The national Republican., 1869-01-20
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Sonvsn'iTl Sopro,I Han on Tenth, between O and II
streetS, The meeting Of this convention has
Sf ofen .osIeay 10 this city, and quite numerous
audience were present, a, well as large mum
ber OF delegates from various portions Of the
have become weii.known were present, and
We sSS na,issd Mr.; Eas!ssis Mott. MI:: fiI.. NJ.
Ahn'f Nm psSPssS ai.. % orisn, % Mrs. Je';gSiSs
a,PPs PssT MT' pl,,sn1a RI Hs,hty' ss 6sss Prcf
XII. Wilcox, j. b. Wolf Of this city, and
many Others Of more or ls,. l5 nots, t,n,,, ...,.
,,ssneysd 2, On tse s.sSs, where was also seated
Mt Menard the eolored member OF Congress |
from Logissoi, 81 the RSii we noticed Mr, Dr.
MARY walker and Mrs. Hartman:
Among the ladies mentioned above thefe
seemed to be no attempt made at display 10
Mrs Lucretia Mott appeared 10 her usual
modest Quaker gsrbi MIS-. Josephine >; arIi,
bonnet and light gloves; Mrs, Dr. Hathaway,
OF Boston, In plain black clothes, relieved 1y "a
EsSssS Gsss sns Stanton s IN SscE with blue
velvet bonnet and esmels' hair scarf Mrs.
Susan b. Anthony in striped silk skirt, gray
saque and black velvet bonpetj Mrs. Kings
bury, OF yineiand, N. J., 10 black, with black
velvet bonnet and orange flowers.
Al haltpast 10 O'Clock senator Pome5oy
called the assemblage to order, and Rev. Dr,
Gray, Of this city, led in prayer, In which he
prayed that the time would soon come when
ssh ,oss sSa eR rsS Sy the .ds
Al the suggestion OF Senator Pomeroy, MT.
On motion, Nj. Pomeroy appointed Prof. ].
X. II. Wilcox, Mrs. Josephine Grifing, Mrs.
D. NJ. Kelsey and Mr. J. b. Wolf as Commit
while the Committee on Credentials were
preparing their report the convention was sd.
eourasins terms Of the bright prospects for a
womsn's suffrage. Already the Constitution
Of which was the abolition OF slavery, and he
felt sure of securing another amendment,
spnraSS Ser Ssbs TSs .usise h he tseTsht q
was one belonging TO the States themselves,
and Congress would not enact any laws
stntes q the Unlon. The doctrins Of Gnsri.
can citizenship was confined to no sex, and he
wondered thai the females Of this country had
not before been acknowledged as citizens OF
America. Every human being was citizen,
and, without complexion or sex, they should
entitled i to the @ full IiShips Of SiIsT,hlP
Prof Wilcox, from the Committee on Creden-
tials, reported about sixty delegates In attend:
anoe with credentials, while there were several
others OF note present, In full sympathy with
the cause, who should be admitted.
The report Of the committee was adopted;
a. Committee on Permanent Organization !:
mrs Josephtne 9Iihng, Mrs. Sarah Pugh, Of
rehhsNNhniai nho "ts' W. Sahs stanton, oil
while this committee were engaged in pre-.
pairing their report, Mr.. Pomeroy introduced
Mrs. LucretIa Mott, who, In a short address
congratulated the friends OF the country upon
the approaching success OF the principle
They were s assembled to deliberate upon III,
America % % equal + rsSt.; Il wa. nj right that We u
sisIs teiI our es wsSts % and Exchange s IDEAS upon
this great question, one which must occupy
the %i1S. Of Of Ne ATs:.U people a tSf
Davis. OF Philadelphia, rose and, In humor'
Gus manner, took exception at the prayer
said, % The % SeDsieman @ % had y spoIen % of woman a. a.
Bible proved that woman was the equal O.
man.
Mrs. Lucretia Mott and Mrs. Cady stanton
indorsed the position Of Mr.. Davis, and th'
former lady said that at that portion OF u,
not admit any such inequality.
