North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-06-02
Gentle Women.


The reports of the Equal Rights Cor
vention, now in session at New York, in
dictate anything but harmony among the
"female-men, who are conspicuous lead
ers in the Association. The record of yes.
terday, for example, states that about eight
hundred persons, mostly women, were
present at the Convention, whose "delib'
erations' were nominally directed by tina,
really refined old gentlewoman, Mrs. Elz
Cady Stanton. She must have been greatly
panied and disguised by the iatelnperauce
and violence of the debate to which she
was compelled to listen throughout the
session. First, Miss Susan B. Anthony
opened the ball with an extended defence
of George Francis Train, which was inter-
rupted by q man with a map in his hand,
who began a violent harangue on the wo-
mems rights question. Amid Kisses and
cries Of order he had to resume his seat.
Then Fred. Douglass introduced resolu-
tons in favor of amending the Constitu-
ton of the United States by striking out
the word white wherever it occurs, which
were tabled, no doubt to that portly freed
mans disgust. Then discussion of the
universal suffrage resolutions was resumed.
Mary Livermore, Lucy Stone and Mrs.
Hannah Ford spoke in favor of adding a
resolution so that the world shall under.
stand beyond doubt that the women are
for the ballot, end against free love in any
and every phase. Ernesti..e Rose opposed
bringing up the subject Of free love. She
hurled back in the teeth Of the utterers the
assertion that she was free lover, and on
behalf Of her fellow laborers she would
also say they were not thieves, burglars or
prostitutes. Susan B. Anthony spoke in
similar strain, favoring the insertion of a
plank in the platform respecting antago-
nism Of capital and labor, but point OF
order was raised upon Susan, and she in>
termitted. c. c. Burleigh attempted to
speak, but storm of Kisses drowned his
voice. Mrs. D. Bathelder. of Boston, rose
and shook roll of resolutions menacingly
in her hand, shrieking that she had the
floor and not onlyintended to keep it against
any woman (hisses), but also to teach the
audience lesson in good manners (Iisses
and groans.) She intended to have her
say out. The tumult was now indoscrib-
able, but order was finally restored thro'
the efforts Of Mrs. Stanton. Burle:gh and
Livermore again objected to the resolution
as out of order, and another scene of ex-
element and confusion ensued, during
which Mrs. Vernon attempted to read a
pamphlet on celestial kites. by which the
elect could reach better sphere, and
made speech on the public debt, women
suffrage and female labor. Each speaker
was cheered and Kissed in turn. Miss An
thony, in loud tone, announced that the
meeting had adjourned, and asked the au>
dience to leave the hall, but few heard and
none needed her. The acrimonious CAB
BILE was incessant, but it was only after a
long and discouraging session, in which
nothing was accomplished, that these "le-
forming women could be induced to per-
init an adjournment for the day. Such
scenes in public, taken in connection with
the boisterousness Of such opponents of
the reform movement as Mrs. DR.. Mary f.
Walker and Mrs. DIR. Hasbrouck, are not
calculated to enlist the sympathies of true
women in behalf of the GLORIOUS cause"