The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-08-17
A New League.


Leagues, especially those Radical engines of
mischief and turbulence, termed Union Leagues.
Indeed, this seems to be the age of leagues,
and all sorts of trades, occupations and profes-
sions, political associations and commercial
movements. are organized under the conven-
lent title But the last brought to our notice
eclipscs all other Leagues, in that it expects to
elevate woman to the Presidency of the
United States! We are in receipt of commu-
nication dated New York, announcing the
"Victoria League" which is said to be organ
lied, equipped and in working order, with its
headquarters in New York, and it's eo-opera-
tive agencies in Boston, Philadelphia, Cincin-
natl, Chicago, St. Louis and San Francisco.
That our readers may fully understand the OBJ
jects of this new light breaking upon the as
tonished visions of the American people, we
COPY from the communication alluded to-:
"Its mission is to unite the progressive por-
ton of the American people into new politi-
cal organization, or body of voters, called the
Equal Rights party, consisting Of both sexes,
and founded on the constitutional right OF
suffrage which the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments vest in women as well as men,
"It demands from Congress, at its next ses-
sion, decaratory act, setting forth, definitely,
this Interpretation of these amendments, to-
gether with immediate legislation to insure the
free exercise, by women, as by other citizens,
Of the elective franchise in the several States.
cit nominates, and will support, and expects
to elect, as the next President of the United
States, by the combined sufrragcs of men and
women, in 1872, Mrs. Victoria c. Woodruff, of
New York.
we are further informed in this communica-
tion, that by the same mail we "will receive
copies of correspondence between the Victo-
ria League and its Presidential candidate, to
which our attention is directed, the more espc-
cially from the fact that, in Mrs Woodhull's
letter accepting the nomination, she has given
full statement, at the request of the League,
of the argument by which she deduces, from
the new amendments, the right Of her sex to
the elective franchise"
We have not found time as yet to read the
correspondence, but entertain no doubts as to
the ability of this Presidential aspirant to sat
isfy herself and associates that they arc now
entitled to the right of suffrage! In fact, we
will 60 further and declare that she has more
ability in such things than the present occu-
pant of tie White Houses and would make an
improvement upon Grant, in. our humble judg-
ment But We are inclined to favor bette:
man than either, and enc possessing principles
more nearly in accord with the founders of this
government Hence, we are constrained to dis
appoint the Victoria League, which expresses
the earnest hope that VIC mill lend our editorial
good will to the Equal Rights Party and its
candidate. Personally, we have no objection
to the party or its candidate-politicaly, we
must rcpudiatc the whclc concern, as We always
vote the straight Democratic ticket. We arc
obliged, however, for the distinguished consid-
alton Of the Victoria League. and.i this adj
vance on their part is to obtain tho Use of oul
pane as candidate for Vice President on sucl
ticket, VIC must respectfully decline tho
honor