The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-29
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.

Meeting of tho New York County Society
How Ben Butler was Bambeozled.
lew stanch supporters OF woman's rights met
yesterday afternoon at headquarters. OF Six
teenth street ana Broadway. The chairman OF the
Executive Committee read report in which 1t was
recommended that the present room be given up,
and monthly meetings. instead OF weekly, be held at
the residence of Mrs. Lozler In Thirty fourth street.
After same discussion about the relative desirable
ness OF weekly or monthly meetings, the report was
laid over for consideration.
Miss E. ID. EVER read paper upon
EQUAL RIGHTS,
or woman in the nineteenth century. She began
by Affirming that this Is woman's era, and by call
Ing attention to the many noble women, sucn as
Mrs. Stanton Miss Anthony and many others, who
are helping women by voice and pen. The time has
some by, In her. opinion, when women can be
looked upon as appendages to their brothers. We
believe mat . new morning is beginning
to dawn upon the earth. Through woman's
elevation man Is to rise. Woman is
lens Of humanity. The people must ne reformed
and taught that compensation Is a law not TO be
ment and the ra slsterhood, saying Of the latter
that good women should take them by the nand ana
lead them out into the open sunlight The greatest
troubles IN the world have been the result OF
FALSE EDUCATION.
Women have been taught to think only OF getting
II our children were educated as immortal beings
should be?
Mrs. PAULINE WRIGHT DAVIS one of the most
honored OF the suffrage pioneers was present and
spoke briefly OF Washington affairs. She said when
Mrs. Woodruff presented her memorial she took the
Judiciary Committee by surprise. Ben Butler, 1t
seems, tried 10 be all things to all
women, and alternately promised hear
ing to Mrs. DAVIS and Others and to
Mrs Woodruff, telling the latter that she should
have hearing, but that ''the w0men's rights repre-
sentatOnr should not so Mrs. Davis and her COL
leagues and Mrs. Woodruff cOalesced and they were
all heard. Mrs. Davis said that the Washington
interest in the woman movement all centred In the
question Of the constitutional
RIGHT or WOMEN TO VOTE.
She believed that women should present an I'M
broken front to the enemy, and her faith was rm In
future victory Meetings are held every day In
Washington IN the interest Of the cause and there
Ia constant call Tor documents bearing on the
suffrage question The suffrage is the nam point OF
interest, everybody feeling that while that Is Sc
cured the social questions Will be easily remedied
she thought that higher ground would be taken
than ever before. she invited the New York County
suffrage Society to be present and cooperate with
them At the Convention called by Mrs. Hooker.
Dr. HOEBER presented the following resolution.
which, after some discussion pro ana CON- was re-
ferred to the Executive COMMITTEE
Whereas division q tho ranks tends do harm,
Resolved, That this delegates different
be holden In May, with instructions 70
their influence bring all factions together into one great
society for equal rights
After some remarks concerning Miss Ewer's pape
the meeting adjourned 10 Friday week.