The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-25
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE MEETING.
A Latter Day Constitution.

Latter Day Constitution.
The usual weekly meeting or the National Woman
Suffrage Association was called to order yesterday
afternoon at the usual hour threo P. NJ by its pro
tenn. President Mrs. Wlbar, In room No. II Pack.
ards building, corner Of Twenty second street and
| Broadway.
| Mrs. WILBUR courteousy Introduced the nrst
speaker Mrs. Norton) to the audience, which lady
proceeded forthwith, with the earnest conscientious
| air OF one who Thoroughly understands herself and
subject with few brief phrases of Introductory TO
read the following series Of resolutions, to witt
The w Fn
and love Of justice with the vsw Of Placing tRemssvea
@ sss as as
" from the
aa as ~ tho regard
ere equally sassy to * laws may b
race color become thereby entitled to equal
The Fight Of suffrage inures tho citizen and il the only
distinguishing marx between citizens aliens and Con
Saa
therefore be BY the h
ss b b D.s
SE as cases to the United States rather
Of The United States or who being
oath before properly constituted authorities to bear true
@ eve sosSn fas ""
s not
seyes Of the privilege q the 1. franoalss
The his o. her individual and
mansn. save treason to The nnonS 6
State whereof the criminal shall have
Criminals incaceratea any ,nisdemsanor or crime
. spd
who hsvs
the United States for less than
q inebate asyun duling the period their
sss asc and these 1 only iy' 20
long as this disability w, or inlrmty may continue
sss1s tie ss
point q y'sr . &c 81 an.
Il Sa:ss:
other unwise and directly opposed nss-
SGi s "a S as
liberty every human ben: Conflicting with ths rights
Ia any way emoarass trade or diminish commerce "'
During the reading OF this truly extraordinary
document exception was first taken by gentleman
in the audiencs-of whom there were but ave, four
OF them belonging to the daily presto the word
"crimnal" in clause three OF the proposed con-
stitution. After some little discussion the word
person, in its stead inserted by the fair consti
tuition maker.
Again, IN article four, 'the adult age of eighteen"
was proposed to be altered to twelt y-one, which
also was carried after some htte discussion. Thas
70 am aS @S er rue a aer
mated speech pro and con-, put OF for future dect
sion on account OF their nonentty.
At the conclusion Of the reaalng of thi document
Mrs. WILBUR rose TO speak OF several subjects. One
was OF the information which had been kindly fur
decson avea at the Gentlemen CONE
posing the Union Club OF New Haven. In
favor of woman suffrage. 1t was carried
unanimously. only two voting against Their having
the ballot. The lady said that when this fact was
made public that the majority OF the gentlemen Of
law school OF Yale College took the matter up and
'no' and one modded whisper ia the negative thas
women should have the VOTE The members OF the
ciy and conhdentially upon this evidence OF the
change Of public opinion In their MIDST upon what
they DESIGNATED as "the great question or the day.
hearers in possession OF, which had, the lady said,
been made the special subject of request to her
that she should do so upon the day before, vIz:--
The fact that at Bellevue Hospital some day lass
week, during ono of the class lectures. number Of
physicans) had been literally nsuted by their COM
panons the class OF Gae men
arily shared. TO the extent. in fact had
such rudeness gone that not alone had sneers covert
words and taclt imp0llteness been INDUCED In by
the class OF medical students assembled there, but
that in the lady's literal phrase spit balls" had
been tossed openly at ana INTO Their faces Sy thee
sucn rudeness and the actual observer OF much OF it,
IT, no word Of rebuke or condemnation mad passed
class and charge these outragess aa rudenesses had
been committed.
Mrs Wilbur resumed her seat after reading the
newspaper commtta OF young woman 70 Sing
Sing for the term Of three long years and all Tor tho
ptiaDe act OF stealing the sun Of forty cents to
herself from starvation from the purse OF alay
riding in the same street car with her. Mrs. VIII
burs denunciation of the unjuss commitment WA
bitter and indignant, aud was entered into with the
utmost sympathy oY the other lady members OF the
association.
A couple OF resolutions, after much stormy discus
slou. we're analg drawn up by MRS. Nort0n-one in
favor OF sympathy and personal Inquiry into
tnis latter instance OF the poor w0mans case, one
Maria Smith, alas Julia Lessl, by nameand winding
up with indignant denunciatl0n OF the merclless
sentence OF the pltess Judge. The other. IN scorn-
full disapprova OF the behavior OF the attendant phy-
stefan now in charge OF the class OF rude, dsordcrly
medical students OF Bellevue Hospital, before auled
TO. Both resolutions having been read before inc
society were unanimously adopted, aud tn, society
adjourned, s In state oil mental muecisaon ~ 10
their place OF meeting for next week.