New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-16
VOMAN SUFFRAGE IN BROOKLYN

The Brooklyn Equal Rights Association, of
which Mrs Celia Bureigh is President met last evening
in the Academy OF Music. The arrangements were per-
fected by Mrs Theodore Ton and right good taste she
showed in fulment Of her ideas. AT the 'front.' OF
the stage stood large rustic jdrdiniere filled with den
cate plants and hung with vines. A reading desk COW
cred by darkhued velvet drapery stood next, and
beside tins a small round table, which rested tail
and dainty of cut glass, containing an exquisite
bouquet The delicate refinement the poetic and rather
ideal atmosphere that peryaded the house, evidently
impressed the large audience with sense OF quiet con-
tent for net u sound heard during the
speeches except the applause which came IN
in the right place. The stage was well hlled py
the ardent devoees Of the Beecher, laughing
twinklng, noble the personifcatiOn Of great Heart
tucked his feet up bench to get them out OF the
draft while his wife, plump and pretty gazed mildly az
the flowers. Wm H. Bureigh's kind eyes ana marvellous
silver hair and mustache beamed and cleaned In
corner Ilsto Mrs. Tlt0ns black eyes and petite inquire
formed striking 10 the bury @ lion behind her.
and Laura O. Billiards. sparkling ndrete found its coun
terpart in Lucy stones Quakerke stiluess The meet
ing was opened by Dr. Putnam pastor OF the Perrepont
Presbyterian Church. gentleman OF amiable manper
and defective voice lie remarked that twas not seldom
seen that great and needed reform lost through
the folly and righteousness OF friends than through the
opposition Of foes. He introduced Mrs Burleigh:
Every age has its ideal woman, said Mrs Burleigh
every country its standard OF womanhoOd But to define
woman,s sphere is an impOssibity and the despair OF
philosophers Men are bent on confscating women to
their uses While the world has been growing no6y in
all other directions the idea OF mans ownership OF NO
cause men have exercised this idea women nave not
sefrelantthe progress OF the race mas Deen rs
tarded by her friyoty-men and women must advance
or reTograde together. This thing Is not revolt Oh
WOMAN WOMAN aSa n cam he fstatnred mn ali are free When
woman exercise individual enOrt through her husu
nal will she will no Ion ger be frivolous Ibeleye that the
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Appause The great need of the time Is the individual
That woman has up to the present time held su0ordi
nate position does not that she must always re-
main that position Because woman Is helpless and
vapd not proved that she must be helpless and
vapid INSTITUTIONS are INTENDED f0r the individual not
the individual for Institutions. MY interest IN woman
suffrage hinges upon the one thought above all Others
that woman shall beloRg TO herself How many a
now hut soft Deah OF the senses sitting at the feet OF
her Samson; she acknowledges his power. and
often begules and decelyes him. Confidence
begets loyalty. There can be true compan.
women-they converse among themselves In every d.
recton they see large interests great possibilities
lence dream without purpose. We need 10 leave OF
being fractional aud to become integral 1 have such
faith in the excellence OF Gods work. that cannot be-
ieve in DR. Bushnell's doctrine that vote viii make
woman and like man. She cannot be so easily
unmade. The slaves don't want their freedom SAID the
ophst Of ten years ago 80 saws the sopt OF to-day OF
We take better care OF the laws than they could
Of themselves he declared so says the asue and gallant
DIR. Bushnell Of women. Are You men willing to be
legsated fort Would you IKE to have dOed out TO you
that which by right belonged to you Would you relish
generosity instead OF justice Don't insist upon womans
fashiOuluR herself
peculiarly independence of women Mrs Burlegh said she
hoped the time draws near when no woman VIII DC COM
Sres 20 lives single Make the charter Of womans rights
the OF her capabilities Every woman has at some
time In her life dreamed of hero-a man OF noblest
abilities Give her her proper place in the world and she
will convert all men into heroes.
Mrs Burlegh was loudly applauded, and retired to
give place to Lucy Stone, whose sweet pathetic Voiees
enough make any womans fame had she 10 other re-
markable point about her. AS went tring and thrill
,hro tha houap an
but remember Lears declaration with gratitude for the
expresuon Mrs Stone said that all nations have their
own ideas Of what right and proper for women Tho
animals into their mosques. The jew once year thanks
God that he was not made woman. The highest and
thing mortal can achieve Is the thing God meant
that mortal should achieve. There are many women
earnest declare 1t could not believe It, But this
because they do not realize their condition or that OF
less fortunate women. In Delaware, where we have
lately bed meeting the old common law sun obtains
the law which hlois @ tho very cstence OF the wife
saa nittreE US has no right to RsfEg,. 10 NJ own
money 10 her children Mrs stone Stea te SaSo 10
dispose OF all her earnings even taxing from tue HUI
TIE carpet she had bought with her o%n UnSS Nom
have inside of the walks aud 20 seac III III, s rs
stage. What is this the laws which take from 70
Tie right from our persons children. ana our earn
ings She denied that having 10 40 wV1 R1n Sro1,en
had voted for three years aud this year decorated t
mills with ilowors aud voted among Them TO the nnnsf
Of al A Clergyman OF that town and Es VIC I rou
had baby in the house. which OF course co91n 10
alone The wife said shed rather so Win nm ~ Siey
and tho GOOD husband said he'd rather she un; o
Sent-and took the baby With them Ap ap one lady
lid A. was inst us good as nn P'rTS
Women are 10. represented 10y ,,e YEA hat tSe
wiGo% hSs not The thud that tag Siiow Ieceiyes Is
made odous by being termed law daTea tSs
nnrpied Women Insane persons. aud feols should not
make Wills But the rigt OF Tolh a ~ i heI pobbSs 70
Ma S nr old that women don't know enough 70 vote De
W on" & Women living Will Intelligent men ought
slueIiy Cooi 'orefninr from being in such good !
sooefy Patrick, who can't read, knows enough CARL
su SUN sneak our language, knows enough, !
WIZ oam Ibor an Uncle Toms Cabin don't know enough
Kndness wins a vote We know from the eondaet o. es
,s 20 voters when women vote there Will bc adOuDic
ss i'm thr family. Instead of quarreling, husbands
and wives Will attempt oeHert loving persuasion ln
ot their pct politics. Mrs stone declared that lho
suf women arc ready To- ask III earnest Tor thelt
hfs The hold Of centuries VIII relax and exclaimed