The New York herald., 1870-01-23
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.
Tns Pefricoats in Council-A TIVE Hours Con-
fsb-"Halves, You Know PA vsrmonter
mot a Green Mountain Boy
speaks-Nmetesn Years .
Widow and Wants
Say.

Irs wcmau's Suffrage Association met yesterday y
afternoon at Union Hall, corner OF Twenty third
street and Broadway. DIR. Hallock presided, and
had for an audience pretty fair assemblage OF not
very pretty women. Some there were. with little
curly locks that peeped out from bonnets which are
bonnets and that seemed to be the essential cnarac-
teristic or woman who ''wouldn't,r chatting
vigorously with some fair haired neighbor VINO
'coudn't" ana ever and anon casting fierce gances
towards Few weak mortals of the panaloon gender
who were huddled together in one corner, waiting
for the Tat. The minutes OF The last meeting were
read ana approved, ana the secretary read the fol-
lowing resolution
Whereas gravcy argued against the right OF
20 the ballot that she Incapable Of hearing arms there
Resolved, That although women generally are not hed
proians, affords proof that woman, great national con-
s. s tho se Ss T I oas ss on @ ned
essential 10 victory as the destructive work Of
This resolution was then laid over to be discussed
at the next meeting.
The subject which came up for debate al the meet
ing yesterday was embodied IN the resolution "that
the right OF woman 10 the ballot rests her ndi-
viduality; that she is an integral and not irac-
tonal part VI the republic; that each woman counts
one IN the census OF the nation; that the inherent
right TO 'iile liberty ana the pursuit OF happiness
winch forms the basis OF the national creed, logi-
cally 6ubOrdlnates all ala necessary TO make lie
fruitful liberty secure and the pursuit or happiness
free from obstruction" Mrs. Somerbee 1u an earnest
yet tremulous voice. stated that the only argument,
against this that woman integral
part Of the government ana was only Individual AS
she was made one by man. the very reason she
stated, why the government Ii wrong that woman
has not asserted her individuality. The time has
gone by when woman is to be treated as mere ap
pendage; she must work, anu must lay aside the
feeling that she can't do anything. II she Is weak
she can gain strength 70 engage IN any business by
fault with the Tribune IN Its comments on the iif
teentn amendment not alluding 10 woman not even
limiting mat there was such being as woman IL waS
however for her to say whether she was anything,
and this they could prove by forming into society,
leaving ASIDE All the.r petty s9ssips ana scandals
the common cause. MI Poole tnen addressed the
meeting to The e1ect that woman was privileged
Oe0g, and II not fair that should nave 10
do all the LABOR and undergo all the trouble which
eniranchlsed life devoved upon hm. Woman
shonld be compelled To do her snare and should
have her burden OF these p0iiflcal dutes Give her
the ballot. II sue makes bad use OF IT Ills not mans
fault. She should 0e taken down from the high
pedestal OF privilege, upon winch she had been
placed, and made to toll Alongside man. Mrs. .
Blake, IN 4 rafting argument, showed the ln-
doence OF woman; her whole life seemed 10 lie
IN the qualification OF two points; first To secure
husband for herself and tnen 10 angie for husband
Tor her daughter, II she mad one She asSailed the
galiantry OF the male sex, who would relieve lady
oil his acquaintance OF small bundle, only TO inl-
pose IL upon the mad; who would run ior chair
for another, but would think IG beneath his dignity
10 relleve the oyerburdened female servant uf q
heavy tray. Miss Lancaster the lady from Vermont,
then stated the view OF the question which was
taken In her part or the country. There the men
seemed anxious TO afford equal rights 10 women,
but, strange 10 say, the women did not care for
them, or weEG totally ignorant Of the principles which
underlie them. Woman. they say, rs inferior; she
can't think, and won't think. The speaker In
tended to place incentives for her to
think, then she would begin TO aspire, and when
she reached that point there woud be stop her.
As Tor herself, she nad been widow for nineteen
years had brought up two sons, and, therefore, she
knew how TO govern them. Several other parties
arose to discuss the question: wnicn was at length
laid over till next meeting The question "Ilas the
AmerlcanlW W0man Deteriorated," was submitted and
lurI Iauart nAafin LIN nAp nm lad
for III order To the services or Mrs. Stanton
aud others, after which the Association Sdsourned.