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during (lie manv years of anti-slavery struggle, nnd de sired such action to-day In behalf of those who still cry out for help, ns will satisfy our own consciences, re linquishing not onr labors until tlieir complete freedom shall havo been realized. She was followed by Aaron M. Powell, who also spoke of tho XVth Amendment, and tho prospect of Its ratification, in regard lo which we need still to be on tbo alert. He referred to the deplorable condition of things prevailing in tho South, a ccording to tho testimony of colored pooplo living there, and stated that oppression in IU varied forms was everywhere manifest, nnd was Indeed hard to bear. Tho freedom of those peoplo is held by a very uucertain tenure, and, in fact, it is yot to be secured. Tho conditions for securing It, lie continued, are bolter now than formerly, but there is yot a great deal of wcrk to bo accomplished, ond it remains for conscientious men and women, for those who lmvo a heart to feel and a sense of justico to quicken them, to ask that justice be dono, nnd the rights of this excep tional class among us bo g u aranteed them. He spoke of the dominant spirit of caste a s something yet to be contended with many years beforo it will bo eradicated. Tho need of homesteads for tlie landless freed people claimed his attention, and in reference to this Im portant question he presented the following resolution: Rtialrtd. That wc ask Congress to anthoriso at onco tho appoint ment by tho President of a Land Commission to bo composed of tlx or more well-known, disinterested frionds of tho fro to servo without compensation, to havo authority to appoint, with the approval of tho Secretary of tho Treasury, a limited nut of Agents, whoso duly it shall bo to co-opcrato with individuals and Aaaociations among tho hitherto enslaved for the solection a purchase of eligible lands for homesteads, to hold titles then for a given period, until by Installments they shall havo be paid for at actual cost to tho Government, whon tho money employed, not to exceed two millions of dollars, shall he refunded to tho national treasury. Tho Rev. John T. Sargent was the next speaker. Iu regard to the cruel and inhuman prejudice n g a inst color, he asked how far consistent it w as with th e principles of the Socleiy of Friends, so p rominent in this State. Re ferring to the S t a n d a r d as an indispensable a u xiliary in tho work yet to be accomplished, ho paid a high tribute to its excellence, m e rit nnd value, sincerely wishing that we all might givo It God-speed, until tho time whon no man or woman shall be deprived of tho rights that fully belong to them. Tlie inevitable subject of finance then claimed tho effi cient service of E dward M. Davis, who mado his spirited appeal to the audience with tangiblo and happy results. He thought that the true way to view this question was to feel that we all owe something, and that o ur contribu tions are simply the payment of actual Indebtedness. lie extended his remarks beyond the domain of finance into the realm of homesteads for the colored peoplo of the South, favoring the Resolution th a t had been offered by Mr. Powell a n d considering it to be of weighty conse quence. We a re in duty bound, he said, to see that these colored people have a capital to s tart with. Justico de mands that a compensation bo afforded them, and the aim and intention of this Resolution ho believed to bo of very g reat a nd urgent moment. He also had a g o o d word to bestow upon T h e S tan d a rd , heartily endoreiug Mr. Sargent’s remark concerning its great merit, usefulness and interesting character. W endell Phillips then addressed the meeting. lie preceded his remarks by the introduction of the follow ing resolutions, which constituted the chief basis of his admirable speech : SaolNd, That tlio ballot presupposes some public system of ed ucation, to fit tho people to uso i t ; that ono chief cause of tho re bellion was the ignorance of the masses, who wore therefore easily misled by designing men ; hence it is clearly the duty of Con gress, in reconstructing tho South, to claim that tho States shall establish a system of public free schools, and to Insist that if auy State ncglocts or rcfusos to do so. the nation will establish such schools, snd tax tbo State for their support. Rwlvcd, That we renew our solemn protest against tho cruel and inhuman prejudice against color in tho workshops, cars, hotels, places of public worship and amuscinont, libraries, schools, and in civil and social lifo wborevor found, calliugon ovory Chris- Uon to discountenance and resist it, Raoleed, That wo bail with especial satisfaction the prospect of the ratification of tho Fifteenth Amendment, and we urgo tho States whoso regular legislative sessions will not soon bo held, call special sessions at once for action on this question, and f euro promptly tho incorporation, of this great vital prlnciplo tho national Constitution. Rctolvcd. That It is the duty of the Legislature of this State,: respective of tho Fifteenth Amendment, ln Justice to its own ci icns, and for its own honor, to remove tho civil and political clis bUities which rest hero upon tlic colored raco. His preliminary rem a rks on the general bearing of the movement in behalf of tho negro, aud its influence upon the development oT American hUtory, with its in direct consequences which never could be measured, were of a highly interesting character. He said th a t the light by which the young men will 9tudy the history of the United States will be that of tlie Anti-Slavery move m e n t He never knew the government until he had seen the mob of 1835 in Boston. To have been connected, even in the humblest way, with that movement, is one of the brightest services a man can render his time. He never