, 1870-05-19

patch from hing George, IL which his Najestv
expresses profound Indignation at the crime
!nst committed ON the English tourists. He
- Nv .ne Responsibility On the l.te Ministry,
energetic efforts to extirpate br;-,ndsrn,
TRE NEW YORK woMArs CLUB,
S0rosis On the McFnriand y-rs,-~
Strong Resolution. onuemnIu. tfn
Husband and Sustaining the WiTc.
Frpm ths You Foyt Eua, Nas1S.
The regular meeting OF the Yoman's C1uh
at Deimonico's, yesterday. vas one Of ths
lrgest ever held. Mrs Burleigh presented
the following resolutions:
WHEREAs, The history Of all ages n,s shown
thst the ownershjp OF one human heir9 by another
t2 destructive Of the best qualities Of both aod su
Rtsolrtd, That The assumption b = hushsnl or
the ownership Of bis wife, rs Illustrated in the re-
cent Mcfarland Trial, Is . shame ~ manhood. an
insult 70 womanhood, and n. deep disgrace upon
Resolrs., Tnat the bringing Into cour, Of ts,,er
purely pElyare and Personal having no bearing up
Minded men and women OF olanc!e<s AMI uus,,l,,eI
the whole civilized world.
M1 Rienarason; hit We believe heF to BE- aa ala In
nocent aud deepl: injured woman, whose grcarsst
fault Has IN error Of Judgment In Remaining 70
touk NAA1 utfa Wu0 Al14 lQElElSGQ GFEtY Clafu 10
her respect and outfaEed every Instinct or her
woGanfr Eatufe.
.Resotted, That In the uufaltcrtu2 devotion n.
Mrs. Calhouu+ieunkls and ArA Sinclair to Mrl
Richardson. 3 woman wrunged and outraged, theT
have MeE1ted the hearty commeuaas1ou or eyer
tue nature, and made all women their debtors.
~ Ihese resolutions were stsyngI endorsed by
Mrs. Mary =. Davis, who said: The most ps-
thetic revelation that was perhaps ever givnn
to the public is the statement made by Mra
hlchardson OF her unhappy life with WcFar-
land. Every sentence bears the Impress Of
truth. md aeems w1nng out from the feluct,nt
heart OF q deeply wrunged and suffering
roman- The murderer, who was once her
husband, has been acquitted in ; so-called
court Of justice, or probably her pen would
have still been silent. But now We have the
plain. unyarniahed truth, and the fearful
revelation must wiring With pity every
hea1t not turned to- stone by tho
bitterness Of Prsinaiee and hate; The reso-
Mrs. Tappan, Mrs Patton, Miss I.rned. Mrs.
Foote, Mrs. Har1and, Miss Fuller, Mrs. Demo
rest Mrs- FIley, the President, and, indeed.
every lady present. The utmost excitement
prevailed The question it was asserted. VIE
not 80 much that Of Mcfarland rersus Rich
ardson as that Of ownership in marriage The
dec1Aion Of the jury was not that Mcfarland
did net kill Richardson They knew he did
It was not that he was insane They did not
believe it, or they would have taken out
commission of 1unacy. deprived him OF the
guardianship OF his child, and sent him to IN
asy1uu; it was that he owned his wife. body
and soul, and no one had the right to come be-
tween him ard the working Of his will upon
her, The resolutions were carried unanimous
y. amid storm Of APPLAUSE
Airs. Clymer then presented the following:
Rs,otr1d, That the late Albert p. Richardson. In
her distress and mistortuue-tnssea Of the In
sulttng protection too common In such cases
acted n consaseons, nools, and generous man.
Ion Of every true wotn1n-
This wna also carried
committee Was then appointed to draft q
resolution On marriage, and presented the fol-
lowing, which was carried unanimously:
hksotFtd, That, while we rcprphate any express
sion that tends to convey the lea Of ownership In
maIf1Re, We distinctly encourage 1t rs q holy and
Institution, based upon the equat in
te1ests equal Affection. and equal rights OF the
contracting parties, and that the recent change in
the marriage ceremony By the Methodist Church,
:" you mutually asree,~ us IN accordance viii s tns
endeavor1ng spirit Of the agr. which Is tcnIus to
equal Justice In human relations,
Senator Summers Civil Right. B,II.
The following is the text of the bull recently
by Senator Sumner, entitled q II
act supplementary to an act entitled An act
to protect all citizens Of the United States in
their civil rights, and to furnish tie means for
their Findieation;' passed APRIL $, 1856:
e e.ned eg .e Senate 1"d Ho'tse q Repr<fe-
osse1ao{td That all citizens Of the United States,
MA4ou| Alss OF race color, or previous con-
nnao1 ot selssaae, are entitled to the equal and
d ~ common carriers, whether On
and Or water; BY inn-keepers; BY licensed
places OF public amusement: By trustees, commis-
,ioncss, sopertntcndents, teachers Or other on
.e1s % common scnools and other Institutions OF
y law; by trustees or officers Of church or.anI-
semstsl5 assocauons ana benevolent IN
@ shIs o1sa as q ~ aatnoE
Dn my pEetsnce Of race, color or previous conut-
''9M ~ " ets 9nd s,.91s e-,1.., r,..
.cn Eoanr t he fyrgn1T nsso1 nnas nI s,5 any ge +
ts VIOLATION Or netting thereto shall tos every such
9Mence lone!t anu pay Tue SUM OF $500 10 othe per-
sca scfta En- ;s caaa ~ m oe recovered N any
~, los S1unsg. !eeS as me court saau deem JUST
,eeHea g4Sy Of +, and upoa
~ n, th g 81 ~ Sa4 Dt nneu not iess t1ah $40,
sss wv thia ar aaa snan oe imprisoned NOT
~ Stsn r Y oa5s aIt nofe taau one year: aud
charter or licens uner natinnaf S anan
3ylcrbn f4eftof snS REESE snrt cnar4e ~ upo
nd any ncrsnr, assnmsn. r. 1se ~ ~
Ct under such charter Of license thus forfeIte,i.
3tsdemeannr ana shnti =" nas1 81, Sa!.3 ~
,O0O. nor more man ii Too sn,' sta,i ho IN
risp1ieG not less than thrre nor n,ore rnan s.ven
cars mud both the cnrpOrate and tnint nrnner+v
/ such corporation or association. and the nrEatc
rpper1y Of the several Iutiyidnais comnnsinv the
alie Shall be held ltahle for the fnrfetpras Hras
nd penaties tucurred hv kbe y1oiatinn ~ r.. rrsf
ection Of this act >N@~ 111Ss
SEC. 3 And be Il }tsysa<r snacsea. Thst the ssmc
urislictton and powers ARE herebT conferT.i a,,ti
he same duties entosued UPON The cnurr5 and mn
ers OF she Cnlteti STATES IN The evprntion ~ Tn1a
nd officers In Sections ,, !, s. I, and 10 Of an act
~ .a - Al H. ~ 20 Psntees persons u ne United