Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-08-23

a.>sher VVonmam's Rights COss-
vcmGiOD.

a~>aher VWoman's Rights COss.
~. save brief notice, a few days since
Woman's Rights Convention at Sen
~. Falls. New York; and we now have
.e,re a. the proceedings of another Con
..,.;oo Of Q similar character held at Ro-
,,.A..ser. on Wednesday last. The Ro-
Ia.aesacr Advertiser says ''tlcrc was a larg G
.,aendsnce, and the proceedings were
.Ase,cserized by a zeal, spirit, talent. and
.-k,usiasm rarely exccllcd in conventions
4 say character held amongst u.s.
he following ladies' were chosen off
-. of the Convention:--Mrs. Abigail
~. psesident; Laura Murray and Cath
ar;se 4. +. Stebbins. vice presidents; Sarah
II nallowell, secretary.
M. William G.. Nell read an eloquent
essay on the rights of woman, in which
T. took OCCASION to bcstow Il high culo-
Sess OF the sex, and complimcnling them
\ the highest manner, at the same time
jenouDcing man as iyrant. and styling
woman Us the better part Of creation.
Lucretia Mott took some exceptions to
de remarks Of this gentleman. and The
nlsome adulation and nattery he had be-
slowed on her SEX She said that man
was not by nature tyrant. but had been
made tyrannical by the power which had
By general consent been conferred upon
him. She merely wished that woman
might be entitled to equal rights. and ac
knowlcdgcd as the equal of man, not his
superior.
Several gentlemen then addressed the
convention, and Mr.. Cotton, of New lla-
ven, Conn. spoke fcclngly of his regard
her going out of her proper sphere and
Engaging in the sfrifes and confessions of
the Political world. and to her occupying
lhc pulpit as teacher Of the people.
The male speakers generally were dis
posed 10 allow all the privileges contend
ed for by woman. with the exception Of
he elective franchise.
l.ucrciia Mott replied in a speech of
great sarcasm and cloquencc. contcnding
that the gentlemen were rather begging
the question. She said the gentleman
from New Haven had objected 10 wo,nan's
sccupying the pulpit, and indeed she
could not see how any one educated in
New Haven Connecticut, could think 9th
eswise than he did. She said we have all
gOl our notions too much from the Clergy.
Instead Of the Bible. The Bible. she. CON
Iended, had none of the prohibitions of
The kind in regard 10 women. but spoke of
the honorable women not few, &c.
Mrs. Sanford. of Michigan. followed
IN short speech which unclaimed the at
tention OF the audience. She said from
Scmemsis TO Victoria. woman had always
tsen found equcl TO the position She was
called upon to occupy. She said, give
us the rights OF property. the right OF cx-
ercising the elective franchise. and the 9th
er rights claimed. We can be as duiitul
and obcdicnt as wives. mothers and
even il we do hang the wreath
Of domestic happiness on the Eagles tai
ons. Mrs Sandtord's speech was clo-
quent throughout. and we only regret we
cannot give it entire. 1t was an evil
dcnce. il any were needed. that the elo-
quencc Of woman could effect much III
sacred desk. in the Legislative hall. or in
fact in any position. where true cloquencc
was required.
Frederick Dougless. (colored runaway
slavc,) Of Rochester. followed in an elo-
qucnt and argumentaive appeal for wo-
men and women's rights, replying 10 the
gentleman who had spoken on the other
side lie was followed by Anna Edgworih.
Who spoke in an able and happy manner
for some length OF time.
Mrs. Roberts. in report on the wages
paid for female labor. said that the price
paid in this city 10 scanstres>cs. was only
from 81 to 80 cents per day. and gene
rally, this was paid only one half in cash.
That the price of board averaged from
rs to ~. 80 per week. which had To
be deducted from this mcagre compensa-
ton.
4 series Of resolutions were reported
BY the committee and adopted, which were
pronounced by Lucretia Mott as entirely
too tame.
The proceedings throughout were Of a
highly interesting character. and the dis
cussions Of the convention evinced Il tai
cnt for forensic efforts seldom surpassed
The convention closed its deliberations
last evening and adjourned.
MANUFACTURES OF INDIA RUBBER SHOES
IN BRAz,L.-A number of blacks. bearing
long poles on their shoulders. thickl,
strung with India rubber shoes. also at
tracted our attention. These for the mos
part are manufactured in the interior, an,
brought down the river for sale by the ma
lives. IT has been estimated that at lea>
25O.OOO pairs of shoes are annually eN
ported from the province of Para. and tn
n
number is constantly on the increase.
few words here respecting the tree itSci
and the manufacture of the shoes. ma
not be out of place. The tree (SiphHi
Eiastica is quite peculiar in its appear
ance. and sometimes reaches the heigi
Of eighty. andcven a hundred feet. 1h
trunk is perfectly round. rather smooth
and protected by bark of hgh, color
The leaves grow in clusters of three te
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