Imagined that he would be engaged as au Aboli tionist more than five or six years, or th a t it would take more than a dozen years to complete tlie work. But it is more than a lifelong undertaking. Even when leave it, I t will brfin a large degree still incomplete. H is rem a rks upon the disabilities tliat oppress colored people everywhere were forcible, and he emphatically denounced tbe practice of asking the colored show his capacity, and then o f shutting every door in his face. He spoke most eloquently a n d earnestly respect ing the question of caste, and liis condemnation of tlie spirit of prejudice a g ainst color was thorough and im placable. He would have public opinion resolve itself into such a n authoritive shape, as to doom to absolute civil deatli any one who should dare to extenuate or breath this race distinction j and Uo wonld make it im possible by making the punishment so terrible tliat no man would d a re to sin again. H e wants tliat poison totally eradicated. Mr. Phillips advocated tbe establishment of a system of free schools for the colored people or the South, want this g r e a t mass brought within the reach or the press. H e would have the negro p rotected in liis labor, his ballot, bis education nnd ail th a t pertains H H freedom. Protect education a s well a s tlie tariff, the government go a s far for a man a s i t goe3 for lar. We w ant the system of common school education compulsory on the State. He would have tho common schools made better than the private schools, so that they would a ttract all, a n d the influences tliat rain down from tlie home circle give their combined light. Each boy Is a centre of discipline, e ducating the lad next round of the ladder, a n d dispensing tlio home in fluence. The eeliool3 should be mode so perfect by the government a3 to educate out all Inferior elements. The force of his remarks on tlie school system is marred by thia abridged and imperfect outline. This portion of his speech commanded especial a ttention, and seemed to mako a deep impression upon the minds of his hearers. Speaking of tlie XVth Amendment he remarked that Its ratification -ought to be pressed as promptly as possible. This ho deemed to be ol immediate primary consequent e. W e do not know where wo shall be at the next Presidential election. Various questions are coming into prominence which demand a ttention. If we hold tliis country where it is with the XVth Amendment, it will be a happy circumstance. W ithout it we shall drift immensely, and the future will be bound in certainty. We must present our strongest front to tho country. The speech of Mr. Phillips commanded tho profound attention of the audience, and portions of it wore in tlie highest degree impressive. O’CONNELL. In the evening Mr. Phillips delivered liis g rnnd lecture on •• Daniel O’Connell.” The hall was flllod, and the audience enjoyed the rare treaL with hearty appreciation and delight. On tlio evening following, lie gave the name lecture in this c ity a t the Academy of Music, con cluding the.first series of tho great “ S lur Course.\ About three thousand people woro p resent on tliis occns- slon, relishing the choice entertainment in Iho spirit of enthusiasm. Mr. PhUUps 8|)oke in liis best, happiest and most captivating manner. NEWTOWN—PA I, I Alt m s s H O L L E Y A T PETE R B C R O -O E R R T T SMITH A T HOME. W k are permitted to shore with our renders tho fol lowing interesting letter, though not written for publi cation, addressed by a friend to Miss Pulliam : P e tk r b o r o , Now York, Dec. 13tli, 1869. BO TH E R A D IC A L CLUB. A t tho .vg'dai the 20th k. Wasson, • Ft Shalt.” lie wlsi rule. Lnw, said Mr. Wasson, Is said to meeting of this Association on Monday, Jr. Sargent's, a paper was road by Mr, if which ho anuounccd as “ Thou < to Inquire into tho origin of law and b from above; M y Dear C : Will you be surprised at my I t>ut tho experience of mon h as been with law-glvers, not pleasure? I am in the homo of everybody’s friend, G errit Sm ith! and ovory honr ia delightful. I joined Miss Holley a t Chlttonungo. Wo g o t here a t dark Satur day evening, nnd u moro cordlul welcome I nover mot. Mr. Smith is in Duo health. I enjoy his “ tab letalk ” exceedingly. Speaking of Hon. Charles Sumner's g reat lecture upon “ Caste,” lie said lie h a d just written to Mr. Sum ner that- “ I f all those who a re uplifted and ennobled by reading his speech should w rite him, lie would be burled up iu letters, nevertheless he (Mr. Sm ith) could not refrain w riting God bless y o u.” Tlio only timo I ovor saw Gorrlt Sm ith was in Olean n year ago, in an open a ir speech, when the crowd was so large, I only caught one sentence, “ The Democratic party was mado up of lies and its greatest lio was Its It would have dono you good, as it did mo, to honr Miss Holley's lecture yesterday In tlio “ Freo Church ” of Petorboro, a plain, unpretending building. I t seemed liko being o u t on the frontier somewhere, ns it is Indeed, a pioneer in the g rent unexplored region of free thought nnd Christian union, where Mr. Smitli leads the way. Rev. Mr. Bridge opened tlio meeting with a rarely im pressive ond e arnest prayer. Jehu G. W hittier's b eauti ful hymn was sung— ■■ O pure Reformers. Slay no lio from tlirono or altar shake. Your steady faith in man.” Miss Holley told over tlio story of your school In Virginia for tlio poor freed people, ln hor own simple a nd eloquent w ay; and h e r plea for the rights of the still o u tcastraco In this laud w as admirable. Owing to tho early nnd con tinued “ onpleasnutuess ” of the day, our audience was not largo, but select, as tlio contribution allowed—$ 20. Miss Holley d o n 't agree with Mr. Sm ith iu his tenderness to Jeff Davis. Slio t hinks it misplaced and hurtful to the causo of the hated black race. B u t Mr. S