The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-13
WOODHULL'S WOMEN.
The Second Day Of the Cone
ventiOn.
A War Upon the Men-Ths Same. Sauce 10 b
Applied to the Male and Female Of tho
Goose Family Horace Greeley's Pri-
vate Character to Be Looked Into

Tho National woman's Suffrage Association was
In session all day yesterday, and large audience
were treated to characteristic speeches from Mrs.
| Stanton Miss Anthony, Mrs. Mott and others. The
| proceedings were carried on with much spirit, tho
leaders seeming to be inspired with good humored
| defiance against such laws or men as interfere
with their purpose. Editors are not to be allowed
any longer TO use their pens and the influence OF
their Journals IN parading the faults OF women
while they themselves live in exceedingly
THIN GLASS HOUSES.
They are to be brought TO account and that
speedily, and are TO be taught that men are under
Is much obligation to be decent a. women.
Mr.. SOLOMON HEYwARD, OF Princeton. made the
opening address III the morning. He was surprised
that the New York papers take the tone they do In
regard to woman suffrage The cause advocated
IL liberty, and the private views or spoken utter
ances OF any on this platform do not compro-
mise any other IL Is the very men who most fear
investigation into their own lives who are i0udess
In their cry against certain women In this
cause. There viii be q universal washing OF
DIRTY MORAL LINEN
some day, and not even the editor Of the New York
| Tribune will ind his washing bill less than thd
women whom the tribune has been 30 busly attack
| Ing OF late.
| Mrs. STANTON came forward, with her handsome
| face beamlng with smiles and sad:-I do want TO
few W words S 70 the press q ns
harding this convention, saying the meanest ana,
the bitterest things possible TO conceive or and To-
| and behold this morning the whole press OF the
city Is respectful, for the arst Time in twenty
years why ~ Because we have made ds nem
| we shall exercise our right OF secession. "aow
are you going 70 DO i ~ ,h asks ONE hs men =, hold
nation hold the funds. so long ~ men make their
property over to Their wives women cannot % said
10 be poor. Then, think OF IT, we have at last won
| the
| GREAT AND MAGNANMous
] Horace Greeley to our side. Who will come nextf
! have been asked several frivolous questions this
morning, by men, Of course. Among the rest was
! this :-"Will 1t not have demorazlng erect upon
women 10 go 10 the polls and be mixed up with the
:" Degrading to drop the great reguiating
nonsense this is Are we not all mixed up here this
| mornlng2 Who is hurt9 DO not
why / have TO eat my breakfast, dinner and supper
demoralized woman must be-, Now ask what
type OF women have demanded the ballot all these
years Just such women you see IN this hall and
on tins platform Tremendous appause.l l have
travelled in foreign countries, and never have seen
have seen our own Lucreta Mott side by side with
the Duchess OF Sutherland. and was proud Of my
such women is unworthy 70 30 the
nations scorn. We are strong enough to-day to
we PROPOSE to do Il. Let tim come ap from the
cellars and down from the garrets Our arms are
Mrs MIDDLEBRoOx. OF Connecticut, delivered
long address upon the disabilities or women and
their constitutional right the suffrage. she said
woman belongs 10 her MASTER she does not even
own the children that are born to her; y woman
ter than the law Talk about
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
What the women upon this platform propose to do
is 10 organize society for The prevention OF cruelty
to women. Are all races to be admitted to the fran
pubic pubic has BEEN said that the Fight Of suffrage
| Is one Of the fundameptal rights OF republican
Ss ana oa ought savs not 6eso be s to
| ferent application, but 1t suits our case ex-
acy r Is good for all men, white Z, and eaes
time has come for action We should let all ques-
o. 0s pas nna e yUe
f1 ve1,e ours !! !. \ BLASTING SHAME
public should and wait for these privileges Tho
spirit and letter OF our constitution aN al
not help US. We must form new party. We have
sent petitions to our state Legislatures that have
since the passage OF the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments. We are asked why we do not take
IMAM ever before. what We want is power to reach
the States submission to the supreme law OF the
officers ana iA carrying the case to Tie sapreme
Court Some women think 1t would be dreadful
Shall do this in my state. even II have TO
n
Resolutions were read and cordially endorsed by
the Convention demanding the rights OF citizenship;
Legislatures, ana welcoming ali women, OF wnat-
ever anteceoents, who have good word for any
1nthcny and Miss Hooker and, amid laughter aud
applause, the meeting adjourned.
Tho Evening Meeting.
The gathering OF the sufrragists In the evening
failed to fill the hall There was good attendance,
but the door only about two-thirds occupied.
This was made up for the most part OF women; but
stcl
were so attractive In the assemblies got together
under the auspices Of the american wing at
6teinway Hall, and which were Indicative OF great
Intelligence and spiritual culture. Many Of the pro-
''s TmE DOCTRINE OF FREE LovErsM
were present, and seemed 70 be greatly interested
In the addresses that were delivered by the shrek
panied in the uiterance OF their speeches by an
hndertone OF the strains OF a string band, which
The chair was taken by the venerable Mrs. Stanton
who introduced Mrs. Woodruff to the audience.
Unconstitutional Equality" which, as It mas already
been read In ono or moro OF the public halls Of this
aud other clues may be supposed to be familiar
to all readers who may have any interest IN this
Miss ANTHONY followed in speech, in which she
referred 20 the work that women were already DO.
ing the thousands that had TO go out Into the world
to obtain their own independence. II the audience
would
they would see IN single issue twelve hundred ad-
vcrlsements Tor women who were applying to De-
come domestic servants, boarding house Keepers,
goyernesses teachers OF music and other 0ccupa-
fions Of lile Those women we're TO take their own
place In life, and why should they not have the sui.
frages III they were competent to obtain livelihood
they were competent TO cast the ballot During
the last forty years In England workingmen have
combined together to protect theuselves In the
form OF Grades unlons,n but had they In thar
country mses I1erm.elyes q political poweri The
Audience Would have 10 answer "non In this
country the workngmen had made themselves
power. Suppose the NEW YORK HERALD were to
oppose the recent strike OF the "Crispins and tle
journal all tho ~
ESaIrY OF THE TYPE SETTLERS
and every other section OF the mechanical trades,
and the NEW YORK HERALD would have no influence
with the workngnfen at the next election. Miss
Anthony then gave expression to q number OF Illus
tratons OF the strikes by women In different States
of the Union, showing how unsuccessful had been