National Republican., 1876-01-28
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women ne knew that they alu uoG wsns u ne =
the Rfsting voice Of o man. .a..
.nai. M. George powning, VINO was seated 10 ne
remarks and said that he had learned that .
Southern women were longing for suffrage, a.
the point be wished 70 raise was, was it not the
Southern women instead OF this Southern men
Mne. Who were Keeping mp the strife between the
Mr.. Douglass answered that that was q ques-
tion which ought not to be brought up here. He
gain eloquently spoke OF the rights of women.
menNUnion men. Democrats and Southern men
to take hold Of this cause in this Centennial year
and bear it on to victory.
Evening Session.
The audierce was equal in size to the attend
ance st the two previous sessions, aud made up in
better proportion Of males and females.
Miss Phoebe CozZens, Of St. Louis, was intro
duced as the first speaker, and said that the con-
stitutional right, the legal inalienable right OF
women to vote had been SO frequently and ably
presented that she should pass these arguments
over, and eoptine herself to the heart The Chris
tisn doctrine recognized the perfect equality Of
all GODS children. and in the fine they were now
pursuing they were only carrying out Gods WORK
assigned them; She then drew picture, Pre-.
that Noah and bis ark rested on Mount Arrat up
to the present, showing the Great Fathers undl
tongues, and bidding them to dwell together in
unity, love and peace. Woman was restored
eighteen hundred and one half years ago to her
equality with man, and it was high time that the
pecultarities now advanced were done away with.
God raised up women and relieved her from the
should man claim and exercise a right 10 restrain
them from that universal freedom to which they
are entitled? The unhappy condition Of society
she demands relief The first step is freedom,
political freedom. Men say that they represent
them, but they do not. The laws are made for
army of fallen sisters, steadily increasing breed
ing disease and corruption, go rapidly down to
they cannot act, because they have no redress
under the law. Though they quote the Bible,
Constitution: Declaration of Independence and
speak with the tongues Of angels, they are met on
every side with the argument that the recogni-
tion Of woman suffrage will incite social insurrec
tion and
DOMESTIC DIscoRD.
If she thought the ballot would make woman
any the less gentle and refaed she would set her
face steadfastly against IT, But she did not be.
& MeEe IT, There would M he cases % Of @ uncouthnsss out
ness and refinement, her domestic love, true as
the needle points 20 the pole. Woman suffrage
means the new declaration Of equality and the.
propagation Of mercy, truth and love, and just
and honest appreciation OF the sacredness OF the
marriage ties.
movement who cleared the platform SO that they
could now stand without 1eSr of the scalping
greeted them in the opening efforts Neither
property qualifications, sound reasoning, long
arguments nor good government aC home can
bring woman to a responsible person before
the law. She urged all those who appreciated
true wOmsnhood TO work for their relief and as
sfst in securing for them those rights OF which
they are now deprived. but TO which they are
justly entitlee. She cid not speak for the pur-
pose Of creating an ntakonism between man
and woman, but to establish that reciprocity of
justice that would bring 10 them all that happi-
Ness, love and peace united and prosperous
people should epioy.
Miss CczZen's remarks were listened to with the
closest attention, and she was frequently inter-
rupted with applause. II was conceded that her
which was laid at the hearts of men
for that justice which an enslaved people should
privilege, was strongly and forciOIy put and car
ried considerable weight and influence. More,
indeed, than had been advanced in many of the
speeches previously made during the DAY.
Mrs. Lille Deyeraux Blake followed, and spoke
on the rights and duties of citizenship.
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.
The following programme was announced Tor
to day:
Morning-Clemence S. Lozer, Dr. Sarah T..
Sturgis, speakers; resolutions and debate.
Atternoon-First hour in ten-minute speeches;
Miss Lille DevereuX Blake on the women Of the
Revolution; speeches by DR.. Caroline b. Winslow
and Lille De Zoria Wood.
Evening-Mrs. Matilda Joslyn Gage on class
legislation; Rev. Olympia Brown on the new Re-
public; speech Of Hon. Frederick Douglass.
The convention then adjourned until to-day.
1t was noticed during the several meetings of
the convention that whenever suggestion was
made to take up collections there was visible
pclination among leading participants to leave
the hall suddenly.