New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-26
The following preamble and resolution was read

rom the Business Committee;
Hbercqs The great fundamental law Of truth, lint moral
md intelligent beings hound 20 obey God rGtcr than
mar S much binding woman man, therefore,
Pelred That il il the imperious duty Of every woman
obey the dictates OF her own enlightened conscience in
all matters OF religion aud benevoeuce without asking the
consent of her father or husband
The following resolutions were read by Mr.
Claiming, from the Business Committee:
Resolpcd That as Women alone learn by experience
and prove v works what their fghtfu sphere 81 dued
we recommend NEXT STEPS, that they 7hou'u ueulH
l. Education in Primary and High Schools Universities,
Medical Legal and Theological Institutions az coli
hensiye and exact as their abilities prompt them 10 sceh anu
their capabilities fit them TO receive. ,
Q Pa1tnerahtp in the abors and gains l1sSs ana fene
atoms, of productive industry with 5nch minus az a. of
spiritual and physical yigor tested by requirement
g. coqudl share in the formation and admnlsr4aDn ol
Assemblies Courts and Executive Offices.
Such Social and Spiritual Union as viii en.oe mem 10
be the Guardians of pure and honorable Inanersh H9Ii
Court of Appeal in of outrage, winch caAhol nc lu
are not touched by Civil and Ecclesiastical organizations
est NOR al and spiritual views of Justice dictated by human
Conscience and sanctioned by Holy Inspirations. J., t;
Rcsolred That Central Committee be appointed ot l,S
Conventions with four sub Committees, empowered 10 en-
large their numbers: LIST On Educahon q lniusL.ia!
avocatons 3d. Civil and Political Rights ana G9 loI
lh Social Relations, who shall correspond WIN ec t o.
er and with the Central Committee hold meetings ID men
respective neighborhoods gather statistics facts ana Illus
rations; raise funds for purposes Of pnDAcaoH, au
through the press, tracts and books GUIDE pubic 9plJp
inward and l!IS grand oOCidI NC!O III VI
eiing Wona1s CoG4ual Sovereignty with Man
In accordance with the foregoing resolutions,
the following persons were appointed to conStl-
tute said Committees
CENTRAL CoMmlrTEE-PAuIINA w. DAVIS, Provi-
dc1ce R l. Chairman Sarah H. Earle, Worcester Mass
Secretary; William II. Claiming Boston Mass. x,,ot
Ell, Mass Chairman; Marian Blackwell CincRnal, ono M
Secretary; Elizabeth C. Stanton, Seneca Fails ~ IL h'
Va, CAIN FairbapIs. Hannah Darlington Kenne, So Pa
CoMMI7rEE INDUSTRIAL AvoGA H w.
faota Mass secrery Hannah k Hunt Boston Mary
Ann McChnock, Waterloo N T.; blzaDeuI t haaczme n
Draper' Hopeweli Mass Phebe Goodwin Delaware Co.
PENN; Alice Jackson, Westchester PENN Maria Ware
CommiTTEE ON CIVIL AND Political FuNcTIoNsaMrs
ERNEsTNE Rose Of NeyyYo C1rmn Lngy St one
ton; Hannah Stickney Philadelphia; Sarah HieGk, MI
ton, lMass; Abby K Foster Worcester MasS S WI l.
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mort
of Philadelphia Penn Chairrnan VIM II Channing of Bos
VIM Fish Hopedac, Mass Rebccca Plumley, Philadelphia
Penn: Elzabch B Chase, Valley Falls Y; J. G. For For,
man. West BIdgewaler, Mass; Abby b. Price, Hopedaie
Mass; Mary Grew, Philadelphia
Mrs. BALL of Worcester, expressed her inter
est in the objects of the meeting but she did not
know that she could go so far as the Convention
on this subject There were some difficulties and
objections which she should like to hear fully met
Inc power VI ICllSlOuS O'Si iiou
been referred to an obstacle to her emancpa-
ton. 1t was true, that she was greatly under the
control of religious influence and here is the
difficulty to be met. The Scriptures must be har-
monized with the principles and objects of this
movement in order to secure the cooperation OF
the women of our country. We read in the
Bible that God said unto Eve Thy desire
shall be unto thy husband, and he shall rule over
thee
Another difficulty. The unequal compensation
of woman for her labor, compared with man, has
been referred to- 1t has been said, that wash
erwoman is entitled to az much compensation Tor
her days work wood-saWyer She supposed
the case of n wood savers WIFE unable by SICK
ness. or the care of children, to do her own work
1t would cost her husband all his wages to pro
cure Il woman to do her work How would the
husband buy bread for his children ?
Miss BROWN of Oberlin was introduced to the
Convention as young lady who had studied The
oogy in the Oberlin Institute, and fitted herself to
preach the Gospel with view OF devotlng her
life to that work. She was of the orthodox faith,
but had been refused ordination. She intended,
nevertheless, to devote herself to that calling
She addressed the Convention in very clear, To-
gical and eloquent speech, delivered extempora
neously. She took up the objections drawn from
the Bible against Womans rights And first, OF
the passage, Thy desire shall be to thy husband
and he shall rule thee" This, she main
tnined was not given as law OF God, but pre-
dicon OF what should beall her in the state OF SIN
and moral death to which they had fallen. She
quoted language OF the same tenor addressed to
the Serpent F." Thou shalt bruise his heel" Now,
she said, it would be absurd to suppose Satan had
the divine authority for trying to njure Christ and
his cause. And yet the language was the same
in both cases She showed that man had ruled
over woman in the exercise OF his tyranny and
cunprioT uhN gcDl force Rut she denied tHe right
She took up the language of Paul, Wives sub
nit yourselves to your husbands and showed
that this was an injunction to submit to a neces
sary evil, in that condition OF human society,
which she could not remove, and to do this IN
Christian spirit 1t dd not by any means recog
nze the authority OF husbands to rule They
were expressly directed not to rule one over
another She dwelt also on the objection that
women have no time for mental Improvement, and
showed how labor saving machines were relieving
her of toll and would give her time. Spinning
and sewing are now done by machinery. This
portion of her argument was full and interesting,
muchof which we are obliged to omit. The young
lady showed herself an ingenious theologlan, a
good scholar. an easy speaker, and her spirit
truly religious and modest Every one felt that
her vudicaticn OF the Rights of W oman from Oh
.ections urged on Bible grounds was triumphant.
c. C. BURLEIGH next addressed the Convention
The objection had been made that " oman had no
time for the culture and Improvement OF her mind
and the exercise Of those rights which Were
claimed for her. He regarded this fact, if it were
true, as an argument that there is something in
woman's position and relation, But there WAS
no reason why woman should not have time. If
she has family of children, her husband should
| share the care OF them. And il mankind would
be more simple in their habits, their diet and
clothing, there would be plenty of time
He would add one thought to what had been
said on the Bible argument. The same language
that has been qaoted in reference TO the man
ruling the woman, occurs in regard to the elder
son ruling the younger. This was command or
aprediction that the elder should rule the younger
and ii the same mode OF Interpretation is applied
to this as to the other, it follows that the law Of
primogeniture is the right one. Yet in this coun-
| try, where is the man that viii stand up and say
it is the will OF God that the elder son shall rule
over his younger brother!
He also answered the objection raised against
! " Omanfs receiving an eOunl rOonensa4i0 for bar