, 1870-06-02
WOMAN SUFFRAGE


Nor1hWcstcTM AHsOclaHf0n-CiFrul
Address OF the Executive Com.
mit1ee.
FEST: " "
At a convention held at Farveu Hall in, this
city, Oh the Is and 2Gth OF My, attended by
delegates and others from the States OF Ohio.
Indiana, Michigan. Illinois, Wisconsin, Mnne-
sofa, Iowa, and Missouri, Northwestern
Woman Suffrage Association waa formed, with
great unanimity, and the undersigned were
chosen An Executive Committeeto superiatend
and assist in tho work Of organizing and can
vassing in the States named, and in Kansas
and Nebraska, as well aa in tho Territories Of
Colorado and Wyoming.
In The discharge OF That duty, Nc desire to
call your attention to the necessity for such an
organization, and to tho work to DO done, maxi
ing at the same time some suggestions as TO
the best mode OF doing it.
We have long felt the need Of q more
thorough and efficient organization in the
Northwcet-one that could unite al the friends
OF the cause IN the prosecution Of common
Plan We want the assistance OF al. acting
together, to effect one common object. by
such means as tho majority shall deem best
such beng the necessity which called the
the association proposes to do?
While not d1scarding or underya1ueing State
action, in States were such action is practica-
bio and advisable, the convention adopted, as
the one principal object On which ali cou;d
concentrate, the procuring Of an amenln ut
shall secure for women the exercise Of tho
elective franchise On equal terms with other
citizens.
Women are citizens Of the United States,
and, as such, are, BY the constitution, entitled
10 au the privileges and ir1nunities Of citizens
immunitlea none are more important t6an the
elective franchise. To secure tlis right be-
yond the chances Of Judicial construction, to
large clxss Of citizens heretofoze deprived OF
it, an amendment to th6 constitution has a.
ready been adopted, and become part Of
our fundamental law. Let ua now insist that
the work OF national and constitutional enfIan-
chseEnent, thus begun, shall be continued to
Its naturA and glorious contamination
When women arc enfranchised, then, and
not till then, will citizenship have meaning,
fully realized.
To secure the submission to the States of
such an amendment, by Congress, is the first
work before us,
To this end every State should be imuae-
diately organized into State, county, and town
ASSOCIATIONS, and Measures taken to cAnyass
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record OF the officers and members Of each
association should be kept, and copy Of the
same forwarded to the Corresponding Becre-
tary Of this association, Mrs. Elizabeth ].
Loomis, Chicago. These lists will be laid be-
fore Congress 1t an early day during the next
session.
Every effort should be made By each of these
association to raise funds for the purpose Of
canyissiug the State in which they are r1ised,
and to promote the objects Of the North
western Association.
Friends Of universal sunngeI now is the
time to strike for The principles OF liberty and
Of purely republican government.
The undersigned viii heartily cooperate
with all workers in the cause. 10 this end,
and Tor the purposes Of more thorough or
gsnizatiou, they ask every person interested to
communicate at once with the Corresponding
Secretary, or to the Chairman Of the Executive
Committee, Chicago, information concerning
the progteas OF the CAUSE in their locality,
Prompt attention will be given to al such
communications, and the committee viii rem
der every aid in their power in procuring
speakers, and in every other way promoting
the CANVASS in every part OF the Northwest,
c. 3. WAITE Chicaeo;
PHoERE CoUz1Ss, st. Louis;
D. N. Fox, Kalamazoo, Mich;
Mrs. E. r. Co111ss, Toledo, o.;
LILLE PEcKuAN, Milwaukee;
LIZZIE Bo1SToS, Charlottesville, Ind;
Rev. a J. CHAP1S, Iowa City;
Alrs. s. B. 6TEARss, Rochester, MINI
June !, 1870.