The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-06-07

dom.
Rcsolred. That the lorily arrogance
of man in determining the "Sphere of
woman" or of any one human being i'm
determining the sphere of any other hu-
man being, is becoming more and more
adverse to the spirit of the age; that the
question is not, fundamentally, of the
right or wrong of any particular course
of conduct, but il is one of jurisdiction
or of the deciding power over the very
question whether the thing considered
be right or wrong; and that the growing
spirit of freedom in the world demands
that this deciding power be lodged with
the individual himself, or herself whose
conduct is in question; and that assumD-
ton of the right and authority to inter
fere with and regulate the conduct of
others is becoming more distasteful To
every well informed and well regulated
mind.
RcsoIrcd, That it is written in the
destinies now urgently pressing for full
fillment that society shall pass through
the experience of the full participation
of woman in political affairs; that the
fact will have to be accepted, whatever
the previous preiudices, speculations and
theories on the subject may have been;
and that the futHre form of society will.
therefore, be such as shall be developed
out of this hitherto untried condition of
things; that the sooner, with the less
amount of acrimony, and with the more
mutual confidence and helpfulness be-
tween tie sexes, the transition is eff
fected the better for all.
Res0lced, That not only the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments of the Con-
stitutiOn of the United States, but the
Constitution itself, the Declaration of
American Independence, the spirit of all
our institutions and the law of God
written upon the rational constitution
of the human mind and evolving itself
i'm this age as the science of society-all
concur in comforting OH every citizen of
a competent age the equal rights TO par
ticipatiOn i'm the choice of the govern
ment which they are called upon to
obey.
At this juncture the inevitable Mad
doX, Of Maine, got upon the platform
and commenced To saw the air with his
arms, and at the same time articulate
sounds came from his mouth. Maddox,
of Maine, talked Communism. Maddox,
of Maine, talked philanthrophy. Then
he made another excursion in the air
with his arms. Then he condescended
to explain to his audience the mode of
operation by which the new party were
! to procure funds. He said ii was their
/ intention to issue certificates of indebt-
edness, to be signed by the chairman,
secretary and treasurer of the Executive
/ Committee of the new party. This was
I to be done in the style of the Fenian
bonds. Maddox, of Maine, knew that
millions of Americans were ready to
| buy the bonds, any amount of money
could be procured, and i'm the ecstaey OF
/ the sublime thought Maddox, of Maine,
metaphOrically embraced the whole
world In his arms. Maddox sat down
at last, his eyes rolling in pious delirium.
Aged veteran named Spear-"We are
going to elect our can-deedatets, we
are, and the good and the great people OF
] the United-e-States will crowd round
our victorious President, Victoria G..
! Woodruff, and escort him to the White
/ House, and our national executive COM
mittee rally in upon them in perfect
showers" Here the aged veteran sat
down, his heart beating like trip ham,
mer.
The names Of the National Executive
/ Committee of the new party Were read
as follows and accepted by the Conven-
tion:-A +. Robinson, Massachusetts,
Mrs. Caroline II. Spear, Vice President
Z California; Otis J. Porter, Connecticut
Judge y. J. NJ. Carter, President, Ohio
Mrs. Abbie =. Ella, New Hampshire
Mrs. Bella \. Lockwood, Secretary
Washington; John L. Underwood, Nir.
ginia; Mrs. Richmond, Illinois; Jennie
G. Dundee, Maryland; George ID. Cole,
man, Pennsylvania; - Michele
Maine; Elizabeth \. Mereweather, Ten
nessee; John VI. Spear, Utah; Mrs. Es
ther Morris, Wyoming; John Helmsly
Idaho; Mrs. Il. B. Curtis, Nevada; Mrs
Olympic Higgins, Washington Terri
tory; Robert Dale Owen, Indiana; New.
man Weeks, Wisconsin; J. 5. Graham
New York; J. y. Taylor, Kansas; An
thony Higgins, New Jersey; Mrs. Lonk
ham, Rhode Island; Moses Hill, Ken
tucky; \. w. st. Johns, Missouri; Lem
uel Parmalee, Louisiana; Richard J
Irevellich, Michigan; Mary +. Davis
New Jersey, Treasurer.
y recess Of an hour was taken to lunch
One old lady, from WoonsOcket, RhOdu
Island, had brought a bag Of peanuts
? with her, and it was a sight TO see he
rs she sat on the stairs munching he
! lunch like q cat. Another young ant
beautiful delegate from Ohio offered Il
, share half of her cold chicken with tn
Herald reporter, but it is needless to 81,
the offer was declined, with thanks. An
! other intellectual looking female, win
= had evidently slept in her hair, Tecline'
, on a lounge during the recess, devourini
cold fried oysters and pickles.
After recess Judge Carter, of Ohio,
f man with a bushy beard and good dea
of cheek, who sat in the body of tn
hall, rose and commenced to read writ
: ten resolution rather indistinctly.
\ voice-Louder, louder. Oh, yet.
Judge Carter continued TO read in
= low tone, when the same voice brok
e out again. "Iouder, louder, louder.
2 Cheering and laughter.)
: Judge Carter-you see, ladies an
! gentlemen, the difficulty is that | cal
not read my own writing, like a goo
I many other famous people.
] The resolution in substance empov
G cred the National Executive CommittC
= of the Equal Rights Party" to issu
e certificates of Indebtedness, in order TN;
] the money could be raised for the con
e ing Woodruff and Douglass campaign
= The resolution was passed.
r \ respectable-looking old gentlema
with white hair and black brOadclotl
4 who was announced as Seth w. Shaw
D of Providence, X. l., ascended the pla
I form, and said that he had been ma
: ter mechanic twenty years, and that I,
twenty other years he had never earnC
y more than - day; "but," said he.
J, will take 500 worth of these bonds G
: the spot, and / can answer for 5000
I from my own State, Rhode Island.
# Cheers
5 Francis Lyons, of Tioga county, Ne
: York, who looked as if he had not Il
second shirt i'm the world-"Pm DO,
man, but l reckon / can go $lO6 {