The New York herald., 1870-12-17
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W0MA.N'S SUFFRAGE.
Various Opinions Of Various Pcopie-Down
with tho Tyrnnt.

Various Opinions Of Various Pc0ple-DOwn
with tho Tyrnnt.
A heterogeneous company, composed Of medical
people OF both professors, embryotic lecturers
callow students and reporters, dropped by slow
degrees into the woman's suffrage rooms yesterday
afternoon between the hours OF three and
four. In the absence OF Mrs. Wilbour and
Mrs. Blake, Dr. Hallock, an advocate Of the hale
and rubcund order, took the chair and proceeded
administer mild reprimand to the assembly for
their want OF promputuds. After the Doctor had
had his say on this subject Mrs. Frances MacKinley,
pretty woman, with
UNExOEPTIoHABLE EYES AND TEETH.
and tendency to an overdue mixture OF colors In
her costume, read an address ON the most absorbing
Of subjects-"Woman.n She proved with charm
ing rhetoric that during past ages great
many women have done q great many heroic acts,
both IN war and peace citing numerous examples.
with very hard names, in the course OF her argu-
ment. She made the astoundln ng assertion that
GREAT MANY MEN HAVE FEMALE SOULS,
and that some women have male souls; and she
thought that on the whole, there IS not
so much difference between masculinity and feml-
nlnity as blinded conservatives seem TO suppose.
In support OF The truth that there IS nothing new
under the sun she said that Boomerism Is as Old as
the time OF Perices ior while that intellectual gen
lectures OF Plato in male attire.
Mrs. MacKiniey COULDN'T endorse Solomon, proba-
bly, because he was Q man, and In the face OF the
verdict Of the ages she debera ely called that wise
man fool. That which is usually considered
THE BEST PART OF MAN,
his courage she called mere animal quality; and
to the question who lnstis the love OF county into
rhyme, "My mother.i Everybody admits that great
and good men inherit their best gifts from their
mothers stu men dlsparage women Man is
lady closed ner paper with warm eulOgy upon the
good works OF certain professor IN .the cause"
suggesting that late address OF his read before the
Liberal Club should be repeated before the society.
Dr. Marvin here put In 'iew facts" as foil0ws:-
Blythe Italian code widow who pays taxes can
VOTE THROUGH CHILD
or other male irelatve. In Sweden an indirect
right to vote was granted In 1862 to all women hav-
women can vote as mobiles, and as taxpayers, ana
IN their corporate capacity as nuns. In H0l-
iand G,i WIDOWS WIDOWS ana single women can vote on
women vote for ana serve as school trustees. In
Ptcalrns Island the government is shared on equal
terms by men and women In England women had
ancientY right TO vote for members OF Parliament,
and ladies formerly occupied seats in the House OF
rights, OF when their lords were dead and the heirs
were In their homage.
Professor wilcox thought
THE ABILITY TO FIGHT
had nothing to do with wOman's right to vote.
There had been two wars in Horace Greeleys time
then, should he not be disfranchlsed as well as his
wife? No doubt II Mr.. Wilcox had pressed the sub.
iect it would have been founo that Horace Greeley
Is one Of the men who have female souls. The Pro-
fessor went 10 say that the idea Of mems right to
control women is deeply rooted in the public mind,
but now that mind is beginning to replace muscle
woman must assume her right TO self-c0ntrol.
Mrs. DR.. SOmerby thought 1t ridiculous that wo.
man must ask her husband for permission and fer
money when she wants to "take little trip" She
didn't want to
DO AWAY WITH MARRIAGE,
but she wanted something better to take Its place.
Mrs. HallOck said that men were Of small account
in the sanitary department during the war; and she
thought 1t as good service TO carry lint and
bandages as to carry muskets ana her
husband thought that anybody with brains enough
to last over sunday would dsdan the claptrap
about woman's fighting that dIsgraced tho Tribune
some time ago. fair-faced student from the
fatherland, by name Bright, criticised the address
OF Mrs. MacKinley, and SO ended the meeting. 1t -
proper to state here that the room was cold.