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National woman suffrage convention.

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874.

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National Woman Suffrage Convention.

THE National Woman Suffrage Association will hold its semi-annual Convention in Lincoln Hall, Washington, D. C., January 15th and 16th, 1874.

This is the sixth convention held in successive years under the shadow of our National Capitol, to be continued until woman's exact and permanent political equality is recognized over our whole broad land. Never in the history of our movement have more eventful times and important questions called us together. Within the last year the great underlying principle of our Republication institutions - self-government through personal representation, recognized by the colonies in the act of separation from Great Britain, and reaffirmed at the adoption of our National Constitution - has been violated for all American citizens in the person of Susan B. Anthony, - a native-born citizen of the United States, - tried and convicted as a felon, for having dared, by voting, to exercise her inalienable right of personal representation; tried and convicted as a felon, for having dared, by voting, to exercise her inalienable right of personal representation; tried and convicted too, while denied the protecting power of that associate right held sacred by all freeman - the right of trial by jury - a right recognized and secured to all our citizens, in two distinct articles of the National Constitution.

A Convention, this winter, at the seat of government, to re-examine the fundamental principles of Republican Government, and to declare anew the constitutional rights of all citizens, is needed as a protest against the legislative, executive and judicial corruption and assumption that to-day threaten the liberties of the American people.

To the consideration of these great questions of constitutional law, we have invited some the ablest lawyers, statesmen and reformers in the nation, among whom are

Hon. Henry R. Seldon, Hon. Benj. F. Butler, Hon. A. A. Sargent,
Hon. Charles B. Sedgwick, Hon. Elbridge G. Lapham, Hon. A. G. Riddle,
Francis Miller, John Van Voorhis, Hon. John Hooker,
Hon. Charles Sumner, Hon. Henry Wilson, Wendell Phillips,
Robert Purvis, Edward M. Davis, Frederick Douglas
Robert Ingersol, Parker Pillsbury, Hon. Gerrit Smith.

Among the women expected to take part in the discussions are

Ernestine L. Rose, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Olympia Brown,
Isabella Beecher Hooker, Phoebe Couzens, Virginia L. Miner,
Belva A. Lockwood, Sara J. Spencer, Lillie Devereau Blake,
Madam Anneke, Mary F. Davis, Charlotte B. Wilbour.

The friends of Woman's Enfranchisement throughout our country and the Old World, are earnestly urged to forward to us all the facts of progress made in our movement, and all Woman Suffrage Societies, State and local, are cordially invited to send delegates, or reports, stating the legislative steps taken toward securing equal rights to women.

SUSAN B. ANTHONY, President.

ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, CHAIR. EX. COM.

All communications prior to the date of Convention, should be addressed to SUSAN B. ANTHONY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. At time of the meeting, to care of Mrs. Ellen C. Sargent, Washington, D.C.

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