Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-25

Forces for the Fray -Comlnato the tf""'
Fuliy $4,000 stroaE.
The women made another raid on the Capitol |
Yesterday, the objective point on this occasion |
being the Judiciary Committee-room OF the
House Of Representatives. 1t was announced
that the Judiciary COMMITTEES
would receive the petition Of 5000 women Of
the nation; that Mrs d. A. Lockwood would
make the presentation speech; that General
Dutier would receive the document aud present
/, in tho House at the earliest moment De
termIned 10 be on hand In time the women
made their appearance rs early as IL O'CLOCK
aud -.
rARApEp UP AND DowS THE NAILS
with ali the Importance AMI dignity that the
occasion demanded. Prominent, OF course was
Mira DR.. Mary A. walker, who wNs anxious TO
IbE,rm all steners that this was her own and
Mrs Iockwood's feast OF funeral, whichever 1t
might chance to he. The blooming bloomer
was asked whether Mrs. Isabella Beecher
Hooker participated In this affair, and she re-
Piled, mo; that she hoped Mrs. Hooker would
not interfere In this caso.n "rhs fact L." said
Mrs. Walker 'that these old women and old
maids igaoro me and all the other yOurg advo-
Gates Of tho cause, aud think We ought not to
participate"
mas. WALK IN EvIDENTLy FxLT ISDioSANr,
and Il was clear that the women who lately
stood together on the Lincoln Hall platform
were not thoroughly In Accord. Mrs. Hooker
made MS more manifest a lew moments laier
when she made her appearance In the Vicinity
OF the committee room, Tor she stated that MIS-.
Z lockwood was acting In this matter entirely on
her own Inollon aud Tor her Vwa glOIineatiou.
NJ was stated too that she had got hold OF the
petition with $4,000 names through ways thai
were dark aud tricks that were yaln.' Ae-
enr,lInn 70 Mrs Hooker, these petitions were
with Nlrs Josephine 5. GTihng, a. secretary OF
the woaens Suffrage Association. MS. y.
being sick had sent them 70 Airt. lockwood 10
pisle together and put 10 shape for presopta-
lion 10 the committee. Having tue petitions In
hand, Mrs. Ia, 1t was said, 'Ook advantage Of
'"' sToIE MARCH ON rus ASSOCIATION.
| by making an arrangement with Gen. Butler
| TO present the psper himself.
Things, therefore, Old not look as lovely as
might have been, and " add TO the eonsterna-
| ilOn OF tie lockwood crowd Gen. butler WAs
| tnriy In putting In an appearance; but he came
At last, and tho cOnlnlt oe-rOom door was
opened, when In rushed the women ana mum
| ber Of newspaper repOrters -
| While dfs. lockwood was taking q position
at the foot VI tho able ready lot her speech,
Mrs, Hooker got the ear q baust' anI was
doubtless telling HIN that MIS-. LooA"o0u rep
| resented no one but herself, when
/ MRS WALKER ISTERgKRKD
/ TO counterfeit what Mrs. Hooker was saying, by
L
=, ON, that Mira Lockwood was the champion On
this occasion, aud Mrs Hooker had no ''pu
AIR. butter smiled upon b1th la lies, and lodi'
| Gated his readiness ~ hear what was To be sl.h,
| Whereupou Mr.. Dr. lockwood Introduced Mrs.
| DT. lockwood, and the latter spoEe as follows:
| mas LocKwooD's REMARKS.