Mr.. Pomeroy then introduced Mrs. E. Cady
tSe 'hs
demand 6is righti Did we, when we passed
demand his rishtsi Do we walt for our chil.
dren to demand schools before we establish
theml But IT said the women do not want
make sure they were Kept out. Let down the
vantage Of the opportunities. She wanted to
hnd a little fault with Senator Pomeroy and
other Republican Congressmen for inattent tion
her friends to send their petitions to the Demo.
er.ts, and the Democrats had always attended
She was a Republican, and as Zach Taylor
said oi his Whigery, she was a full-blooded
Republican and three-quArters over.
mrs. dIihing then announced the list OF ON
Ptesident-Lucretia Mott.
Wee bnsIit bPIsesiaen,s5MI, p Martha Wright, Of
Ella, of N. HI Mrs. Fransis iMiRe,f Miner, Of Mo-; a.
Mrs. I; Q; stanton, of NJ "a ons.S; steo'
Jane Jam. krsSiSad h G Oi k.a.s. GS An6,s 'NtH%S asIa
secfetsries-Prof J. X, Wilcox. of Wash
ingtoni Annie Denton Cridge and George +
Treasurer-J. II. Crane
Finance Committee-Julia Wilbur, DR. Hath
Business Committee-susan B. Anthony, oi
N.Y.i Sarah Page, Of Philadelphiaj Mrs. Dr
PsrEer Pil.Sury % y, M sG.itb Mr.. 3. ste5SlSs
OF Mich, and Prof J, X. II. White, OF Wash
ington.
Senator Pomeroy, the meeting being fully
organized, said he was now compelled to leave
As he retired, Mrs. Mott remarked: ale ia
going back to Congress 70 amend 4 now
apologetic remarks, after which Mrs. Anthony
read lengthy letter from Mrs. Earnestine L
to be present and her sympathy with the OBJ
iects Of the convention.
The following resolutions were then Offered
and read by Mrs. Anthony;
Rsioiped, That we congratulate the disfran
chised classes OF our country and the world
that their long withheld rights are now thu
great theme OF thought, conversation, and dis
eussion everywhere that thrones, paTliamen nts
Legislatures, the press, the platform, the pulpit
are earnestly considering, II not ooncedlng
themj and we heartily rejoice that In this one
auspices sign Of the times we see assurance
that the day OF deliverAnce 10 near at hand.
Resolved, That we deplore and depreciate the
action oil any association convention
whether abolitionists, colored men, or women n
who demand suffrage only for single class, "a
the exclusion Of others equally entitled to It.
confidently believing that In our doctrine OF
equal and impartial liberty for all citizens
depends the safety, peace, and perpetuity o.
the Government and nation. That we re
lolce that Kansas and Tennessee, by theiI
Legislatures, are calling upon Congress to pro
Stue VICE Iol the immediate enfrA nchisement Of all
eihLens, without distinction OF sex or color
anu we urge all the State Legislatures to copy
30 worthy an example, and Congress without
ueAy, 70 grant the demand. That one OF the
PinsiPal opJeeta OF the woman'B rights move.
henI 10 70 thfow additional safe. guards arou nd
the marriage and family relations' That tbe
man VINO has felt In person the cruel wrongs
OF disIrAnohisement, and who, being reIIeyed
OF them, 10 unwilling to lift them from MS
mother, sister, wife, and daughther, arms with
prove him unfit for selfgovernment. That ii
the assertion that the Ignorant should moi
legislate for the intelligent means anything
that 10 true II means that ignorant men sho ulC
not leglslAte Tor Intelligent women. That
mans governnienti Is worse IN an a white man,
government, because In proportion as yol
Increase the tyrAnts you make the condition
Of the disfranehised more hopeless and de
graded.
Mrs. Anthony explained that there was ,h,
utmost freedom expected, 1t was desirable
that the discussion should not be confined Il