New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.


SECOND DAY or THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
SPEECHES BY SENATOR POMEROY, MRS. ii. b.
STANTON, AND OTHERS" PROFESSOR" WILL
cox SSUBBED.
WASHINGTON, JAM 19.-The morning session
OF the National Woman Suffrage Convention attended
by largo audience. The stage ornaments were re-
enforced by the appearance OF Olympia Brown and
Isabella B. Hooker Letters OF decnation read by
Mrs Grinng from Judge Hays Of Saratoga, Frances
Gage, and Bishop Simpson Mrs Griing regretted that
the Washington clergy would not attend She pronounced
eulogy upon Secretary Stanton, characterizing him.
with Lincoln and John Brown, Of the three
martyrs OF liberty.
The professor of independent joints and vague versa
ty gravely contradcted the assertion that the Execu
tive Departments had been requested to close account
Of this Convention and entreaed the ladies to wait upon
the President and engage him to communicate with
Congress on the subject Of their emancipation.
Miss Anthony read the list of the Committee appointed
10 perform this duty: Mrs. wilbour. Mrs ii. b. STAN
ton, Mrs NJ L. G. Gage, Susan b. Anthony Paullna
Davis. Martha Wright, Olympia Brown, Phoebe Couzens
and Isabella Hooker. In accepting the Committee Mrs.
Stanton begged the women not TO speak such lacka
dascal "ayes" 1t gave encouragement TO men to say
that they did not want to VOTE when they knew in their
souls that they did want to vote. Miss Anthony also
read letter from Lilly Peckham, and asked tina audi
to give credit to clever young girl who stayed at
home from Convention to take care Of sick brother
Senator Pomeroy gave word OF encouragement to
those who contend that bearing Is the basis OF su
frage. He said they did not call upon all who could
vote to bear They should not rely so much upon
military power, but upon the forco OF virtue and NOR
atty 1t the effort Of Government to detract from tho
rights Of class that produces The late civil
the result OF the weakness Of our fathers who
sowed the wind in the Constitution that we might reap
the whirlwnd. II mothers, wives, etc., were not
the best clzens in the world they would have made war
against us men long The District OF Columbia was
the best possible place to try the experiment Of Woman
Suffrage. He referred to the change Of public opinion
that would take place. citing the OF the negroes,
who he said found out just before election to be as
sweet the balm Of a thousand flowers" He also adj
vocated the holding OF Office by women.
The Rev. Mr. May here proposed that all the women In
the audience who believed in suffrage should hold
up their hands There was pause, and then up went
small bevy OF hands dainty gloyed and pretiy shaped
Mrs. H. b. Stanton, not exactly satisfied begged all
who did not believe In suffrage to stand up. Ev-
erybody stood TO see anybody else did They tried
1t again, and the result meek but brave minority OF
dozen. Mrs H. B. Stanton said 1t always aggravated
her TO hear Of the beautifully meek way In which the
have borne their wrongs 1t was harder to meet
the rdcule OF nation for 90 years than TO face battle
There never was drawer fight made than has
been made in this country by our noble
women and when she heard the pretty little butterflies
Of fashion talk OF them 1t made her blood boil These
fashionable women they do not want their names In
the papers. These to all the fashionable
resorts and they do not their names in the papers
as wearing the distinguished costumes and waltz
ing with some imported Count. they are disappointed
woman should rather wish TO be reported going be-
fore a legislature and making splendid argument,
than Waiting IN the arms OF any person. She intro
duced Nine Mathilde Annekc describing her as woman
who had fought the battlefield OF the German Reyo-
luton OF 49, and had often slept beside her horse
Nine. Annekes pillowy figure, in its military robe OF
black velvet doomed upon the horizon and her whole
heart eaped up and shouted She said she had learned
English language purposey to express herself Tor TINS
cause. She had brought from Milwaukee the signatures
OF many women who desired to carry the Sixteenth
Amendment. She appealed for vote to men In general
and Germans in particular mentioning Carl schurz and
others.
Mrs T. NJ Townsend, a Quaker lady Of Philadelphia,
who might be called "Prim,' II 1t wasn't irreyerent.
wanted know why, II woman was meant to DO INFERIOR
she wasn't from mans head or foot and not from
his side and his rib, too She thought that II Napoleon
had taken the advice Of Josephine his lawful wife, whom
he divorced in most shameful manner, he would never
have gone into that fatal batc, died Of st. Helena
Men ou to take counsel OF their wives She spoke q.
length upon drunkenness referring 10 wife who turned
over her drunken husband that he might not sudocate to
death.
Miss Anthony arose and faceously observed that some
OF the ladies the platform said they WOULDN'T turn MN
over ILaughterl
Olympia Brown spoke for some time reiteratng her
sprghtly arguments sho said that they had usually
been considered cross, grabbed. and cruel monstes
ranging Up and down the country, devouring men who
didn't believe in suffrage but the men would yet
learn TO bless their memories and speak OF them with
honor She thought that not only the drunkard
but the habtua OF tobacco should be forbidden to
marry She advocated the larger life for women in every
regard.
Mr. stillman was announced, but the audience finding
bread and butter triHe more satisfying than SUI
frage rose IN numbers to depart.
susan said she TO find them so much ike the
audiences Of Newport, Hartford, Cincinnati and sara
toga The minute they the head OF man they be-
gan TO run She knew they had heard surfeit OF men
for tho last 600 years yet the strong women IN
sisted upon their audiences listening tomen. Mentioning
Senator Pomeroy, che said lie was "a splendid man.
She begged her friends not TO circulate any more pet
TONS but to get together by tens OF thousands and vote
AYE" for resolutions 1t too humiliating work,
petonng and begging their servants TO give them their
rights She said: "Ive been faithful and declare be-
fore you to-day and before rae and before the sun and
noon that amt going TO do It longer" She wanted
large colony Of women. who could understand eRsla-
ton. TO 60 to Wyoming. and control It's AFFAIRS she
wanted TO them sending two Senators to Washington
Of whom would be woman. She concluded as fol-
lows: Here's a splendid opportunity for any woman
who has political aspirations. II had time, 10 there,
but I've got SewYork City and NewYork State to take
care OF, and the country generally"
Here SUSAN saying that she could not afford to have
fine oratory all the tme sent the Finance Committee
down into the audience to collect memberships While
they engaged In this pleasing duty, Susan compli-
mented the Washington Young Mems Christian Assoca'
ton ito whom the hall bolongs at the expense Of the
Young Mems Christian Association Of New-York The
latter refused 60 allow politics within their hall The
former allow IL cheerully, at the rate Of 600 night
She said Anna Dickinson drew larger audiences than
anybody else. George Francis Train had been made the