New-York tribune., 1871-05-31
WOv1N SUFFRAGE IN BOSTON
...,r,ss on, ,ouN RRIGUT's sIsTER-DEBArE ON
ADDRESS OF JUN 49,, QUESTION

ADDRESS OF JOHN BRIGHrs SlsThh-DiD
THE FREE LOVE QUESTION.
BosroN, NAV 3O.-The WOman's Suffrage |on-
xention was addressed to-day by Mrs. bi'. -,
Charles W. Slack, Grace Greenwood, Mars"io' I,
Amasa Walker, Lucretia Mott ana MrEaio' A"''' VI
England sister of John Bright. -,.,,..
rsce greenwood contended that clergymen should oe
,,o, IN the good work which they had undertaken,
r n was not only fair but pleasant that the pulpit
bicb had ever preached at woman, should now preach
sor them ,
Mrs Lucas spoke Of what the friends OF woman sur,
s we've doing in England During the present session
fhe bill To extend the right OF suffrage 10
ran - was brought before the House OF Commons, ana
taey th i"st wear in having brought forward The
women OF England she SAID, han aDoiIu W this
sn Swing 10 advance the cause feehng that tns
Slas' Inc tnst The crisis of the movement They were were
not so far advanced as their SISTERS IN %t for Honse
s ,i3 no, @ 80, rlv though several gentlemen conended
that married Sosn aSe should he extended to all.
However, IL mere ques uoh vi tuo, ,ornots and
there here were SandeeG ~ ynnosed them because
T,ev were afraid they would ask Tor seat IN .he tT
a5 Commons That question wonld be eIt 10 s t
DSTaiion for English women not quite ready i0r
fhat vet The tact was, the women were uoIpuSir9
scd m the question of suffrage; they were hghting
rat ght on the licensing of vice, and she hopeu
fsan women would keep their eyes open on % wv 1ban
FOR il was the groundwork Of all thelr misery ane
came the question of TempeTance-a great one =, =
which they would have to nan1ie WIFI h had slo made
progress in Great Britain. - ,... .o,r.ad series
Mr. blackwell, from the Committee, reported seItcs
of resolutions demanding suffrage as right dehoiCS
fbe Legislatures Of Massachusetts,, COnnectcut, anu
Vermont for refusing to consider the petlIlons lo
woman suffrage without assigning reasons THEREFOR anu
declaring that the Massachusetts, Woman suffrage go
Ciety will never disband until their end Is attlheu'
also the fOllOwnc - -, -,
Resorcd nmous sdopt the following Tso9noh p
H. The Society il recent Convention IN
6lrsf the ght OF women T. participate IN making he %
required oie has nothn 70 DO with special social neo ,S
te attempt recently NeNlork and elsewhere to associate nt
woman suffrage doctrines Of free love and to bold re-
sroDs o ohes Of IdYluas is In Outrage upol
and decncy, anJ Al insult 10 the virtue snu
@ be Of America -zz-es
The resolutions taken up separately and passec
with little debate the only opposition manifested being
q resolution denOuncing those who charged tne noNe
with free love objects. Lucreua MOtt tnouE '
resolution out OF placej and stephen >. roster con
siderod IL highly proper. ,,, -. .o,
Mrs Lvermore stated her belief in disayowal OF tret
love objects, especially the head OF a paper tna
claimed lead In the movement had been charged VIII
advocating and praccing free love. w s. Robinson a
NOcated the resolution because OF ITS NdBuentss. III
considered ID the only re leeming feature. . D..
An attempt was made to refer IL back 10 the COMMIT
make word pointed, but II failed, ant
the resolution passed by "a large majority -,
Mr.. Cbas. r. Remond (cOOred protested against IN
ngs of Mr.. Blackwell at the Ignorant negroes wh
received the suffrage in advance OF women, ana th
latter dlsclalmed any dlsreSpeCt in his comparisons
Julia Ward Howe reelected President. long lis
OF ECe-PTosidentS was also chosen.