Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23
rmE w0MAs's nIumrs MovEMESr.

The Washington correspondent Ot the
Baltimore San says The leading isns
Of the country will make bold demand up
on Congress for recognition MS soon as it
assemblies, aud will send here the foremost
advocatcs Of their theories. Wcmsn's
rights. national prohibition If tho liquor
traffic. aud the . recognition Of God in the
constitution are oil moving advance
guards hthcrward. aud accommodating for
position Prof Taylcr Lewis. who leads
the movement in favor Of u national reli.
gion, will make flying visi, here early
in the session a half dozen delegations
of prohibitious,s have made arrangements
to conc. aud last. though far from least
the advocates of woman's suffrage will
maintain here mn able aud determined lob
by throughout the whole of the session.
| The leaders of this latter movement nave
prepared for vigorous onslaught upon .il
| the branches Of TIA. government at once.
They claim to have substantially won the
executive. M wonan's rights are now full
| " recognized in the executive depart
mcnis bu, tue effort in this direction will
be TO secure the appointment Of some wo-
man to prominent executive position, at
lca.t to the hcadship uf bureau
Upon Congress the main pressure will
be brought TO bear The surprising vote
in the House of Representatives upon the
motion to strike the word male out Of
the section Of the nisiric, Of Columbia lill
regulating suffrage. has unduly cxcitel the
hopes OF the sanguiue and imprcssiblc la
dies who lead the movement, ar has at
least given them an opportunity Of i'm.
pressing uniformed Fl his of the move
msnt with the notion that the new doc
trinc has now fair chance of being recog-
nizci hy the national government.
The case for the court. s already pre-
pared. aud two suits NJ law for damages
have been entered against certain registers
ana commissioners ol election for refusing
to register Or allow to vote certain ladies
, who in May lasl applied to them f'r that
purpose. The suit agnins; the registers Is
drought by Mrs. Sarah J. Spencer. aud
that against Tire commissions Of election
+ hy Sl.alt /. Webster. Mc,srs. niddl,
= nnl Nii,or have been retained as cpuusc
for pl,in,i : IN these clnscs, and, by con
sent of parties. the trial in the Circuit
Cuur, has been waived, aud the cases nr,
o set down Tor argnmcn, ut the coming gen
cral term Of the Supreme tout of thi
. District which begins iI- term an the 2otl
$ inst As set no appearance has been en-
y tered hv the Defendants Should the de
t.ou there be adverse, the eases will b,
# Carried Vt nee 10 the Supreme Court o
the 'uirl states. aul an effort made t,
. have them advanced on the calendar, 50 n
B, TO hc heard this winter,
The argument ia favor Of the right
4 which will be urged before the genera
j. term. Is substantially this: The fourteenth
+ amendment declares tina; 'all persons boiI
ar naturali1el in the United States ar
n subject to the Jurisdiction thereof, are cit
+, iA,ns a.. the nited Siuirs. and Of til
- States wherein they resi- lc." Women be
lug persons. thus brcpme, Y hirtl nr nat
urali1ation citizens ol the uitrd State
(, and Of the states In III mu;th ariicl
!, of the constitution it /. declared that "th
i citizens OF each Sttte shall br entitled /
l. the rights and iNinunitits OF the citizen
" Of the several States, aud the Inurtceut
amendment forulds any state to make q
~ enforce any law which shall abridee til
n privileges or inmunities of citizens of tn
y, United States" That these constitution
al privileges aud .,muni'cs incluj
~ suiltag, was dccd j in the Circuit Cuui
ri Of tbr District oi COLUMBIA many ycai
y" lgo, and, remaining nnlncstioncl To hi
day is to be regarded as decided princi
=, Ae pie uf the count Whatever fallaeics ma
Ms exist in this argument, it is in subsianC
the one which viii be relied upon in ,h
p- coming argument.
a. = There will, however, be technical ii
iicul,y in procuring decision of any N
H. pvllate tribunal upon these eases ns tn,
stand \ neither the judges nor cnli
,, missiuners 1i election entered M appra
' ancc in the suit. Judgment By default h
. hoca taken against them. and the ordin
- ry method Of proceeding would be too N
merou> for jury to assess the dauiag
-. which the ladies had suffered in the deni
;, Of suffrage alleged in their declaration
The ease having been certified to the &c
o' cral term under these circumstances. 1t
~, difficult to see how that court can ma
'al any decision at all in the ease. and wi,
o' oat decision Of the district general ter
it will be impossible to carry the case
ns the Supreme Court nf the United State
lis Legal aeu,neu may, however, discover
." unbeaten path for this purpose,
H. While Tue question is before the Exc
~ uiive, Congress, or the Supreme Cou
"' a grand demonstration will be made by
Woman's Rights Convention which W
~ meet ON the 10th Of January, at the fou
Nv Mems Christian Association buillit
.v ~. Mrs. Victoria Wooihul viii keep op
~ house during the whole winter aud I'll
"a !" make social and political centre, fr,
~ ~, whence will ratiatc the ideas that yer
~ the movement, and where will be arrang
" tho demonstrations that will the ST
me ~. guine among its friends believe. evcntu
"e its success.
an. |, is expected TINT Miss Anthony. N
III Beechcr Hooker. Miss Paulina WrigI