New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-15
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY MRS. f. CADY STAN
TON, MRS. LIvERMoRE, MISS PECKHAM, THE
REV. MR.. CHADWICK, LUCRETIA MOTT, HEN
RY WARD BERCHER AND OTHERS.
The friends Of WOman's Suffrage, including
most Of the delegates the Equal Rights Association
which had been meeting in York during this week,
besides many advocates OF wOman's Suffrage not men,
beers Of the American Equal Rights Association met in
mass meeting in the Academy Of Music Brooklyn, yes
terday morning at o'clock about 1--WE hundred people
were present. This not a meeting Of the Equal
Rights Association as announced in the New.lork
papers but meeting In response to call from par
ties residing in Brooklyn, for the purpose oisorganzng
WOman's Suffrage Association The misunderstanding
was owing to the manner in which the announcement
OF the meeting made from the stand at the Cooper
Institute tine night before. 1--WE will now adjourn to
meet in Brooklyn at the Academy OF Music tomorrow"
&c. Many persons present under the impression
that 1t still the American Equal Rights Association
but Mr. studey called the meeting ORDER and read the
call which had been published in the Brooklyn papers
and all parties were soon satisfied.
Mr. Edwin A. Studwel then nominated Mrs. Anna G.
Field for President This lady unanimously elected
Secretary. On motion Of Mr.. studwe, the following
committee appointed TO draft resolutions r. g. Bun
kerr Mrs T. r. Tton, Mrs A. Field, the Rev. j. W. Chad
wick, ]. J. Merritt, and Mrs f. A. studwell.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady stanton then introduced She
spoke as follows
have just come over here from New-York hoping 10,
day 70 listen to others and am rather surprised TO nd
myself rushed on the platform 10 make the nrst hpecc
for you all know thar TO make speech In cold blood rs
very hard thing. However, am very happy alwa!S
reimbursement feel that now when the tiiteehth
Amendment is almost ready to he adopted by this nation
II Dohooyes every man and every woman TO say oa az
serfdom. and that while men and women are rejoicing ~
the Fifteenth Amendment for the black man, feel tat
is degradation for The women OF TINS nation sun 10 O
under the iron heel OF an odtme desposm AppihuseI
However may look upon that Amendment II is prac-
ucally settled, for 1t VIII he adopted, and then ne o2
DISTINGUISHED class in America viii be the women, ana
| hope the Republican party VIII crown thef EalIu
work by enfranchSlng women IAppmhsel W. Viii
the Great once said TO Madame De Stael WHY WIZ ~,
10 which she replied " Sire, If you will hang us we
must know the reason why" lApplause.I lhat -
why women are deprived of their right the world Of
labor, literature. art and science ana IN many VI o
state of things today in Washington that city where
we have heard such grand talk OF me UNIVERSE, Hc
liberty was realized when that great Declaration oil IN.
dependence went forth; 1t moved the globe 1" us cener
Old World, and what want 10 say Is that We sunu
realize IN this Republic that grand ldeh Oh uhHrI
sal liberty promulgated nearly century ago Inc
question OF wouahs ehltanc1lsenelt - eo 10
question OF the day all over the world; every day u
m the old World and the women coming up IN
Germany Switzerland, Italy, and England, aud even
a Woman's Rights meeting held there the other day
remember being in, England some twenty years ago,
OF the speakers said: "WOrkngmen OF England
what you want is the ballot" They broke up
about the boloi; what we want - prehu, men MY
did not understand the question The CoDdens, inc
Brighs, and the Gadstones have taught then DETER
and eyerywherein England today the workngnen are de-
handing the ballot Now when the miners are gong UP
from tbe coal mines ~ Yorkshire and demanding tue
ballot whom the 22OOO0O Of serfs ~ Russia are demand
ing the suffrage; aud when the newly emancpatfd freed
men OF our own land have just had II cohciIeI upon
tent stand by the camp hres OF an old clNAatloh
Mo- the woman OF America VIII sweep away so 9ou, ~
the old barbarisn OF the past hppa tt Ee'o
talked with woman i've minutes about Tue dignity ana
power Of the ballet that she was mol ready 70 dena9u IT,
and think the lime Is fast approaching Nhen liat ug
nifty and power will be conferred upon her Applause
Mr.. Burlegh moved that the ten minutes RUE De
adopted Carried. Mr. Schwackhamer wanted TO insist
on the rules followed ~ debate In the Equal Rights AsSo
citation. Mr. Sudwell said that Organization had nothing
do with this MesSrs lAngdGu OF vermont Studw'lt
and Bureigh all wanted 10 speak at once, and Tor Time
there promise of masculine disorder But Mrs Liver
tO the rescue, ana by Der quiet ad coinhd-
ing tanner stled the turbulent elements She said Con.
