The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-17
nistinguistied Advocates Of she cause
Present.

citation. in session at Lincoln hall, Is pre- Y
sided over by Mss Anthony, also known q
as one of the early agitators for woman b,
suffrage, and comprises majority Oh to
the prominent female advocates OF that mea- fir
sure in the United States. it is gen re
erallv believed that feeling oil jealousy el
IN regard to the leadership OF inc equal SUI s.
iroga movement was the principal cause OF II
49,; Ij,is;on Of its advocates into two fac \
tinne BE that as it may. Miss Anthony "
saams to have the advantage in point OF S
numbers and ability, embracing among her '
t5llowers such ladies as Mrs. Ellzabeth e
Gaay Stanton, Mrs. Isabella Beecher g
HoHEcr. Mrs, Lucretia Mott, Mrs. Matilda V
Joslvn Gage. Miss Phebe Couzns, Kew. 8
0Icmnio Brown, Mrs. Meriweatherr, ,
Madame Aneke, Mrs. Myra Bradweli,
and others.
OPENING SCENES.
Tho audience, composed largely OF la
dos commenced to assemble at 10 O'Clock
his morning, and the hall was about one
blvd full at the hour Of openlng-l09 a.
mNwhen Miss Susan b. Anthony en-
,,red with Rev. Olympia Brown, and
shortly afterwards DR.. Mary Walker went
ON tbe stage and took seat. Miss Antho-
,,v came forward and invited all interested IN
lie work to take seats on the stand.
Mr.. Edward NJ. Davis, the only man on
the stand. also urged those who desired TO
do co 10 lake seats on the stand, saying
i was rather cold with so few there, AID
thew wished more magnetic influence. he
went on to say that he claimed the rIgli'
Of woman to citizenship on seliish prlhci-
niles. It is dangerous to base their eia,hl
on anything less than citizenship, ana tiie
only way 10 obtain it was to demand 1t OH
that ground.
A puJI-poG BLOCKS THE WAY.
During his remarks Mrs. Cady Stanton
u,as about TO come in, but was preceded
Inv large. dirty-looking bulldog, which,
on seeing the crowd, took stand IN the
door. preventing Mrs. Stanton from enter
ing She patted it kindly on the back,
md Miss Anthony remarked, " Another
claimant for citizenship"
WHO WERE PRESENT.
The seats in the rear part of the stage
were soon nearly filled by women, among
them Susan b. Anthony, Elizabeth Gady
stanton. Matilda Joselyn Gage, Lillie
nevereaux Blake, New York; Lavinia O.
nnndorc, Baltimore; Ellen G. Sargent,
Ms. Senator Henderson, Mrs. Anna
Saycrv. Iowa; Miss O. j. Bailey, Edwin
NJ Davis. philadelphia; Mrs. Lockwood,
and many others who were here year
ago.
,,rss ANr,TONY's OPENING REMARKS.
Miss Anthony read the constitution Of
tho association, and urged all present m
tarastcd in the cause to take seats on the
efand. She went on to give her views o.
The claims of women to the franchise, the
history of the cause in Kansas, and the
ennarior clam the women have over the
negroes who have been accorded the Igh
of suffrage. The war had been the cause
Of this right being given the negro, ant
NOW the ewes of women are open to thu
Injustice Of The Republican party. sh'
claimed that this party was doing the Wo
mon the great wrong. She stood here to
day by the kindness Of the marshal OF tn
Auburn prison to vindicate the rights Q
women.
Mrs, Lockwood moved that the resolu
lions prepared for the occasion be feaa
carried.
MRS. CADY STANTON.
came forward and made preliminary re
marks before reading the resolutions, ure
inc the men to do their duty IN AIDING VI
cause. She said the souls OF the Wome
are in the resolutions she was ABOUT
read. She then proceeded to read then
interspersng remarks explanatory OF tie
meaning and bearing; in TACT, she einp'
died lengthy speech between each resoi'
tior dwelling on the rights and wrongs
the female sex, and alluded to the outrag
nernetrated on Susan 3. Anthem
bv imprisoning her, and thus d
nTiyinr the friends of women's rgh
of the services of a powerful advocat
Abiding to the great success OF the Il
publican party, she said that only by. Il
aid of woman that party would contlnl
iis renown. She thought General dra
locked with favor on the cause, and thu
felt great encouragement when such m'
as Vice President Wilson espoused the
cause, as he seldom in his speeches iall'
TO remember the large class OF disifa
chised females throughout the land.
IN REFERRING TO THE PRESS OF II
COUNTRY.
she said that great change had tax
Mace within the last few years III the Sc
timents Of that power. She cited the IA
hat the Irish and negroes are no longer {
subjects Of ridiculc by the newspaper
hut now the strong-minded women a
ridiculed for their principles and the wea
minded cucs for their paniers; but this "
soon be among the things of the past.
THE RESOLUTIONS
are as follows
whereas the fathers declared long ago, tina
parson VINO has no voice in the rules, nor IN
laws under which he lives is slave; thereto
Pesolred, That so long us women are den
the right OF suffrage they are politically, civil
and socially ensiayed.
pesoIped, That the present attempt in
courts by u false construction OF The federal e
slItution to exalt all men as soyereigps, and
derrade All women as slaves, is to establish
lagst odlous form of aristocracy known witt
Inc eiyilized world, that Of 6eC.
Rcs0lred That women are persons and -
fzensr possessed of ali the legal qualifications
voters in all the several states, age, prope
and education, and by the fifteenth alnendfn
az the federal constitution have been secured
right of suffrage.
Eesoiced, That il is the duty of Congress
appropriate legislation TO protect women ia tn
exercise of this right,
Pesolped That women are citizens, lrst OF
limited States aud second of the states and To-
10 les wherein they reside hence we claim
tiona1 pro- ectlon four inelienable rights agai
all state authority.
gss0lped That states may regulate all 10
opestions of properly, taxation, &C., but I
+ an inalienable right declared by the eonsh
zion, and must be Interpreted by the supre
court, protected by Congress, and enforced
the arm OF the Executive. o,,-,, VI,