Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-01
TIE RIGHTS OE WOMEN

We shall not cram columns with tho ilrnl'nS nat
Disgusting details of The sselsed Convention W":ser
Mass called 10 rescue The nir from the o c Yrah
SEX, that would 'ensayc' and "opprrss lovely wfma-
The whole proceeding is natural excrescence Of th Wild
analicsn which would break down all consllutos and
laws and plunge people nto lhc raging o! ailrchy
md confusion Indeed the principal actors both ns" md
female, black and wite who figured III Worcester N III"
rights oi women recognized familiar heroes hero
Of the hdeous cxtravaeanzas in lie unsaver con.
ycntion Al Boston, rough sketch Of whom ee-wil
ness gave readers last June The I"na hari and
red lartc philosopher 3mcigh The sharp Toned boil look
ns 5u. eloquent abby Foster the thick lPpe d;n bn's
faced, w'cinlbnn, slraprins negro wench, 'Scanrhf
Tiuih" al figured both al Boston ard Wocesicro 10 say
nullnG vi the nlY iongurd and sfaceuI Wendell Phillips
and Charming, and The anhocn iawed ao.ke, & rrison
The principles they preached AT both places The
alike vi"ulve Of oru sense and prcpriry alike fail 10 ic
male excellence and virtue and destructive the horsi IA
brcs oi society We sha not bore readers with the nb
sd and revolving dralls but design simply hang ogsth
few flowers Of morals and logic pat forth by tis
ny .colocd mosaic Of a convention II will he sue,cn, in
readers 10 know The platform which hes, ish,
law" people prof. - 10 stand:
l. No man has ripht ci.cumscriic the sphere #
man. Mrs. PauliEa w. Davis.
II. Men have right pass lava denying females In;
iinal for the degraded position in wh:c he has 50 lonl
kept wuInan-f lucfriia Mott.
III Woman should have equal rights and opportunities /,
ieve!ope her whole nature should nave equal OPPORTUNITIES
pecnnary Independence; lus, reward 10. her Ii
boi equal chance in the professions ana husiacss nj HE
aud shonld have equal legal rights. franchises ana priv!
lese-. Mira Price OF lIopcdnl.
W. Ii s pitiablc Ignorance and arrogance for Il
prescribe and Emit The sphere o woman II rei:nS nr III
greatest who appropriate cnitn ana harpes' lnn
ences shall yet dcvcnpc. AMI la show what
n1ln' mi in Xnrli
w. Davis.
V. That The contracted sphr" of action prescribe
for woman arising the infringement Of her s, rights
a. rqu,l with man is highly injurious Ia her physical
mental, and moral development.
VI Tint We will not earnest endcayors 10 sc
cure for her political legal md social equality with man. IN
rl her proper sphere determined by what alone should de
tsmine it, her Powers and Capacities and
fined hy education in accordance with her nature Mrs
Erncsliae Rose al y. \.
Resolutions laying down the following principles, wrr
argued and made part Of the creed:
l. That every human being, o full age (whout tealrd Il
colnr resident for proper ienni Of time oush l.
have Il voice in the laws.
:. That ought /, "a with representation II womc
J. That ought 10 have the night Ia hoi office an
the right Of suffrage.
l. That tho exclusive enioymcnis Of these tights hy
is usnrpalion no onge. 20 BE- endured.
Thai every party is bound 10 nsc.ibe upon lis !nnc;
equal rights without regard 10 ssS nr color
+. That in every State constitution the wnr malc' oug
!
both
W. should haya been sufpilsJ 10 venerable lie:
pcrar spinstcrs rrlocinn in such 'ndfcrencs Of mnd
but are ascnished To hear that large proportion
the fair audience in hc morning nf i'll ali the beau
" and freshness oi wonahond Can wonder Al the nat
of Norhern ianlcism when mothers, Sisters M
sweehcars abandonn. the appropriate charms Of the it
side, md III e public presence o wicked men o Ill color
playing the orator and furnishing their native ,clc.cy by md
contact with the world! Wien has n'esat tie no
esty Of nature how BE- surprised u slc brood oi oul
laws and fanatics. who daken portions of tho Nnrt
especially New England! mi we trust that such exhibition
will disgust the body Of the people and bring their own
The Mayor of Norfolk comes in the papers with
long nnd INDIGNANT protest against the action d the tw
councis susprndag his salary for his connection with III
unlawful festival Of the slaves in that city He mainiar
that every slave present had the written permission Of the
Gwnrrsi that the iaw therefore strictly carried ontar
that the councils who had authority ovcl him, had, will
out due notice complaint, unusy a.Iaigned, tried ar
found him guilty. and sentence him Ia "work for nohii
and fnd himscior resign his Office He complains
this conmcn Of The reign of the higher law party
the City Of Norfolk" end appeals directly 10 the peop4
whose servants the Councils are as well himself W
should Judge that the excitement in sister city must
very great.
We have before u.s. admirably printed by Mr.. Ellyson, III
address Education and Literature Of Virginia. deliver
on the 18th June 1850, before the Literary Societies
Washington College Lexington, by John r. Thorn PSI
Esq, editor of the Southern Literary Messenger has
glance satisfies ;ha: the committee in asking for its
lication fully justified in pronouncng vcry az
ca cloouentn We with the ReDnblr1n