sideriug have had the right Of free speech Ter
6OOO years 10 ray what they pleased where they PLEASED
aud when they pleased. It strikes me a. little dscour-
eOus their part 10 come here to womahS meeting
and 10 insist upon drowning the voice 81 the women.
Mr.. Blackwell, Recording Secretary OF the Equal
Rights Association stated that hs records showed That
the organization 20 which he belonged ahOarhed scd"'
He was tie audience simply as listener TIE mem
beers Of the Equal Rights Association had no moro rights
Miss Lucy stone addressed tho audience briefly. con
gratulang the ladies upon the large number OF mrn who
had become converted 90 their cause Mr LahgdDn oi
Vermont, followed with brief speech.
Miss Bimey reHd letter from the Hon Geo Nm 'ur'
lie, indUrsng very decidedly the doctrine OF woman
The Rev Mrs Phoebe Harnford then delivered most
eloaucut and touching address on the moral Influence
that the participation Of womcnnoihrrs and wivcs-iu
government, would have upon ne world LVcry true
was with this But there another
name that children sing about und there was no other
tile Savior She wished this NOmehs hunHgn COnNru'
zion would place upon its banner the name OF Jesus
Christ The golden rule given by Jesus Christ II carried
ont would give equal rights To all aud there would DC
no distinction betwe color, racc"r sex
The Rev MI Haben Of Massachusetts was next intro
duced He said there were three reforms needed-one
Was the abolition ~ social distinctions, another Was the
abolition of the rum.hop snd the tnird nns g.lhg we
ballot women OF the three. which should take h.
precedrnce IL hard 20 say that the woman ala not
lead them all lie had claimed, yesterday, mat the
wOmans rights movement originated III Massachusetts.
He was mistaken. Tie great idea of WOmAus tqhalty
was taught by Christ and rtl further back when man
and woman created aud placed IN Paradise, they
were placed there on an equality. God gave man no
supremacy over woman there Not uh,ii sli aa sn'yei
the world; not until after the fall was II said lie shall
rule over her" IL We were 10 be controlled ny ms
curse Of sin. should still aihere TO Tie Old law giving
the supremacy TO the hstbotn sO fo hat wac Declared
AT the same between Cain aud Abel EN- degraded,
but grace emancipatcd ON the day Oh PenleSosi lhe
spirit fell upon male aud ,mlle alike 81 Paul declared
tfs great doctrine Of Woulans Rights when he SAID
There is neither Greek nor jew, neither bond nor
free, neither male nor female, but all are one IN
Christ II woman prophecy, let her prophecy
With the head covered but he did not say women shall
not prophecy The d0ctrineS0 womas rights originated
with God himself. There were many reasons why we
should give the ballot to Holuen IL would elevate
woman herself we'll as confer ncalculabe benefits on
The meeting adjourned to meet at o'clock p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting assembled again at o'clock. Mrs. Liver
more Of Chicago the fret speaker hhe dwrlt more
particularly upon the exclusion Of woman from the jury
box. -. o,,,,
PRESBYTERIAN minister In Kansas earnestly indOrsng the
Woman's Rights movement She was always gihd to
speak OF the readiness with which the clergy adopted
tGe princIples Of equal rights between the sexes Mrs
stone said document had been handed 20 her addressed
to Nrs stanton aud herself asking certain questions
the subject Mrs. Stone proceeded TO answer these
qnest0ns In detail.
The Rev j. w Chadwick Of Brooklyn made brief
sperch warmly advocating the cause Of woman suffrage.
Miss Peckham Of Milwaukee, Wis, next addressed the
meeting. .
The President announced that Lucreiia Mott the
stand The audience called loudly for her, and would not
be satisfied until she compelled 10 forward,
when she wac greeted with great applause. This
cradle pioneer OF WUmans Rights expressed her cOngru
iafon for the great progress Of the To which she
iad d.votel Az much of her life. But she would