said, her lino, emotional n a ture rose u p aud prevented her seeing tho legal aspects of tlie caso.” In tlio afternoon Miss H spoke in tho Molhodlst church. Mr. Sm ith Is very happy in his own home family mrship. I am particularly attracted by his prayers, so different from those I usually hear, not a tumbling out of stereotype phrases, ono over tho other,—not a bur densome d u ty—but n fresh, grateful,[reverential uprising of tlio spirit to God. I t is good to hear tlie prayers of know, will do all in liis own power to answer them, leaving only to God, th a t which k e can’t accomplish himself. Mr. Smith recites whole Psalm s and chapters from the Bible. Ills mind seems stored with all the g rand, magnificent passages, and his cheerful, buoy ant humor is wonderful after all the trials and lifo ex perience of seventy-two years. Some lime a g o while he was m a k ing a public speech, suddenly an Irishm an in the audience cried out, “ 0 a great man ye are! may ivery hair on yo head be a tallow candle to light, y e on to G lory! “ Tliis grand old mansion seemes tlie home of Peace and Love. The quiet colors nnd soft tints in drawing room, hall, and bed-chamber, so refined and elegant, compared with the glare and show of most rich men’s houses is very agreeable; and usually in sucli places, tho face of the host stares, frowns or smiles a t you from bracket, wall, marble a n d canvas, bnt our host’s is not visible in parlor o r hall except lie b rings it himself. Tliis meagre account, bnt pen and ink cannot do justice to all tbis v isit lias been to me. Affectionately, - S H A L L W OM E N B E DOCTORS »” To the Editor o f the S ta n d a r d : To this question, whicli headed au a rticle in lhe T r i bune, November 11th, I answer as energetically, ns soulfully, and as prayerfully as my h e art and head are capable of answering,—Yes, women shall be doctors. Tlio :perlence in Philadelphia has proved, conclusively, that a sight which to young men suggests vulgarity, sensuality and brutality, can be looked upOn b y young women dS’miy, scientifically, nobly. That\ men may hoot, jeer, ond applaud derisively, while women will a p preciate purely, and enjoy largely. When a woman resolves te be a physician, she makc3 up lier mind to conquer any sqneamishness which she may have inherited from hor s e x ; and, having Science for lier banner, und Philanthropy for her motto, sho knows tliat she lias chosen au upright profession, which she can make an honest living, nnd in which she has a right to be respected. For in being a physician she need lose none of her femininity or a ttractiveness; on tho contrary, slio devotes lierself to the live3 of others, and sets to lier fashionnblo sisters an example of true womanly nobility. These boys of tlie Medical Colleges In Philadelphia arc possibly excusable, because of their infantile minds —yet indeed tliis speaks ill for their “ bringing Such intolerable rudeness can only show that they nre exceedingly ill-bred. They and their conduct would be u tterly beneath our notice, were it not for two im portant considerations. First, tlie sufferings whicli those women m u st have silently endured during tliat disgraceful scene; second, tlie startling fact that thc3c same young men a re to become the physicians whom we ust employ. Oh m irabite d ic tu .' W h a t doctors ! A fter this, w h at woman who values h e r sense of modesty, will dare call lor assistance npon him wlio once so grossly insulted lier sex. Possibly they did uot reflect th a t in insulting these women, they c ast a slur upon tlieir owu profession, and their owu personal names which shall never bo ef faced. On Saturday evening a t Newtown Mr. Phillips delivered his ever fresh, ever new and attractive lecture oh tlio » Lost Arts.” Dismal n ight- small audience. A t FallsSngton he spoke in the afternoon following to a good and appreciative audience who enjoyed the rare opportunity of hcuring him. In his excellent speech ho included remarks upon agitation and agitators, the questions of to-morrow—temperance, labor and woman, W h a t doctors they shall be I Oh deliver us from them all! Men without honor, w ithout courtesy, without purity —sans everything tliat makes a man ! The Tribune's “ eye-witness” rem a rks that it was a “ novel exhibition.” It m u st have beon novel a nd amus ing—just such a beastly entertainm e n t ns Bowery boys would delight in; w h at a pity that tho rough-scuff of the city should have been excluded. But what name can we find for those boys wlio i cere there? So chival rous I So scholarly! So eminently contemptible! Is this malpractice te continue? Aro ladle3 to he al ways Insulted by gentlemen a t medical lectures, and nre oilier students iu other cities to profit by this unpar alleled example ? Will proper, lady-like, well-behaved Philadelphia tol- ate such degradation ? Ah, what doctors, to ho sure I And w hat gallant escorts for pure young g ir ls ! Would mother trust her daughter with ono of tfiei wlio villainously d rag boforo a refined audience tlio li centious thoughts which would otherwise he hidden i der the g rand science of knowledge;—men who can rude and selfish and brutal ln the vory presence of tlio rao3t grave and majestic science. Then I say tliat it is oven Jitter for women to stare diseasos in the faco and successfully c ombat them, than for men. These Philadelphia students may live to see tlio day, God willing, when instead of jostling women from tlio sidewalk, tlioy shall yield to them tlio highest placo; shall learn of woman patience, long-suffering and wis dom. Yes, women shall he doctors, and anythin'/ which shall elevate humanity mentally or physically tlioy shall do, ond [do well, so help them God. I hav Hie faith to believe tliat in Hie future, nay, even in tlie present women begin to seo that it is not necessary for them to