The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-02
THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE MONDAY MORNING. JUNE 1873

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was crowded to excess, speeches of interest
were made BY Dr. S. G. Howe, President
of the Society, Rev. Mr.. Murray, Rev. DR..
B. X. Pierce, and Wendell Phillips.
Wendell Phillips, unlike some of the
other speakers, took hopeful view of the
subject, notwithstanding the small interest
that the society had elected in behalf of the
discharged convicts. lie said that there
was more hope for the reformation of
criminals than people generally supposed.
He told of John Augustus, who had showed
him list of 5000 prisoners whom he had
bailed out, and that out of this large num-
Der only two of them failed to appear.
Now those 5000 men were siftcd out by
the constable, let the ministers sift out as
many and see if they would be as honest.
He argued that the State should provide
some means of putting back the man, after
he is punished, into honest society where
it took him from.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Anniversary meetings were held ON Tues
day by the different societies and associa-
tons in the principal halls and churches
throughout the city. The meetings most
largely attended have been those of the
New England Woman's Suffrage Associa-
ton. On Tuesday forenoon, amid the as
scmbling of large audience at fremont
| Temple, the president of the association,
Mrs Julia Ward Howe, called the meeting
to order and then read. a letter from Mrs.
Margaret w. Campbell, expressing her en-
tire sympathy with the movement and de-
nouncing the action of the legislature last
winter She would have women continue
faithful to all her domestic duties, -con-
tinuing to make the baby's bibs, SOW on the
husbands buttons and attend to all the du-
ties incumbent on her as woman. But
none of these, she thought, would interfere
with her exercise of the right of suffrage.
Committees were then appointed and other
business matters attended to.
Lucy Stone reported the progress the
cause was making in various parts of the
country In Maine their meetings had been
well attended. and growing interest in the
cause was everywhere manifest Minis
tiers. lawyers and others of influence were
coming to their aid. The speaker referred
in remarks of scathing rebuke, to the action
of the legislature and especially to the 1875
republican members who voted against the
Woman's Suffrage bill, thus proving faith
less to the pledge made by the party in it:
platform made at Worcester last fall. The
question had been submitted to the Lcgisla
ture of Maine, where they had been giver
; fair hearing, but was lost in a vote of 6!
to 90. Speeches were made during the day
by other distinguished leaders of the cause
among them Mrs. Livermorc, Mrs. Howe
Abba Kelly Foster, Mr.. Foster, Mr.. Black
| well and Mrs. Vibbcrts.
At the evening session. Miss Mary +
Eastman of Fitchburg, was the first speak
er She alluded to the action of the lat
l legislature in terms as inst as they wer
$ severe and spoke at some length on tn
c duties which the women owe to the cause
n They should be more earnest, persisten
Y and united in pressing the work to a sue
= cessful issue Miss Eastman is an excel
lent speaker and it is no wonder she he'll
: the attention of the audience throughout.
Il But the principal speech of the evenn
4 was made by the Hon. George F. IIoar o
l. Worcester. He said this was one of til
), seasons of reaction and progression in pc
+ ltical history. The leading opponents @
l. woman suffrage had been driven from on
o position to another until at last there is III
c one who is not obliged to deny the pril
l. ciples contained in the Declaration of Ind'
l. pcndcncc and the Constitution. Addrcs
l. ing the ladies in the cause of womans SUI
J. froge the speaker said You have befol
i you the task of converting the America
T.; people over again; you will have to go il
e. to every school district, to argue over til
ii debate which we had supposed was entire
st settled in 1875. There are but two prop
N stions that must be adopted by thepeople
y There must be natural Irregularities or ell
n you must admit that those who happen
n. be governing at particular time have Il
Id right to admit to the governing powers o
e. ly such as they see fit. The honorab
ne gentleman spoke at great length and pr
I'd fundty, answering every objection, DO
90 real and imaginary that has been or cou
of be brought against the claims of wom
he for the right of suffrage.
~ uNITARIANs.
m Throughout the day large and interesti
IN meetings were held by the American u
re tartan Association at Bultinch Chap
Ie- Their official reports show n growth
VI strength, and the speeches that were ma
nj indicate an increase in interest
''o MISCELLANEOUS.
w. The meeting of the American Congrel
g. tional Orthodoxy Association, The Wo
sh ems Centenary (UnivcrsalisD ASSOCIATE
'ss and the Universalist S. S. Union, as well
,af numerous others that have been Ii,
NY throughout the city were well attended
ed those whose special duty liesiin the firth
IA ancc of their respective interests. We
ed glad to notice in all their meetings gre
'ge er commingling than formerly, which
indicative of a larger and broader Chart
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