The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-10

CARDS their moral status. After some discussion the
..weak vote.5 The amendment tau and resolutions OF.
Tered IN the morning were also voted upon ailrna-
| lively.
| curing 10 tnat year or so ago she went 10 the
polls IN Roseville to VOTE having previously faEen
right. though treated with the usual couriesy.
Whether the Board OF Election had legal ri1ht To
reject 'er vOic was grave question ana was now
before the courts. u need be 1t would be brought
before the supreme Court OF the State, and even TO
that OF the United states.
Rev. OLYMPIA BROWN, ''the hon0red pastor OF
/ Connecticut church,n was introduced. The reyer-
end lady, in referring TO her college experience
stated mat one THANKSGIVING Day At the college
done with TINS woman p" Tne Presidents wie ad-
dressed note to her suggesting. US she was
ts best ior ns q pay visit ho@e messy Sow new era
Is beginning 70 dawn, and i, was being more fully
demonstrated day by day that Where men
and women commmeied together the great
est harmony and courtesy prevailed. AS re-
CARDS women voting. It might be true that
sue was sure they would Vote conscieniously
Woman had MANIFESTED time and time agala her
power ana her worth IN the cause OF temperance aud
education. in Kansas, when women voted on these
questions the results were glorious indeed. l. was
exYedient tpyt men and women should combine ell
their efforts for the common good.
Mrs. Brown was followed by another ministerial
lady, MIS-. HANNAFoKp, pastor OF two churches In
MASSACHUSETTS, This iady denounced IN strong terms
she sent her boy to Antioch College in OHIO she knew
not that such apIactee prevailed. II dd tnen. but
not now thanks TO The fact that women were among
tae coieelans. IL was SAID that the strong minded
women" could not take care Of children, but she
could prove to the contrary numerous cases. Give
women the ballot ana our colleges and other insti.
tutona would be purified aud benefited.
Mrs. q. NJ. SEVERANCE made q few remarks In OPP
posito on to the idea that to give the ballot to woman
would ruin the homes II was TO save and not 10
destroy them that the ballot was claimed. II there
Was anybody VINO hai right to the same it was the
mothers OF the land.
Rev. Mr.. OSCAR CLuTE, OF vineand, next spoke
Of the oily freshness OF youth" at consider
aoe length, repeating the expression OF ms
day School Convention, held N Newark last spring
he alluded to the fact that though women were the
great moral and religious instructors OF onth there
was only one lady whose name appeared on me
officers list Of that cOnvcntlon-the only female
delegate present. In fact. This lady was Mrs. Jean
netLe T.. Heath, or Kansas.
An Episcopal clergy man In the audience Rev DR..
WILLIAM MURDY, OF Rosavliie, took The floor amt
asked that so much the constitution referred TO
the objects Oh the association should be read
All the reasoning IN The world, he said could
not convince MIN that women had right to admin
scripture that women could be made more tnan
delConesses. Such movement as this. ne SAID
could only prevail On comprehensive grounds.
This brought the veteran Mrs. MOTT to her feet
She said that Il the learned gentleman read Greek
ne would ind that PheDe was called q servant or
Christ which might properly be construed a
.'mnistern Of Christ. Loud and continued laughter
and applause followed
The further discussion was participated in by Mrs.
said she believed she was as good q Christian with
OUT as with the sacrament. She wanted all classes
TO JON IN tlis movement.
Mr.. TAYLOR, editor OF the wyandotte Gazette,
made few REMARKS showing that the experiment
Of permitting women to vote In his Stale ,Kansas)
had been prolific Of the greatest possible good
The Convention soon alter took recess until
evening.
Evening Session.
IL was reserved for the evening to Witness
not only a large ana highly respectable
audience largely composed OF the slcrner
seS but proceedings equally novel and
session. Occupying seat on the stage might be OBJ
served Mr.. Cassius y. Clay, ex- Minister TO Russia,
who Is now q resident OF Newark.
order being called, Mr.. BLACKWELL read the fol.
lowing RESOLUTION which was adopted
Resolved That the Executive Committee of the Jer.
prepare memorial 10 Congress in favor OF a sxteenia
amendment TO the FEDERAL constitution extending
The following officers for the ensuing year were
chcsen:-presldent, Lncy stone; VICE Presidents,
b. PeddIe, Of Newark; Portia Gage, OF vineland:
Rev. Robert McMurdy, OF Rosevllle; Mrs. Collins
s assy Of oans; George We1 T. COBB p % ao
Stevens ' Of Trnon Rev. " T. eya'f Ber sas Of
Nixon, Of Mulevills; DR.. G. H. Haskell, OF Ancora;
j. NJ ieooles, OF ilamlaonton; Rev. q u: De, anne,
Ascoe; William BALDWIN Of waseri,ra
Secretary, Miss j. +. Fowler OF Nineand; Recording
Secretary, G. a. Paul, OF vineand; Treasurer, 5. G..
+. Davis, Mrs Il. L. Bush II. b. Blackwell, Rev.
Oscar Cute Mss Charlotte Bathgate. ROLAND lonn-
son, Mrs. Robert McMnrdy, DR.. ID. N. Allen, Sasal
Pearson, Mrs. Lizzie Prentice.
Mr. ADAMS amember OF the Newark legal fra ernlty,
having written note that he ha1 oJJectous 10 the
movement, was invited on tue stage TO give expires.
sion 10 the same. On coming forward ne said he
scarcely knew whether to feel embarrassed or not.
lie never felt like sYmpatnizlng with a movement
80 much as he did tins. lie prophesied that
within the next ten years Anna Dickinson would
take her seat in Congress. Poor soul lie went on
IA fa hf s.A Gap at A
closed by saying that he really knew not himself
winch side he was on lie trusted. however, that
they would go on and 'pusn'' matters 50 that sue
cess would surely be "your'n."
Mayor Peddie was csped and invited to scat on
the stage.
Rev. UiYMpIA BROWN occupied the attention OF
the audience m ono Of her characteristic addresses,
In which earnestness and womanly elOquence pre-
dominated. In the Midst OF her speaking hv.
BLACKWELL interrupted her, and stated 10 the audi.
ence that valuable horse and sleigh had oeen
stolen from In front OF the theatre by four boys,
whose arrest. however, had been effected.
The Rev. MIR. Brown was followed by Mr.. JOHN
WHITEHEAD, OF Morristown, who made a very happy
address, IN the course of which. as a lawyer, he
gave some interesting Information on the marriage
reIauons. MIR. Whitehead thoroughly endorsed the
suffrage movement for women. he was repeatedly
apDlau1ed.
After another address by Rev. Mr.. Cute, Mr..
BLAcKaAN announced in few highly complimentary
terms that Cassius N. Clay was present The name
OF Mr.. Clay was enthusiastically received anu cal 4
for hun drowned even the applause. The honored
gentleman came forward and said that though
he nan retired from public life he could
not refuse anything 10 the ladies'. He said thar he
was ardently IN favor Of the movement and had
been Tor years past. lie had taken Stand In years
gone by in favor Of emancipation at o tine when he
was almost alone. lie threw to the winds all douDts
oil the movements OF success, and declared himself
more strongly than ever in favor Of IT, Let us said
he, Know no distinction Of sex, Of color, o! KIND.
Let US DC one In love ana one in destiny.
MRS. STONE said that IL was now late and she
scarcely knew how to let any more said; pul she
wanted on this occasion. "a on former ones d wo-
man to have the last word.
Mrs. DORIS, OF Orange addressed the meeting In
her usual expressive style.
Tho meeting then adjourned sine die.