Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-27
Universal Franchise Assec,.s.,

Major HaSeerty, late CensA to Glaseo,o' on the
NtGRd-fe IS MOI q WoNdHs Rishter On Uhs
Contrary. Gate the Reverse-ATs Grigng AZ
ter Horace 6tseley-A Gushing Female OrGtor-
Tao IottsoGI Side Of the Woman ~Sss,stiou--
Home" Voting and floTeTy Eoxcrs aad F1oe.
ing FOahtdihs. r
As e'ased in last Mondays STAR, the friends
Of woman suffrage in this city have opened che
winters campaign, and on Saturday evening
last they held another m eeting At Uniou League
Hall, TO fnrther tLeir objects. The meeting had
been adjourned from previous night on &C.
count OF the slim attendance, aud as far as that
objection was Concerned 1t was s'out OF the
frying. pan into the fire," rs the attendance on
this occasion was more meager than before,
comprising In all only fifteen persons as fol.
lovs;.Mrs. Josephine 5 6rifiing, (neatly
Mrs. DIR. Belva A. r. lockwood, lin dress Of
sober browp;) Mrs. Colby, "a SIX -footer, hand.
somely attifed in black slix;j Mrs Freeman,
lin olack SIR, with diminutive market bas.
ket on one arm, while the other vigorously
piled fan, giving an occasional Whit of fresh
air to DR. lockwood, who was enjoying a
quiet snooze Immediately behind her;) Mrs.
Adams and Miss O'Connor, 1.-THE two latter net
taxing an active part in the proceedings of the
evenlng0 DIR. Lockwood the lives thereD Rev.
z. w. Dennison; Messrs. q. W. Needham, ],
X; Colby. John O'Donovan, Major Haegerty,
Champlin, Of the Public School Board, and
two reporters.
The meeting was called to order by Vice
= u.
ham acting Secretary. The Chair asked il any.
one had any suggestions to make, but receiy ing
no reply called ON Nrs. Grifhng for report as
10 me Cineinnaa Convention, Mrs. Gnfhng
then gave S glowing account Of It, saying thar
the main argument advanced was that taxation
without representation was tyrapy. Woman
should be protected, and the sunerings she now
experienced from tyranny were only relics of
slavery. They extended to the household as
well, but there was no woman living willing to
bring her sufferings before the public. No step
OF progress was now being taken which did not
include the enfranchisement Of women There
was great complaint Of thewoman OF the present
gay not being marTiageble Why sol Simply
because she did not know domestic economy,
and the reason she did not know IL was because
sne was denied the right to govern herself En-.
tire freedom was as beneficial to woman as to
man.
Mrs. DR.. Lockwood read portions of the Gin
clnnati Enquirer in regard to the Con yention
recently held there, after W hich she seemed de.
sirous 10 60 into an election of officers and
asked mrs. Grifing how many members it re-
CURED to constitute quorum, and hoped this
meeting would not be q repetition Of the last
one. Mrs. Griffing didn't seem to want to 20
into an election, and referred Mrs. Lock woods
question 10 the secretary. Mrs. Lockwood
then asked those present to give their views,
No one moved; SO she called on the secretary
to read the resolution which had been prepared
for discussion, as follows:
Resolved, That we believe woman, married or
unmarried, is the companion, the peer of man,
ana not his servant; that there Is no good rea.
son why mothers, wives and daughters should
not have the some rights Of person, the same
right to control their property, the same right
TO any occupation, profession or position, the
same rights Of citizenship, that fathers, nus.
bands, and brothers have; that q right is worth
nothing without the power to protect it, and
that the ballot alone confers this power.
