Sections 1 CIRCUIT COURT. 2 Congress in 1870 passed the following statute: (Reads 19th Section of the Act of 1870, page… 3 A. 4 A. 5 But, beyond that, whether she was a legal voter or not, whether she was entitled to vote or… 6 JUDGE SELDEN: I propose to call Miss Anthony as to the fact of her voting—on the question of… 7 A. 8 I am aware, however, that we are here to be governed by the Constitution and laws as they… 9 In the most celebrated document which has been put forth on this side of the Atlantic, our… 10 This extension of the suffrage is regarded by many as a source of danger to the stability of… 11 The teachings of history in regard to the condition of women under the care of these… 12 When the cause came to trial the defendant made no attempt to sustain the charges which he… 13 The state of the law a short time since, in other respects, in regard to the rights of… 14 Much has been done, but much more remains to be done by women. 15 If Hindoo women could have shaped the laws of India, would widows for ages have been burned… 16 Great errors, I think, exist in the minds of both the advocates and the opponents of this… 17 The action was assumpsit by a citizen of the State of South Carolina, and the question was,… 18 It is not claimed that, under our State constitution and the laws made in pursuance of it,… 19 * * * * * Section 5. 20 What, then, are the "privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States" 21 If we go to the lexicographers and to the writers upon law, to learn what are the privileges… 22 The Supreme Court of Kentucky, in the case of Amy, a woman of color, vs. 23 The only provisions of the constitution, which it can be contended conflict with the… 24 It has been, and may be again asserted, that the position which I have taken in regard to… 25 It has been said, with how much or how little truth I do not know, that the subject of… 26 "But the fourteenth amendment prohibits any State from abridging the privileges or… 27 I believe, however, that the public mind is greatly in error in regard to the proportion of… 28 Another objection is, that the right to hold office must attend the right to vote, and that… 29 If women are legally competent to hold minor offices, I would be glad to have the rule of… 30 To make out the offence, it is incumbent on the prosecution to show affirmatively, not only… 31 This quotation by Hawkins is, I believe, from Bracton, which carries the principle back to a… 32 (1 Cr. 33 [The following cases and authorities were referred to and commented upon by the counsel, as… 34 Here a young man, innocent so far as his conduct in this case was involved, was condemned,… 35 I have given this case such consideration as I have been able to, and, that there might be… 36 The 14th Amendment created and defined citizenship of the United States. 37 These are the fundamental privileges and immunities belonging of right to the citizens of… 38 The right of voting, or the privilege of voting, is a right or privilege arising under the… 39 This right, however, exists by virtue of the 15th Amendment. 40 If she believed she had a right to vote, and voted in reliance upon that belief, does that… 41 Upon this evidence I suppose there is no question for the jury and that the jury should be… 42 JUDGE SELDEN: That is a direction no Court has power to make in a criminal case. 43 It appeared on the trial that before voting the defendant called upon a respectable lawyer,… 44 At the close of the reading, the Court said that the decision of these questions disposed of… 45 Now I respectfully submit, that in these proceedings the defendant has been substantially… 46 "The verdict is to be the result of the deliberation of the jury upon all the evidence in… 47 With what jealous care the right of trial by jury in criminal cases has been guarded by… 48 But there was a question of fact, which constituted the very essence of the offence, and one… 49 I admit that it is an established legal maxim that every person (judicial officers excepted)… 50 But if the facts admitted of a doubt of the defendant's good faith, that was a question for… 51 Fourth—Because the court erroneously held, that if the defendant, when she voted, did so in… 52 JUDGE HUNT—The Court cannot listen to a rehearsal of arguments the prisoner's counsel has… 53 MISS ANTHONY—Yes, your honor, but by forms of law all made by men, interpreted by men,…
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