Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-12
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
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The conventionsre- assemblod yesterday After
noon, and was opened by singing the hynn
Ny % intry, tits q thee,
which was lined OF, in solemn tones, by Mrs. Is
abrlla Hooker.
After. brief rs.arls by Mra Cady Stanton and
length by Mrs. Mary F. Davis, OF New Jersey.
She spoke with much earnestness in the cause Of
woman's suffrage, and defended her CO. followers
from the charges OF immOdesty, on the ground
that the necessities Of the case demanded that
they should speak for themselves The oppressed
condition Of married women e home, and their
at home, half fed and clothed, rendered 1t i'm
perafively necessary that they should take the
Sren's letter. declining to attend the CONVENTION
because Aho did not think it Was the proper
sphere OF women, was commented on sharply.
MIS-, stanton followed In long address. As
preface to her speech she informed the cOnven-
non that she had received many letters while she
had been in this city from the leading men in
labor and temperance reform parties.
Mr.. Theodore Bangs, of New York, followed
In a short address; after which Mr.. Ira Davis
spoke Of the wrongs that had been placed on
woman, and which the present generation should
and a citizen in the full sense Of the word by
giving her the ballot. After Mr.. Davis had
taken his seat, Miss Susan b. Anthony read
LETTERS
bearing on the subject under discussion, which
had been received from Miss Amy Post, of
Rochester, and from several members of Con-
d0rsing the woman movement.
letter from Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was
then read, in which he expresses himself i'm favor
OF woman suffrage, but asks to be excused from
attending the convention, as during this week
be is engaged in delivering a set OF lectures in
nj aine and nj Massachusetts,.
The chairman then introduced Miss Addie
Ballou, who favored those present with short
address on the subject Of woman's wrongs,
dwelling particularly in defence of
THE OUTCAsTs OF SOCIETY,
hp no uuoa NIL lroI
solemn vow to plead, and whose champion she
was.
Mrs: Laura Cuffee was the next speaker. She
led OF with an attack On the press of the cOun-
try. and concluded by an attack on Congress
and politicians in general.
Mrs. Stanton adjourned the convention, and
begged all present to be present to-day, when
they would have an audience with the Commit
tee on judiciary Of the Senate.
Evening Session.
The evening session was attended by a large
and respectable audience, the hall being prOba-
bly, twO-thrds full.
Miss Susan b. Anthony, from the committee
ON resolutions, reported a series, calling upon
Congress to pass declaratory act allowing
women the right Of franchise; which were
adopted.
Mrs. Elizabeth eady Stanton then advanced
dress. Mrs. s., who is the Daniel Webster of
the party, was at times very eloquent in her
address. She led of by giving her idea Of how
they could succeed, which was by the union of
lists,
and all reformers, which put together would
make a strong and successful party. She IA
toTed the one-term principle strongly, because
by 1t, she said, If they were not suited by the
president to be elected by them, they could get
a ia OF him soon; and not allow him to hang ON
Ex-PHEsIDkNT JOHNSON AND PRESIDENT
GRANT
Tor non-actlOn in reference to the woman suf-
frage movement. She referred to the educa-
honal systems OF the present day, which she
EUNBCG
She spoke of how she and other girls (some wears
since) had raised a mite society, and educated
a poor, but piOus, young man, for the ministry
They paid his schooling and furnished him with
beaver hat and handsome cane. &c. |
Well. he graduated at Princeton with great
donors. and they invited him to come and preach
for them, and he took for his text, women can
not enter the church" and they learned enough
by that lesson to never educate another
POOR, BUT PIoUs, YOUNG MAN
for the ministry or anything else.
Miss Anthony followed in an appeal for cash.
None forthcoming, she called upon all to come |
prepared to-day with checks, &c. She then de-
clared the meeting adjourned.
. Loud calls for Mrs. DIR. Walker brought her to |
the front. but it being evident that the leaders
Of tie convention did not want her to speak, a |
hubbub was kept up, so that her words could |
not be heard, and the au Hence departed.
IO-Day's Session.
Inc convention re-aSSe mbled in Lincoln Hall |
at o'clock this afternoon, the audience being
larger than was present on any session of the |
more than nine-tenths of those pre- |
being ladies.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton made the open- |
Ing address Of the afternoon, which was an ex- |
litant speech on their success OF the morning, |
they being the first memOraists that ever had |
an audience with the Judiciary Committee Of |
The Senate.
Mrr. Gage then read the series of resolutions
which were adopted at the meeting last night
The Alexandra and WashinrtOp |
Railroad Bridge.