The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-31
The PetticOated Warriors on the War
Path in New England.
The Wrongs and Rights Of Wom.n Again Re-
hearstd in fremont Temple.
Spirited Speeches and Rousfng
Resolutions.
BOSTON, May 80, 1871

cn0SettH Out LOT New NCIiuOul~ mAiite,
Rhode Island and Connecticut; and then In the
spring they all come together Tor nigh Old carnival
m Boston. They meet as the
NEW ENGLAND WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION,
and for varons reasons which VIII presently be
made clear they select the week OF the religious
nversares the time for their deliberations. They
have had Two days session tnss year, beginning
last night and running through all Of to-day and
this evening. The convention, OF course. was held
IN the traditional fremont Temple, The scene OF a
few OF the many antiques OF the disreputable Ka-
lock, and now the sanctuary presided over on
the sabbath 10y the nlustrous Lager Beer Fulton,
The idea OF having the meetings held among the
earliest OF those OF anniversary week" was
original and wise one; but the innovation OF exact
Ing
AN ADMISSION FEE OF TWENTY FIVE CENTS
from those who came to mingle IN the deliberations
was q feature which excited considerable angry
comment. great many. who came under the inn
preston that the entertainment was be OF dead
head character, were more liberal In the abuse OF
Lucy Stone and the rest OF the crowd tnan they
wercin the purchase OF tickets, and now and then
q word or downright profanity was heard
to escape from lips which win be elo-
quent with words OF righteousness NJ some
Of the religious gatherings during the balance
OF the week The Temple was perhaps, half filled
when the convention was called to order. aud the
greater portion OF the anule0ce were women.
THE OLD srAGERs ON THE PLATFORM.
The platform was occupied by all the faithful old
stagers In The woman suffrage business. scarcely
single one was absent On the contrary there were
few fresh recruits, fact which their more
co-aborers 10 ked upon as q favorable and CRAFTY
ing omen OF an ultimate triumph. rhe everlasting
inevitable and almost omnipotenr Lucy Stone aud
her equally irrepreSsibe husband (Dr. Henry Il.
BLACKWELL were, as usual among the very first 10
emerge from the side ante room. Then there followed
IN turn the auburn.hared Gilbert haven the faithful
Celia Burieigh; the ancient vigorous and iault-
finding stephen Foster; then the slng-sonx oraress,
julia Ward Howe, and afterwards the alnlabe Grace
Greenwood, and Mrs. Wllbour OF the New York
sorosIs, besides manv Others wD were heard from
plenty often enough during the various sessions OF
the Convention.
SPEECH NO. FROM LUCY STONE.
The first word spoken, usually the case at
woman sunlage meetings In Boston, was by the
handy and versatile Lucy. she called the BODY 10
present, and ali That sort OF thing, ana introduced
as the FIRST real set speaker OF the evening,
snovn n1T aEMEss or rT M
sue made quite a lengthy speech, IN which she
took occasion TO aude TO the social evil and defend
the fallen ones OF her She assumed that the
majority Of those thus degraded owed their shame
10 poverty, and then maintained that II women had
proved and prostitution would be materially dinin-
isned IN all our large cities
THEN JULIA WARD HOWE DECLAINED.
she expressed hope that this would prove to be
the best "oman's Convention ever held 10 the state
enumerated the distinguished friends from other
States. Mrs Isabella beecner Hooker, q pleasant
".
dent OF the North Western Woman sufirage Asso-
citation; Mrs WilDour, President OF the New York
Celia Burleieh, OF New York she continued by
saying that when she considered the study and In
genulty OF women In the pursuit Of TRIES she could
not but oe persuaded that they were capable of
worthy achievements In higher order OF archltec-
ture. woman OF whom she had heard claimed
TO be an artist because OF her success In The line
fashionable dressInaking; but the speaker thought
woman must engage ana perform work OF a
more Important and digniled character before she
could fairly claim the honorable title OF artist Jesus
had called the fishers OF Galllee TO higher WORK.
saying to them, II viii make you fishers OF men,
II may nave been that Ia one sense women al
ready expert fishers o. men, accomplished IN angling
With featnered bait for something wnlcn, when |
they had caught It, they might wish back In the
again.
was next introduced and her speech was most en- |
phatcaiy the speech OF the evening. She said she
was not skilled at extemporaneous speaking, and |
hesitated TO express her views OF hand. The only
occasion on which she remembered TO have spoken |
with ease and satisfaction 10 herself was once at The
West when the gasighrs in the hall went out aud
knowing That the reporters could not take notes she
preserved entire coniposure and sefpessession IN
very moderate ln her views OF the suffrage question:
and was therefore cautious in the language she used
In expressing her mind. Sne would limit the suf
frage to three classes OF women. and In
clude, FIRST unmarried women having property TO
be taxed: second, married women, and third. such
Others as may desire the ballot. She recommended
property qualification, and thought voting wo
wound up and kept TO time clothes wringcr and a
sewing machine. AS an intelligence qualification
up her miliners bill aud verify its correctness to
cut a pudding, TO put on button, and, In emer-
self and her husband respectfully. The remarks Of
the happy Grace were received with warm ap-
SPEECH NO. PROM LUCY stone
Lucy stone, VINO had first been heard at the OPEN
ing OF the trs session was likewise the last 10 speak
before breaking no for the evening. The audience
was Impatient, however, and she was very brief
900 THE BsGINNIsG OF THE SECOND SESSION
the evening before, and the audience was made up
In large part OF Tue same persons
julia Ward Howe, as president OF the New Eng
land Association, occupied the chair. and after me
transaction OF some unimportant routine business
Tue audience was refreshed by
sPBEcH no. FROM LUCY STONE.
She diop't say single thing that she had not said
old story OF woman's wrongs, told In the same time
honored manner. The men were cruel and unjust
her own sex were depressed and 1t was time they
were aroused and united to throw OF the
shackles oil Inequality which have long
suffrage would come some time other, but how
and when she couldn't exactly say
GRACE GREENWOOD AGAIN
The audience was now again refreshed by one OF
the characteristic addresses Of the gracious Grace
Greenwood Mrs. Iippincott. She said she MADE
20 many years ago that she now couldn't tell, and
sne now felt really refreshed to be here again. II
would some day the title Of 'honorapier pre-.
nxsd 20 their lanes. but she had come from
washington, waere there were many honorables,
she really began 10 shudder FOR the cause OF |
woman suffrage. Women. she believed, wore
"HUREAH ron LUcRErA xorT."
Ire venerable IuCreiia, cad wila the ancient |
neducap, was nov Introduced, nud received WIN |
warm applause. she, too, for peace and hoped |
that the glorious era was at nand. She then /
reyleW.d the progress 81 the woman suffrage move. i
menf from the lime OF It's nlsL agitation /
down 10 the present moment, Size was /
proud 30 know that the movement he'd grown I
and that the people were becoming educated 1
up 10 jcss ce TO al classes and all sexes The go.
nous END sue affirmed, would surely pe attained
ana that before very long. she die not and would /
not deny s1at Gee-loylsm existed. and she was
sorry that there were any who would take the |
trouble To ,efute such nonsense our frtf nos
are all right on the woman outrage question We
must not be tlo particular abont all Of them being
Simon Pure. we must be careful aDc charitable.
wen, heaped upon jesus bat he bore
Ebem with fortltBt ie. and we should do the same.
she would not defend wrong bat she sun bellevea
that botn pubIcsns and nEiots would enter the |
Kingdom of HEAVIER.
MAReAREr LUCAS or ENGLAND,