The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-25

| Susan II Harris. '
on notion. all present were allowed to take part in
the proceedings but the voting was limited to thu
| enrolled members
Letters were read, addressed to the convention by
Elizur Wright prosac document on the dsbssenent
OF weman by man, ana on the prospect of ultimate
victory, where she too will he privileged to the
breaches and TO stand side by side with the Empire
I Club, eonten ding fer her ights at the polls
Mr. LUcIus A. HYNbr, of Cincinnati, put in similar
rights to All the privileges assumed by manthe right
10 vote hold ohices and 20 to battle IL necessary,
leaving the to take their fair share of the duties
Of the kitchen and the nursery. Education would
complish this work in good time and the proper way
to begin wss by the mixing together of the two
in schools, colleges and churches BY such means
woman would soon be enabled to exert her proper
uenes in securing her rights and among these rights
was the hight to dispose of or hold fast TO h own
property, whether maid, wife, widow, at her own
discretion
Miss EuzApETH WILSON, OF Ohio, also put in a pro-
test against the despotism OF the and especially
that despotim which makes them inferior beings in
point Of intellect, when it was no such thing with
all her disposition to into this contest Miss
Wilson vas little inberal She thought that Jenny
Lind In her public singing, for the amusement Of
these ty rants her violating female deli
cacy, aud not satisfied with having woman equal
with man. the attempted to prove from the chap
terEof Genesis. that she was his supe rior.
These letters developed pretty we'll the tremendous
intentions OF this herem scarum gathering. The fe-
male portion OF the audience initiated into these
sublime mysteries began TO whisper and litter during
the reading ef the last epstle when they very
ptremptoriiy notified by Lucretia Mott, that there
must be silence
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
On motion OF Mr.. FosTER husband Of Abby Kely)
Frederick Douglas, who present in all his glory
vas added to the business committee. Douglas
little modest about il, rot liking to be voted maid of
all sorts OF work" we suppose, though he accepted
Ard satisfied With the mornings proceedings the
convention took recess TIL two O'Clock.
AFTERNOON MEerINa.
The Convention assembled according to order, at
O'Clock.
The minutes of the forenoon's proceedings were
Mrs Price read manuscript address, on the wrong,
and rights of women. Rather tedious
Audience swelling the Convention to five or six hun
Mr W IL. Charming submitted the following re.olu-
ton
where's the contracted sphere of action prescribed
for woman srsng from an unjust view Of her nature
ys. a am s9si N ws aI = 1Tny Injurious t. her
TercIe solved Ths, We viii Lot cease our earas. en-
& 10 r nrp sA aSI t1ea equality
strengthened and refined by edueston in accordance
which discussed length travelling over the whole
ground Of womsn's nconveniences, With a sprinking
of abolition thrown IN here and there, by way Of
soning.
LucRrrIA Morr next followed in pointed rs.
MAJ he exhibiting the present degraded condition Of
woman In civilized society. She has nothing but her
euts ard sembapce In Lor favor when that ceases all
respect for her vsnshes for an old woman is simply
object OF ridicue and ans thing that IS ridiculous
or foolish Is SAID to b. only lit Tor an old woman La
no respect had the rights OF woman been yet recog
niZed In society.
The girls in the audience beginning to get tired Of
this nonst began 10 whisper aud titIer among
thepselves at the ridiculous figure which that OF
seven or eight old women on the platform presented,
when one Of them very fat lady, weighing about
three hundred Ia clear evidence that her rights had
been rerpsct,d) rose to speak
ABBY krILY In the Gro 6d- We can't helr you In this
corner. Speak louder.
LucRErIA MoIr-We must have silence. I have adj
dressed audiences OF two thousand persons and there
was no difficulty in hearing Here we have, perhaps,
not five hundred and yet We have complaints that
We cannot b. heard.
The audience became quiet.
