Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11
A CONVENTION OF WOMEN.

We have been waiting an opportunity (says the
New York Commercial Advertser) to say few
words about Convention of Women, numbering,
il is said from four to five hundred, recently held
at Salem, Ohio, respecting which the Tribune very
Justly observed that in commenting upon the pro-
ceedings it would be easy to be smart TO be drol,
TO be facetious )" which was quite as much
neighbor could be expected to say about any pro-
posed change. We happen to think the whole
movement too droll for drolery and too facetious
for wit, and shall endeavor to speak of it with all
gravity albeit we confess that abstinence from
riment is about the most difficult part of our pre-
sent duty. 1t has recently been very Justly said,
however, that the disagreeabeness or difficulty OF
any duty enhances the merit Of performing it.
The ConventioAists went through the form of or
ganizing, just as men would have done, and it is
worthy of remark that, although there were
goodly number of matrons present, they elected a
maiden lady for president. We infer from the Sc
lection that the single ladies were in the majority,
which, for other reasons also, we think probable.
Next in order was the reading of letters from wo-
men who were " unavoidably absent" The let
ters, was TO be expected, were long as well as
numerous. Lydia, and Lucy, and Elizabeth, and
Sarah, and Emma and Frances, and Harriet, and
Fanny--name ever sweet and mellifuous-put on
record their sentiments, which were read in con-
venon." We forget whether all Of them had pos,scrps
but unless they had should say there good
doubt their genuineness.
Next in order series of resolutions commencing,
must say, with somewhat unique specimen of logic
"Whereas all created equal" therefore women
ought move in just the sphere and this
the burden of twenty-five resolutions adopted the Conven
ton. We quote three of them only promising that
both the resolutions and speeches seasoned strongly with
illusions ssna,ura rghts"-oher considerations
neither recognised alluded to.
"Resoleed That the prohibition of woman from partici
patng in the enactment OF the laws by which she governed
direct violation Of this precep of nature, she there
by prevented from occupying that position which duty points
out and from pursuing her substantial happiness by act
up to her conscientious convictions and that all statutes
and constitutional provisions which sanction this prohibition
null and void
g Resoived, That the practice Of holding
BILE to different standard If propriety and morality from
that to which held amenabe unjust and UNNATURAL
and highly detrimental to domestic and social virtue and
happiness.
" Resoloed, That SO long oppose the examna-
ton of the position and duties Of in all the various
relations of human life they do but enhance and pepetuate
their own degradation, and put far oil the day when social
laws and customs shall recognise them equally entitled
,ch to uoce in creating and administering the sgor
ernenta and religious institutions under ,chich they hv
resolution which have not quoted says that the
highest good Of the human demands Of women,
imperative duty, that they should themselves the
elective franchise.
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didate Of their Perhaps they would muster
enough by the aid of curtain lectures and other mysterious
appliances her election Naturally and from oh-
CATION, the President would choose Cabinet of women. We
could almost in advance the ncumbents of secretary
ships well the rival expecants of already dspuaous
fame for the oce of Attorney General Then would follow
ntrguings and camorngs for minor Offices from Ministers
foreign Courts down to country postmaers msesses
similar reform would follow in the State Governments. What
progressive PEACEFUL beac condiion Of things would
suit Who would evade a sheriff writ or a magistrates
summons if laid her gentle hand upon his shoulder
and sweetly whispered You y prisoner " What foe
could face armies if led by women who would resist
ships of if ocered by such angelic creatures The pos
sbily of such reform is cheering, but must pa for it.
In the time commend to the fair and all con
cerned the following remarks from a contemporary
sSeriousy, there certain stations which can
not y fill and the great body Of the sex, notwithstanding
what few female visionaes think, understand this we'll
Hence, if the polls thrown open to women
in five would avail herself of the privilege In that
there would be Just expression of electoral opinion
For this should oppose the extension of political
privileges to females The place of is in the world
that of woman home 1t is his province to lead armies
thunder in the senate house, to harangue at the bar to do
business change it is womans to cheer the eside to
order the household, counsel the husband to form the
character of the child . '... .... ..~.
"For these different vocaons has differently adapt
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the greater tenderness TO alter the pursuits either
would be TO give them tasks for which they inadequate
Let be supposed that this diversity Of constitutions
there any inerority either sde Each assists do the
work of life the sterner, The other in gen.er
ner and both combined, harmonionsly The thunder
shower that dakens the armament from pole pole, and
shakes the very mountains with its explosions may gande
than the gentle summer rain which falls so impercepby
and flower, but both alike, in the providence Of God
fulfil the purpose The that scorches and the dew
that refeshes how different they are and ye together they
cohe the earth with verdure and fill the air with fragrance"
The Disaster STEAMER ANTHONY WArNE.-
The Western papers contain full details of the catastrophe