Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-21
LOCAL NEWS.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The End Of the National Couventio

Addresses by Madame Aaneke, Rer. Samuel j.
Nay, Miss Anthony, Mrs. Stanton, and Others-
nan Dual Betng-He Social EriI-Hard-
sn'ps q fenate ScLoI Teachers-The Closing
The Convention reassembled last evening.
andthe audience was larger than on any pre-
Vlous occasion. On the stand were the same
speakers and active workers, with some new
aces among them.
Prot. j. ii. X. Wilcox called the Convention
10 order, and, in the absence of Mrs. Stanton
called upon Mrs. Colby to preside. who intro
duced Madame Anneke, who said She would
speak few words i'm her broken language for
her sex. The women of our time are now taking
great step IN history. Woman had never an,
peared in history except as a subordinate 70
man. She appealed to her sex not to be AFRAID
10 come out and take decided stand on this
great question OF the times-Liberty and Woman
Suffrage. She declared her intention of travel
'ng all over our country and advocating the
cause OF woman suffrage among the German
women OF the land, who, she said, were not i'm
favor oi wemcn's rights.
MAN DUAL BEING.
Rev. Samuel j. MAY said we had hardly re-
covered from the terrible consequence OF the
lale war when We have another great struggle 20
encounter in the moral world the right OF uni
'ersal suffrage. lApplause.l The denying thi,
ight 10 so many millions of our citizens wa. a
great sin, which would be terrible in its conse-
luehces 10 the government. Woman cannot be
AePt subordinate without its being fatal TO both
nan and woman for God hafcreated M 4 N a tiua
'iat man can degrade woman and not grade
hlmseli Woman had long been kept in tnral
tom, but is il right? The men of our day are
responsible IL il is continued. Look at their
concltiOn- even in countries where the light OF
NE GOs pei did not shine. How many of them
are reduced to poverty and suffering while man
walk forth monarch.
TIE SOCIAL EVIL.
MIR. May continuing, spoke of the wrongs in
nicted on the Sex i'm enlightened countries. and
alluded to the social evil which was attributed
10 the low moral condition of the times. Mar
riage is not regarded as it should be. To correct
ihih social evil woman must be on a perfect
equality with man, and this would tend more TO
CORRECTION than all else. Woman has never dis
1ilointed d man were trust was confided to her.
The women Of England were cited as examples
IN literature and the useful arts and sciences.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mrs. Sedgwick
ana others were named among our country
women as being fully up to the male standard of
the literature of our times. He claimed that as
teachers in our scools women were best adapted
ana were most successful. On these grounds
woman should have the same paw as man. when
she did the same duty, and more acceptablv
90. This maxim Is true of all other occupa-
lions where the services rendered are as yalna
BILE. Marriage should never be resorted 10 asa
means OF support, by women, and he warned
Young ladies against such folly. He concluded
by calling upon every one to aid the women in
securing the rights which belonged to them
PROP. WILCOX WANTS DOUBLE FAY
Miss Susan Is. Anthony said she would now
ark that the resolutions relative To the pay of
women, which were submitted at their first davis
session, be called up ana acted on. She put the
question on their adoption, and all answered
AYE" with the exception OF one man i'm a re-
mote corner OF the hall, (said to be Prof. Will
cOX,) who voted mo" with vim, and Miss An
thony said he wanted double pay. [IaughterJ
HARDsHIPs OF FEMALE SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Mrs. stanton arose and related the incident of
female school teacher vino had called on her
hat day and told her that she was getting go
per month for teaching sixty scholars; but this
was not the worst of it, She had shown a check
raise the money without a very heavy discount.
Mrs. s. said: "Shame ON the Trustees of Public
schools, who keep the teachers in this condi-
uOn!'
Mr.. s. V. Moves asked if he might reply to tbe
remarks just made. and was granted leave.
Mr.. NOyes said The lady president saws,
shame on the School Trustees" lie (Mr. NJ
said" Shame on the city government that
keeps its Trustees Of Public Schools in a situa-
ton whereby they are deprived Of the rover TO
order better state of affairs in the public
subsequently "A. K. Newton, ESQ.,, the Corpo-
ration Bookkeeper, and one of the School Trus-
ices, VINO was present, asked and obtained per-
mnhI; mission 60 make an explanation regarding the
the Public Schools were not entrusted with q
dollar OF the money for the support Of the
.enoois, There was, uniortunately, % in the city
cashed the checks OF the teachers a. far a. he
Vas able.
CoHPLIxENr TO WASHINGTON AUpIEScRs
Mrs Charlotte Wilbur was next called upon,
and SAID, at the age OF eleven years she had her
first convictions on the necessity Of Q reform.
She would first compliment the people Of WASH
ingtOn on their good behavior, n among all the
conventions she had ever attended she had never
seen one more orderly than this one. IAN
plause.l Livery one who refuses woman her
share OF management In the political creeds of
the times casts contempt upon the wisdom of HIS
father and the honor Of his mother and n he h
not q peddling demagogue IL ID because the
latent virtue insfilled into him by his mother l.
too well established TO be shaken. Every subject
Of q government who has not voice in its con-
duct Is degraded, and IL b not human not 10 show
1t. Only noble natures can maintain dignity
under . constant depreciation OF its value.
There rs no peassntry ON the face or the earth to
compare with the lowest product or q free peo-
pie. With really free people there can be no
pessantry. The worth Of Q community
rises with the increase of their privileges.
The women Of . republic, even such Q poor
apology for democratic state a. We have at
tanned to, are less trivial than those OF an en-
pire, less degraded in the protectory ciaas, less
fIivol0us In the cultivated circles, because,
though deprived Of al civil dignity themselves.
they may train preaidents and statesmen, and
have . sors q respected honsr In the honor of
their IONS. Why, then, should they not have all
the heheho Of . free people for themselves?
% the1e net beternesa Of feeling In the thought
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