Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-04
THE HART HARTFORD 9WoMAN,s.. i,l SUE
 VI 17 6 TRACE CONVENTION. ;. ,a. <.

A e ..- iii yt fsien15o- .uou e4noa ell :
 The Conyenti0n was ffablled ffblllse tal order
 Thursday morning, by the F rH9pn. 9pn Johirr Hooper efI sH Hartford, and. tReg..o 4Henr,
 Ward Beecher apsnea With YEiiltlhl prssyer. lo TAe following officers were chosen ;s.od oY r.
 RresidentrThes ,,Res, N J- Burton Hart s
 Vice presiidelnts-Iahe iidaeltsslIah Rev. .stD. tDr.. oun,: mings, of dMidaletewn; Mrs. E. 0. Stan.
 ton, of NewlY York; ;. Dr.. c. E. Stowe, Hart
 ford; Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Boston,
 Francis Gillette, Hartford; Mrs, Thomas !Elnfs, Hon. Charles Atwater, Nsw Haven,
 Hon. Francis Chamberlin, Hartford; Hon
 John. Hooker, Hartford.ia Ilaaa s7c@ $
 Secretaries-Mrs Susan E. Anthony,
 New York; Miss Frances Ellen Burr, Hart
 ford. atfi .f,o1s sfagTn5aa fk'a--3.14a &
 7 After happy opening speech by Mr
 Burton, the womans suffrage reform was
 advocated by Mrs. Caroline Severance, o1 Boston and Mrs. Susan B. Anfhony, of
 New York In 9the afternoon, speech
 was made by Mrs. Livermore, of Chicago. Thursday evening" Henry Ward Beecher delivered an address. and Mrs. Julia W. Howe read poem. r, as t.. At present writing, no report has reach ed us of the Fridays exercises, but speech es were expected from Dr. Cummings. President of the Wesleyan University, Mrs. Pauline ": Davis, of Providence, MT. William Lloyd Garrison, and others, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton delivering the evening address. ue
 The committee on resolutions made the following report, and on motion of Mrs. Davis, seconded by Henry Ward Beecher, it wasfesolved that they be accepted for discussi on and left for definite action by the convention. 9eAoa .. asks ~, ia. '-
 #Ha RESOLUTIONS. yl -~.
 Resotped, That there is no consideration whatever that makes the right of suffrage to men, or that makes it the duty or the interest of the nation to coneRde it to men, that does not make it valuable to women, and the duty and interest of the nation to concede 1t to women. let, -l.
 Resolved, That the ballot will bring to woman a higher education, larger indus trial opportunities, awidcr field for thought and action, sense of responsibility in her relations to the public welfare, and, in place of mere complaisance and fattery, the higher and truer respect of men. ''i '''' ] Kesotued, That political affairs. involving nearly all those questions that relate to the welfare of the nation and the progress of society towards a perfect christian civiliza- ton, ought to interest deeply every intelli. gent mind and every patriotic heart; and, while women love their country and the cause of Christian progress no less than men, they ought to have the same oppor tunity withimen to exert'a political power in their behalf -a .. aa5.4., aris ,sts .s..
 Resoloed, That in the. alarming preva- lence of public dishonesty and private inn which the present forces on the side of public and private virtue are prov ing wholly unable to control. it is our firm conviction that women, educated to the of participation with men in their political rights, would bringsto the aid of virtuous men 8 new and powerful element of good which cannot be spared, and for which there can be no substitute.
 AtCcOGOCN, 4A1o cdNCNO0AhS CAO~ OpCA. ing to woman of this larger sphere, we do not underyalue her; relations as wife and mother, than which none can be more wor- thy of a true woman's love and pride; but it is only by a full development of her fac ulties and wide range for her thought. that she can become the true companion of an intelligent husband, and the wise and inspiring educator of her children; while mere domestic life furnishes no oc- cupation to the great number of women who never marry, and very inadequate one to those who, at middle age, with large experience and ripe wisdom, find their children grown up around them, and no longer needing their care. Resolced, That all laws which recognize Q superior right in the husband to the chill dren whom the wife has borne, or a right on the part, of the husband to the proper ty of the wife, beyond the right given to her in his property, and all laws which hold that husband and wife do not stand in all respects in the relation of equals, ought to abrogated, and the perfect equal ity of husband and wife and wife est ,b- lished. 3duh sI bpfa 8df IT nG.s31lffos o- ' Reso1red, That this equality of position and rights we, believe to have been intend ed by the Creator. as the ultimate perfec- ton of tic social state, when he said 'tLet us makesmAnin our own image, after our and let them have dominion ;'' and to have been a part of our Saviour s plan for aafpeFfecte Christian society, in which an Apostle.say .ls There is neither bond nor free, there is neither, M ir male nor female. -
 The following draft of a proposed Constitution was offered: ,'-' '- 1-> si5 Constitution of Me Connecticm Woman Saf. a frageg Association. Organized at iHmtford, b October 29lh, 1869: ss go p Edsigd gps ...f h ARTICLE L---This Association shall be called The Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, and it's object shall be to se- cure the ballot for the women of Connect equally with men. .4n vasft t5Gt mi
 ,., ARTICLE II.;z7Al persons. subscribing to this constitution shall be considered mem bers and entitled to vote. 4 DaY1satlo Fl !.
 6 ARTICLE The officers of the fassoci- ation shall be president, one or. more vice presidents. one or more secretaries, a treasurer and an executive committee.
 'ae ARTICLE IE.-3Thes executive committee shall consist of not, less than five nor more than nine members. The president shall be'er ofscio a member The comnittee shall have power to transact all the gordina- " business of the association,, s7ro os N
 ARTICLE V.-Annual meetings of the assucsatiohI shall be held at Hartford eoi, the first Wednesday of sSepf9nber,e at ,lO
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