Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-10
WOMdS SUFFRAGE.
The Sixteenth Amendment COnven.
ton.


After our report closed yesterday afternoon
Mrs. nj. A. S. Carey concluded her speech, and
was followed by Mrs. DIR. Davis, of Virginia:
Mrs Lawrence, of Massachusetts, and Mrs
DIR. Winslow. in five minute speeches Mrs
Lockwood said the time had come when
women were ready for open rebellion and thew
would stop short of nothing but unconditional
surrender. Referring to the refusal of the
court to appoint Mrs. DundOre constable
she said that the cOnstables generally dis
graced themselves by getting drank on other
peoples money. and she did not think that
Mrs. DundOre could have done worse than
some OF the present officers. Marshal Douglas
made some remarks, after which the commit
tee on the Paris exposition was announced as
folloWs;-Belva A. Lockwood, Matilda Joslyn
Gage, DR.. Mary Thompson, Marilla M. Kicker,
and Elizabeth BoyntOn Harbert.
AT THE EVENING SESSION.
Mrs Elizabeth BoyntOn Harbert, of Chicago,
was introduced by the president, and made an
effective address. She said that the expert
ment OF woman rulers is not new; from the
ruled and ruled Well, and nOtwi pbStanding this
they are deprived OF the right to vote
Woman today was the peer of man, and the
mother instinct is wanted at the head of the
government. She would appeal to the men to
be generous and divide with the girls. Women
she admitted knew little of mathematics, and
1t cannot be expected that they should know
the proportions of a silver dollar, (fOr those
pieces have always been Zealously guarded by
the males, and yet in some of the debt laden
s..
over and help u.s." In conclusion she quoted
from letter from John Adams to his wife
Abigail, the hrSt wOman'S rights woman of the
country as evidence that wise men approved
the enlargement of woman's sphere OF useful
ness.
WOMAN IN THE BIBLE.
Matilda JOcelyn Gage followed, noticing
how woman had for centuries been deprived of
her rights how even to-day in Europe she is
made to carry the bod, and work in the plow
alongside OF a cow, and they were publicly
WhIDnpl England rp
TERED to the question lately before the Pres
byterian chureh-the See caSe-which was
simply as to the subordination of the sex, and
the Methodist church was equally to blame for
refusing to Ordain the widow. Van Colt, who
had brought more converts into the church
than any one. The Bible was quoted against
them. and now, as Canon Farrar and other
dignitaries OF the Episcopal church, question
the correctness of the TRANSACTIONS as to hell
and other doctrines, the women may claim
that the texts quoted against them are not cor
rect TRANSACTIONS.
THE DUTIES OF WOMEN
Lille DeyereauX Blake made the speech of
a clear voice, which was heard in the remOtest
parts of the hall. She referred TO womens ex-
istence being ignored by men as soon as they
enter public life, and Notwithstanding the 18th
amendment reads persons" and women are
certainly persons, they are yet ignored and
are citizens without the right of citizenship
The President at Chattanooga urged that the
dered if at the time he thOught-athOugh he
has such fine wife-that there are women i'm
existence. She regarded as among the duties
OF women, to pay taxes. serve on the Jury. and
serve the country. All know that they could
pay taxes; nay, were made to pay taxes. In
Wyoming, women had been sitting on juries
for some years, and they have done their duty
and made great change. The New York Trt
buRe once, as to a woman having been taken
sick on the jury, remarked, Nature will have
its way, and women are not fit to sit as ju-
TOrS;" forgetting to use the same sentiment
when man on a New York jury died. As to
serving the country they had already done it
as well as those who put in substitutes, and
many had put in substitutes. Her proper
sphere was where she had done so much in the
late war-in the hospitals. But to get her full
rights she must have vote, and then she will
ton, and this privilege followed the elective
franchise. Twenty years ago cOlOred men
were not admitted to the colleges, but having
now the ballot they are admitted. She had
were those who favored them. Woman had
her work TO do as well as man. But she wants
liberty, and intended to press onward for it.
REV. OLYMPIA BROWN
followed SAYING that they had been told to
take the matter into their own hands; but they
could not 90 1t because they are slaves. Much
had been said about eight hours and ten hours
but women are working 10 hours. She des-
paired OF any respect being shown woman I'M
til she had the ballot.
Mrs. Theresa Juan Lewis. the editor of
WOnldn'S Words, of Philadelphia, and the
delegate from PENNSYLVANIA, said that, be
ing from Philadelphia, the home of that
much loved and honored woman, Lucretia
Mott who was the pioneer in the woman
suffrage movement, she felt it her duty to say
something, though she never before spoke in
public. Her remar ks were brief and pointed
Mrs, L. {. DundOre was intrOduced-MrS
Lockwood remdrking, "She is my ShiftleSS
constable'-and made a few remarks, which
closed the evening session