Mrs lockwood ito Rev Q. w. Denntson.)-
VIII Brother Dennison please speak to the
resolution Brother Dennison rose and sand
ne thought they were there to transact bust.
ness, and not 70 talk, bat Of course women
would nave their say. He endorsed the reso-
buttons. Woman suffered on account of man,
and in common with him, and he believed the
time would come when women would not only
be members OF churches, but deacons, ministers
ana bishops, and IL she was fit to be q bishop
why wasn't she fit to be President or lawyer
or Justice Of the peace, to fill the editorial
chair! The ballot is what they should struggle
for now, and the right OF suffrage. which had
been supereiliously and arroganIly claimed by
man, was Just as much the proper attribute of
woman. He then stated that Major Haggerty,
G!asgow, was present and would address them
Major Haggerty excused himself and pre.
ferred to say nothing.
Mrs. Lockwood.-Oh, we are not political
yet. You are not in peril for what vow sav.
MaJor daggerty then said he had some don hts
as TO the possibility Of their success; had seen
women treated brutality in Europe, and he
thought That the women were better of lust
now In America than elsewhere. The chlyalry
OF the true American gives sufii cient protection
to women without the privilege OF the ballot,
dasSn 20 the ssh 4: isoa9ns Ts1aS be
was woman's sphere, aud v )uld not like TO
pardon for being so candid, but they had in
vlted MIN to speak, and must take the conse.
quences.
The Char then stated that they would vote
Mrs. Freeman thought it better to adjourn
over on account OF the small attendance caused
by the rain.
The Chair.-A woman's right woman should
not be deferred by the rain.
Mrs. Griffing again took the floor and
scourged Horace Greeley and other prominent
Americans for asking that a majority of the
women in America should demand the right of
sunrage before the request would be consid.
cred. The voice Of fifty in her opinion was
Just as powerful as that Of million.
John Donovan here rose and Mrs. Lockwood
attempted to put motion as If to head him on,
but John was irrspressible, and would have
Mrs. Colby then spoke Of the probabilities OF
success in their efforts. She hoped they would
Oh. dear she hoped they would. My souE II
we only could, what grand time IL would be!
But she did not agree with the last speaker,
tDonovan,) about husbands and wives voting
together, for women would not, like men, depo-s
sit their ballots where the air was redolent with
the efuvla OF adjoining rum.mills, but would
vote amid fowery bowers and crystal. flowing
fountains. She then referred TO the fact that
women are employed in the Treasury at the
nSy az Of picking rags for the man:
woman from this administration or its oficials
Now, she had spoken her mind she always
did speak her mind, ana from the bottom of her
heart, and she was truly glad there was no re.
porter present to spread the outpourings OF her
heart before the public. She was not used 70
public speaking, and thanked those present foI
their attention.
After some further discussion az to the time
for holding the next meeting. an adjournment
was carried without any action on the resolu.
ton.
The MUNICIPAL INvBsTTGArIoH-Cdrd from
Col O'Beirne-Ife IS Rough on j. IT, Crane.--.sJas
X. O'Beirne" has published a card In refer.
ence TO ]. II. Cranes last, which was publish.
ed in Saturdays STAR. Col. O'Beirne saws
that Crane presumes TO take an unpardon.
able liberty with the name of one with whom
he has nothing to do, and who, thanks to q re-
spect for select company, has nothing to do
with nm and adds IL brand the letter of
the reckless and Inscriptions man as false In
spirit. false in fact, and false in intent No
such firm as Jas. X. O'BeIrne Co. with NV
knowledge and consent, exists In this District
or elsewhere, and / ought To know something
about 1t. No such amount has been rece we'd
as he alleges, nor under the circumstance
he specifies. This ex.commissioner will have
TO settle the responsibility Of this, as well
as other acts Of his, to be Investigated.
through the sierra requirements Of the Law,
Of which the public, who perhaps care moth.
ing about him, shall be ad vised in due course
do not mix In Newspaper controversies
but IL behooves me to say that this rash man
10 one OF the same paIty who, aided and re.
inforced by one J. n. Orossman, are makinr
war upon Hon. Sayles J. Bowen. whose