dict of guilty,
against a United States citizen for the exercise of the "citizen's
right to vote," simply because that citizen was a woman and not a
man. But yesterday, the same man-made forms of law declared it a
crime punishable with $1,000 fine and six months' imprisonment to
give a cup of cold water, a crust of bread or a night's shelter to
a panting fugitive tracking his way to Canada; and every man or
woman in whose veins coursed a drop of human sympathy violated that
wicked law, reckless of consequences, and was justified in so
doing. As then the slaves who got their freedom had to take it over
or under or through the unjust forms of law, precisely so now must
women take it to get their right to a voice in this government; and
I have taken mine, and mean to take it at every opportunity.

Judge Hunt.--The Court orders the prisoner to sit down. It will not
allow another word.

Miss Anthony.--When I was brought before your honor for trial, I
hoped for a broad and liberal interpretation of the Constitution
and its recent amendments, which should declare all United States
citizens under its protecting aegis--which should declare equality
of rights the national guarantee to all persons born or naturalized
in the United States. But failing to get this justice--failing,
even, to get a trial by a jury _not_ of my peers--I ask not
leniency at your hands but rather the full rigor of the law.

Judge Hunt--The Court must insist--[Here the prisoner sat down.]
The prisoner will stand up. [Here Miss Anthony rose again.] The
sentence of the Court is that you pay a fine of $100 and the costs
of the prosecution. Miss Anthony.--May it please your honor, I will
never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty. All the stock in trade I
possess is a debt of $10,000, incurred by publishing my paper--The
Revolution--the sole object of which was to educate all women to do
precisely as I have done, rebel against your man-made, unjust,
unconstitutional forms of law, which tax, fine, imprison and hang
women, while denying them the right of representation in the
government; and I will work on with might and main to pay every
dollar of that honest debt, but not a penny shall go to this unjust
claim. And I shall earnestly and persistently continue to urge all
women to the practical recognition of the old Rev