The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-30
Proceedings of the Second Day.


The Rev. Mr.. GAGE opened the Convention at ten
this morning with prayer after which the Hutch
ings Family sang "Good time. good time" TO their
own immense satisfaction. William Lloyd Garrison
was expected to open the noodgates Of eoquence,
but as he did not come to time the President OF the
Convention, Rev. Or. Burton, called upon Mrs.
Lozer Presidentess OF the New York WOman'a
Medical College.
Mrs. LoZIER read q heightened address, In which,
as usual, she did not forget to touch on the cues.
ton OF dress. She insisted that men as much a.
women paid too much attention to personal ado rn-
ment and discussed at much length and from q
medical point OF view the present vicious way In
which women array themselves.
This medical essay was followed by another song
by the Hutchings the refrain OF which was:-
Fear not, wen darn the stocking
And keep the cradle . fsss4 (, v,,,
The CHAIRMAN then introduced. in a few eulogistio
Mrs. PAuLINA w. DAVIS, the veteran promoter Of
woman suffrage in Rhode Island. Preliminar,y to
her address, which was In the form OF sketch 0k
the movement for woman's rights and woman SUE
frage, she said tnat sue was the oldest woman ON
perhaps who had kept correct history Of the strug
gle for equal rights. MIS- Davis concluded her
sketch OF what has already been accomplished BY
Mrs. BURLEIGH followed with an essay. As 1t has
already appeared in the HERALD, or at least part
OF It, on more than one occasion, further reference 70
Mr.. WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON being called upon
said he approved OF both the papers devoted TO wo
mems suffrage. He never even In the days OF the anti
slavery agitation, felt greater sense OF humiliation
than he did on rising to address this W0mens Rights
Convention. The rights OF which woman have been
deprived must be restored to ner. The cause stands
on Its own merits. 1t s imperunence and nonsense
to call 1t q Bible question. Human beings were
madeDef0re books He never knew question that
was settled by the Bible although good deal OF the
world always REFER to IT. The question OF capis
tai punishment. for instance. Has it ever been set.
tied? VIII 1t ever be settled by appeals TO Scripture
textsf Upon this question the speaker did not care
what Paul said Rights were gwen by God and NOS
by Paul. But ne h0n0red Paul Tor telling him not To
lake anything on trust. II we are not a0le to settle
every question affecting ourselves we have nght
TO be called civilized
The speaker struck his head against 1.-THE corner
stone or slavery at this point, and dew on al tans
much. blown, but presently cooled down and pro.
ceeded on the question before the Opera House,
The public sentiment OF the land interprets the
Bible. When oppression prevails scripture Is with
oppression, but when the colossus OF wrong 10
stricken down the Bible IL found to be IN accord
with freedom. The argument OF ''cursed be Canaan''
was held to be unanswerabe one tlnle but II Is
sidered to be ruled out by better texts in favor OF
human rights. so II viii be with this agitation for
the inalienable rights OF women. We have intcn.
ton OF gong back. Our cry ~ Cup aud 0nward.r
This Is only an enlargement OF the struggle for human
rights, and when II IL triumphantly concluded tho
speaker said he did not know OF any other question
demanding attention. Mr. Garrison then fell foul Of
DIR. Bushnels book against woman suffrage, in which
the Declaration OF Independence was alluded to in
dlsrespectful language.) The men now an oli-
garcly against the W0men-One-half or the world
arrayed against the other. great and gross IN
Justice prevails, and 1t must be swept away.