National Republican., 1876-01-29
The SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.
Iconfiaued from first pIge.I


for discouraeement in the promuigstion OF their
%ps ssS s.en ,Ss and ssas had
they done: The time was when every paper In
the land would have stIgmatized such q conyen-
tion as theirs as
A"HExs' CONVENTION,
gathering Of strong. minded women aud dissat-
attempted to talk upon the subject they were
confronted by St. Paul and he did not know how
many other salts he 9s ,na' r1So Ss pes. sntsr,sa
such rights from certain povers-the possession
Of certain powers qualihed them for certain
rights based upon sex. All rights depend spo1
natural powers. 1t did notrequlre much physle
power to vote-to carry the ballot to the ballot
to Judge what was best. He believed that If the
women Of this country would only convince the
men Of their right they S would @ grSqS IT, In rov,.n,
were conscientious In believing that the ballot
should be welded by the few and nos BY the
ignorant negro being lifted up, and the elegant
white lady left out in the cold. He would differ
with them. The elevation OF the negro was
great concession to the principle for which they
.Do you admit that lady possibly can have
preference for certain public men and public
measurts?" was question that he put to men in
conversation, and the answer was invariably
certainly" do you object to her expressing
that preference by the ballot?' was the second
question, sRd the men generally hesitated. He
believed that their principles were true, and
Would ULTIMATELY IRIUXFH.
Truth was quiet How beautifully the sun rolled
around, ana the stars arose long before the prfn-
ciple by which they moved was known! Men
went around in blissful ignorance of how this
machine was run. They could walt for the truth
to be revealed. He had had no set speech to
make. He would have felt little bette: II he
He felt lonely there. tLaughter.l
He had discovered now the cards were to be
played. He was there to hold them while the
ladies foeged them. [Laughter.l
Mr.. Douglass hesitated q moment aud then ex-
claimed: "Now, Il anybody will tell me what TO
say will say IT,"
$50 on!n cried voice.
"Go on," repeated Mr.. Douglass. He was in
the position Of musician. When he had stopped
blow away there"' "Blow away dar, blow away
dar! This niger wants to know where the wind
is to come from GLsuRhter.l He was Ior llo-
erty. There were thougbtfuI, earnest women
who could not be content without their rights,
their perfect liberty. Tney were like the eagle
Gagged; Like the great monarch of the air, the
oh, give me a ehainless SOUL"
Mr.. Douglass continued for some time,
when Rev. Olympia Brown wanted to know from
Mr.. Douglass why is was that some years ago he
was not half as ready to wait for these eternal
truths as he was at present.
No, he said, they should learn to labor as we'll
as wait. He was ready for It now. He had sor
OF shadowing Of some time getting into some high
position, ana he was anxious that women should
He had referred to the eternity OF truth as .
matter OF encouragement. He felt encouraged
now, not only in respect 10 tho woman question,
but in regard TO his own question. They had the
suffrage the South, but in the Gulf States they
were in q worse condition than though tney had
it not, and they would never enjoy their rights
until the Federal Government reached out its
lopg arms and protected II.
Mr. douglass was about TO retire, when q lady
In the audience asked him to please compare the
ladies with Gagged doves, and not clged eagles.
Mr.. Douglass said that some women were Ike
doves, but he had seen some like eagles. Women
could fight, he knew, Notwithstanding the state
ments of come. They could fight, they have
fought and he believed that they would do IL
again. He referred eloquently to the religious
war In the Netherlands aud the glorious conduct
Of the women. To-day the American people owed
the religious liberty that they enjoyed to the
struggles of the women In the Netherlands.
The same lady in the front row of seats who had
asked about the dove called Mr.. Douglass atten-
ton to the fact that women had fought the In
dians In Minnesota.
Mr.Douglass gracefully acknowled ged the fact,
and closed by saying that he did not think that
they would get their suffrage on the fighting
principle, but rather on the principle OF lu nan
rights.
Mr.. Douglass retired amid apn''
Mrs. Belva A. lockwood ~ cred o resolution,
which was adopted, return ng than Is TO the press
Of the city and the As ceiats. Fress, for the
faithful reports OF the proussuIngs Of the conVen-
tion.
In adiourning the convention, Mrs. Gage said
that IL would be adjourned until next January,
unless she was held here In JAIL in which case she
would hold a convention constantly.