New-York tribune., 1871-11-23
"EiMONED BY TIE PEOPLE,
iron, The i0cpster EJ1reSs
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TIE WON1NS SUFFP4GE CONTENTiON.

PnlLADrIrnIA, Nov. 22.-Thc second days
session opened with largely liner aocd nmhr- thr dele"
catcs coming to work promptly at the designated hour
Mis- Cutler tho Cnd.rWoin.m. "a TIE foUr;h resolution
p.nGins from yesterday discussion. rs follows:
Rr,l Ih, We c n'.1 racf", to ,ccq 70 men he t'r'r
the prpr Constitutional aL"ni
securing tie ssnr r.a n al! the safes
The subject was discussed annacdly by some of the
strongest dcbIcrs Of the ass"mhlag". Mrs. Hndinan
thought the resolution too complicated. We don't ~"
maintained. want the ri.t Of suffrage under the pro
VISIONS ol thu Fourteenth and Fifteenth Ancndmeit@
o not those who PASSED them ever intended
should vote. and do not ,ro.rc to srral my way INTO
the right the ballot with the negro We demand
suffrage a. InaIirna r.t ana We want it gnaran-
tced to us solely III an ainrntimeit' Mr. Won lFohk
t.ous, hat to show tLc capacity 10 vote was enough
10 :, nInl TIE risht Tine trainers OF the ConatI-
tut:cn Lr,w worcu voted. aud to deny their ris!t
would have been snply write in the Con~'i,u,ion
Thou shalt not vote" BY doing this they gave their
tacit consent to female suffrage The constitutional
wording. Al persons boIu hatura!zrd IN the United
;t sml. f's."'' ~ Wv ' a, , nc ,s w. ne ,r,r rit
they wUuli soon haze IN lr ri;h;s. bn "'ihe peace
able the nphil for 'hr II IL 4 Gr' ~ Gr'ti'
fcont the brutal InluioJi g. have sonebody to put
negro d. consequently the ~oman Il selected con
.er it impose to haG o., Iitrtn m rat @s."n. ta
draw the dtcton that Inc capacity to vote Is the right
Shall vote and this rcyives the original rights
uf wuncn. wnicl have simply been In airyIncc BITTER
II wo Mi b" tn to 10 to n,rc The pa.sc.
.lA,rrnh ainrnnrSi, A. we want Is simple u'o'1f'
Mrs CATER desire to explain the legal point at issue
ard followed with an cLlnIritc ana exhaustive rr|"w
of the constitutional aspects i'ovch II tht nnatr m
voting She su;nin" ny briefly. thus; FIRST we nave
ani s 's'" sar"T Under ire rirs" ali r,o Tnn
the right To vote some say tht II i no Tlsh
i. an iiail,l,bc rict You c,r.n1t maintain rcpuhi
can form oi Government and deny to ali the Iopuatnn
r. nf n fled
but the truth. ke mighty rock. S'alus .''re
mlr ?n n-' a al h VI" he i ifIsi IN ronrhIy
o no. oci tucIciore 10 the phriseoogy VI the reso
Mr. Charlie. Ruricl~n. answering The arguments OF
those who want To li-nt the battle on th- forte,hn
Aincndn'n' '.'i: lave h ,ii yt "'t ~ um,nen nnd"r
aiIy Instruments which, are recognized a5 hd'lHS INC
,nr.. If law republican form Of government does
nn, m ~, universal s,Iir..c We know the trainers OF
tie Constitution never dIrinc. that the ii"a ul re re
f. I'm, Is not core, idea thai when y"u make
an affirmation you must accept that affirmation a. tne
makers Of 1t understood 1t. hold We ha'r no rTht to
go 10 any use of legal GuiDhli:g IN the matter we
stand simple rish let us stand hcr.-ii on rohSitu
So with The a silun clrizeshp 1t does not IMPLY
voice t, Go, ernn'nt 10y any means t. ne y rithf.
The majority did no, seem to agree Win thi' view anu
MI Whit. head Immediately pr pounded IN nnciidnent
which Resored Tna We rclnlu,' no clam 10 wn'h
prior legislation Constl utiolal right with view
doubt" And tins he continued was to set aside al ap
parent cause Of disagreement between the two sides.
ser and somewhat pi.rpOselcso utoa'c ioio"ou
and the amendment WIS finally adopted
Mr. Blackwell presented articles which were aaop1ra,
resolving substantially that =" SuHraSc means cludHS
i'm homes: greater cOIstancy and l~riniety III mar
riacc; that Temperance. Reform ana al pupiic tVou
rrnlire suffrage carry item forward ann nha! tltt
from the associations visit al tho Iegisla
tuirs to push forward tnc "OrA ia WHICH tnc pouJ
engaged. .... .,oooo q nd to,rnororco
clause pass unnOtIced He wished understood that ao
As.oc,ttion Was not committed to temperance me
yuIuau suffrage invement las hucctcucu W tnt anu
slavery and must not DO cncuinDereu ny siue
IIp,,u
~ r,rn on The cards Tue word obey In the marriage
srrvicr il doomed to he stricken out The one thing
wor,e than an unrgh,cOus pledge Is tnat cVily "hicn
ors tb" pl,dge indifferent. 1t Is the higher marriage
that the wOman's suffrage movement conieS u
strengthen , A.. ..x .,u .ro,r;,, .h..
tlr OF stanton aud MIS- Victoria Z. wood
nun would have been IN acquisition ,, r
Mir Blackwell attacked The assumption OF MI DAVIS
He ,ad for the IN this movement we have pre-
.,.,ird "A solid front Oi and wOm u whose records
,r r,Irr We do in.iOrse lminOrality. We do not
read tenn lie sui tO Free Love. Applau,c.l
Mr. Davis lc,ircd spcr,caS, but MI SniIth Glu NJ sce
% he couId MT give his views the marriage question
a. /. eli as Mr Hxg nson whereupOn q pont Of order
was raised and the Pres dent declared thc convention
ndionrnrd Many OF the suffrage synpahzers through
mi he country sent letters To the COnvcntion among
Them JoLn q. Whittier, William Lloyd Garrison, Oliver
johnson, and others. . .,..., r....,... - .
vrc Pre- slepts from - State were elected including
Mrssrs. uigginsOu. Curtis. Garrison and Julian, Mrs.
IIyerinOre aud Mrs. cutlery Juiia ~itfu howe was
.i,c,ed chairman Of the Executive Committee, and
Mary Grew Corresponding secretary. Reports were
made y delegates from IL S'atc so lrts In the eve
n,na addresses were made Dy Charles Burlegh, Mar
nn,.t I,ampbr Ala Bowrs. Eliza eth Churchill. Lucy
stna "mJ Julli " ard Hove. rt audience to-day WAS
iarye and great elt hui >iasin wa Inanifcsted.
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