New-York daily tribune., 1850-05-01
Lliter from SaraA Pngh.

Letter from Sarah Pugh.
"LAwrencan Villa s extremely beautiful; the grounds
full OF shrahbery 1w The splendid dairy the green
atrd fruit sud fD~ers and plants Ia lar numbers
hs Whole display gIeat tsse and skill Ms Law
rences improvements are not completed she Is extending
skiui cutvaors ard florists IN the country "a ccun-
Try sbounoing WIN lhem and carries o more prizes At the
HouIt Ilur4l Exhibitions thaa Amos, any else sm
told Mr. Lawrence Il Al eminent surgeon IN London, and
the whole Of the country place Is unde' Ms Lawrences
management Coindns Letter. from Europe
DEAR FRIENDS: As | finished reading this par.
aeraph your letter inviting me to your Convention,
10 be held on the 18th inst. was handed me. |
cannot as gladly would be with you That my
mite may not be wanting in aid OF the cause, taking
the above extract for my text, | would add as a
commentary that, according 10 the laws and
usages Of a large portion OF ChristendOm, in the
event of the death OF Mr. Lawrence Mrs. Law.
renee, the one whose taste aud skill has formed
this elegant establishment, would Re left by the
VIII OF Mr.. Lawrence an income from a part of
the estate, and the privilege OF occupying dur
ing her natural life two three rooms In the large
mansion, but powerless as stranger IN the beauti-
ful demesne made valuable by her industry and
skill This is not supposng a case only in the
application OF II TO Mrs l.. In this country, where,
as general rule, women take their full share OF
the abor and responsibility of a household, and
thus by their constant assduity contribute their full
proportion TO the means by which a comfortable
competence is secured, DO We not see the disposal
of il assumed as a matter OF right by the male
partner OF the firm
That women contribute their full share in the
building OF an estate by iobOr-the only rightful
mode-no one that is capable OF taking a eniieht
ened view Of the prevailing condition of things will
DENY True, she may not WELD the ak nor guide
the plow, braced BY the inyguratng air, for her S
is the more wearsome task, and the one which re-
qures the most skill 10 attend to the complicated
machinery within doors. She may not handle the
awl nor the plane for ten hours day, with but a
small tax upon the intellectual powers bat, by her
perp,fual oversight and ever-varying labor, she
makes one dollar two-or more.
This is one form OF the many grievances 10 which
women are subjected, all arising from the false
sumption of their inferiority by Nature and by the
Ordination of Providence. May your Convention
aid in dispening this del1sion from the minds OF
men but chiefly from the minds Of women-or TO
themselves, in a great degree is their degraded
position owing. Rouse them TO a belief in their ma
tural equality and 10 desire 10 sustain il by cul.
tivation OF their nobest powers.
There is much that crowds on me for utterance
but there will be those among you who will be able
To give fuller and filter expression 10 the thoughts
that cluster around this al.importaHt question the
Rights and Duties Of Woman'-her Rights equal
20 those of Man, she alone the Judge Of her Duties
May your Convention hasten the day when these
rights shall be Acknowledged as equal 10 those OF
man and independent of him, and when men and
women shall equally cooperate for the good Of all
mankind. With great interest your friend,
SARAH PUGH
To the Ohio Convention Of Women
PHILADELPHIA, l5h AIr2, 1850.