New-York tribune., 1869-05-13

To- nd me Equal suffrage van
Thcy missed connection az ~ st sio' Jos
Iyt ,n Gamers Hall, just underground, t0-ngnt, so
El i ,, .L tbe ear with certain sounds OF sweet de
ilsht JOIN W. HUTCHINSON
,>,,.,,,ppsARy MEETING AT sTEINwAY HALL
The American Equal Rights Association met
osterlay morning at 10 o'clock, in stenway Hall Ihe
Sterdauce was very large at least fourfiths beng
Jadies The delegates occupied seats on the platform
iDprinq the session the hall was quito iuH
aud the audience appeared TO take deep ~
eerest in the proceedings. Mrs. EHI"Do'H
Cady stanton, the President OF the Assocl"uon'
called the meeting to ORDER and the Rev. AnVoine'
Brown blackwell by request opened the exercises WIN
yraver Mrs Stanton then briefly stated the ouJoo's,
aims and prospects Of the Equal Rights AssoCi1OH -
had beep said tie Republican party had pro'eu A"lo
Ttc papulJcan party had never been trlea We @ nau
1evcr vct realized republican form OF goyeInmGnt;
E1,uiro repuDicausm never cOuld De LoallACu uli
SSod Shg T." ATistocracies had been oeCtuay tried in
goyemmous In this country aTI rn ts aTsocracS
was at am end could not have republican govern 5
mem a. ~ cntbn.asm ft was real Repubncanism
eyIuc ,lual rights 10 all mel and all women ana Icc0g
Th!s Vas the grand idea for which she had abored for
many years. Ia this great country today, we were G1
by tgcgraphs, were bringing nations slde Dy siae
orr railroads were linking oceans JogTn9T, am Ts Whole
tur ~ the graEd idea Of equality and for the reaza
Mr. INac,weu IN the absence Of tho Treasurer read
che rcpt of that officer giving the various contributions
and disbursements which had Dee @ - 70 5roney left
ending with the statement that there was no iIy T
tn the tcosury The report was unalGu' nate 'Comnitfee
made long report on tho progress OF the cause oi
Nom 3 sIfagt IN the various states OF ne UaUt a
Seforc IN. National Legislature. The question OF mo&r
SndT8 had assumed most prominent pace III
the bc mind NewspaIeIe, atfsrton 70 fTe
enTiecf Tie question had taken deep hold upon the
1resrut &c. and would yet be settled upon the ulmu
E.r,r, rstp1o az
report unanimously accepted ana adOptG9' Inc iOl
were lpUiued by the Chair First Committee on NOnI
natons-EdNin $. Bunker, Lydia Mott EuEm n sitH-
end Is ia Peckham Second, Committee on Resolution
Emestiue 5. Rose, Henry B Blackwell anna Gffn fGIC
Mary a. Lyermore, s. s. Foster Josephine me- :, ET%nns, %
Madam Auueke, Madam Henicour ana Ihe9e a, LANA LANA
ford. THIRD, Committee on Fnance-Su'an B' AnInGuy'
anna c. tleld 4aTy cage anu i1 Is o. Ie io1,vSrSd
was hint al the advantages to DO derived from the dis
Crauchcuent Of the hordes Of ignorant ana qepfSyeG
who now held the balance OF power ~ New,
tt1locir and moral women of the country. This in
Srneencut by the reverend speaker upon the cardinal
idea of the Association, called out sOile pretty shap
criticisms from various delegates especially from the old
The Rev. Mrs Blackwell next addressed the Assocla
tion She could not agree with [he 6eSe[en3 @ nan
Thought seriously upon the subject OF hmuRg the use o
Triucip Of our Government A dsfIanchised class was
eways degraded class therefore unsafe TO the country
IN selEdcfcnsc, must give the ballot to all.
