, 1870-12-25
WOMAN SUFFRAGE,
DBeCsts&fen ife81veeu Niss EAfiln1tuc c
f. Ktect,er md mrs. t.ivcFmorc.

NbeCttAffen 4ftaHftGM .WtN8 NRfnhftnG
f.. Kecchrr md MRS. LivcF1norc.
R1erpN, Dec. II.
A vcrv lsrfc autirpee heard tho dablte be-
tween Miss Cattarine z. Beeche. md Mr..
Li~ermore On WomAn's Suffrage. in Muslc
Hall this evening. Mrs Julia Ward Ho1s
presided ss Moderator Of the ''Snguinarv
Conflict. ~ che termed it.
Mlns nEEcHER's ATTACK.
Miss Eeeeher's argument was delivered by
tie Rev. Nr. wught, Of Bottom. She 1itel
ttated the points On which Ill agreed, and
the Woutd not consider w1uAn's AhatFac& right
to eaffrage. In opposing It she R7ra rea sous for
at.uni irg that 1t must be long tin'e before wo,
apc.heF meshod for giving al that Is unjustlr
Withheld, and 1hue rcueayiog wrongs which
il w4t EouEhl to rcdTe-b- Stue-tonthB ct the
elncated and thoughtful women did not want
it. Next 10 them came large class whose
enthus1aans carried away their intellect, an3
fetal loyers Of notoriety, levers Of power, un-
rtiucipled ofli.e-se ekcls, and the ignorin!
sEd degraded md deapisets xcmen. wanted
the ballet At first ehe favored tho ballot
lerte1f: Int the agitation AID discussion Of
the subject had placed her in the oppositioc,
as it had many others of tho mora edu:at.d
and rtfiIed. The chivalrous, who would give
tho ''dear creatures" aHy thing they asked au-
ether Glars who said, "Let them have il II
they want it, and get aick OF the ballot by ex-
petience !" md the political wire -pullers, who
sec1etly deemed it folly. but who wanted to
Woman Suffrage. There was > lArgs class of
men who hka not considered tho subject at
all, and she argued thEt it would be long
lime before majority OF women would favor
it. Many women, tho Fr1osts, tae Jewish
5anbs 5 and e,sIGsnssn s.ags genera S, vho row
against it should occasion require. The corr
ductors Of tho prets were generally opposed
to Woman Suffrage, and when all these ele.
ments conbined,sit would make powerful
opposition. In closing, ehc referred TO ths
liberal laws OF New York concerning WOMAN,
,nd said it you'd be better to ask male legis.
lAtoId TO change Lars rather than to ask that
woman might be allowed to assume civil
powers and make her own lawe-
MRS. LITERNoRE'B a DKFExcE.
Mrs, LiyarmoTe sald that ahe wiAhed Miss
Beecher had considered the abstract right
thought they ought to 60 ahead. no matter
Low long they might have to wait. She
thought women would gain by the ballot. And
showed how m4uy more Offices and avenues OF
labcr had been opened to women 5y the agita,
tion. She described, in humorous manner,
the occupations Of shop tending, cooking,
millinery, and dreesmafirg. which men were
monopolizing in a greater OK less degree. She
thought ! canvAas OF the Dse:heE family
would allow what the intellieeut women
thought on the question. Women we're
interested in war, agriculture. ans
Other matters. She said she coult
Lame clergymen eho favored woma1
| sufI1aso to match all who might oppose it
An for Fulton, ste eaid they could Afford t.
| ray linn TO keep on talking. for hs made con
! vertA for them: and list winter his speakin,
! against Woman Suffrage securs1 her seven
tesn lecture engagements which she ktoull
/ otherwise hayu mlseed. She RIguet; til,
unt,,Nn tH1 al nfaI,icentfr in Wyo,niur
and would exercise the power discreet1y an
| wisely.
ll,ss Beecher then hsd read plss for th
| education Of women. and tho endowment O
!, colleges for women, to whicl, Nrd. Livormnr
said ehe would ciIer 20 objections. Mn
; Liyet1uore bad the advantage ot personal d.
livery, and made fine impression. Sa
! -cemed TO TAXA The isAd in the Applause. At
III the corridor gossip after the argument
! ntre fiaielea,