The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-06-17

THOMAS BOWMAN.
VERSAILLES, Ind, 9Th mo. IA, IA.
DR.. MARY F. THoMAs-Respected
Friend Thy letter inviting me to
be present at the Woman's Suf
frage Convention, to be held at Fl.
Wayne on the 9th inst, was duly
received. It would afford me pleas
ure to be there, but my labors in
tile cause Of temperance are so
pressing that it will be simply i'm
possible for me to be with you. 1
am however, constrained to say.
that my warm and earnest sympa.
thies will be with the convention.
That woman, with her intellect
and noble moral nature, should be
restrained by law, from a full par
ticipation in all the legal rights
which attach to man, is relic of
barbarism which our boosted civil
zation ought to have blotted out
long ago.
The declaration that all are en-
titled to life, liberty and the pur..
suitiof happiness, is an utter per
version of language and thought,
so long as half the race is declared
the right of suffrage.
A continuance of this barbarous;
law of ostracism is a standing evi
dence of the injustice, selfshness'
and the cowardice of mankind.
Never will man rise to the true Dig
nifty of his manhood, so long as he.
with holds from others who are
subject to all the pains and penal
ties of law that he is subject to.
But, my friend, the day of deliv
erance is near at hand. The devo-
ton and hereism which woman has
always manifested in laboring to
put down the greatest curse to
mankind, has given a momentum
to her claim to the franchise, and
has SO forcibly demonstrated the
necessity of SO doing, in order to
effectually Stay the monster intern
perance, that men will, ele long, be
compelled to grant her reasonable
and just demands. Have courage
then, and victory will
soon perch upon your banner.
1 am truly, thy friend,
WILLIAM BAXTER.
Mrs. Marga, ct W. Campbell, of
OF Chicago, and Mrs. Adelia NJ.
Hazlett, of Michigan, were in at
tendance. Mrs. Campbell. by her
earnestness, kindness of manner,
and thorough intellectual reason
ing, her mild but firm expression
of the TRUTH she was telling; and
Mrs. Hazlett, full of the enthusiasm
of the cause in Michigan, added
much interest to the meeting.
Mr.. McNiece, Esq, Rev. NJ. Ma.
rine, known to many of your read.
ers] L. NJ. Nude, Esq, Mrs.
Swain, Mrs. Nude, Mrs. Dickinson
of Fort Wayne, Mrs. E. B. Swank,
Mrs. S. V. Boyd, Mrs. NJ. T. Clark,
Mrs. Anna B. Campbell, Mr.. C
Holderman, and Mrs. Fuller, Of
Michigan, and others, discussed the
resolutions which follow, with much
enthusiasm. Very eloquent speeches
were also made by Mr.. McNiece
Rev. M. Marine, Mr.. Campbell, oil
Chicago, Mrs. G. B. Swank, of In
dianapolis, and Mrs. Hazlett, Of
Michigan:
Resolved, That we see in the
signs of the times unmistakable
evidence of the advance in public
sentiment, promising a speedy re
cognition of the claims of woman te
legal and political equality.
! Resolved, That the right of self
protection, and the right to accu.
mulate property and hold the sam.
is inherent, and all laws in opposi
ton are contrary to the principle.
of republican government
Resolved, That it is the duty O
woman to resist taxation, while un
represented.
Resolved, That the conduct O
those who resist the payment o
taxes because they are without rep
resentation in the government il
justifable.
4 Resolved, That we hereby re
joice in the recent action of TIL,
Legislature of Michigan in refer
ring suffrage for women to the PEG
pie, and we earnestly hope for tn
triumphant success of the cause.
Resolved, That this conventio,
sends greeting to the Smith sister
and others that are so nobly reaf
firming the declaration of indie
pendence by resisting taxation be
cause they are not represented.
i Resolved, That the present de
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