The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-08
Woman's Taxpayers Meeting.

LsONDEHACA OAA NAAN ANAh VIC kCL NuC
following report from the Evening Err
press:
1t was expected by some that Judge
Selden would be present and address
the meeting, but his engagements kept
him away. We understand, however,
that he is preparing an elaborate history
of the movement, and will, at some
future time, address the public upon
this growing question.
Miss Anthony was present and made
a few remarks. She is constantly re-
ceiving encouraging letters urging her
TO keep up the contest for her cause.
Mrs. Stanton, in a letter explaining
that domestic affairs detained her at
home for the present, wrote;
"To have my right to the earth and the
fullness thereof equally with man. to do
my work and say my say without his
hindrance, or even question, has filled
me with Indignation ever since | began
to think; and one mere act of puny
legislation, in line with all that has
been done in the past, does not add a
feathers weight TO my chronic indigna-
tion.
"The insult of being tried by men
Judges, lawyers, juries, all mentor
violating the laws and constitutions Of
men, made for the degradation and sub
iugation of my whole sex; to be forever
publicly impaled by the unwavering
finger of seorn, by party, press and pull
pit, so far transcends petty verdict, of
petty judge in a given case, that my
continuous wrath against the whole
dynasty of tyrants in our political, re-
ligious and social life has not left one
stagnant drop of blood in my veins to
rouse for any single act of insult.
''The outrage of trying intelligent, ed
ucated, well-bred, native-born American
women by juries of men, made up
of the riff-raff from the monarchies
and empires of the old world, or ig-
norant natives of the new, who do not
read the newspapers, nor form opinions
on current events or United States citi-
Zens' rights, so overtops the insult of any
verdict they could possibly render, that
Indignation at what they might say is
swallowed up in the outrage that they
have the right to say anything in imi-
tRting the rights of women as citizens
in this Republic. What are centennials
and Fourth of July's to us, when our
most sacred rights can be made foot
balls for the multitude? Do not, there
fore, argue from my silence, that / do
not feel every fresh stab at womanhoOd.
Instead of applying lint to the wounds,
my own thought has been, how can we
wrest the sword from the hand of the
tyrant ?"
The following is also a portion of a
letter from Parker Pillsbury to Miss
Anthony:
'I have watched the newspapers to see
whether your case can 90 on to a higher
tribunal, but see nothing on the ques-
ton; and am led to conclude that, in.
stead of a citizen and patriot, loyal
law-respeeting and taXpaying, you arr
a JeIOn and criminal And If you are {
felon and criminal for what you have
done, then we are all accomplices, who
aided and abetted, or in any way inciteC
you to the outrage against the laws anC
liberties, the "peace and dignity" of the
Federal Commonwealth as well as of the
State of New York.
"a sad state of things, truly. But
Miss Anthony, hope you consider the
country really on trial before you, in.
stead of otherwise; and thus the case il
still pending, and will so continue till
justice be done and right prevail, or the
heavens fall. For, to my mind, what
our courts determine or Legislators de-
cree, or people demand or desire is of the
very smallest importance.
"The women here in New Hampshire
asked the Legislature now in session tO
let them vote in school matters, and
were answered witha laundering mop
by vote of 2S to 269-yeas and nays
being taken. 1t is Carlyle or Emerson
who says, Whoever asks only for bread
and bacon, will be pretty sure to get not
even bread or bacon.'"
After the reading of the above the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
RcSOlUed, That the gross outrage COM
mitted in the case of Miss Anthony by
the United States Circuit Court, the
stamping under foot by Justice Hunt, ,lO
the Constitution of the United States
and all the forms OF law, in order to de-
Feat a woman who could not be defeated
otherwise, has in no wise discouraged
the true friends of Woman Suffrage, but
TO the contrary, the unjustifiable means
70 which the court was compelled to re-
sort in order TO convict Miss Anthony
has not only aroused the old Woman'i
Rights women into new life and new
action, but shocked all thinking mind:
throughout the country, 10 considera
ton Of the vital question of American
citizenship. Does il, or does il not give
to the possessOr right 10 vote?
ReSOtUed, That We arraign WarC
Hunt, Justice of the Supreme Court o
the United States, for high crimes anC
misdemeanors in his office, committed
in the trial of Susan b. Anthony, on
charge of knowingly voting illegally fol
a representative of Congress. He denieC
the right of trial by jury; he refused tC
permit her counsel TO address the jury
In her behalf; he refused the Request
Of her counsel that the jury be pOlled
he directed the clerk TO enter verdict
OF guilty without consulting the Jury
he had prejudiced her case, and haC
written his opinion against her before
ne came to the court, or had heard the
evidence, or the arguments of her coun-
SCI. lie tried her in manner indicat.
ing that he had undertaken 10 accom-.
Illsn certain result, and that he must
uo IL IN spite OF law or evidence. His
assertion that the facts We're ,du,itfad
In her case Is false. No facts 80. -
mltted on Miss Anthony's trial. exeeni
that she was woman and had votad
The one fact of consequence 70 fbr
United States was, whether or not NJ
Anthony voted for a Representative =
Congress. To establish this, the Trnitaa
States District Attorney proved tbst
she handed to the inspectors four foIda,
ballots, the contents of which We're mn
known. 1t did not appear that the bal
lots were not blanks. There were 81,
boxes, and each elector might cast 81,
ballots. Upon such evidence Judg
Hunt decided that it was proved tha
Miss Anthony voted fora representative