The New York herald., 1870-12-10
woMAN's RIGHTS.

WOn0U>o Sumr0Re tuc fuuuCch VI A'os
wrongs-No More Money for Chassepots
and Needle Guns-A Hint for Wendell
PhiIIIps-Adap, and Eve-The Fallen Wo-
men Who Walk Our Streets.
goodly number OF ladies. representing what the
il-natured world call the strong minded portion Of
the fair sex, assembled yesterday afternoon at the
room OF the New York woman's Suffrage Associa-
ton TO give vent TO the grievances that lay upper
most on their minds ana to clamor fer woman's
''rights' and the redress OF woman's wrongs. As q
matter OF course the. shafts OF their ire were dl-
rected against man-that monster Of iniquty-ana
his wicked ana selfish course was exposed in the
rorcble speeches delivered by several Of the ladies'
Nor did Wendell Phillips the apostle Of woman's
rights. escape unscathed; for
HIS LACK OF ENERGY
In the defence OF wOman's cause was severely COM
mented upon by one OF the lady speakers. II BIZ
Shakespeare had been present az this rare meeting
he would have been inclined TO repeat the remark
put into the mouth OF Benedict
my horse speed Of your and 90 good
contriver.
dened ease Of the masculine gender found champions
among the fair danes present, who took it upon
themselves to
sHIELD MS BATTERED REPUTATION
from the furious assaults made upon 1t. The meet
ing was called to order by Mrs. Charlotte b. WILL
bour, vice president OF the association. The secrc
tary. Mrs Abbey Crosby read the minutes Of the last
meeting, which were approved. At the suggestion
OF DR.. Frederick X. Marvin, chairman OF the Com
mittee OF Arrangements, Mrs. DIR. Haliock took the
ioor and addressed the meeting as follows:--
Comparing herself TO
AN ovERCHARGEp ELECTRIC BATTERY,
she said-l came across an article In one OF the
daily New York journals, entitled '.Peace Pipers"
stating that IL was natural for nations when they
get prosperous to pick quarrels with other nations
IN order to let on the surplus steam Showing this
70 my better hail. sg o. daasn 5aslsr' nu.,r
Woices..Eqnaily good,9 ! .5 could scarcely = ex, wa
my II Thrifty xcs Is
matter men would net spend their surplus money
for needle guns and Cnassepots. IT has been said
that woman should not vote because she can't
light Now this is the very reason why she Is more
entitled 10 1t than man.
IN aluding to the present war in Europe she
said:-Newspapers report the big battles and the
doings of Napoleon and Bazaine, but they do not
mention the rapes and outrages committed on wo-
men, which are
THE TRIMMINGS OF WAR.
In the course OF her remarks about the social evil
Wonen's poverty consents to many things I wish
the streets were lined with the dead bodies OF these
fallen women that man should open his eyes to the
social evil and see the enormity Of his offence.
have no objection TO man If he will not go out Of
his sphere, l want man to be more manly and
woman more w0manly. l do not mean TO talk
womans rights. have new PLATFORM which is
woman's duties. II woman would do her duty she
wond M nave ner rights alualng TO the m laws % snat
evil she said:-Women should not allow men to
take this subject into their hands, When man
sTEMAING THE SOCIAL EVIL.
! turn my back on him; he has no business to
touch this subject. Women shOnd not permit men
even TO open their lips about the degradation OF
their fallen sisters. / hope ssme political party
VIII unite upon enc PLATFORM and that Is woman's
suffrage. II Mr.. Wendell Philips viii waste his
time upon other question: and not take hold OF this
ail-important one he may retire into private life:
The live question OF the day Is woman. do not
wish to attack men. only want to say that
WOMEN WHO SIN AGAINST MORAL LAWS
are no worse than men who do the same, though the
degradation OF the former may seem much greater.
Women have ortier standard OF morality, because
there something OF the Divine Spirit engrafed In
their nature. God gave Eve to Adam because
Adam could not get into heaven without the
splritualistic and OF women. A bad woman Is q
fallen angel. She may be worse than bad man,
because she tails from greater height The
the impassionate manner of her remarks, saying
that she was born under Southern sky and her
feelings on this subject were 'too many for her."
Mrs. SEACoRE then vented her feelings by brief
discourse upon the same subject, after which Mrs.
SOMERBY NJ. D., spoke about the measures needed
TO aid TIE
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT or YOUNG WOMEN.
She said:--The women 0f this city have grown In
dOlent; many would rather be idle and have their
living. she objected to MRS. Halock's remarks be-
cause she thought they were somewhat one sided,
and she did not like
RUNNING MEN Down.
Mrs. DR.. MARTIN then arose and said that the In
strunen: OF suffrage Is needed TO remove w0mens
wrongs.
lowing members were appointed to attend as dele
gates the peace meeting, which Will take place on
the 23d instant;-Mrs: Blake Mrs. Halock, Mrs.
Seacore, Mrs. Crosby, Mrs. Poole. DR.. Holland. DIR.
Hallock, Mrs. Somerby, Mrs. WIlbcur. After which
Mrs. Devereux Blake made very clever speech
about the Incidence OF the women of the day.
AT this stage of the proceedings DR.. HALLocK, be-
nevolenI old man, took the chair and delivered
brief discourse. The meeting then adjourned.