contract a loveless marriage for the sake of home. The noblest minds of England and America ai thinking deeply upon this to-be-reform; nnd all ihe stu- dcuts iu all tlie colleges cannot jeer away tlie good timo coining. Possibly tho Philadelphia ladies will lie compelled to withdraw from such obscune companionship. Then each man’s name shall lie stigmatized, and I hopo am pray that they shall never bo received into tiio socioty of ladies, but shall work out their own salvation alone. One might have expected ‘all tliis, years ago, but In the present age, it exhibits a woeful Ignorance of progress. The women students, I doubt not, will continuo as stead ily in the pursuit of knowlcdgo, ns If tills insane rupture had not occurred. They have truth, purity nnd Justice on their side; and the same determination and ambl- ition whicli first prompted them to solvo the dlsugreea- treating these im p ortant topics from tho standpoint of U n ities of nature a s well us her charms will enable them statesmanship. w. 110 reach the goal Iu gaiety. New Haven. law-inakere. Moses was not understood a3 attem p ting to imposo Ills individual will upon lho Hebrew puople, | but ho spoko ns tlio mouth-ploco of a h igher powor, a power huviiig a u thority; and his precepts wero received with Hint understanding. Law should come from a powor superior to any will of man. Right law, right rule, como only from abovo, said Uio old udugo. Possi bly this may mean th a t such rulo Bliould como from lho very h ighest of man’s thoughts and powers. Principles aro sovorolgn. Meu aro sovereign only as their action conforms itself to and coincides with prin ciple. Tlio political thought n o t founded on tills basis just foundation. There is littlo to choose be tween Uio arbitrary sovereignty of A. alone, and th a t of A. B. C. and tlio rest of lho alphabet. W hat is reason able is tlie tiling tliat should bo done. Lot us defer to that, and lot the universe tako the responsibility. We commonly hear i t said, tlio State exists to express tho will of the people. I t wero bolter to say, tlio State exists to e x press allegiance to w h at ought to bo. To assume as sovereign tlie true laws of public wel fare would be to establish a truo republic. No moro hu- an will should be allowed to interfere with this. Nature always emphasizes quality. She lias lier soi- ico of vegetable chemistry, choosing from tho soil w h at juices shall feed the roots of onch plant. She has not less her system of political chemistry. Tlio best quality of means to accomplish the work ln hand is w h at slio seeks. We ought to consider w h at it Is th a t makes obliga tion, particularly political obligation. Tiio function of political power Is to represent Uio cogency of fuels. Tlie facts should havo their ju s t weight, independently of liu- Tho fuels being thus and so, It follows that duty is thus und so. Ouly the considerate nnd judicial mind can rightly interpret these tilings; lienee, only considerate and judicial minds c an properly exercise po litical functions. all brute beasts, a n d none tho worse for that, so long us the brutisli p a rt does not undertake to gov ern the whole. Brute force should uever tuko Uie place of the considerate and judging mind. We h e ar a b o u t each man’s knowledge ef ills own in terest, Shall wo refer to the prisoner n t tlio bar tlie question how his interest shall bo promoted? His question, a n d nil other questions, should depend on the facts of tlio case, judged by tlio principles involved. This is w liat wo need, and such a decision wo uro bound te respect. Ju s t authority presupposes a p u r / m e of such a na ture as to command tlio allegiance o f all. Only by con formity to this idea can any man, any bocy of men, liuve the right to say, Thou shalt. Opinions o n these subjects would vary with Uie differ ent definitions of term s. Ideas will differ a s to whether happiness is tlie chief end of life, and thus of govern ment, and indeed a s to w h at happiness is. Mr. Wasson’s Judgment was, th a t the happiness founded on mental torpor, or on activity merely in self-indulgence, was dis graceful to the human being; for man, only a worthy happiness is desirable. Welfare is a qualitative term. To gross, chaotic peo ple, truo welfare would b6 unendurable. But i l is true welfare tliat i t is the object of government to sustain. To this only are wo bound. Only when government acts in accordance with this, lias it any claim 011 us. A critical hour has struck for Uie world. “ I make an end of K ings” means—I make an end of instinctive politics, nud initiate tlio politics of reflection. Tiio sophomore year does n o t last forevor. ‘ I t may bo asked, Where should reform begin ? We should institute a pure authority. Reverence for the principle of authority is now only a tradition. To obey w hat you honor is wholesome and elevating. But power now is simply force. Our managers of politics know not the value of w h at they handle. We are plainly told th a t $ 1,000,000 will c arry or defeat any bill in Congress; and yet we sit quietly and say, When the case is bad enough, it will cure itself. Our p resent doc trine is th a t will should wield power. But much ol the will thus exercised is such as no man in liis senses cau respect. Our malady has arrived not by retrograding, but by advancing. One advance requires another, and so wo go on ; but progress is its own betrayer if advanced knowledge and wisdom go not with iu Mr. W asson closed his essay by repeating that every m a n ’s allegiance is due to the laws of welfare, and that human authority is legitimate only when founded on this idea. Mail’s “ Thou sh a lt” should be merely the audible eclio of w h at true rigid affirms. Beforo tlie reading of tliis essay, I should h ave said, a little business was transacted, tlio Committee previously chosen m