Mrs AnrY KELLY fosrER here came forward upon
the PLATFORM am sick, too sick 70 debste this sub
jsct this evening. (she looked sokIy, aud had the
echo OF bad Geld in her voce Ipreier not TO argue
about woman's rights, but TO take them. know what
they ere instinctvely, and shah contend for them,
without going into theoretical argument about them
and that is what suppose to be the business of this
Convention. Abby disappeared, and
Mrs. RssE rose upon the plasform.-Madams Presi-
dent aud dear sisters and bredren, do regret
rises better dan myself to speak; but shall Offer
you hut q few remarks de subject before Mrs.
Rose spoke ct length saying among other thing
dat an is in de quality OF de slave aud maa is de
de f.xes ceaies then and not till then, will
get her Just d. rte wheo and women trained
as human beings, without regard to sex, In
pehool. in academies In Church aud 10 Ststs. when
their alton and thoughts become more spiritual
and less animsl then shs not suffer this inequality
any longer The sphere Of woman oh. how limited
Woman suffers and man sufe's-they must both suffer
from this inequality what We most want u this-a
elimination to Civ. up the rights OF humanity
We have eyes aud have the right TO see, tongues,
and the right to speak. We have the Same phreno-
logical organization man snd the sams iutellecual
desires, and the right to have then gratiaed
Anpr KsIly fosrsa-I do not talk OF womans
rights, hut OF human rights, the rightc OF hu-
man beings | DO not come TO ask tnem but
10 demand them not to get down onmy knees
and beg for them, but to claim them sauce
for the goose Il sauce for the gander." We have
cur rights and the right TO revolt as did
fathers against King George the Thiid-the right
to rise up and cut the tyraDts' tar cats. ON
this subject 1 scern to talk like a woman. We
must give them the truth, and not twadGc. We
in broadcloth and light clothes 10 short, In the
bsrrangue Of abby she simply demanded that men aud
women should be treated as human beings ali alike
that the sexes should be forgotten In ssciety-that
property and votes and Offices, civil, religious aud
military to the right Of cutting throats should
belong to woman well NJ to man she urged that the
work should be commf need by educating both
toseth'r and that all the distinctions in ,ociety be-
tsssn man ans woman should be abolished and that
woman was just as well qualified TO BE- President as
ansn tApplause
George II. Mun6ay. the prophet. having more beard
aud greater amount Of hair about bis ears next took
the TostIum He dis not exactly agree With Mrs Abby
Kelley Foster that the should be dispensed With
IN The Of society He thought the two
sexes were different and that man aud woman were
In soul well az In body. He however, agreed
that the restraints upon woman ought to bs removed
and IA her freedom 10 choose her vocation IN
the privilege Of the ballot box the right Of property,
ard 20 forth.
Recess tll tevsn o'clock.
EVENING MEETING.
Hall crowded to excess.
Mr. UnsNNrSa resumed the thread Of the srgunsnt
upon he rights OF woman In the consideraon OF soms
practical measures AS one Of these measures he re-
coumepded that the sheuld be mingled together
in schools md scad, mics They would stimulate ana
prove each ether lie next proposed an annual con
gress % TO regulate society and comp
Mrs Cafhatre Beecher for her exposure Of that cee
bTetsd breach Of promise lie proposed the esta
bishment OF orders ct women to aid and assist each
otlor.
brcrrrt, Morr was determined not 10 ask q, boon
what she could demand as right. she complained
that wcmsns labor was not appreciatod-that she
slave and the elsve OF superstition AMI paid too
rnuch devoticn 10 prestcraf too much attention
90 the Bible Let Theology take care Of itself Theo
logy had slwsys given wey when compelled to do u by
n light Of truth in the csseSf George Combs aud
phrenClogy. lie was hrst attacked aud then the
theoog found out, when science strong for
them that 10 according 20 revelation daughter
she thor zbt the right Of women 20 cut throas in
fisting despotism, was dcbateabe question because
many contend fer the doctrine Of moral suastOn But
in demanding womsn's rights she wanted no twadile
no milk.snd.waisr. but the plain aud naked truth.
Mr. wGNpELL PnrILfPs offered series OF resou-