Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Representatives Of the Cause fr>~> an
Quarters.


Opening Proceedings.
Day Break I'm the West.
The Sixteenth Amendment.
The subjection Of women.
Remarks Of Senator Pomeroy, susan
u. Anthony. and others.
The National Convention Of the friends and
advocates OF woman suffrage called to assemble
in this city to-day met at Lincoln Hall this
morning The leading objects Of this conven-
tion are the enfranchise ment of woman in this
District and the passage of the Sixteenth
Amendment TO the Constitution.
The delegates commenced To assemble at 10
O'Clock. Among those present We noticed Mrs.
Dr Lockwood, Senator Pomeroy and the ladies
Phoebe III. Cozzens, OF st. Loais; Mrs. III. c.
stanton, Of NY Miss Susan b. Anthony, n.
T.; Mrs. Pauline Wright Davis, Providence, X.
Mrs. Charlotte wibben, of n. Y; Mrs. T.. j.
Gage, n. "; Hon. j. w. Ettinger. Gov. Root Of
Kansas, Anna Denton Cridge, Hon. James NJ.
Wilcox, Mrs. j. G. Grifhng, Mr.. q. W. Needham.
Mis-. Briggs, of Philad. phia, correspondent
OF the Press, and Miss Nelue Nackey Hutchin-
son, correspondent of the ". Y. Tri6Hse, were
present as representatives of the press.
Mrs Stanton called the meeting TO order and
Rev. Samuel j. May offered a prayer. Mrs.
stanton stated that they were here TO enfrsn-
chise the women Of the Republic. The women
OF wyoming were going to have suffrage and she
hopt the women of this District would rally for
the same rights. The idea OF suffrage was
becoming popular one the world over, and
politicians must look TO their interests. The
women of England and the nobility were favor
ing it. A young lady of st. Louis would address
the meeting on the subject of suffrage I'm wyo-
ming. She then introduced Miss Phebe Couz-
zens, of St Louis.
Miss Cozzens stated that the young ladies in
young men of those States. As western laiy
she would like to state the progress of the fran
chise there. 1t was terrible as an army with
banners. The East must look to her iaurels
Usually the dawn break is from the East, but in
this case the day broke in the western horizon.
All hail to Wyoming! tApplause.l
Mrs: stanton then read letter from John
Stuart Mill, which had been sent to the Secre-
taTy OF the late Convention at Newport, i'm favor
OF the cause; after which she said that as they
could nave Senator Pomeroy with them only
until twelve O'Clock she hoped the Convention
would have the pleasure of hearing him speak.
senator Pomeroy then addressed the Conven-
tion, saying this was no new subject foI him-he
had been advocating it for years. He claimed
that woman had the right Of franchise from her
rights as a citizen.
Mrs. Josephine Griffing moved a Committee
on credentials be appointed; which was carried,
ana the following were appointed:-Mrs. Grif-
hing, Mr. Stillman, Mrs. Cridge. Also, a Com
mittee on Resolutions, as follows: Mrs An
Mrs Gage, Mrs. Fla, and Mrs. Colby.
Also, Committee on Finance, and the fol-
lowing were appointed: Mrs. Davis, Mrs.
Anthony, Mr.. Lockwood, Mr.. Wright. Mr.,
Wilcox. ~
Mrs. Susan b. Anthony then read letters from
prominent friends of the cause throughout the
country, among them Hon. j. NJ. Scovel of n
D., and St Clair Toucey, Manager of the Amer
lean News Company. Another letter she said
was from the e a1dest Roman of them all, the
Personification OF her idea of champion, Robert
Purvis, of Philadelphia. This man had colored
blood in him, but for his love OF humanity had
made himself grandly conspicuous i'm the cause
OF universal liberty. She was eloquent in her
praise of Mr.. Puryis.
Prof Wilcox offered a resolution expressing
the sympathy Of the Convention for Mrs Franz
ces Gage, absent from sickness; which was
passed. He also stated that in his recent visit
TO Europe he had met with Clara Barton. who
was also in bad health; and resolutions were
ADOPTED expressive OF sympathy for her state of
health.
Rev. Samuel j. May was then introduced and
addressed the Convention, relating his expe-
rience IN the cause for which this Convention
had met He was gratified to be able to say that
TINS cause was progressing. He demanded equal
political rights for women on the ground that
the Government was based on the consent of the
governed. As had been said by Mr.. POmeroy,
the women were subjected to all the laws of the
country without voice In making them. They
were taxed all over the country, but had no
voice In legislation. The highest duty Of woman
this the sexes were on a perfect equality, for
women.
Mrs Stanton said the reporters sked her for
the answer Of Clara Barton. She said that she
had no answer but her devotion to the men OF
the country during the war, and that all she
extended to all the women of the country She
felt the insult Of the fifteenth amendment: they
must now have a sixteenth amendment. Now
send back to Clara Barton the answer that she
was about to be invested with the rights OF
American citizenship. This would be the best
answer to her. They tell us 70 wait until the
negro had citizenship given him. Was this not
humiiating to us? Were the claims Of the negro
Of more force than those of the mothers and
daughters Of this country. She felt that nothing
could save this nation but the force Of the moral
power that women would bring into the political
arena. Freedom i'm the church and State was
the great ultimatum to be attained.
Mrs Paulina Davis, of Providence, said that
they had expenses connected with the Conven-
tion, and requested Prof Wilcox to pass the
hat.
While the hat was being passed, Mrs. Wright,
Of Auburn, n. Y, stated that she had been
charged with a messagerrom Lucretia Mott 20
the Convention, that she sent her /" God speedn
to the movement, and regretted that sickness
prevented pen I her being present.
Credentials had not reported, which he thought
should be done first. The Chair said IL was i'm
portant, and it should be attended to. The
committee were out and would report pres
emily.
Mrs. Stanton said, while the hat was being
passed she wished TO call to the attention Of the
SOuNcutlOu W WOTk just puDllsne0 Dy John
Stuart Mill, on the subject Of women. She ad-
yised all to read ii, it was the very best work
ever published on the subject. She alluded TO
the paper published in New York (the Imperial-
isf) which advocated the monarchical form of
government. Such change would not be neces-
sary If the franchise was extended to women.
Mrs. Anthony said that q consultation had
been had on the points which they proposed TO
present to Congress, and she invited all TO aid
them by forging thunderbolt which would
break into atoms all opposition to their rights
She moved the meeting adjourn 10 prepare
WORK. She said convention was to be held, on
the 18th Of the present month, I'm San Francisco
and another in Michigan and Vermont, and they
wished to show to these bodies what steps we
had taken here.
A motion to take . recess till O'Clock was
carried.
(After the adjournment little Eonpleasant-
antness" occurred between Miss Briggs, reporter
for the Philadelphia Press, and Professor VIII
COZ. 1t appears that the Professor took offence
at Miss Briggs some time since. This morning
Colonel Hinton called Professor wilcox out 10
see Miss Briggs, who met the Professor with her
hand extended and some encouraeing remsrks
g 10 settlement Of their old dimculties but the
Professor refused TO meet her advances for 4 re-
Cancellation, and was accuscd OF being rude And
insulting to the lady, which he denies. He Is
not disposed 70 accept the suggestion Of his
friends TO apologize. II appears that Min
Briggs wanted reporters pass 20 the Conyen-
ton. Professor Wilcox, AFTER the ecene between
to accept it,