aking a report, whicli was accepted, and an organization in conformity with it adopted. Rev. Dr. Bartol was mado tlio President of tlie Club, and he was naturally waited for to begin tlie conversation. Dr. Bartel declared h is allegiance to the higher law, which, he said, had not only existence, but power to execute its decrees, even to tho abolition of tlie lower law. Ilo made here a u impressive allusion to tbe groat m istake of Daniel Webster, wlio h ad represented tbis law as too high for jurisdiction of human affairs. We liad however seen it descend to judgment, and burn np tbe slave code whicli W ebster had defended. Even In a democracy, tlie higher law lias power to set aside an a p parent majority and work its own w ill; and hope is, in fact, th a t however any special a c t of pop ular will may seem wrong, it is always open to this cor rection. Tlio vole expresses not the mere will, hut the m ind of tho voter. The moro expressions of mind we have, the better; and o u r vote will b e best of all when tliat of man is added to it. The safety of popular voting is in th a t very universality wherein many people suspect danger. Rev. William H. Channing said that extemporaneous remark on a theme so grand, and so ably treated by tlio essayist, must needs be insufficient. Also, before com mentlng 011 tho essay, thero was need to know more pre cisely w h at the a u thor meant by “ will,” w h at by “ wel fare,\ nnd w h at by “ law.\ can find 110 ultimate source of uulbority, Channing said, except Being, personal Being, God him self. Essential goodness is tho will th a t presides over us. We have heard th a t there is no sanctity in a caucus, and there is a sense in which i t is so; nevertheless, that God sometimes speaks in tlie hearts of a wholo peo ple. I t is on account of tliis unquestionable fact that I trust in universal suffrage. Also, I expect g reat bonelll from the nextston towards g e lling the voice of Immunity as a whole, namefy— the voting of women. Lot us listen religiously to tho voice whicli God will speak through tlio heart of woman. If she apprehends this responsibility aright, aud uses it a right, slio will bo to us a prophet, savior. Besides reverence for law, wo need loving reverence for the source of law, tlio Being of beings. Keeping tliis in mind, our best practical rule will bo tlio consenting and combining Judgment and conscience of all, including women, and perhaps children. Mrs. Howe said site liad followed tho lecture with intense interest, though feeling obliged to mukc frequont mental protest. Her prominent thought lmd been woll expressed by Mr. Channing. She thought thero something very divine about a caucus. 1 She also wished to protest against tho application of tlio word lirutu man. His action might sometimes lio brutal, but 1 should distinguish between ills accidents and ills essonc There bad also boon reason for tlie accusation of frivolity among women; but a t lost tlio ago of doing Is como, id women now want not toys, but tools. Mr. Weiss said ho thought tlio old ideal of Uio repub lic the souud 0110. On tho principle of being ruled only by \th o best,\ how uro wo to yet tbo best men? Carlylo 'or solved tills problem. Mr. Wasson has n o t solved it. Iloro we aro. Wo m u st recognize this fuct. tlio tools of tlio republic. We, tlio pooplo, compose tlio futuro welfare of tbo republic. When tho forest lias been removed to mako way for tlio wlieat-field, superficial equality is Uio condlliou of tbo land. Superficial equality Is tlio truo foundation for tlio future of tlio human raco also. It Is tills which gradually reilno Itsolf Into tlie staff of lifo, and produce our Ideal lmrvi Mrs. Livermore, of Chicago, being present, wns In vited to take sliaro in tbo conversation. Sho said sho could ujot but agree to Mr. Wasson’s representation of tho ovi Is of our time, but she could not think our na tional experience a railuro. Our fathers began tlioir ex- porim ent under somo serious disadvantages. Wo aro not, vfe lmvo novor been, a Republic. Wo havo nover had tlie holp of women in tlie political department, to make things hotter. A time of far greater promise is coming. Many aro disposed to nsk, despondently—Will women really help us ? They should remombor tlio natural tend ency of groat crises to dovelop character. In maternity, the mother 1b born u8 woll a s tlio child. The mother’s heart rises to tho now emergency, becoming seiiious nnd earnest under the pressure of a groat duty. Wo may expect tlio samo elevation from tlie doleguUon o f a now trust of political powor lo women. I rebelled, us Mrs. Howo did, against the application of tlio tenn “ bruto beast\ to man. Tho brutal Is not tlio predominant part ln any human boing. But, what ever lie tlie ilmitutious of our p resent stato, hopo novor soared so nigh In expectation as to-day. God Is coming down to us, as ho did In tlie war. Ho will n o t forsukc us. Either through tlio heart nnd hand of woman, or otherwise, God will lead us forward to a glorious fature. Mrs. Cheney, who spoko next, gave hor idea of tlio in tended moaning of somo of tho emphatic words of Mr. Wasson's essay. Sho beliovcd in universal suffrage, nnd would agroo to tlio voting not only os lmd beon suggested, of ohildron, hut of tho criminals confined ln our juils. Wo should do well to remember tlm t the only true lib erty is Uio liberty to do right. Tliis also seemed to be Mr. Wasson’s Idea. Thoro might bo agreement in tlie Idea, though a difieronco of opinion ln regard to lho a p plication. Mr. Henry B. Blackwell said, In universal suffrage, wo a re seeking to maintain the sovereignty of right by tlio sovereignty of Uio individual. There is no special class lo which tho governing power can bo safely intrusted. Tlio wholo people must bo admited to express tlioir opin ion.' Tho evils wc now suffer a re tlio