, 1874-10-15

mil rncnivnff yots of IN IL H. Tho f1t.cuua;o,
ot tito subject has gained 1T many f,rn,la' NM
ElVeE ca'lao to }tolo Tint In tt,s fHt.tre mud
Eoo'l inay lie donc. '0'
Iiln Iowa Wonar-3EGra%o Asaoctaion hs1
worked a'ong Ia MI asan tN1irsa which tta ,,ro
nar1cd IL from ccna,sso anil rnlnci n tho 1>ni1nct
ol many of t'e boot olttzcna 1t t,na srrosi
throughout tho Ssato 1aaaly unpcrs, tract at
documents on tho question Of woman grtTrare.
wl,soh has tlono M much Ee0d m any otlir,
means that oould l1avo boon n:!op.cd. Tho Dcs
Moll,cs Al: r. Conforace wne a'lt:de't to ms max.
aid OF olasl l!*lta to wnn,ot. Thu q,1rAtiSr
Of woman u1.fl'rage wan fotod on by tho Lcgs.
lhturc, to submit 1t to tho poorn M an nai,,i
mont to tho Constitution, aId Though rooovitiy
tho lfouso. and 81 to 81 In lhn Sors.te,-it lid
not rocevo the roair5d nuabor Of vnles tn al,l,.
nit tho question to tho pnopao. Tho .i.ombltcnu
narxy nt ita last conTcnIcn naontc!. II Wona,l-
done much for tho calaa in the State, and
many newspapers ara ardent adYcca;en OF lhe
ca,'so. Tho order known na tho Patrons OF
nusnahurS. Or tllo dra1,gcga, aro atso doing
hre admitted OIL the Balne footing az mon In tho
| 1,09S Oranges Of tho State. mid tho foct tint
women 10 this Organization laye TIM sao rigl,t.l
az men has sometLing to DO in tho ntlyanccmcnt
| Of tue cause. In almost oil higher inatItutiona
Of education in tho State Tim practical co-ei,ca-
ton Of tho noxes la admitted aul in nearly nll
young men md won1oh nra admitted.
| INDIANA,
| Ntthiu tho pagt year Bomi-nnuual md tl,o
| fourteouth annual Conventions i,ayo boon hol1
tho fornor at lliohmond, tho lat.er ut Fart
| Wayne. both meetings wero unusually inter
eating antt a'lceessfnl. Thoro aro gorefal county
naaocsationa auxiliary to tho State sasociation !:
tho members arc ready end willing to
work together III Tho good ca,,no Tllo
aA!ocla'lon hare engagements nov nln,Io
c1s,tnn for n''sings Immediately aftsr the Btsto
sfus,r1n' M"nra p++og nog,'infng NJ no1t wock, at
placoa. and with our energetic President and
many capable workers expect to bo ablo to bring
report Of Joyous good o4oor to tllcno ANIMAL
meeting. Ila report continues: During tho past
! left q record II, tho Unltod States 6onate to
which wo point with pride, Uhito NO nn'nbor
among our fronaB Eucli natnos rs Goorgo ".
Julian, SCHUYLER l Golfa1. H. W. Thom,rson. ntahop
aud cheoring words from many pn'pits, whilo
| temperance organizations oynryr1lero rapidly
| advancing towards that platform which proclaiuls
oqlal rgGts for a., aud tho ballet tho weapon Of
reform. Though tllo prcss III bnt faiutly mind
ful Of oar claims, aitd We arc igno1od alilo by
tho Democratic mud Llboral rartics. and forgot
ton-stran5ely folgotten.-by tho Republicans,
tho msssea Of men nay inGre tie maoasn Of
times 80 no thank God, and take courage.
MICHIGAN.
Tho campaign opened lit April lint by the uc-
ton Of tl,o Legislature IN snbm httng to tho
,nent onfranchtslng women. Tho annual moot
ing Of tho Michigan Stato Association was ileld
nt Lansing, May and 7, M Executive Com
1nlttee Ct eighteen (tmo from each Congressional
tho Hon: Y. NJ. Ferry. of Grand Haven, and
George Stckney, AZ Secretary. That Committee
havo lahorod earnestly aud ei1lcioutly but In lin
fsen Of great diiticulsioa.
