National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-02-18
BRADFORD. FRIDAY, FEB. is, 1870.
Woman Suffrage Conrentio,.

That cntaneous eruption which has
ately afflicted the body polite, and
which is now generally known as
Woman Suffrage Agitation, has at
last broke out in Vermont, and the
good people of the capital have re-
Gently been treated to an exhibition
of some of the most noted patients
suffering from this disorder. Among
the notables who 'came to the |
scratch" at the Woman's Suffra &c
Convention, held at Montpelier on
the I'd inst, were Lucy Stone, (Mrs.
Blackwell.) Mrs. Livermorc, Mrs.
BoNles, Julia Ward Howe, Mr..
Blackwell, Iversohn and others.
The Convention was success in
80 far as getting out large audi>
cnce was success. But when the
Shepherdesses threw open the Wo-
man Suffrage sheepfold, and invited
the people to enroll themselves and
step in, there was no great rush.
About 100 out OF the 300 said to
have been present during the Con
vention, enrolled themselves as ad-
vocatcs of the movement. Possibly
the reason why more men aud won
en- did not manifest a desire to rush
INTO the fold was because they did
not like the looks of some of the
sheep already in; doubtless per.
ceiving that some Of them were
wolves in Sleeps clothing.
1t is generally admitted that some
of the female speakers made smart
speeches, and one of them at least
Mrs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT de
c!ded talent in the use Of ahusiy,
epithets, and stump speech clio
quence, but she failed to impress.
people very much with the idea tha'
woman's influence in politics woul,
tend to elevate the tone and spiri
OF political stump speeches. w,
make an extract from her speecl
in reply to an article which appear
el i'll the Montpelier journal. just t
show what Mrs. Livermore's capa
bilitlcs are.
She began: "Thc duty assisnc
to me this evening is to answer som
of the objections to woman's SUI
rage advanced in a paper | hold i
my hand, the Vermont HatcLma
ard State JomnaL" The lady the
took MP each Of the objections to tn
new reform stated in the last issu
of the paper referred to. When sh
came to Tie charge that this move
ment is "tound in low company
and that many of its advocates scor
the Christian idea of marriage, an
announce The broadcast doctrines {
free love, she said turning to her a
sociatcs upon the platform, "yc
hear ladies', lov company! Fr,
lovers, are you! This, sir, is q s,
rious charge, so if you are her
stand up and give your names AZ
persons. If you are true ma
you will reply. If you are not
coward, you will reply. ! pronoun
the charge utterly and absolute
false. The editor Of religious Hcu
paper darcs make this charge Al
then dares not face the music.
inst this way the Rev. j. ID. Fult
used TO sander our women in his |,
turing tours. but he never dared
sail me, fos was following close
hind him. These false and sland
Gus charges ] ding nj editor Polah,
feet. We ate all married won,
and happily married women. III
of our sisters i'll advocating 1
cause, are natives of Vermont,
distinguished women, and chul
members. Get copy of this
per, each one Of you, and one OF
days that are to come, when this
itor says lie ai,cdw ,cdS an ddroc
Of suffrage. show him this articl,
All little difficulties and objecti
connected with tie subject will Sc
themselves. Don't he fooled
any such contemplate scriblin,
this
Take also another sample
Mrs. Liyermore, where, rcierrin,
The suffering endured by brave /
IA the army, she taun,ingly inq
cd il this had not a parallel in
suffering chdured by woman
bring these men into the world
Aud again where Ehe dccll
that "rhc unmarried iaye some
Nantagcs which the married
NOT, Tor an unmarried woman
call her baby her own, while a
rcd woman cannot" She also
clard that the woman suffrage m