lated without the the sensational heading
Women OF cultivation, education, ana refinement stand
up Imd by nature mpelled by the wrongs they
or suffer TO conquer that tmdty TO utter their
thoughts their deepest convictions. How are they
ceiyedi The kndest men say b ,ney want 10 see the
win get enough Of IT, More unrened Office seekers
say Women IN trowsersw Others, "rd discwn my
wife IL She should do H." The public journals friendly
print long articles from ministers, who catching mp
single sentence from some heartstory told by faithful
Christian woman, preach thererom terrible denuncia
ton OF the women who dare to weep Tor the late OF
women Educated young men on day S MIte,
Hens in full cackle" Tempest in teapot women
In full blast and endless string OF yulgaraes which
shall not offend your ears by quoting are the wants
OF thousands OF Intelligent women ~ DC met only by
sneeraf Can the fire knded on the sacred altar OF jus
tice be eXtinguished by sarcasm DO THESE men know
that outnumber them IN TINS country by some thou
sands, and that mother England has quarter OF q mil
lion more daughters than sonsl. DO they know
that these sneers and gibes viii be the spurs
and whips which will urge ON this vast and
dauntess host Think OF II, mothers You deny your
selves you fast and you pray that your sons may be born
healthy and free from debssng appettes; you lay your
lives you stint yourselves and your energies 10 educate
them You make personal sacrifices for them OF your
comfort and your IN order 70 establish them In
cOngena business Where Is your reward In the bitter
shame Of hearing them herald from editorial chairs
intelligent OF created thngs Men feel that the servant
Il will not say slayeis rising, and the demand is not
in that direction, but they demand TO be servants no
longer but the equal and companion The first step
equality must be taken by woman purely she who
would be free must strike the blow. Remembering that
cOmpaniOnship and confidence exist only among equals,
Is the duty OF every woman TO labor for that unity
Miss Anthony, at the conclusion OF Mrs Wbours essay
expressed her at the sound Of two new aud
such eloquent voices as Mrs wbours and,Mrs Hake'S
The leader became agtated as she thanked the
ladies tears clicked her voice. she retired the
friendly shelter OF window 70 mistress her emotion
Many OF the ladies present were affected Mss
sheer honesty or ,they ma, nsa any, give
correct reports. Mrs Henry Hdy o,, - stanton
present TO hear oil Mrs WilbOur had said She always
Told hex SOILS TO sueak u woman " sue WeEs theE