, 1869-02-02
the LADIES' BATTLE.
Meetings of tho Opposing NOtts
Yesterday aad Last
EvonlnG.
General sAutfaotlon EXPRESSED With
the PoA1tIons Assumed on
Saturday.
Two Fmale Suffrage Conventions to ba
Held on the llth and 18th int.
The cenuine Sorosss.

tpFJ. IL VIII rank with the exploits OF ho A0a-
konR, who, In days gdne By, fought on many d
tho uobIo women Of Paraguay, who have been
doing and dIirg In dcfcncs Of their homes, their
childrnn. and to sustain the Cause Tor which their
husband's wont before Tho ChicaRo ladies' hare
not, llko tt1cse, stood storm OF shot and she'll,
lhongh words fell thick and fast. and wourds
were made tntt arc not likely eoon 10 b healed;
bat moro than Ill. they hare refnted thu objection
to woman sufftnRe made By mcn-ihAt in ttucs Of
war womcn cannot shoulder musket and wieid
Z eAbrc. The t'noko nf shr conflict h&s partially
cleared sHa;, 80 that tho acld and thc killed and
wounded can bo scen, and tho present position,
condition and Split Of tho opposing forces aseer-
tRihod. It IL necessary 10 premise, however. that
alter tho sefimmske Of Saturday the respective
afu,os setrcatad In good order behind thuIs ram.
partr, and slspt On ihcir a.n1 al night Tho
tinops arosc, rested and refreshed. IN sundsy
morning, when It was facility uudefsiood therc
was to be 4 cessation OF hosIilittcs for the day.
This was very meal and proper, - tho babbath
Ia generally Day Of rcns and scposc. II was good,
very Eond. During tho day 4 hcttcr eptttt took
ro:,,cs.1on o. both psrtier and At tsEs they went
s9s t'ns: ,9 rsken " a. 'ss,
had hesn. md 10 make advances luraFds = r.
cohr!l1atton.
nc I'd s n: Mi ~. Hsa e. n,'syt ~
over. They Norc satisfied with thu courso they
had pursued. and woEo unwilling TO abatu a sin.
fema!o "Ktonewalr" jacksona, II thp othof
party would meee them on IONA mutual territory,
!lny "cso willing 70 ncgotlh'o OF compso1niao,
Cedy htanion or Nina Anthony 10 Invited to pro.
aide over Joint convention, 70 that there could
he no 1esloasy ~ either side asto tho champion.
The objection that MIs, liycFmolo hid ant1et.
pacd tho presence Of these ladies, ard they werc
probably Committed to ths Other aide. It was also
paTIies. This tdca met with somo favor, as the
size Of the ball and its splendid acoustic pro-
pest!es. 70 admirably adapted to woman'a voices,
OF the mnny means Of exit In case OF Nre, o.,
Woree. RENEWAL Of hossilitlcs, made the aug:.
ccedon seem feasible, and for about second
the secrnd Nj. Waterman rudely blasted tho bright
prospect Of union, BY declaring 10 his blsndest
!oEes. tha, he hao esgagod croeby's Anste Hal!
Two elephants that could not be easily di.posed
Of, 60 the plan was not further entertained. The
10 Of No tsst ss7s3 ysry
ranks Of the noble army OF womP.
The !adIcs said thu, isom the bottom OF their
ncals ,Id,7.duaily. They boss ho malice, 1;y III
bit; but stt they declined to act oe afl.s1e With
certain ladies' Of the opposition: Undoubtedly
there we're those on the Other side who fully re.
ciprocatcd. 80 fhe 1nstter was ecttlcd and No.
vas to paGdIo thets oWn canoe. Tney would not
tale as lessengers any q No: ]. The 1sttcs wonld
and 1a!h Of February tbs Music Hall walls will
fc-ccho The sentiments Of the adEuc.tes Of auf-
fnEe, and rot only eaararc, but un,verth sui.
woman and child Of twenty one te 10 bare vote.
ard perhaps TWO. The doors viii bo thrown open
Tde to sse wotd a1d al may 60 'q ana dssats
upon the meeting any OF these ''lssues :"
that now Cont like Ecnm on the eurfscc Of socic.
e :se ~h p TS
say that spltitua1sts hare besetofore run and
ruined the cause, aud that II allowed to rnle the
olher side tay ulth no ittls justice, that in this
sect o. clsss, but that no persons viii b allowed
iiar idess No ray ,hcy Vii pIsyens this by
having Chairman Of nerve and intelligence, Who
Ttil Eot hes'tase II e .quseh a! sgch
Is psoosey g. SGGa Sa as
nnd
plots M,ss Branson and Judge W.tte. Mts Liv,
impaired portion Of their courage to Mis- Bran
bavinE put tseIr hsudst to he plow, they would
not tnil b.st, but run the Earrow cut t, The end
csismi.y that bcfei Lots wife. aud wers not vii
tnr to run ttc zlsk Of any such netsna .foho.ls
the aar and tenomlnitu.lY surrender. Th,t
proportion was met by the unanimous sco1n d
bs1 x9' to IN bnsysns sSn1s t. pa
Was beset with lions and oihc. iufcr
ctttDE specimens OF natural history
2aSfs s nssF e isa
CT ahae htd him. however, SO he plocked up cour
are, and once more Was ready f5r the ray. The
pc.sed viii i ,he report Il s.tprdsys proeccdlns.
!he 1aase thousSt Il va tli9l ~ .aresiic, sne nc
make people isaeh 1t he cause. on onc of t6s il Ia
d'ts said they would not laugh At tho causc. bu
the rival factions Another. With raro common
and pertlrently reminded those present that I
was barely possible 10 write up prize hgnt IL
the same eoltmn etrs1n as prayer meeting
True, every s'nc, ~ somebody eays. Thc Judgn'
epunk was again eyapo.aurR. when tho ladsc
Informed him that he was IN tho saao boat Wit
them. which was true enough, although ho di
The party eoou after broke up. With the under
| standing that thcy wclc 10 bold meeting IN Ii
ss s' sG Mae e.. "a ~
xeIe si9ned IL Tho cali, and that They encourage
NM. L:vefmosc ard Mrs. c.ay Stanton. sn.s
) .. Anthony, Kur. Olympia Brown, Rev. Nil
| Chaplin, The prominent judges, lawyers. dtyins
70 os asa ss Ss
1hey were 30 fsr committed toat they could nc
IN la.t,ee 70 those vho promised to attend, I.
II viii thus be seen that two srparate and di
tinct conventions, having the aaiuc subject III
. der confederation. will he In session IN this eli
| next week. Doubtless II will b0 great fun. zoe
petition Ia the life Of trade.
Tie only COMMON R.ound where the ladies'
tho tWo soctetles MT ct, 10 restaurant on Mad
OF TIC Soroeistesr. Wnt'c equabllng auo1
|. themselves, thcy arc 40 far loyal to the cautc
to eat their Ice cream At the house OF I slate
With refer. nee to No. I and No !. Tbs ls,t
etate, and 1t seems With justice, that they arc I
;, only 5eroe!s Society IL tho city. Il Is lncoEe
rs,ed. snd The other body seems to be raadc up
outettc ladies, who meet not as 6o.osts. bur
advocates Of temale spdfHge. On these Rroun
they claim the precedence Of No. l, bu. tor Ct
yeGtenee they Fad better retain No. uutlt
cnd Of the convention, when they eau takc a
number they please. up to 00D OF more.