The New York herald., 1873-12-17

lar op-ecr. IN casting tnat tea overheard the Mo-
hawks aid well, and she wished the women would
THROW OVERHEARD THE Tx COLLECTORS
in a ngurative sense. Haughterl They were
here to protest against the taxation OF women un,
the movement, she believed, would soon be gener
ally abroad in the land. At the close OF this meet
protest est against It, and or thus forming league to
signify their disapprobation OF the tyranny ana IN
Justice Of womans present status b IN slrea1r
formed, and there were hundreds OF women IN tne
land who had refused to pay the taxes levied
We have one lady now on the platform who has
refused TO pay and has not paid taxes on nes prop
Falls. in this State, the women have refused to be
imposed on by these unjust laws ana nave oeen 10
Inc a9 OF Psng ne aDd they
have not been troubled doubtless because the
collectors did not relish this annual pe,.lng; vera AZ
instances obtained Judgment against women lor
the amount OF taxes assessed. but thus iar they
have not attempted TO enforce the judgment
(applause)-so that after all 1t was probable that
the men were better and juster than the laws
recently came before town meeting and told
them tnat they would never again pay any more
taxes that they had been paying $500 ysar and
it; IT. and tSat Il tpe su'norIies @ q chose oss
to sell out their property all they asked was that
so that their old homestead, 100 years in the FAM
ily, might be spared to them as long as possible.
the Of were taxing
iartner in advance than the people did 100 years
ago, and cited many legislative authorities
lar as the Congress Of I7e5 in New
York. II taxation without representation
milder term for It nows There were here on this
platform the grandsons and granddaughters OF
in this audience there were daughters OF the land
OF Lafayette, OF Tell and OF Hermann. She asked
them, then, whether they would calmly contribute
10 ri Tn n
rights. She begged OF them to demand with one
voice that the government either remove the un,
Just extortion or give women their absolute ana
'A"'' CIV THE IsecH .oHAMrnos''@.A py'' CRIMINAL
Susan b. Anthony was next introduced by the
chairwoman as 1.-THE great champion OF liberty"
and was received with very marked applause.
plainly, in black; her hair was done up in the old.
fashioned back-knot, and her sober. earnest face
looked worn, though lacking none Of the old time
said My friends, | stand before you tonight
q convicted criminal, ,applausel,tred in the
preme Court Judge in the Circuit Court Of
the northern district OF New York, and sentenced
to pay 500 fine and costs lApplause.l For whats
government, based upon the one idea Of the right Ugh
Tns IS the result at the Close OF 100
| years OF this government, that ], native born
American citizen am % found guilty Of neither
States Prison onence-simply because exercised
our right to vote. II others to revolution
glass, some would perhaps advocate such q meas
ure here; but don't propose to do so. We shall
Years. years Appausel It is nothing short @ % Of great
outrage 10 attempt to govern human beings with
out Their consent, and take from them their prop
voice as to the manner Of its disposition. SO, II
WHAT WAS SAID 100 YEARS AGO
OF the cOloniSts was true, it Is equally true to-day
OF our women. Luther Martin said, 'Those with
out votes are as absolutely the slaves OF those with
votes as the negroes are their slaves.'' There
were, undoubtedly, 100 years ago. many who lived
in quiet and plenty who would never have risen
H e
inclined to-day. II Is equally unjust toward wo-
man, whether the laws anecting her are all right
all wrong. In any event, they are made for her
without her consent or participation. and II they
are wrong she must bear the greater burden.
Alter quoting Benjamin Franklin on representa-
tion Miss Anthony continued-Would any one have
thought that those men who thus talked and wrote
did, on the blood and bones OF 100000 Of fellow
men-I mean the slaves-and exclude from par
sicpa,ion nearly onshal, the people % the United
these women, she thought, would not much longer
submit to the tyranny OF taxation without repre-
well the ground, and women every.
where awakening TO the injustice OF their condi-
Miss Anthony then gave many incidents of
women, with names and residences, who mad
ments enforced for six years past In Rochester
committee had been to the assessment records
ThE LIST OF TAX PAYING WOMEN,
urging them not to submit. There were 5000 of
1em to vI% the value .s Of
Eighth ward .,. Of that city alone where
day were organized precisely they had organ
zed 100 years ago, and eminent lawyer all the
land would sustain the technical legality as weu
women need is a little courage and some cash to
make the Courts themselves affirm the justice OF
history tells us that the press OF 100 years ago was
with the people, but she was sorry to say that,
with lew exceptions the press OF today was recre-
ant to this simplest principle Of human justice and
right.
At the close OF Miss Anthony's address, which
was very lengthy and equally logical, several let
ters were read among them being one from Rev.
o. 3. rockingham, and another from Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, expressing regret at the inability Of
the writer's TO be present, and sympathizing with
their work.
THE RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED
and collection taken up to defray expenses and
notice gwen that q petition had been prepared
Tor signatures, memoriailzing the Legislature ior
the repeal OF the existing unjust laws and that 1t
was desirable that as many as could would sign it.
Mrs. Dr. Hallock, very genteel, pleasant faced
in her tone and expression, next introduced,
and addressed the audience brleny and in very
W ~ naTd de sad she she must not be
only referred to those out OF doors.
The fact was the iaut does not lie
at their doors, for 1t has been tolerated for centu.
ries: but the men may remove the evil of which
they complained tonight. Men did not under
stand women altogether, although they were
always presenting theories about them In books
and speeches. Some OF their ideas made ner
shiver,
OTHERS MADE HER BURN.
An American physician had written a book on
American women, in which he criticised them,
and said some were good wives some were good
mothers, some were good in both capacities and
some were good in neither. tLaughter) II re.
minded her OF poultry book where some hens
were classed as good settlers and Others as good
layers, and so on. Iaughter.) she had seen men
with cigars In their mouths and their feet on man.
tel pieces, or making pools OF tobacco Juice beside
her in the street cars. She thought the best
thing TO do with them was to put them by them
things about men, but as It was now late she
would draw to close, adding that she had
them Classified as males, men and gentle
men, She didn't know that she should vote II she
had a vote, but she certainly would not vote for
such candidates the last few years had produced
In New York. She thought however, that the
good time and future was coming, and would en-
courage women to work and wait.
The mepffnu adjourned n a lor0 nbar