Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-19

ne lTunGnlhHs Out WOuAu WV hNAlkly W IT,
move the obstaeiss which now exist 10 pre-
rent the sex from exercising the right. The
aw ia not designed 10 prevent women from
voting, but hedges the ballot-box In with
partition which must be broken down. He
was glad 10 welcome every one who will
come In to help this work, no matter from
whence they come. II the people Of the
East are obscure for the present, Il IL right
hat they should catch Inspiration from the
great West. His doctrine was that, "he that
Ia not against US Is for us;" and with that
and liberal spirit he babe welcome
70 every one. He was glad to hear from
the president Of the convention, that she had
Neeu stirring mp the folks out West, and
hear that petitions have been In circulation
AZ yet he had seen noue ~ these petitions
Mrs. Stanton. awe have brought them
with us, sir. We come fally armed and
equipped"
Mr.. Pomeroy said he was glad to hear
this. He had been waiting to see the petl.
tons for q sixteenth amendment. This
woman suffrage business must DO eugrafted
irto the Constitution, aud become part and
parcel OF the law Of the land. The speaker
then discussed the naturalization laws Of the
country, and urged that they needed reyl.
sion to give the right to vote to people Of
oil nations. Woman lie as much citizen a.
man. When taxed, she must pay; when
charged with crime, she must DO brought
into court; when found guilty, sho must be
sentenced. There can be no substitute bust
uesSi therefore, he claimed woman wanted
no substitute to vote for her. The time has
come, that golden place which was spoken
OF years ago has been reached; the colored
man has been finished; now woman must
have her opportunity and her right. lie
hoped that this new year might be rally
tyf E,rN hnaaY4S, h.tgE. ali -,
she must have her say In the Government OF
her country. He hoped 10 live to SEQ the
triumphant success OF the cause we arc I'D.
yocatlng.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
On motion Of Mrs. Grl1ing, the following
committees were now appointed by the presl.
dents On credentials, Mrs. Grlfnng, Mr..
Stillman, Mrs. Cridgei on finance, Mrs.
Davis, Miss Anthony, Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs.
Wright, Mr.. Wilcox on resolutions, Mlss
Anthony, DR.. Root, Mas Cousins, Rev. Mr..
May, Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Ella, and Mrs. Colby.
MISS ASTHoSr READS SOME LETTERS.
Miss Susan d. Anthony now advanced "a
the front OF the platform, and having oh.
tained a hearing, stated that she would read
several letters that had been received, and
proceeded TO road an eplstle from James NJ.
| scovel, Of New Jersey. Tho chlrography
must have been bad, for after two or three
pauses threw up her hoad and folded the
letter saying, ooh my, these Congress.
men and public people write so funny can't
mako out what Il Is, bat he means to
say that we must Impress upon Congress
the Importance OF at once acting In behalf
II the great question we arc assembled to
advocate"
She then read the following from Sinclair
Tousey, Of New York, this being the first
public announcement OF Mr.. Tousey's Gym
pathy with tho movement:
New York, Jau. IS, $50.
Miss ASTHONT Prior engagements will
prevent my attendance 90 the Washington
| Convention. Absence will not, however, de
| prlye me Of sympAthy with the cause you have
| At heart. The arguments OF TO day against
carries one back to tho day Of pro, slavery as
tendency, and bringI wildly 10 mind the old
vail about the non;humAnityof the negro an,
his lack OF capacity for oiyiliEing Improved
ment, aud though the opponents Of equal
| rights for both sexes do not 60 quite 80 far NJ
TO deny the humanity OF women. yet on,
might believe they would did not such denia
involve their own status.
| Your oppou ents are to-day using the SAINT
| Arguments a. rofOrmera always have been mel
with, the main staple being prejudice bora o
| custom. This 10 their position: what II
must be.n The older and greater the institu
| ton or custom, no matter how unjust, tho
| greater the reverence attached to IL. Thus
| during the antI-sllVery crusade we were told
| that inAHmuoh As slavery was as old az the
| race, therefore II must DO right, Aud must
much as women have always been the thralls
OF men, therefore 1t IL right they should re-
main as such.
