Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-02-11
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TEO.N.
In accordance with the call of tho Exocu.
tive Committee of tho Vermont Woman
Suffrage Association convention was held
Mt Montpelier Feb. ID, preliminary cxer-
cises being had on the previous eve
ming. The convention was held in the viii
lage hall which was densey crowded with
citizens of the town, with people from va
rious parts of the State, and distinguished
speakers from without the State. Among
these were Mr.. II. B. Blackwell, Mrs. Lu-
cy Stone Blackwell, Mrs. Margaret Camp
bell, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. Ada C.. |
Bowles, Mrs. Mary II. Lvermore. Charles
Reed Of Montpelier, President of the AS
ISOLATION, presided during the session, a
large list of names was added to the asso-
citation, and all The reports that We have
seen give very favorable account of II. rs
being every way successful. VIM. Lloyd
Garrison who was expected to be present,
was prevented by the death of a friend.
but he sent long letter expressing his in
torcst in the movement. and arguments in
its favor, which was read and is printed i'm
the last weeks Freeman. Our space will
not allow us to give so full a report of the
meeting as we find i'm the Freeman or Bur-
lington Free Press, or the Boston Post.
We must content ourselves with giving a
report Of some short speeches as we find
them in the Green Mountain Freeman and
the Burlington Free Press. We give them
without regard to the order in which they
were delivered. Mr.. Blackwell in one of
his speeches as reported in the Freeman
said:
lie wished woman to vote because she is
| different from men. She is more pcacca-
bic than men. Woman suffrage means
peace. Women are more temperate than
men. Woman suffrage means temperance
Women are purer than mon. Woman sur-
frago means the reign of purity. We need
retrcnchment in the government, and to a
working woman a dollar seems larger than
to man, because she must work harder
to get it. He heard it said that Vermont
was already well enough off. Wear new
or well enough off. When the world is
| well enough of, God will remove us to
some other world where we can continue
to improve.
But If Vermont is well enough of with
out suffrage, its people should grant it for
the sake of the hard working, oppressed
vonnon Of our preot citics. Whom women
,oto ovor,- coIlngo every industrial school
evorv ovonuo for improyement and labor
which is now open TO men will be opened
to them.
Vermont has now an opportunity to
niahc "scIl 'o'elhos'' ny PI"nti"s i'scl up
on inc Declarauon OF independence, ana
OF becoming inc leadlng state IN chrlslen-
dom. He trusted that the next three
months would he devoted TO earnest work,
which will prove triumphant at the Con
vention in June.
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2 slavery VIVA rs much "A reform AGAINST
g nature as this is. More has been said H.
+ ganst this movement this year than ever
2 before but this only shows that it has as
| gnupan such prOnOrfiODg that some NCnGTa-
bic advocates OF masculine liberty nave
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SPEECH OF JUDGE cAHrENTER'
Judge Carpenter Of Northneld was in
troduced and AS five minute speeches was
the order of the evening wished III That
, time TO state two or three abstract propo-
, sitons:' LIST, Christians believe that this
: life is preparatory TO another beyond the
grave, now II we ADMIT, as all OF us 90,
feet equality between the sexes. then why
not IN TINS world get used TO that state OF
thihgs 10 Whlch we must submit hercailer'
inc audience aunt see why not; so lhey
appIaudod' ma, II IS conceded even by
inc opponents 10 female suffrage That SIN
gle women VINO are tax payers have Alright
TO Note' For instance suppose woman
> mas hNe hundred dollars and buys house
, with 1t, ana pays taxes; she OF right ought
TO Voie' Another woman spends her $500
IN gaining an education; in other words
> she invests her money in intellect and Gull