National Republican., 1883-01-26

out one intermission of rest, has sho pursued
this work, bearing the cross Of the martyr,
nor seeking the crown of the saint, praying
only like Ajax in the noblest aspiration over
expressed by Greek for light
Dspel this C oud, the light OF heaven restore.
Give me to sec and Ajax asks no more.
THE LIEUTENANTs IN THE MOVEMENT.
The central figure, but tsurrounded on either
side rs the chief gem in q cluster Of dia-
mOnds, Miss Anthony was ably seconded by
her lieutenants. Some of these had grown
gray in the cause, Others again were just bos-
soming in youth and beauty but all as earnest
and rcsolutc us if the battle had been fought
and the victory won. There was Mrs. Jane
SpOiIurd type of refined culture and elegance,
whose luxurious, snowy hair cncircled, as
halo the face of a saint in the pictures of
Guido, the high pale, brow and the quiet,
beautiful face. There was Ellen Sheldon,
whose quiet unostentatious work has been
not the least factor in bringing the problem
of woman enfrnnchscmcnt so near its solu-
tion. There was Virginia Minor, represent
ing the Virginia cavalier, with the high-hrcd
southern accent in her voice, and the high
bred southern grace in her every movement.
There was May Wright Sewall, the type of
the thinking New England woman, reared
in the broader liberty and under
the more generous conditions of the west,
sharpness of outline so often given by the
keen New England air, and whose dark eyes
flashed and sparklCd as If eager to convey the
ideas which the well trained voice, however
rapid. could not utter swiftly enough to suit
the impetuous brain. There was Lille
Blake, cosmopolitan in thought, practical,
earnest aud decided-a very cavalier in
her long and earnest warfare for the
cause. There was Phoebe Couzins, Brain
ful and beautiful, the Joan of Arc
of the new crusade. And Belva Lockwood,
Caroline Winslow, Clara Neyman-in fact each
of the score of women on the stage was rep
resentative one, in herself proof that in
tellect, eloqucnce logic, and imagination are
not faculties of one sex alone The actors on
the stage werc indeed, deserving of the au-
dicnCe that sat before and appaudcd them.
The meeting opened at T:30 o'clock. Miss
Cou2ins and Mrs Shattuck sang duet 1.-THE
Wind and Harp" which was acceptably rem
dered and well received.
MRS. MAY WRIGHT sEwALL,
of indianapolis, was then introduced rs the
head of n classical school for girls, to fit them
for Howard university when its doors are
opened to women. Mrs. Sewall is young,
handsome, and eloquent, and her speech,
though very long, commanded earnest atten-
tiOn. She is about the medium height, with
brown hair and eyes. She was dressed in
garnet silk with garnet velvet polonaise, and
a branch of pink flowers on her bosom. She
said "Dilicult indeed is the task of closing a
three days convention vain the hope to do
it with fitting words which shall not be mere
repctitions of what my predecessors on this
platform have said. The truth which bases
the claim lies in nutsell, and the she'll seems
hard to be cracked"
The truth referred to is of course that COM
pleX one which, analyzed by our forciathers
and formulated in segmentJ, is rs follows:
"All men are born equal
Governments derive all just powers from
the will of the governed"
"TaXation without representation is tyr.
amy"
"All persons born o. naturalized within the
United States and subject to the jurisdiction
thereof are citizens of the United States and
of the state within which they reside"
Discussing the question at great length and
with much power of argument and keen sar-
casm, she said " 1t is true of every woman
who has done the worthiest work in science,
literature, or reform from Diotima, the
teacher of Socrates to Margaret Fuller, the
pupil of Claiming and the peer of Emerson,
that ignoring the methods of nerves and in
stincts, she has placed herself squarely Oh the
basis of fobservation investigation, and reason.
Men will admit that these women had
strength, logic-but, say they, these are eX-
ceptional women. So thcy are, but not more
exceptional among women than Gladstone,
Bismarck, Gambetta, and Lincoln are excep-
tional among men. The average man, who as
woodsawyer, grocer, carpenter, sign painter,
solves for his wife and babies the problem of
how to pay the butcher and the baker, needs
no more logic uses no moro, has no more, than
does the average wife of this average man
have and use in her correspondent labors of
bacon frying, floor scrubbing, and sock
mending.
"Do you not see that the whole world has
inevitably its first training at wOman's court ;
that there men imbibe their first ideas of gov
ernment? DO you not see that tho whole
worlds stability is dependent on the frmness
of woman's throne? Let it but topple, land
the world sinks and humanity's glorious
dreams of perfection crumble to the white
ashes of despair"
Mrs. Sewall closed with
TOUCHING ALLUsIoN To MISS ANTHONY,
and in tones of strong emotion said, "In the
| language of one book which is the consolation
of millions of suffering hearts, it is said, The
stone that the builders rejected has become
| the head of the column"
! The Star Spangled Banner" was then
sung by Miss Couzins, Mrs. Shatsuck, and
Mr.. Wilson, of Foundry church, with Miss
Jessie Waite at the piano and the audience
joining in the chorus. Just before sing
ing Miss Couzns pleasantly remarked
that she and Mrs. Shattuck had
just discovered their musical ability, and they
deserved to be ornamental. Next year she
would be useful and establish some cooking
schools in which she promised to cook some
good dinners for those senators and members
who would vote for the sixteenth amendment.
After the song Miss Anthony remarked,
"Iou see, friends, even in singing how much
better it is to have n man help us"
Continuing she spoke Of the general desire
of people TO again hear Mrs. Dunn's inner
sOnatiOn of "Zekle's Wife, and rs it 50 thor
oughly illustrates the question of woman suf-
frngc, Mrs. Dunn had consented to deliver il
on Friday night at Lincoln hall. She ex-
pressed her obligations to the daily
and Sunday press Of Washington, and to
the Chicago Inter Ocean, and the Lafayette
(lnd) Herald. She then briefly reviewed the
progress of the woman enlranchisement idea,
and detailed her own experiences. She was a
school teacher, and received Sl.50 week,
with boarding around; while male teachers
! got t$3Opcr month and board. This fact set her
| tothinling. The terrible pressure ofpublic sem
timent, so bitterly opposed to woman suffrage,
| was glowlngly depicted, and the fact that even
| In other reforms, the temperance cause for ex-
| ample, women were not allowed to sneak or
oven to help. She further detailed the pro-
| gress of the movement which had at last gone
| so far rs to have special committee of the
| senate appointed for its consideration. That
committee had reported iavorably upon a six
| teenth amendment, and she predicted that
| The house would very soon act as flvorably.
She said she was going to Europe during the
| year, but would be at her post next winter,
| and then declared the convention adjourned,
after another song. Mrs. Shattuck and Miss
Couzins then sang, with fine effect, Gently
| SighS the Breeze" and the 0ftppnth cOnynn