In a feeble manner fought the old pro-
slavery dogma. In a feeble manner am try
| log to hght the twin, the non-equallty, lega
| and political, Of the sexes. Believing thai
the fstherhood Of God embraces all that II
human, muat believe 10 the brotherhood o
mAn, regardless OF sex, color or birth place, Apt
| that every member OF the great family 10 entl
gles.
stating this opinion, favor all Institution
and laws that mAy serve to attain this end.
Yours, very truly, SINCLAIR To usEY.
After paying n glowing tribute to the
writer, Robert Purvis, Miss Anthony read
tho following letter;
.BTBEREr. PHuLDUrHIA, Pa 4
Ny dear friend, SaIaH b. ISii5Hg' No need
Of a letter from you or any other friend to In
yite me TO Warrington TO attend the eOnven :
tion. am only prevented BY the continued
poor health OF my wife and daughter.
do not know that my presence will be oil
service to the cause. Oensured As may be fol
| apparent consistency ~ member and az
| otiieer Of the A. A, s. society, IN approving 4
| movement whose leaders are opposed to Tho
| passage OF tho fifteenth amendment, must be
| true to my own soul, to my sense OF the AhEo-
| Lutte demands OF justice Hence | say, that
| much As desire land Heaven knows how
deeply through life have Antagonized there
thFsl Nut poaatAhlOu Of hll my rlWntA AZ An
Amei lean citizen, eGnnot object, nay, were /
woman, black or white, would resist, by
every feeling Of selfrespeot and porsonSl
dignity, any and every enoroaeh ment Of power
every act Of tyranny, (for such they viii be i
blsed upon the impious, false and Infamous
assumption Of superiority Of sex.
Most truly, yours, Roman PuRvIs.
In closing, Miss Anthony related some Of
her experiences since her acqualutanceshlp
with Mr.. Puryis, and pronounced him the
"noblest Roman OF them ALL"
WILCOX HEARD IRON.
Professor Wilcox announced that letter
had been received from Mrs Frances d.
Gage, which would be read at another ses.
sion Of the convention. He, however, offered
the following resolution which was
adopted
Rs,olrcd, That we deeply sympathlIe with
| our old fellow.woTker, Frances Il, Gage, IN tho
lLhoAlth which has weakened her during the
| last two years.
Referring to another Well-knOwn member
| OF the last convention, Mr.. Wilcox spoke OF
the spesch OF Miss Clara Barton as one Of
the most powerful efforts OF the convention.
During late absence In Europe 1t had been
the speakers good fortune TO have passed
two weeks In the house where Mise Barton
was recruiting her health, at Geneva, Switz.
erlaud. That estlmR6le lady had given
him the following message to bring to this
Clara Barton By Hs Hand Of j. h, H. WiHcor.
To the Soldiers " ths Ldts Var:
BRoTHRRs When you were weak and was
strong, toiled for you. Now you are strong
and an weak because OF my work for you,
ask your aid. l ask the ballot for myself and
my sex. As ! stood by you, l pray you to
stNnd by me and mine. CLARA BARTON.
Mr.. Wilcox then presented the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted;
Rr5OlDsd, That we truly rejoice to. learn OF
the returning health Of the noble and heroic
Clara Barton, and that we earnestly hope for
the speedy return Of our fellow-woTkeF to her
home,
rev. Mr.. MAY STEAKS.
Rev. Samuel j. May was introduced and
related au incident Of Rnti.slayery times.
When he was addressing an audience on the
evils of slavery, he was taken to task by a
lady present, who argued that the evils
under which the women Of the country were
laborlng were OF the same character as those
OF the negroes. The Negroes condition has
been changed for the better, but the rights
Or woman have as yet received no national
countenance. At some length the speaker
proceeded to argue the objections usually
raised against the right Of women 10 vote,
aud answered them all by convincing argu-