, 1874-10-15

learned opponents Of tho uloyctunnt nu1v
know the strong ycarnlngs which won,on
! had TINY would not oppose it 80 licroely, |,
| might bo TINT those who now lnbored world
never enoy tho bcuofia Of ss.ccoaB, but t,our
who oanao aftor ll'onl would carry on tic work
! aud roap tho advantage.
m. RALPH.
THO noxt speaker was tho Koy, afr. na1nt,
pastor Of Murray Chapcl. Univorsalist, Who eaya
ASSURANCE of his sympathy with Tho movement,
lio referred plcasnutly to Dr.. Tlon,aa' rcn,arl,
TINT tho mfnissora vero backward In dcolariug
thelnsc1ycH adding that. from what o Ind read
OF !ho DoctorH views. ho wau about ns mitch Of
Onivotsali1t nB Ito WAS. Tho speaker had not
faWnyb favored the suffrage ch,lBo. Ho had op.
nohqa tho admission VI Olympia Brown to tl,o
Theological Seminary at which ho was studying,
put a1lef~ar'h bnchMe her warm supporter. lie
ciosod BY referring to tho hopeful nspcct Of
affairs III Iowa, whero tho Slate Convention Of
uhiVcrsalIptb Ind tudorHetl tho suffrage moYe-
naout ny apocial resolutions.
MlaS ANTHONY.
Mtsa Snsan y. Anthony followed with al ad-
aeesa gre . o.. t1c Moral Power Of tho ballot" md
tho right Of Tonaau to oxorcso an Influence in
MoldlnG tue lnorala Of tito Slate. Alexander
hamilton laid dorm principle that there could
20 no harmony Of actiou in q community uhcro
UNEQUAL Io,M,ors I,, md privileges wcro conferred.
man wou!a tako for nis vita mono but pure
and apot!oss won1nu, but woman ,ns,at marry /.
man without calling III question his previous
morals. though hn might linyo boon a nolorlouy
Abcrtl,o Tho man had tho control Of Tho per-
ns' non and properly Of = woman aud her children.
Ihe spcakcr touched upon the nocial-ovi1 quey-
tlon' referring to nern,on by Chicago proacli-
or. wo stated that in this citr wore 4.G00 prosti
tutca. supported by q, 900 mon. mn,y Of then,
tho sons Of good iG:niltcs. Woman needed
wrongs. l'ho action Of tho Chicago Common %
Council, in Rejecting the petition OF tho PRAYING
Wonon to close sho saloons OIL Sunday rms de.
nouncoo by tho 0poator, who gad That lho rosul!
would Gnyo bocn d!fforont If an equal number OF
mon, white Or black, Ind waitod upon tho Com
mon Council. Last yoar Tho women OF Grntld
1lapds. Mich, wcro similarly Bnubbett IN al ef-
fort to l,crauado tic anthoritios to closo tho
dram -a!lops and rarinty.shows. Sl,o disagreed
With Mrs. DeCocr ~ TO the Temperance mon,
the land. Tho temperance crusade In Ohio
failed bccasso whom tho women had got through
praying thoy could do I'D mora. The r1lm-Bolfor
went to tho balot-box, and with Ills vote defeat
g sand t1e no pIayeEs In ah9 cy Of Rochester
yemen who Ind no yoco IN tho control Of tho
City Government. Molhern had no voice in tho
regulation Or suppression of tho danco-lloIsca
and holl-l1olcs to which their sons wcro cnticct1
aud yet it was said that notlors nero responsible
fulcrnm Of power il tho ballot aud Bho would
move tho world. Let proporty-owning women
tako bold stand far their rights. Why not band
together as tho Trados' UnionB lo ? Lot tIou,
nsist upon tho riEl.t to veto, aud protest against
taSaton without representation Go to tic bal.
lot-bo1 Oh c1ect!on-day, and deposit ti,oir votes
II my one would take them; If not, vote auy
way.
NNs. sw1ssnELaI.