:, Tho amount Of collections from.sho subsorip-
tiona mado ut lansing during tho aeHsion Of tic
elato Convention, and from ,ndiyi 3nals residing
III tho State. md which passed through tho
hands OF tho Treasurer, mp to the. close or Int
wee week. Is bnt httlo over s2, 900. THO Toledo
Suffrage Association, Wo,l,ioll phillipo.
and others outside Of tho STATE. hRvo formardci
about 5000. Tie st. Louiu Association hayo
paid for 500 copica Of tho Hon x,,,s Journal
gent gratustons1y to different Ecrsong in tic
State during tho campaign,
hayo paid for the 1aryices Ut NIisg Ea.tt,un's
lccluro tour for fur and q llalE weolH and tor
thoao Of Hiss l1i'itlnlen two u,n,ths, and aro
now sharing er salary equally with tho AIicl,i-
thousand documents heye .igo bt Gu donated by
tho Nov England Asuociation, luxi 10, 600 by Dr.
H. y. Blackwell. Several friontis. OF the cn,,so
IN st. Louis. in Cllcago, in Iowa, usel ono in Now
Mexico, hayo sent small Gtlu,n to individuals to
DO expended III some specified war.
Among tho apea.crs Whoso acf viccs have been
reported to tho Executive Com r.ittce aro tho
following; t., af,a Eiizabeth cadr Stanton. ono
month Miss s,, Alary r Eaatman -four and =. half
1 latter two rorroe4an'ing tho Non: England Apso~
1Int!sna; Mrs. 4. n. Haz'ett. Gilcs d.
Ss3tebnai,'a,. s3te aud Dr.. r. Fisk, representing
among tle volunteer workors: Judge b. i. ilar-
Ian, of Grand Rapids; Mrs. Hut eSny. Of Cas-
Gonnty; Airs. Judge Fellcr the Hon. j. II.
sIcGpran, mud Mrg. Bontel. Of E;ranct County;
cttc rs t. A. ~ p9Ssg11l Ss'd Of Macon County MTs
Stewart ct Indiana: Miss strcl jnnd. Of Clinton
County; Mrs. Lucy l.. Stout, OF ,NaYne County:
SUSAN Anthony, Of Now York: Ehnho Couzina,
Ct st. Louis: Mrs. D. @. Blak e'alan and j. II.
Las done we'll, ~
This briof inventory shows hoha' small capital
wn hnve bad for Tho tganpaction of 80 large q
business az has hcen crowded rEon us. We are
ton haYo done nlt they could do. ,l,tlor existing
circumstances. Thoy 1hre disiril, tod documents
donated, and printed mauy more for distribution,
They hnyo employed lecturers FROM abroad aud
a!sI asaaiano mono icetarera elwaH' with tho least
volunteered to lccturs aud to. labor in such |
hekls rs seemod promising, and oftentinca with |
very marlscd auccess. BAs the E,ld il 10 wido |
and tho laborors nro 30 few. M need at least |
]. .000 active mon and wonnn st, speak md to |
work nnren'tsingly from thin Atur until tho sun
goeB down on tho I'd day OF nowam',er, aud then
when te rBos noSt morning io ,3:igllt il]uu,i,sa
moro complete Commonwealth tsan ho l,as over
sllono upon since That memorable day wheu tile
morning stars shono togcthcr
Tile friends OF the Association may bo in
tercstcd to know whether wo aro confldeut of |
tho result OF tho coming eoctiau We answer
that NO nse expectant. Thoro MAY bo roo.u for
conjecture, but so have learned to labor and to
walt II tue victory comes thin time, no shall
relolco as will tllonaa,.tlb everywhere and, If it
docs not como now We alall rnjoicc, because it
is a.lro to mRka aud thu frjolltss Of tho cauae
Glad sooner or later. Our ultimate triumph, no
know. is certain.
Tie American Woman. .Sufcrago Association In
delegate convention asson.Nle1 ut this our aixth
nanlia meeting. congratulate tic friends Of i'm
partial liberty upon The unoxaMplcd gruwth OF
public sentiment III favor of equal rights Of
woman during tho past year, not only In our
OWN country. but Throughout tho cirilizod world, |
and especially upon the ndmirnhle practical re-