Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-12-07
nltsfellanecms.
Letter Of Esther Ann Jukens 10 the WOr-
eester Convention.
New GARprN, O., Oct, 1850.

NEW OAhDkNy Ost OCN., low.
DrAn FRrEND You have kindly invited |
me TO address letter to the Convention about |
TO assemble at Worcester, for the the pur- |
pose of discussing the claims and conditions
of women; and as il is now impossible for
me TO be there in person, hasten to comply.
Deeply, however, do regret this alternative,
as belong TO that very large class, whose
u activity is indicated only by excessive plea
sure in seeing others labor; and gladly
would ], on this occasion, sit at your feet, (if
that would not be too humble an attitude,)
and I've taught of the way, instead of writing
nt this distance from you, and without any
thing to communicate but simple aud heart
felt wishes for the fulflment, in your case,
Of the beautiful promise, As thy day is, so
shall thy strength be-
Perhaps the women of Ohio never aston
ished themselves more than when they found
themselves first in the grandest and bodest
progressive movement of tile age; the hrst,
"a nt least, to meet in Convention to consider
subject which involves the deepest, dearest,
and most vital interests of human life; while
Massachusetts, our older, stronger, and more
enlightened sister, was listening dreamily to
the rising murlnur against wrongs which all
the ages have heaped upon women, and nod
ding over it, as she would over a rather dull
novel.
We remember that upon your coast lies
Plymouth Rock that upon your soil perish
ed the last remnant of the ancient rnce Of
martyrs, and from thence arose Hgain their
spirit TO DE incarnated anew III We persons
of the fiCeiue,' and marvel that you did not
long ago call upon us, and all other true
friends, for aid again TO
Launch our Mayfo wcr, and steer boldly thro'
the desperate winter sea-
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p",,.hi,' ;noor,,oro,od [ ;n,o III ,t,o i",ns omd
iousuy In0., W - e "' III, 1no Avs, ,u"s "n',
ah.,.ti .i".'ns, y, oc - !,'i !s.I", - ~
bor,bIe ,bay.soro ,yiII hovo fs,vnr ' ad,o.
co,es and no sooner ,bro,vn ~, os = ioa,I-
son,o ,xoroso,,co co,' ,ho rn,,;dI,' ro,'o,,o,;
Iodv &c soo;a,, NJ ,oo, o Vii ,,,roa'L" ,,,e
monsters brow with flowers; no sculptor
will steal for its chiselled type the grace and
RpiritunIitv that belong to imtnortnl benutv !.
while poet, painter ana sculptor, preacher,
h"BNer, ana man OF science, all unlte III
cro"hhg tyranny anu V0iup'uoushess, weak
ness ana lgnorance, WINE ihey appear mask
co as p'otec',on on our slue reISioIs' grace
~, ana cnas.e submission on tne other.
Our wrongs as women are iew, compared
WIN nose OF une slavei put wen may we
clulnI ,he Iign' now 70 SPEAK III ms deience,
as wen as our own, VINE i'ie ueachery 10
pou, oI grea. anu p1wor,ui t men, Stalks a.
oIoau anu 'aun's ''seh' Me, may we pause
70 reprove uiose VINO would strike down
'ne urn up'aiSeu I" uu"o 'no heaVy dur
uens.
ms - pecuhary on age OF increasing IA,
oor, uespcra'e s,ruegle, anu n'gh enaeavori
on ,ne part OF reior,ners. an men ARE awake,
hnu ns useless 70 lay wc'8h,s on tne eyes OF
womeh any longer OF give ner s'eep'ng po-
uvns is no ,ine' IL any 0.ner mas Oeeh,
wnen sne snould De restricted ~ her hours OF
iespnc Ior nouseho'u iaoor, 10 'iie orhaneh'-
ing Si ncr person, gossip over .hs .eal'aDle
VI, nr epp,oyme,ll 20 her mlnd anu pen,
mae"l,ne s'ories, WIlcl IN general are ohiy
Isn.eu GOSSIP, wine our Ialner, huso9nd ana
oro.ne. aIe s'erny engoged IN mes high
TonncSi uiMays III "r"'s' ike uie hhigh's oi
D'a"Aso"he' "ho
'Carv'd at the moal with gloves of steel,
And drank tho red wine through the helmet