Mrs. Jtnc &. HWisshelm disagreed with ATipS
Anthony III hor statcmout tint nlan xaa tho on.
preRaor OF wonrn. Sho regarded man US the
friend and protector, aud not the onenly. Tic
mon wero good; sllo know moro about tllom than
Mits Anthony did,
Miss Anthony insisted that there wero women
who asked no projection ut the hands Of tho
mop; they only asked tho privilege OF protcct-
Ing themselves. Sho had bsotAors, aud nophows
and 'na'o friends wbo wore dear to her; hor
'na slio loved them. This vas woll enough. but
not ouough* Wonlea wanted nothing that was
not thor own already.
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting was resumed in tho evening.
WILL q Mrgc number OF spcctators u Attendance,
MRS. FORBES,
II 1ndiafs VAS tho tirstspcaker Shc began by Say
ng that sha didn't wish any gentleman In tho room,
@ think sho referred to hin, in wl1nt slo had TO
ay; neither did nllo wish to bo considered dis
espectfnl to aha Bible, though aho did protest
Sainat tho Interpretation pacod upon 1t By
eslEning mcn. Thpro wcro thrco things for
fhich she thansed God,-that she Was q woman,
'nd not nun; tint sho was citizen
Il tho United States, aud not q acry;
hat the black cloud which Ind so
ong hung over woman was breaking away, aud q
'rightcz day was at hanl, Sho ms gad sle was
woman, chiefly because a1lo couldn't hclp lcr.
clf anyhow, though she Would not help it if abe
ould. It was IN immcaHuyably Grand thing to
% great woman. Evo rot about enligAtcu;nc
dam, and By her efforts ho was bor,, sca,n.
nth knowledge Of good and evil. DIRECTLY lo
'as questioned as to his right to tlo now birth.
o ancakcd behind hia bcnofactyess and laid il
il to hcr,-11ot tho last timo that q man Ind
enc this sort OF thing. EVo simply hooded tho
otce OF Weldon. embodied III tho serpent, and
'as tho gsranaest typo Of wosnanhood tho world
til e:or known. "
Womnn had gained her preacnt positton nm.
lded, aud be wns bold Wnu who laroil to nuen
on it. Equality cons;utou in tho priyilo1a nf
sing our best qualities anu powors rccorfjns.
our light. rllis oqna!ity had been denied 10
omah: inc , Tniefa OF tho country n<Aled
lore. Woman should be instructed in tia mat.
r Of health; should hayo wolt-deycloned
hyslcnl pcslon', uning none OF tho fashion,
olo arts, a'lko destructive to body and morals,
DO ,xs, sho q. 10 raised nhoro tho necessity OF
|
h1eh strengthen tho nsind should bo lnid a, her
get, end alla bo qualified to broatho to hor cI,ild
lgh quGiit!on. Womnn's apathy an this gubiect
aade. N'~ ~
Not content with ehutting cut women from
1o learned professions, man had entered tho
oman t,, Of woman. and ongascd in the brsiuors
millinery and tho manufacture Of iales' mn
How was woman to improve, md
ctain tue honor which God had plnccd i, her
eeping9 Maa impcled hor to commit crime
fhicl, ho neyor forgive. With all hor facnltieu
ntrsmmalcd. who could predict tho possibilitics
4 woman Anto wouan's s citixonship, .l,o spoakcr
raced tha practices Of nations IN this regard.
homi"g that in tho old pstriarchal days, latorr
II tho llptaan Empire, III thu Now To;tsmpnt %
nd n'ldcr tho Englihh common law. wo:nnn NUS
ot reeosnizod III husnnn bnlng. Thank God.
'e nav had country wtlere wonia,, might nonn
or 5nstico. It wsA hold by high authority that
|io Fifteenth Amontlnacnt applied to woman an
'ell ns to negroes. thongh il waa not 10 intended
y lio men who framed or passed it. God WAS
iod, and would not aufrcr this great wrong to
lis ohi!dron. II woman was not now fnliv
ual'!lod and prepared for tho fnll enjoyment
nd exercise OF her rights, sho was rapidly an-
fOnEuIun nFOnnr fnrrha of 7,.s |