The New York herald., 1870-05-11
NATIONAL womAps SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.
celebration Of the Anniversary Doves Take
Issus with the Fifteenth Administrations
stanton's vow-Hsr Opinion Of tho Nc
xarland verdict-A Rookery Disturbed.

me anniversary OF the National Woman's Suffrage
Association was held yesterday at Apollo Hail. There
was large attendance, including the usual compile
nent of lanSy advocates Of women's rights, spec
tacIed ladies and scores OF umbrellas. Mrs. Cady
stanton presided with ncr customary ease and con-
ndence. The platform was graced by the presence
or number OF veterans, whose rigid expression
showed that their determination was not whit
abandoned But little beauty was 80 be seen any
where in the room. Indeed, almost every female
participating In the proceedings could have gone to
a hundred polls without fear OF mo!estation.
Having called the meeting 10 order, Mas stanton
introduced tho Rev. Mrs. Hanafori, who said
prayers, In the course OF which she hoped that the
cause for which they had assembled woud prosper
MRS. sTANr0Nis ADDRESS.
Mrs. Stanton then delivered her opening address,
stating That they had assembled 70 cohsiuef Guy pto
grcss OF the cause Throughout the country anu 'ne
bet mode OF pressing forward the WORK m eie ,. ~.
ture She was glad 10 announce thai delegates rom
many States were ready 70 report What nat 9eel
Done IN their several localities. The cal cohained
one point Of great importance, TO which slie
weuld invite serious consideration. Inc LXecutlve
miraae tnroughout The country TO concentrate their
efor.s ON q sixteenth amendment TO ne federal con-
stitntion rather than by special action in theirs veral
States. There were two ways IA which the WOMEN
Ol this nation secure the right OF suffrage. One
was to urge The measure step by step, year by year.
before $ ate legislatures, demanding amendments
10 their several constitutions. rhe Other way
was to Desiege Congress at once, making woman
OF The nation until politicians should be compelled to
make it party question: and thus secure It's success.
BY the first method they should not only have The
laoor OF going into every school district town and
ward, to teach ignorant unthinking women tnat they
e .me men mace Sa he,r Tt now 20
fined women, such as gracea the platform
to-day, in the humliating position OF supplicants
at the feet Of peasants, slaves paupers drunk
ards, knayes-an the ragged. gnorant rnraff
native and foreign, in the conntry-pIaying them at
their good pleasure 10 grant the mothers, wives and
daughters Of this republic the rights, privileges and
fninunites of American citizens by the other
method in doing the national work they should hold
protracted conventions In Washington, with bear
tngs before JOINT and special committees, nave tner
such as Sumner, the Conklngs, Trumbull, Pomeroy,
Thurman, Carpenter, Butler Eldi1dge. Brooks.
Bingham, Lawlenc They should have their rights
theory OF our government, not tried by the rrad
hons and preiudlces OF the great unletteed and un
review the question OF woman suffrage, and con-
cluded by stating that she wished to say Q
word In 1avor OF Susan T. Anthony and herself
against the complaints OF Boston friends They said
they were lnjndicious at times in word and deed
many things that should not be done, to ali Of VII c
they pleaded guilty, and asked what man or woman
haq aons be n t q 9a a qs lWensy nUs
years OF faithful service In the cause of woman who
point to one duty left undone one deadly breach
not filled, one point OF attack not seen and met
True, they olenlimes rushed into the battle unarmed
and unequpped with the Legislatures, the pupit, the
press, temperance associations educational conven
tOns agricultural fairs, national labor congresses,
persistenty maintaining the right or women TO an
Stanton conende, by allndinr TO the proDress which
The movement had made in England.
MISS Phoebe cozzESs ADDRESS.
Miss Phoebe Ca2zens OF Missouri, was Introduced.
and came forward amid applause. She IS a nice
looking young lady OF thirty was dressed to periec-
ger would never imagine her TO be an advocate for
wonan's suffrage. She made pretty little speech.
MRS. sTANTON'S vow.
Mrs. Stanton gave the audience bit Of her mind
on the subject, and enlightened her auditors once
more on the suffrage question. She contended that
women did want 70 vote. "For myself she added,
81 am determined never to go TO the Kingdom OF hea
ven dsennanchised." tSensation.l
Miss Anthony then announced that business
meeting would be held at three O'Clock and that the
session would be resumed at eight O'Clock IN The
evening
The Evening Meeting-lIrs. Stanton's Opini On
Of She Mcfarland Verdict.
Apollo Hall was about half filed last night
with about three hundred people, twc-thirds
o. whom were ladies' of various ages. The
platform was occupied about eight O'Clock
by Mr. Theodore Tilton who took the chair as presi-
dent OF new wcman's association, that had been
inaugurated at private meeting in the afternoon.
There were also on the platform Mrs. stanton, Mrs.
Davies, Mrs. Griffin, MISS Piebe Cozzens, Tie MIS-
souri, lawyer; Dr. Halleck andMrs Halleck.
TIE meeting was mainly occupied by listening to
a characteristic address by Mr.. Tilton, and was
rather startled by wordy protest from the vene-
ratle Mrs. Stanton against the verdict Of The jury in
che Mcfarland trial
Nh. THEODORE TILToN thanked the meeting for
the honor that had been done him by appointing
him the President of the ',unlon woman's Suffrage
Society," In the name OF the new society he an
nouIced that the great question for the future OF
this nation was to be "woman." Woman would 90
to the law makers and demand the 3 iXteenth amend
ment and II not given would reply that she did not
live q republic After referring to ne dlsabil $
OF woman and her natural rights he said that the
the chief question was woman.womans wages.
oenS n ess wer Pr
In golden shear, in one comprehensive question,
and That is woman's acknowledgements The ballot
questions and especially that Of divorce, that
gave woman the power and the right to separate
herself from man whose bones were eaten up with
vice. 1t gave her voice in the building Of the
prison wall, the poor house and the public
school. This new. society demanded the
coequal status as IN the family, IL the church
and In the State. We were not willing TO lose wo-
mans peculiar influence out Of the family and ont
that influence out OF the State
Miss CozzENs, from St Louis gave few interest
ing items from Mis- sour OF the unsuccessful enGea-
vors OF number OF public people TO raise an nniago-
nistic movement against woman suffrage, which
Miss COzzens desc ibed as very Iamentable failures
nounSe @ = fak5 news W that he Jury jury had found
Mcfarland ''not guilty." pnd that or course
made Mrs McFarana gnty II ;a nexs folowea I
svsS 't te,sss e.: @' woman Won IS hound to such such
n man as McFarland was, 10 iiatIeT- hoy pynttal
soever her marriage relations may be. NO
woman will hereafter, in this State be a1ie
foul relations as this woman was obliged to submit
to in her relations with Mcfarland. In 1861 she
went before the Legislature of New York
TO plead for difs rec law, by which wo
men might be released nom such obligations
but she never recommended any woman 10 do any.
thing that was outside OF law, but t. obtain power
by which su, relations as these could he sundered
That could only he obtained by woman suffrage.
The speech was received with applause ant
mingled Kisses.
An Appeal from the Women Typos.
This morning petition signed by large number
Of The women compostors VIII be presented to th
Directors and Executive Committee OF The American
Tract Society, asking that the doors Of the society.
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