The national Republican., 1869-01-21
,n, and would give the negro a

gave to George Francis Train all the promi.
nenoe he obtained In that State. He escorted
Mrs Anthony said the Doctor was mis-. |
taken. She escorted Mr. Tfain' Lsughter.l
of The prominent members OF the Republican
party there supported woman suffragej and II
the Lieutenant Governor was not bitter
Dpi Roof said he was glad TO reply Gov.
Robinson and every Republican member OF
the first STATE gSSsrnmednss nd ss w nns, ,n .sror 81
"Sr. Pilisbury asked how Rev. l. s. Kalloeh
Dr.. Root said he was here and in favor of
last evening to make speech In favor Of II.
wSns M s % sf IN s hIRpsa The soDS DSiSt oT
ward and address the convention.
Mr.. Kalloch was called for, but II present
Mr.. Downing said the colored convention
had placed Lucretia Motifs name on the list
of their vice presidents, and had admitted a
It was on the part Of the woman.
Mrs. stanton said she had nothing to com.
q Hss sSs had been Pesssrs sps
oppressed. There must be an antagonism be-
tween the woman and negro when they are
PLACED above y: to s0yesn u.s. Ths dan,,g
enlightened womanhood. The lowest class
enfrsnchised was always the most hostile to
tSe tS irish, who were % the most bitter q enemies OF
the negroes. II we had to be enfranchised BY
the carload or by any ceremony, u might be
different, but where 1t can be done by single
| scratch Of the pen here In Congress, let US have
| both at once.
The question was then taken, and there be.
mag msnsed. ouf There % W were yO Quite % number T rose
especially In the front seats, and nearly ali
those upon the platform.
Mrs. Anthony not as many rising as she
9SEgsd' SSEg." commenced a speech urging them to
Mr.. Downing rose to a point OF order that
while vote was being taken debate was out
Mi. o. S. Baker denounced lobbying while a
| vote was going on as out OF order. Finally all
were requested to be seated and take fair
Mr.. Downing then moved to lay the resolu.
Mrs Mott called Mr.. Robert Puryis to the
| chair, who put the question and declared the
resolution laid on the table.
The sth resolution, that a mans government
was worse than white mans government,
| &C., was then read, and an amendment offered
by Mr.. Downing as follows:
| Retolped, That the privilege to cast ballot
| saying who shall govern US Is an individual
right not restricted BY the color or sex Of the
lndividualj iH one which cannot Justly be with
held on the plea that another individual Is
unJustly denied the samei that 1t Is the duty
| OF every honest, consistent lover of justice to
| urge the securing OF that right ignoring sex
and color, even though they be dtsfranchised
RsIoipcd, That no one should assume that
person would, II given their right, abuse 1t and
| withhold the same on the assumption, but
that they should be secured in the same and
be held responsible for the abuse thereof.
Tae ame9dment was supported by Mt. Hin
stspsoS when n1 rose Sse0issd iS The front ont
| seat to speak, and announced himself as Mrs.
Pickham, of California,
| Upon taking the stand he said there was one
| in'stsst that had not been heard, and that was
Christ anu the eplLit World, .rd proceeded to
Mr.. Purvis gently reminded him that we
were dealing with people 10 the flesh and not
Mr. .Plckham Well II you will not lear from
Washington, Franklin and Jefferson, will
speak for plain Charles Plckham. He then
| proceeded In a rambling address upon govern
meuts during the remainder OF his ten min
utes.
Mrs. Anthony opposed the amendment. II
enfranchisement OF the black man was urged
HPU1 %.' h. pITlCGfiP9s InDfnP9s woman' enanchi'ement
DIR. Charles Purvis said the question to. day
was, shall the women prevent the colored
o, simply ahI S%
had not done as they should years agol Adm :
the Republican party emancipated the slay-7
from poSy and me not from i tha
now have his rightsl He did not believe the
colored people were opposed TO the enfran-
oppose them. He charged the women as being
Mrs. D; Walker asked what Rad the women
Mr.. Purvis was astonished at her ignorance.
Mr.. Downing, interrupting. They have
ordered us to be tied up and burned alive.
had donel
Mr.. Purvis said he had excepted them, but
they did not represent the women of this
Mrs. Anthony said neither does DR.. Purvis
nor Mr. Downing represent the colored people
MIR. Robert Purvis wished to correct the
idea that there was no opposition to admitting
| Lueretia Mott as vice president to their con-
yention. There was opposition, and II came
Mr.. Purvis, jr, and Mr. Downing denied
that there was signihcant opposition.
Mr.; Purvis said he had the same feelings for
his daughter as he had .or his 500, and he
claimed she was entitled to equal rights with
| him.
| secure her rights he would refuse II to his
Nj. Pervis would refuse 1T, for men could
Emily b. stanton, of Va, said 1t had been
said that women had whipped and burned the
colored man, and asked who made the laws
under which she haG the right to do III Who
built the shps and sent them over the sea to
| bring the colored man to our shores This
and teacher OF their Sabbath sehoolsi Who
| took them into garrets and cellars and taught
them to readi The negroes had vote In the
District Of Columbiai why not help us to even
| thstl
The substitute Of Mr.. Downing was then
| accepted and passed.
The following resolutions were also read,
and adopted without eliciting much discus
sion:
RESOLVED, That we denounce the proposition
| now pending In Congress to abolish elective
government In the District of Columbia, as 1t
| tends to make the Acknowledgement of the
twenty-five thousand women of the Districs
perpetual,
ReIOlped, That we earnestly recommend to
the friends Of equal suffrage In all the States
| to call conventions at their respective cap.
tails during the sessions of the Legislatures,
and that committees be appointed to memo {.
| rialize those bodies on the subject OF impair.
that as far as possible able and earnest women,
as we'll as others, obtain a hearing before
them to urge the necessity and justice of their
claim.
RESOLVED, That in demanding the ballot for
the dtstranchised classes we do not overlook
the logical fact that 1t includes the right to be
voted Tor, and we know no reason why col
ored man should be excluded from a seat in
suitable capabilities and has been duly elected.
RrsoiVed, That we demand OF the Govern.
ment, and OF the public opinion also, that the
women and colored people shall choose their
own occupations and be paid always equally
with men for equal work.
Resoipcd, That II Is our duty to sustain the
various journals now existing North, South,
East, and West, that advocate the doctrine
we inculcate and endeayor to engrAft upon
the governmental policy Of the nation.
Mrs. Anthony spoke at some length, urging
the women to action, and showing that by
cooperation much could be done. She de:
mAnded that the woman who had sinned
should have the same right to pass lack into
society that man had. 1t was no worse to
stand upon this platform with q woman who
had fallen from virtue or been false to her
marriage VOWS than with a man who had been
false. She urged the necessity for business
education. Mercer street and Water street
cd - ha hal nd nj rlaa