result of class legis lation, and the failure lo call all to the (lutiC3 and respon sibilities of suffrage. Justico can bo enacted ouly by the cooperation of nil. Our vicious legislation results from tlie usurpation of individual rights by government. Further remarks wore mado by Messrs. Morse and Al len, and by Mrs. Abby Kelley Foster. Tlio last speaker, Dr. George B. Lcring, said tbat the utterance of such truths as he had hoard here was by no means rare In primary political mootings. Thoro was sound thought and feeling among tho common people. He thought that w hat had made our men great was their obedleuco to this great poliUcal system under which re born. Tliis was Illustrated by our first Fresident, George Washington, and equally by the last ono, Gen. Grant. Tho obedience of the latter to our purified na tionality hod been the grent c h aracteristic of liis admin istration. The idea of resisting universal suffrage is utterly hopeless. Tiio masses of the Amorican peoplo support it, and it is the impelling thought of our times. Mr. Loriug would agree, ho said, to tho widest range that could bo given it. Ho knew 110 reason why women should not vote; but they would do well not to forget Uio responsibility ot this act. In closing, Mr. Loring expressed his agreeable sur prise a t finding himself, ovon here, among politicians. Tlic usuul time of adjournment liad now come, and after the social g reetings of friends from various places, tlie compufiy separated. 0 . k. w. Boston, December 20th, 1869. WOMAN SU F F R A G E A T WORCESTER, MASS. To the Editor o f the S tan d a r d : T he Worcester Woman Suffrage Convention organized on the morning of December 14th, with the Hon. H e n ry Ohapix of W orcester for president. The sessions Uirough- the two days wero well attended, and g reat interest wns manifested. Your correspondent was not fortu- igli W bo present during tlie forenoon of the first day, but the names of Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe, Mr. and Mrs. Foster among the speakers, a re suf ficient guarantee of tho quality of tho entertainment, w ithout direct evidence on my p art. Both Mrs. Howe and Mrs. Stone referred to tlie first Woman Suffrage Convention, held in W orcester, some twenty years ago. They told liow Wendell Phillips, with his eloquence y e t warm upon liis lips, camo from tliat Convention to Theodore Parker’s house,” and they nil laighofl a t him. Parker said to him “ Wendell, wiiy make a fool of yourself?” Mr. Phillips replied, \T h e odore, you ought to understand it, i t is the g reatest q ues tion of U18 ago.” n e did understand it in time, b u t then all laughed suvo. one. Mrs. Howe contributed this little reminiscence: “ Dr. Howe, with sober, persistent philanthropy, heard and answered Mr. Phillips. This reform, lie said, was sure to come. It lay inevitably in tho future. Ladies and gentlemen, continued the speaker, I am sorry to say th a t tliis is not the only time in which my husband's reason lias been far abead of my imagination, in which a few words of liis havo been wiser than many of m ine.” Tho first speaker in the afternoon was Dr. A. J . Bar tholomew, wlio announced himself as a recent convert. Tlie President then read tlie first resolution, and Ste phen S. Foster moved a n amendment to the effect, that men wlio sought to withhold the franchise from women tyrants aud despots,” and not merely a s the reso lution designated them, “ inconsistent with Republican principles.'' Mr. Foster supported his amendment in his usuul forcible and onergetic manner. The discussion promised to bo lively, but before i t be came too warm, Mr. Spinniug and Mr. H enry Ilutchin- inlroduced. They woro p assing through Wor cester ou tlieir way North, and had kindly consented to favor tiio Convention with a song. Mr. Henry B. Blackwell then opposed tbe amendment. He did not believe iu denunciation; nor did he think that men were conscious oppressors. When consider ing the question of the enfranchisement of woman, he said, such was the grandeur of this movement, that it would y e t be considered tlie highest honor to say of any an a fter his death, “ H o helped to emancipate woman.” Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, and the Rev. Mr. Ship- peu opposed the Amendment, b u t Mr. F oster rallied again to its defence, and Mrs. Foster mado a very fine speech on this point. She thought this reluctance lo use sovoro languago was manifested in every reform. A Luther Meluncthon were always fouud,—and both needed. Ellery Channing convinced the intellect of tho sin of slavery, but Wm. Lloyd Garrison wns needed stlug tlio conscience into action. Mr. Foster finally withdrew his amendment, expressing himself satisfied with having elicited tho discussion. The meeting adjourned after the announcement by Lucy Stone tliat tlio Governor of Wyoming hud signed the Woman Suffrago bill. In tlio evening Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Mary F . Davis, and tlie Rev. Mr. Bowles mode addresses. Bowles took the ground tliat tlio woman who being aolo to work ef fectively outsido tlio domestic circle, refraiued from so doing wus \gu llly boforo God.” Julia Ward Howe read a lino essay. The closing portion of it was especi ally eloquent. Sho drew a picturo of lierself in her youth ful days, when a senso of power sometimes roso within her, and visions floated before hor young brain,of a timo when slio might stand before au audience and chain tlioir souls to hors with living words. Over these girlish dreams fell Uio cold interdict of social custom. A literary even was proscribed her. That door, after weary iggling, being opened to women, slio had felt for Latin, groped for Greek, caught into lierself all culture possible ' her,—but tlio grcut boon of freedom o f speech was iw to hor, a woman, nnd most dourly prized of all. So tlie first day closed; and wo wended our way to tbo Houso called Beautiful to wait Uie morning hours, and tlio next day's work. Mrs. Cjiiipbell of Springfield, was Uio first speaker Wednosduy morning. She promises to bo in tho future, what Lucy Slone says sho has been in tlie post, \ a feclivo worker.