, 1874-07-06
"THE FOURTH" ABROAD
Boston Celebrated After a Fashion
Peculiarly Her Own.
The Woman sufragists Gathered in
Harmony Grove.
Speeches by Abby Kelly Foster, Mrs.
Liyesmore, Garrison, and
Others.
Celebrations in Illinois, Wiscon-
sill, Indiana, Iowa, md
lGlsew1lcrc.

TEE woMAN sUFFRAHIsTs.
sneeiat i}ispatch 10 The ChseaHo Fftu"Ae.
DosroS, July 4.--Tho friends Of womau's en-
franchiaemcnt mhdo grnn1 and highly sue |
cenyful demonstration to-day in tho historic
HARMONY uRovE,
which, under auspicious Bsies, presented beau-
tful appearance. entirely in nocolt with NIL tho
associations of tho day. Not less than 1000 per-
sopH assembled bonoath tho loyoiy canopy OF its
nxurlant fongo, and, from first to 1ast. tl,opro-
ccclugs ,yeto characterized by animation, not to
say enthusiasm. Hnll'a Dand, OF Boston. fnr-
nsl'ed good n,lsic ut frequent intervals. and IA
all necessary arrangements hnd been u,ado to
tako the sufiragists to aud from the grovo by
special trainh, and for their comfort md anuao-
mont ttoro, tho affair paaned of with SMOOTH
uoBB Dr. B1anc',ard called tho meeting to order
Mt nbout 11:a0 o'clock, mud Mr.. N. H. Allrcll, Of
Boston, was Mt once voted to tho chair. After
tho reading of tlo Declaration Of Independence,
Mrs. AnDY KELLY POSTED,
al Worcester, wah next intl oduced, aud ofrored
reHoluliona M tollowa:
Eeaoteed, That no honorable mnn cau consistently
snplart government which tsfranc1ises hia wFennu
daughter anl cgnles .hotn tu tho political compan-
ionsh1p Of pa,lpcTss, idtoIs, nnt criminals.
Rekglyra Tint dlstrnlh1nE tho property Of women for
tho payment Of taxes, iu thu assessment anu arprnpri
ton Of VIII they aro denied voice, y .ha nearst
nH OF foHbcfY, An pettaT He16 ou If1cAn UuCchucGr
than al american Gentleman.
01ra, Toator, R eakug in support Of these reso-
lutions, sad that in voting at the polls tIoy
voting for Government which hat} for one OF its
objects tho assossmont of tnxes upon womon
Therefore, when men wont 10 tho polls and voted,
they uoro supporting tho injustice of taxing dis
flanchlned women. They ma.lo tIloir Collector
swear. Oh tnklng oi1sce "so hoip mo God, will
rob your vito And daughters" Whom ho came, M
10 lAad come, to take her cows. though
lie took oxou by mistake. [f.aughter.l Ife camo
as tho agent Of The voters. SlLe did not grumble
at his taking cows, but she told Linn lle didn't
know Lis duty in taking tho oxen, which wcro
anitna's Of burden to dra VI tho plow. Univer-
sal suffrage for rasnn WIS principle Of SLOW
growth, which had taken yeats and yenrs to
work out to tho point where every man, whito
nnd colored. had the right to y0tc. There waB 4
time Of old when woman waH
TIE FEMALE nu.fAN ANIMAL,
md now sue was man'a companion, md was lis
toled to and respected. The injustice Of their
diHfrancllisomont was dooply stirring tho hearts
She would pol1,t to tile opening OF the unlyors-
ties and The walks Of woman rs proof of their
steady advance, II they wont buck to ancieut
times, they would fluid that women had been do
tied as gods, and that WIS q significant hint of
the position women would somo day occupy. In
tlloir greatest paintings, tho panters Ind tnkeu
w0mon AB thotr typos, showing tho poHition they
Ind really held in mems heart Of 4earts. Let it
not, therefore, be said tint womun ms unit to
M tho pulpit, rfo 10 anything hut discharge
the duties OF the kitchen. What onan- -sutfrag-
iHts asked WAS
NoTH1.a EEw,
but merely a Yindiration Of the principles Of
equality alroaly dccal ed al those Of tho nation.
Sic did not want to DO q mau; slo thanked God
ahe WAS not q man but she did object to men
| making laws for womon whom they did not un-
derstand. Thov did not oven know how to logis-
late for themselves. With the corruption fester-
| beuoflceut influence Of women, or tho Republic
! must founder as other Republics before il had
| foundcred, and from tho Bamo causos. Eho did
not believe tho liepublio would reach that itur-
which had been foreseen and foretofd by
| prophetic mon III all ages. In conclusion
sla said, 'tYou viii find in Tint future where
| ever it hRs been foreBhadowod, mou md women
| hnye STOOL crowned together. divine twain
that makos tho divine ono." loud aud cou-
tinuod app!ause.] -.-.....
| THE GRAFTON NJ MRS. AlvERAonF.
AIRS. AIary A. Liyortnoro waa tllon Introduced.
She had llstonol to Mrs. Fosters statements OF
wong with deep feoling, and yet aho Should not
| ausw0r them. All women had wrongs from the
womans standpoint aud yet tho older hho grew
tie less iuc'is,ed was she to tight; and il that
waA not her experience size should think herself
asheistic.
During the mitldny rocosR tile company rcpalea
itAelf with Refreshments anl torpsiclorean
performances, and
sHs. JULIA WARD HOWE
read q poem ot considerable leugth on tho
theme OF Wonal,'B Riglts and
| THE MISSES HM1rH OF GLASTONBURY,
| made famous by tho seizure Of th01r COWS, gave
| q recital OF their wrongs.
Aftor brief addresses from A1r. Stephen II
Foster, Lucy Stone, and Mrs. L. Ainckley,
WI. LLOYD dAnNIbON,
in reBponne to loud cali, toolt tic platform
[lo ought, lo said, TO feel like nj old Htago
there, whero ho lad spoken 80 often but rrhil,
1t uns ton years. ago and llo folt almost like
nov beginner. lie sometimes felt us though h
were living under a spoil. 80 great had tn
changes boon einco TINT time. Thpre was dis
position to concode all else to women but tn
Suffrage aud that concoHaion was great Atel
J forward. They must. ii tloy refused woman
rieAta, conslgn the Declaration Q
Independence to the Aa,nos, and admit tha
there WAS Glass born with tho right to rule tn
remainder OF tho race. They must 20 forwar
until not one aonl OH American Hoil ron,aille
| unequal to any other soul In point of rightA MI
/ privileges Whatever Womon possessed to-tla,
tho world over, thoy hold not IN tllor own right
!. but AZ d colcoHBIon from man. THE only Wn
| to obtain snifrlse fur women wns to work on III,
I'll public sentiment wnb with thu1n ag,atlng til
. matter ald circulating kuowlolgo la pauphla
a,al at meetings. .....
HEY. Mrs. MARIAMcA J. FOLSOM
| followed with hgief RdlyeBs which wa
cut short by tho arrival Ut tho apocIal traiu a.
signed to lalo tho company TO Boston.
L, ILLINOIS.
AT EL0IN.
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