The leading speech OF the day was made by Mrs r.
disnided, statesmanlke manner and the fgll, clear
Shout a hour and had evidently been prepared with
TSat care She begrn by referring to the XYith Amend
iuent 10 the Constitution proposed by the Hon George
SToEer of America Since our famous bin OF rights was
given the world declaring all men equal mere lad
been nothing TO compare In magMiiuos Win Inc Ine
proposition 70 proposition calculated 10 secure
peace and prosperity in the state ght ana Dey % @ IN @ te
(huIc health aud happiness IN the nome ana was le
first stem toward the united action Of and women IN
eeDteG ine womans rights movement had argued their
right 20 political equality from every standpoint OF JUS
ing suffrage as a natural, naenabe right, ana showing
from history that one class cannot IeglsiaJe Iog
be ncgl eccd ana degraded. Among the various argu-
ment used by tho speaker why women shou9 nave 'h9
the difference between man and woman They We're the
Compliments OF each other, but divided halves Women's
TlOueit was needed rational affairs, TO make safe and
stable government The Republican party congratulated
ment and established arsocracy Of sex on this CONT
under the name OF manhood sunIage BuI 4irea9y
several bills had been intIo9ueeu lGto @ 9lae L5S@SS @
cures striking a the stability OF TINS arstocIdcy ana MT
STiseTcr fbrou gbout lie nation IT win be enyabe
record said the speaker for the XLth congress tat IN
futionf in the care and keeping Of every type OF man
hood in the care OF vice and ignorance Wne they g
Ting and purifying influences S. OF t ths ea1Gs2 mos5
yrtqous humane end educated aoUa ns Oa 'S sSH and
Gomaus destruction Every consideration OF PATRIOTISM
S Ec "a a. demand their speedy enfranchsement. Mrs
STANTON proceeded 10 portray In most eloquent manner
the iunuInerabo wrongs and expressions when c9u1
The nation needed the moral influence OF woman
in the machinery of the Government Her enfranchlae
5nent audparcipatiOn in national affairs alone coulu
etay the tide Of corruption that treaUeueu " ONC1
ISIclm our free Institutions. [ApplauseJ go ,.,
TINS address was a masterpiece Of fautess rhetoric
elevated sentiment, and strong aTSueR AZ AT We 0Use
of Mrs santOn's address, the Committee on NonlAa-
gions reported:
. PRgsIpsyT-Lueretia Mott s. ,,-., D..
vcEpEDEST, AT LAR6EB Gaty Stanton Ernest9e L. Eo,e
Vermont; Wm. LLOYD Garrison, h@saeha 1qa & var u
Coaaeect Henry Ward Beeehe Ienek Roqgs' % & a1d As u
vauia Thomas Garrett Deaga5e Ken ~ Harris Ma',aIS Sonn
So2b Csrona Ksbeth Wright Teasi Mrs Dr. Hekens Florida
u Cg vines & Of If9,,ss K5. K.s Cow H'I F Il la Mms
Areie u Wisconsin the Hon NJ Loughg o. low" h3Iy a. I'g
O o Gilbert Harms Michigan the Rev. Aaron Lindsey
ofOregr D. H. Moore Of CsRIoI9.s Tue A' T. '''0 |
IL fIS5cfgE 0 R. Tton Lucy Stone Edgn A.
ss susan ANTHONY tie Rey AHioaf&i.s & L. BsqgR I g,Ss bT
psiiaa, Oliver johnson Ez1hsth sYIn INNER 'is'' " ~
'e Sc1 d aRrs1Siary B. Gage and Harriet Puris
RSconplSl sgcnRrAHY-Hasy B. Blackwell
AIR iLe report of the Committee Nominations had
1ccn received aud adopted Mr. s. S. Foster got up 10
speak on ats adoption ana was PeinSo 70 Sch 'I5 I
time early history OF the AntSlaVeIy cause DuJ
who ir0uiIed what ali that had do with tho report Of the
Committee Tie President decided the speaker in order
OF some Of the proposed officers. IL soon ap'
peared that his opposition was directed TO Mrs.
stanton on account Of the preference she had gwen 10
woman suffrage over negro suHIage h IHe AeoD'"'sV 1
The speaker called TO order by several persons, si
Tie President showed her singular HagnanlInI5 " , s
tanning his right TO the hOOr running 0eOate Huay
eIrung mp between Miss Anthony ana Mf. roster, lu
which DC accused Miss Anthony OF falsehood me rIe
idcut MTs Stanton who had sat ana qulety listened 70
the uuCOMpluentary criticisms upon heisell Dy tAe
speaker, stn sustaining his right 10 speak, now, now
attacked a called Mr. Foster 20 ORDER but ne re-
fused obey and continued 70 speak some tme IN inc
face Of the positive order 70 desist from the PRESIDENT
and the manifest dlsapprODauOn OF large part OF inc