The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-08

saw and heard during her foreign tour.
On returning ~ America. Mr. Stanton
began the practice Of Law in Boston.
where. with his wife and family. he 70
.ided Tor FIVE years. The east winds. al
Ways uniriendly TO his throat. at last
lrnve him 10 take shelter in the greater
<indliness Of an inland climate Accord
ngly he transferred his household mnd
.t-'n"-- 20 Seneca Falls. in tho State Of
New York.
ih. hr-t "Woman's Rights Conven
lot (known IN history by that nRme)
vas held July 10Th aud 10Th. ls4S. in
he Wesleyan Chapel at seneca Falls
The chief agentin calling the convention
vas Mrs. Stanton. IL met in the town
Of her residence It's resolutions and
declarations OF sentiment were the of
.pring OF her pen. It, one great leading
dea-the elective franchi-e-was a aug
sestion Of her brain. I do not know OF
my public dvmand for womah's suffrage
made by any organized convention. pre-
FIous to Mrs Stanton's demand Tor it IN
he following resolution: Received that
I - the duty Of the women Of this coun
.ry TO secure 10 themselves their sacred
light to the elective franchise" ] am
ware that women long before had voted
(for n short time) in New Jersey. Bot
Somen's political rights had already
heen slumbering for years when Mrs
stanton Jared them into sudden wake
fulness.
From the day Of the Seneca Falls Con.
IGNITION TO the present. Mrs Stanton has
'een one Of the representative women o.
America Al n similar convention. held
q Cleveland. Ohio in 1853 Lucreiia
Mott proposed the adoption OF the declar-
,tion OF sentiments put forth at Seneca
Falls in lS4S she thought" says the
'iicial report. that this would be but a
sitting honor to her who initiated these
movements in behalf Of the women OF
'ur country. Elizabeth Cady Stanton"
Miss Susan B. Anthony well-known.
indeiatigable and lifelong advocate Of
temperance. anti slavery, aud woman's
-ights-has been. since 1850. Mrs Stan
tons intimate associate in reformatory
lsboFs These celebrated women are of
,bout equal ages. but Of the most oppo
ute characteristics. and illustrate th~
taeory OF counterparts in affection by
Entertaining for each other friendship
'i extraordinary strength. Mrs. stanton
= a hBe writer. but poor executant. Miss
anthony is no writer AZ all. but thor
'ugh manager. Both have large brains
,mbitioa for celebrity; but each virs
Fith the other IN a noble enthusiasm for
he cause TO which they are deyoting
heir lives
The practice OF going before legisla.
fure to prescdt the claims OF an unpopu
lar cause has been more common IN
many other States than IN New York
most common. perhap. in Ma..achusetts
With the single exception Of Mrs.. Lucy
stone. Mrs. stanton ha. appeared oftrnef
before a State legislature than can b..
.aid OF any Of her co.laborcrs She has
repeatedly addressed the legislature oi
New York at Albany. and on these occa
.inas. has always been honored by the
presence Of n brilliant au-iipncr and ha. |
,lzays spoken with dignity aud ability |
Her chief topics have been the ne-diui |
changes in the laws relating 10 int@mp-r |
'nc-. education. divorce. slavery. aud |
.uifare Yes rcntlcman.' said she. in |
trr address Of 1854. we. the daughter
pi the revolutionary heroes of 70 q.
nand at your hands the redress Of on
sri.vances.--a revision of our State con
-titution "A new code Of lass
At the close OF that grand and rlowinr
,rEument lawyer who had listened g.
& aud who knew aud rsverrd Mrs. Stan
on's father. shook hands with the orator
nd said. "Msdrm il was ~ finr pro
.luction a. 10 Il had been made and pro Il
by judge Cady himself" Thi-
- the daughters ears. was sufficiently /
high pr Use.
in ,ne summer Of 1867, the people
Kansas were 20 debate. aud ia the au
'rmn decide. the most novel. noble aud
QUESTION ever put 90 a populzi
vote ia the United Statss-ths question
of adopting a new Constitution. who's.
peculiarity was that IL extended the
-lective franchise. not merely To white
male citizens. but TO those OF what Fred
Douglas calls "the les. fashionable color.
and to those also Of what Horace Grr'
.sy called the less muscular sex" Me-
Lucy Stone and Miss Olympia Brown
helped by other ladies less famous. aud
~ several earnest men including th.
Honorable Samuel g Pomeroy Unit~d
State. senator from Ksn-as-made pub
lie speeches at prominent places in thu
State. urging the people TO give the ncs
idea a hospitable welcome at the polls
Toward the close OF that memorabl-
Mrs stanton aud Mi-s Antho
ny. like a reserved force. joined them
selves 10 the general battle The result
of the vote on the new Constitution wa
lattering beyond the most sanguine *
pectation. No wise observer OF the signs
~ the times had looked Tor the adoption
Df that radical instrument, but only ior =
generous minority in its support The
icurrs stood nine thousand for aud
nineteen thousand against u IN. anti
slavery party in Massachusetts,. like the
Woman Suffrage party in Kansas. had
received. on a first trial NJ the polls. one
third Of the votes cast, the early aboli
tionists would have shouted for Joy. aud /
have rung the church bell. Tor a jubilee
After the election In Kansas. Ms
stanton aud Miss Anthony made a slow
progress eastward. stopping At the chiei
CITIES on their way. aud addressed public 4
meetings ON the question OF women
rights Their speeches. on all these oc
casions. were grave. earnest aud impre-.
sive-always worthy OF their authors aud |
Of the cause.
Mrs. Stanton's face is thought 10 rs. /
.enible Martha wasbington's. but !. les /
regular aud more animated her hair
early rrry. aud now frosty WHITEHALL. /
about her head ia thick clusters oI curl. /
h-r eyes twinkle with amiable mischt.i /
her voice. though hardly musical. !. mel. /
los and agreeable, her figure 10 Of md /
die hight. and just stout enough TO sug 4
ge-t preference tor short walks rather 1
than long ln reality, however. she can 4
walk like an Ensiishw oman. Her spccial 4
sitt j. conversation Her throne o, 4
qu~rushtp y not the oilirial chair 81 the 4
Woman RIGHT. Convention (thoush sh,. 1
always prr-idvs with dignity aud .a-.l, I
Out o, rather seat az tie social buaru, 4
where the company are elderly. con.rr-
alive gentlemen, who Combine TO argue /
her dawu. She never wa. argued down /
la her late. Go into a irut orchard, iar /
the ripe iruit laden trees Que alter an. /
other, aud not a greater shower OF piums. /
cherries aud pOmrgranitrs will tail about /
your head. then the wItici.ni., anecdotes /