| Hon D, D. Buiisr-HoNORED StH come 10
you to-day In bvhalfO OF this large delegation ol
| earnest, thoughtful women; In behalf OF many
too poor and too timld 10 come hore In behalf VI
the 1900 petitioners WI se nanes are here ~ .,
you with more eloqusnee than words can ex'
| pTeAs to protect them In the ihalienablo righi'
% CitlEsnshlp. You who have been OUT esa ,I
| ilberatoT vi the oppressed during the war; one
| OF the invulnerahle rocks on which the rebel
lion split; to you We LOOK 10 marshal our lOfcesi
| to night this battle for deelaratory law, unt
| lFun The North, the south, Tho East, the West
| one united shout shall rise for victory aud lib
erty, aud these grand, glorious states, the Ptid;
| OF free peOple-tho wonder OF the WJTld-shAll
rocoghlIe the other half Of her cltIeus
THESE voices, speaking TO you from this papel
| bundle, cOmo up trOm tue ihr'On hills OF Oaliior
mia and NsvAda iSS% oTesO@ ram ann Mtns ma
| tho rocky shores Of New England to sunny Flor
| Ida, FROM the Empire State and the sacred soi
Of Virginia, and from the States kissed " IN,
waters Of toe Ohio and the Mississippl. rhei
earnest letters have come with them' their rep
resentAtiyes are with US to-day on the right Ant
lett, watching and listening with anxious heart
and eager ears to catch every word that drop
with reference to this mOmentous question
Aye, mVmentous TO the vital Interests oi GU
county to-day. We come 70 you with TIT
| only means OF access we have TO your honoIn
Bile body, tho House Of Representatives. '
| peoples patliAment-claimlng for ourselves th'
sacred right Of petition, one OF the foundation
stones Ot oar republican government, and dc
handing the rigIt TO be heard.
1t was the sighting OF such petitions tina
| paved the way for tue war OF the revolution
| Human nature mas not so much changed sine
then, but 10 the onward march OF the ages II ha
| built new aud more complicated problems VI
the same axiUmatlc principles, which are nom
| the less verified aud justified because the NOR
recently evolved When 9allilCO made the as
founding discovery that tho world moved, tn
| shock Of Its announcement was too great Tor TIL
views Of plOddlnE conservatism, aud the gram
old philosopher was forced on hIs klees 70 Iecah
| aud still conservatism cries ION with the head
Of heretics who dare step IRON the beaten tracl
that Paul marked out, and today, IKE Paul
| cause, aud like him We hear them say: "AllRos
| thou persuAdest me, &C.
To you, then, my friend, We lntTust our potl
ton, asking aud expecting that hearing will
be gran cd to US, believing that justice will b!
| done US, and the oppressed go iree. y bis pell
ton, 80 Ieet long, SO ieet II p'acoi In Singh
| file, Is made up OF petitions sent up almost spOn
taneously from every State.
GENERAL BuTLERs SPEECH.
| 0eneral Butler replied, AMI said In substance
that he accepted the duty that had been thu
put upon him; tho duty that every Representa-
| i've owes to every American citizen, hoWeVe
humble that citizen may be, to be the organ .
| communicating his or her vans and wishes =
the Representatives OF his Government Ill
| felt hOnUred whenever he was asked To presen
a petition, II one Is honorod In presenting tn
| petition Of our citizens, how much more - b
| hOnured when asked to DO the organ OF 80 larE
and respectable q number Of his fellow citiEeni
Ho would do all that lay 10 his power In th
present and the future 10 carrying out the Oh
| eet OF the pttItIun He did not know that tina
object would be attained to-day or Il. morrOw
| or next month, or next year, but like all Brea
| reforms, II must grow as does the acorn while
hnally becomes the oak aud dyershadOws tb
land, The women VI America have only to q,
nHnd the right 10 vote, and II VIII be sure I
come.
Inc reason why men hesitate to give It at one
Is that they are In doubt whether the tnajorit
| Of the women Of the land want II; whether the
really desire the franchise. The fact that IS
90 Of them have, without political organiEi
ton, but, as IL were, by spontaneous move
ment sent up this petition, shows That u larg
portion OF the women Of America do desire 7
Let this $4,000 he followed by the petitions I
/. nave shown the capacity 70 do that which the
: demand-the capheity 10 vote tor petitlonlng
only another way Of voting. They thus vote {,
their rights by these memorials.
Again rendering his thanks, he would be u
| bearer OF the petition, and would present Il
a sOon as he could got the floor nflcr the nornln
/ Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker was bound
| say something, and SAID they had received Il
| fOrmAtiOn this morning that another petition
10000 names was on tue way from Saili1rnl
| and Gen Butler said he would present that all
. | when that arrived.
The delegation then withdrew TO the gAlleri'
| Of the House aud waited there TO SOC Bull'
. present the petition, which no did after q
morning hour, us will appear by reference to II
. | report Of the House proceedings.
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J MINNESOTA.
Q RocInbI- aud hop Last Night.
! The hrst a0clAble this season by the MINI
q | sofa Republican Association was given 10
evening At the Masonic Temple, and passed {