\ r was thon read from Win. Loyd Garrison, and addresses wero mado by Androw Jackson Davis, wlio tacked tlio altitude of tlio Evangelical Church towards Suilrage, anil by the Rev. Mr. Bowles, wlio de fended it. Mrs. Livermore, of Chicago, inailo lho closing address of tlio morning, n powerful argument for tlio extension of tbo franchise. Tlio principal feature of tlio afternoon session was a discussion botwoon tlio Itov. Mr. Rlchurdsou of Worcester and Mrs. Livermore. Mr. Fos ter wlio was vory auxlous thero should be somo opposi tion, lmd persuaded Mr. R— lo advocate tlio nogativo side of tlio Woman Suffrage question. Ho said in com mencing, tlmt ho wns not sure but that ho ought lo go to Jail ul once, and givo himself up to bo hung, aud have it dono with, for Mr. Blackwell had Just said that nmr opposition woro to be despised, and Mr. Foster er> them despots, sneaking rascals, etc. Ho bad ulw advocaled equal wage* for women, but he didn’t M i In giving thorn tlio ballot. It would do no good, and assertion tlm t It would do none, wns [ust as good any body elan's that it would. For ovory Chinaman thero would bo a Chinese won to vote. Thoro wero more Irish women c country than Irishmen. If the ballot were given women, 11 largo proportion of power wouid pass into lmnds of thoso Ignorant, foreign women. In \onei men represented women fairly. They love tectod women, and did not abuse them. There ml, lie exceptions; but In nineteen twentieths of ton I* mi men honestly represented tho women, and there was in simply doubling the number of voters, it 1 not u very pleasant tbing to vote, anyway. He was n ing to give up liis vote, if lie could be excused It would mako trouble in families, If women vot ipeeially in Uio lower classes. In three fourths of families In the lower strata of society, there was Dot, ter the honeymoon, one partlclo of intelligent or mi attachment, to prevent tho most ridiculous scones sho tho womon vote. ' . Richardson was frequently Interrupted by qi lions and cries of “ no,\ but lie seemed te enjoy tho position, and with g reat good n ature requested the Pn dent to “ let tho women sponk,” but \ to keep Mr. !• ter q uiet.” Mr. Foster, however, whon lie made him heard, said ho rose only to insist 011 order if Mr. HI ardson desired it. Mr. R— professed himself pcrfet satisfied to bo interrupted. And then when ho liad finished Mrs. Livormore a Sho brought forward statistics to prove that when won voted intemperance would decrease. Sho loom d Ir the National Temperance Union th a t fifty o u t of ev. 0110 hundred mon used liquor habitually, whilo only ( fortieth of tho womon of America habitually used The wives of drunkurds were not such idiots as to r against prohibition. She knew those lower classes which Mr. Richardson spoko so slightingly. The n of women In Chicago had flowed in a never ebbing her door. Women would n o t stoji to tinker a itory law, but would sweep away intemperance 1 besom of destruction. I Mr. Richardson said that in nineteen-twentieths of tho ,0 J H families, men correctly represented their wives, and yot , made tho astounding declaration that in three-fourths of the lower families there would bo such “ a ro w ” yoi couldn’t live in them if women voted. Sho didn’t knov exactly w h at lie meant by the “ lower strata ” of society Mr. Richardson arose and said lie was speaking of tho ’ drunken meu wlio carry the elections of cities. Mrs. Livermore replied, “ Then in God’s name, let there be trouble in U1030 families. Let there be trouble tlio ramifies of drunkards. Let us have ono grand light and light i t o u t.” Stic told some suggcstivo stories of her own experience , among the poor women of Chicago, of a German womau, wife of a drunkard, who would run out with her apron ' ovor her head, as sho (Mrs. L )went down town, and ask her “ how soon women would vote,” and bid her hurry and get tlie vote soon, so they could shut up the 3 whiskey shops,”—of an Irishwoman, who asked her as j sho bound up tho bruises her drunken liusbun I had f inflicted, “ if women would ever vote.” Iler husband was not a bad man when sober, she said, “ h u t Oh! if I they could only s h a t u p the rum holes ? ” Tlie day you open all avenues to labor to women ai non,” Mrs. Livermore said, “ the day you open tin ballot-box, tliat day licentiousness will receive its death I blow. Tiie women who work for twenty-live c ents a day, lose body and soul. Would any man dare place himself | in tlioir fiery hells. Bofore tlie war women thought little of politics, few only concerned themselves in the affairs of the I® nation, but tlie storm of tlie civil w ar broke suddenly ( ovor the great mass. Then, moil asked us to do military comPel<!nt li) famish It?