ty-one, the right to vote, and thus make the
Empire State the first example of a true republican form of
government. And what we propose to do in New York, the coming
eighteen months, we hope to do in every other State so soon as we
can get the men, and the women, and the money, to go forward with
the work. Therefore, that we may henceforth concentrate all our
forces for the practical application of our one grand,
distinctive, national idea--UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE--I hope we will
unanimously adopt the resolution before us, thus resolving this
Eleventh National Woman's Rights Convention into the "AMERICAN
EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION."

The Resolution was unanimously adopted.

STEPHEN S. FOSTER said: I wish to suggest that it will be
necessary, first, to adopt a form of Constitution, and that it is
a very important question. Upon it will depend much of the
success of our movement. We have been deeply thrilled by the
eloquence of our friend, Mr. Beecher. We have all felt that his
utterances were the essential truth of God; and the bright
picture he drew before us is a possibility, if we do our duty.
But this state of things will never be realized by us, unless it
is from a united, persevering effort, giving a new impetus to the
Woman's Rights movement. I think it necessary that we should have
a more perfect organization than we can prepare this morning, at
this late hour, and I therefore move that we adjourn to meet in
the vestry this afternoon at four o'clock, to perfect an
organization, and take such further measures for the prosecution
of our cause as may then and there be deemed expedient. (The
motion was carried.)

A large audience assembled in the Lecture-room, at four o'clock. Susan
B. Anthony took the Chair and said, the first thing, in order to
complete the new organization, would be to fix upon a form of
Constitution. Parker Pillsbury, from the Business Committee, reported
one which was considered article by article, and adopted. There was an
interesting discussion relative to the necessity of a preamble, in
which the majority sympathized with LUCRETIA MOTT, who expressed
herself specially desirous that there should be one, and that it
should state the fact that this new organization was the outgrowth of
the Woman's Rights movement. Mrs. Stanton gave her idea of what the
preamble sho