The New York herald., 1869-06-16
THE W0May,s suEERAGE CONVENTION.

Meeting Mt the Twenty.fhird street Bureau--
DIR. I.iliput Ati,nonis.cs the s,isterhOod of
Social Rcvoiuti0n.-A Grand Saratoga Con.
veEtion Projected.
"There'n be slim meeting to-day owing to the
rann remarked the Napoleon OF the social revou.
ton yesterday afternoon, by way OF apology for the
thinness OF the audience quite Illustrative OF Mil
toms .lt. though few;' ana this remark the VEN
cradle spinster repea ted several times quite regard
less OF the fact that it not raining at all and was
not likely to ram. The audience was slim so
was the meeting-and in more senses than
one, notwithstanding the fact tnat the occasion was
one as the enthusiastic expressed IT, to call forth
every friend or the cause regardless OF the weather.
AS IL was however, they dropped in by ones and
twos and threes very intermittently, from two to
four O'Clock at which latter hour a sufficient mum.
ber OF specimens had been collected to admit OF at
tempt at classification. queer specimens they
were-puns upon physiognomy most OF them-but,
as Of the enthusiastic justly remarked, earnest
workers, TO say nothing OF talking, in which they
demonstrated themselves to excel.
Mrs. Phelps now put on the dignity OF president
OF the motley army OF invincibes and the venera-
bic leader OF the revolution stated the OBJECT OF the
meeting. First, 1t was proposed to hold Fourth Of
July celebrations all over the cOuntry-.hus ieav
ing the other sex with nothing whatsoever to at
tend to on that occasion, when every tree male
American Is supposed to be at liberty to ventilate
his rhetoric. How the quondam orators OF the day
OF whiskcy, wag-tongue and fireworks may appre-
ciate this curtang and usurpat0n OF their precious
privileges mattere whit IN the speakers esti-
nation Men had no business to insist upon all the
talking. In fact, II women had not right TO talk,
il might as well he conceded that they had no rights
at all-ior OF all rights the right to tax was most
The special purpose OF the meetng-vH. to make
preparations for the great state Woman Suffrage
Convention to be held al Saratoga on the 18th Of
July-was then stated, and the discussion as TO the
best manner oil electing delegates was opened.
" was at tins stage OF the proceedings that DIR.
Liput q dlminuiivc little gentleman In black with
pantaloons trie too long for OF MS dimensions,
and hence baggy at the ankle, entered the room with
the scalthy step OF a cat Having worked his way
to eligible seat the little gentleman took of his
spectacles, wiped the glasses with bit OF cam
was oracular. .'Ahem" was all the little
gentleman said for the moment; but pre-
senty 1t seen that master spirit was en-
cased in that rather oddly hitting black SUIT OF his.
Presently, fact DR.. Liput having rested himself
little after tne fatigue Of SAVING aiien,m got up
boX-toed shoes. placed one hand carefully IN his
pantaoons pocket, aud asked II he could be heard.
To which the elated president glad 20 see gentle
man take up the cause, responded with an Affection
ate affirmative and Dr. Liliput went on gestculat-
with his hands rs Is the general practice among
orators. What DIR. Liliput said was less important
than the air of wisdom with which he said II, and
hence need not he qu0ted-the diminutive pundit's
manner having been more than his matter.
1t was sufficient to stir the ire OF one OF the enhu-
slasc, and thai is en0ugh one or the enthusiastic
sprnging up from her comfortable sofa seat and In
sstng that further augmentation was not TO be tole
rated. IL didn't matter whether the clOdhoppers of
the other sen admitted the right of womcn to vote
did not. All the women needed 10 accomplish
Their purpose was to hang together, walk up to the
polls IN a body, take the ballot box by storm, and
deposit their votes ia spite OF anybody. She for one
was in favor OF doing just that very thing and dong
u at once, and the enthusiastic creature looked
nercely about she reseated herself II bent upon
the demolition or stuning OF some vagrant ballot
box on the spot.
Here again MISS Susan Il. Anthony took up the de-
bate with protest against the taxation Oi women
without representation, and stated that the deputy
collector had become so imp0rtunate In his demands
that she was about to remit him the sum Of fourteen
dollars and ten cents; at which DR.. Liput expressed
his satisfaction with the aw-abiding prOcivites Of
the venerable leader Of the movement with another
Of those ''ahcmsv Of his, and composed himself be-
hind the barricade Of his spectaCes as for nap.
Thus ended the discussion the faithful dropping out
by ones and twos as they had dropped in