—Ei>.] duty, aud we did it. You asked us to givo up our hus bands and our boys, and we bade them go. O u rdaugb-l M erry's Museum for December presents its usual tors sent their young husbands and their young lovers, J variety of pleasant and useful reading for children, went with them, to tbe camp, lo the battlefield, te bos- j T ”0*®. w,‘“ hav- i*®*® n'. rested la Miss A lcott'sex- pital, ond came back to us brokeD-hearlcd. A ml! \ 'ea' - oiu-fn- iloued Girl,\ will rcluctanlty accept the r u t , .f . . - A - A our husbands and sons, weut out and come back. The South is billowy with their graves, watched aud waited a t homo tbrougii those live wear}', w asting years, a nd wo studied and thought. As we 1 tencd for the click of the telegraph tliat m eant lifo death to ns, we grow to tlio stature of men. We cannot go back and be tlie women wo were before.” A lively discussion on the “ tyrant and despot” ques tion revived by somo of Sir. Richardson’s remarks, fol lowed. Rev. Mr. Shippen, Mrs. Bowles, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Y ibbert and Mr. Foster participated in it. In the evening, Mr. Frank B. Sandborn introduced a resolution, and also a memorial to the Legislature pro testing against careless management of tlie finances, the appropriation of public money to educational institu tions which refused to adm it women, and desiring dif ferent arrangements for female criminals, and tho ap- pointm ent of women a s trustees and inspectors of insti tutions which receive women or girls as inmates, urged the adoption of this memorial in a brief speech, and it was afterwards voted upon and adopted. Mrs. Howe then read a sprightly able paper written for the occasion. Lucy Stone discussed the legal disabilities of women in a very earnest speech. Mrs. Bowles of Cambridge, ■ery earnest speaker, considered tho need for women in our jails, prisons aud reformatory institutions, and lalcd some of her own experience. Mrs. Severance read a paper considering the attitude of tho Woman Suffrage movement towards the home, seeing no peril in it, but hope for a better future. Mrs. Emmie A. Lane, a young lady from Lynn, spoko energetically in behalf of tho working women in Massa chusetts. Sho thought tbeir condition would be much ameliorated if they had tho ballot. Mrs. Livermore closed Uio Convention with ono of her grandest efforts. She could not quite rejoice a t the tion of Wyoming, sho had so hoped Massachusetts would lead in this movement, it took away a little of the fresh zest with which in her fiftieth year, she liad left tlie West and come E a s t to labor, tliat Wyoming had snatched this laurel away from the Bay State. Sho urged the women to consecrate themselves to thia work. Did thoy know w h at consecration meant? She learned it in tho army, when a hundred and fifty men were called for to lead tlio forlorn hope iu the assault ou Vicksburg, and fifteen hundred meu volunteered to go. Sho went among them that night and received the lust messages and remembrances, tlioy wished to send homo, and learned wlmt consecration meant. Tho Convention as a wholo was one of the finest over held. A numbor of clergymen woro present and look part in tlio deliberations. Ono minister, came tho first day expecting to make a spcecli in opposition and was convorted, aud was prominent the noxt day Id tlio busi ness meeting and on committees to form now societies. A good many Frionds woro present, among whom were Charles Iludwiu ond wlfo, John Milton Earle, and Joseph Carlland aud ills wife. Tho Messrs. Eurlo of Worcester woro present, octlvo and interested. It announced in tho Convention that Mrs. Ann B. Eurlo hud been reelected 011 tlio school committee. 1- n. o. RESOLUTIONS. Tho following resolutions wore passed a t the Worces ter Convention: JltiolKd, Tlmt an woman iu common with man derives tho rlsht of Holf-govermnout, aa an olomout of her moral nature, directly lloliiK. and *j> tho baUot Is tho symbol u if ■rnim.nl, aiul Indicates poliUcal Ubcrty aud Ily, thoy whoacoktodoprivehor of tho elective franchise Inconsistent with Republican principles, as If altcmpUng to dU- francl.lao tho woak and dofomioloss among mon. Raohxd, Thnt bocauso wo rooognlzo tho homo to hi of lho State,\ and because wo wish womau to becomo “ what (lod mado hor.\ thoroforo wo seek for woman that fullness of frcci and of opportunity, which iu olovatlng her as an Individual, n of necessity olovato tho family Iu which, aho la slslor, wlfo mother, and that recognition by tho Stato lu tho oxorclso of tho franchise, whicli shall Inauro hor tho pcrmauoncy of all hor rights and opportunlUos, aud so help to save the homo from tta failures aud perils. Tlmt Instead of seeking tho overthrow of tho li Hatelrud: Tlmt this mass Convention called by thi Woman Sulfrago Association send greeting and grateful th tho Legislature of Wyoming Territory, which has earned mortal honor of being tho f\r»t In this country, to rccoge secure the political equality cf woman. li'tolvtd, That thla CouvouUoi of tho New England Won „. prior to Slato election, to Interrogate as to whether, lu caso of elecUou, tnoy >'•' fluonca ln form of tho eufniucUUomcnt of mouwoalth also to uso every honorable, n tion of all who fall to respond or who reiui ididatea of aU politic*! parties a negative Of wojlvq •good-bye r. this number. Tho announcement, liow- tliat tliss favorite writer will continue te furnish short stories and sketches is a promise of something ju s t as good iu store. The publisher announces also for 1870 a uew story called \B a ttles a t Home,\ by Miss Mary Grcanleaf Darling, to begin in the January num ber and run tlirongli the year. A specimen number of this mogizine will be 3ent free to any one wishing te examine it. Subscribers for 1870, whose names are received before January flret, will re ceive the December number free. Sunday Book o f P o e tr y is the title of a small volume of poems, compiled by C. F. Alexander. Many of the selections are from tlio English poets, ancient and inod- Tliere a re some choice extracts which have been gleaned with care from lengthy pieces, and the book as whole furnishes pleasant reading for all days of tlie week. Another volume, uniform iu size and binding with this, called Book o f P r a is e . It is composed of sacred poems, compiled from the be3t English hymu writers, by Roundcll Palmer. Sever and Francis are the publish ers of both these neatly bound books. Among the most exquisite of the holiday publications, 1 elegant specimen of modern, book-making, is The Overture o f the Angels, jnst issued by J . B. Ford & Co., No 37 Park Row. 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