Washington telegraph., 1848-08-30


Courier ol Ssnrea rumtyN l, contains
the proceeding o. Il eaR enlion OF womsu
held nj Sruum Falls ON the lglh and
2ulhul, rha object Of the convention
batng lhr declaration and protection OF
Noman s ugbis The preamble ln tHrir
resolutions ls=a sort OF paraay on lhe
Ameafm Declaration oi Independence.
fhr following Is TIN Hatsfi,l part al their
Haumarv algTiavanrass
TIN HISTORY of munhud Is history of
repeated iJune- and usuuotioua ON The
part al man toward woman. hneng in
direct object au absolute tYnuny over
her To Prove tlIis, let iagis b, submit.
ted 10 CANDID world
Ilehas never permitted her 10 exrrej-c
her u7IIeH1hla ught Ia tia elective fran.
rinse. IL has compelled her 10 submit
IN Ib8 HlhH formation oi which shr ha,
had aa ,airr, IL haz Withheld fnni her
right winch have hetu gamca To- the
most ignorant agd degraded mon boIh
native and iuflignrrsz
llg#lHug deprived her al tue dT.l
uzItal citizen. the elective franchise,
tHsfety lHayu- hlr without Hpwas,nIa-
tiaH N any hau,e oi Legislation. ha- aI.
rfa.sed her ON Oh side. lie has made
her Unmarried. u the go Of the law.
eRiilK deal lle=hn taleu nom her all
dsh N property even TO =Ila=Raec- she
sams
lie Hos mada lter morally an uresraH.
sIHIr hrmsl a= sHa Eau summil many
eames with impunily. provided thcy be
done III tia presence ef her husband. In
iIR covenant ai marriage she is eamleli-
- in Promise obedience Ia he husband,
he haHauHn#s To- #BlI Iulsut. and pgFno.
sas, dHrmsl#f tn laW aIFag linn pow.
II 20 dsrfae her Of hsr Hhray and al.
minister raasasfm#ug
lie has so ianuad tin laws Of divorce.
as TO Whai -hgH'd Do proper eause of ai.
gafct. and i1 ease at separation. lnwham
ths guardianship ri In children should
he mEen. rs la#he# wholly unjust and r..
-HnIle= al the hanrua.- q. woman the
ia@ In aII eas#= -aIua aIoa lHs im=e sup
nesI'Ian Of tie supremacy of nun. aud
eaiue all power INTO Us hauIz-aIier de-.
/ ungIue haF oi an HghIs rs married wo.
man, Il single and lhaowurr of properly
lie has HNel haFIp support d govern.
meui winch recognizes hTf only when
her worHy can hp made profitable TO
il. lie has mnuopohzcd nearly all the
mean. Of profitable employment aud 10
those which -hg is permitted 10 follow,
She secures bui -rUug remuneration.
lie rIusc- against her all the avenues
10 wealth aud distinction which he run.
-ldcr most honorable 10 himself A. GO
irachproi theology, medicine OF law. she
Is not known lie has deprived her Of
She facilities fora thorough education all
colleges being closed against her
lie allow. hcr IN church a. wrli "a,
state, but subordinate position, claiming
apostolic authority for her exclusion from
The ministry and, with some exceptions.
rom amy public participation in the ai.
iaifs Of the church lie has created a
lalsr public eminent, BY giving to the
''a' 90 ''H'N' iAN N''-A' i'H tAhlNlH lhl lIlMN
aud woman hy which moral delinquen.
re- which exclude women from ,uri,ty
arr moi only tolerated, but deemed oi l.l.
tln account iu man.
The aguer OF this document who
number some hundred, are decidcdly of
thr opinion th8t 400 women us well 20.
man are created cgual. that government.
derive tlulr Ju-l powers from thc consent
of tha governed &c. The member. Of
The convention 'umicipute no small
umonnt OF mlsconcepliou, misrcprcscnla.
liou aud r.dIcuIe. ~ they center upon the
Great work before thonl They intend,
however TO employ agents, circulate
Faets petition the State and National
LaglsIUlgrc- and cudaavof to euli.t the
pulpit aid the prc.s.-N. o. Pie.
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