The New York herald., 1871-12-09
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Agitation Of the Qucetiop In ihc National
Capital.

Agitation Of the QncetIop In the National
WASHINGTON, Dec, 9, 1871.
The Boston wing OF the woman suffragists are
here IN full force with teas, toast and transcen0ent-
alisIn. Lucy StOne Julia Ward Howe and Colonel
HigGinson make dual.trnity. This is the first
convention ever held by this branch OF the dis
afected at the national capital, and they come
thinking to have good time all TO Themselves but
the early arrival today OF Victoria 9. woodruff,
the Dete noir OF these exclusives, has evidently
acted as wet blanket upon conservatives in con-
vention assembled. Victoria took Congress BY storm
last winter, and Is hand TO look TO her IauTels
now that the opponents OF her pet scheme,
the Interpretation OF the fifteenth eDdment
giving suprage to women, are here TO oppose
the declarat0ry act she asks for. bill which she
has placed IN the hands OF General Butler and sena-
tor Anthony WILL be o1ered on Monday. is as FOL
lows
SECTION THAT all citizens Of the United states
law to vote at any election by the people in
any state Territory district, county city, parish.
terrors sSbSivsion Shall be entitled and al
lowed to vote at all such elections, without distinc
zion q sex any constitution IT. law custom usage or
It's authority; to the contrary. Notwithstanding.
SEQ 2. All the provisions Of an actentlted IAN act
to enforce the rights OF citizens OF the United
States TO vote In the several states Of this Union,
and for other purposes" passed May 81, 1870,
enforcing the provisions OF this act, and which are
not Inconsistent Herewith, are hereby directed TO
be applicable to this act.
The early announcement that suffrage is TO be the
only question touched upon In the deliberations OF
the Convention had the effect OF dampenng the ardor
OF larue class who look upon w0lnans rights as
confined TO one issue, as they would upon the play
OF "Hamle" with the part Of Melancholy Dane left
out. Woodnu is the terror OF these B0stonians.
and the mem Of her garment is excluded from their
ali who oppose her view OF the fifteenth amend
ment are opposed TO female suffrage ALTO
She d does % not know whether she trans in this crowd
through. The house tonight was crowded. The
audience was entirely respectable. Some one prob.
noll-had scatiered through the hall copioSs copies
Of her "Weeklyn and printed slip containing
nsa for OF s ne SssTs ae We're rni sssnssa
to H' the doc door and admitted several boys together
tone to gentleman who expressed surprise,
The Convention does not approve OF such stun.
Trash p Lucy stone, Julia Ward Howe, Rev. James
Freeman Clark, Henry b. Blackwell Elizabeth X.
Churchill. Hon. A. q. Riddle, caroln severence and
Prominent members sespea mps upon e pr platform @
Lucy STONE presided and was the first speaker.
Ss COMMENCED y nnnounens IN an % oraculnr Sr
were were % the same SAN used Sy her FOR twenty years,
She gave aud met the usual objections 10 her
demand, turned some well rounded sentences,
made 2 few good points in a less taxing
way than OF yore, and introduced the
Rev. James Freeman Clarke, who first
set his listener right close to the
distribution OF the slips referred toby saying the
managers knew nothing about them, da not en-.
dorse them, and had not ordered them TO be placed
on tho seats. He then proceeded 10 define his po-
son on the subject OF free love, saying that II 10
was meant that marriage and love must 80 together
he. was for It, but that u II was meant
that we should love whom we pleased
when we pleased, and as often rs we pleased, then
he opposed or; II. Rev. MI. Clark did not think
that the immediate results Of woman sufrage could
very greatly change the political complexion.
Gradually woman would become equal to the emer.
eency and prove herself great in this BY her intni-
.tton more tnan through her reason.
JULIA WARD Howe, the Pythoness OF the Conven.
non, read one OF her elaborate transendcrates,
winch was listened 10 with interest out
which, as usual. oversnot' the average
comprehension OF the audience. Az the close OF II
tne Convention adjourned TN tomorrow morning
at ten O'Clock. Discussion or methods was avoided
by the speakers, which fact anticipates no recon-
mcndatIon 10 Congress upon the subject. This ex-
elusive wing ncks In spirit what II gains In brains
II was comparatively stupid arair, and as tre re-
marks OF the audience evlnccd, Boston culture
nlAxes cat duli nusic~p