Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-07-27
Women,s Rights.

hearing that we had had "Women's Rights
Convention, ? in our own Buckeye State
The Convention was held at McConnels-
vile, where sundry speeches were made--es-
says read BY the ladies present. and resolu-
tons adopted. setting forth their grievances,
and praying to be relieved from their serYilc
bondage to the tyrant man. 1t was with con-
siderable misgivings as to what was coming,
when we took up the paper to read the pro-
ceedings of this eimmortal Convention" Vis-
ions of our own short comings" fitted before
our imaginations, like ghosts of departed wick
edness, before the minds eye of the penitent,
as we thought how soon we might be called
upon to account even yet, for our oppression
Of Goods best gift to man.
How sharp was the pAng we felt, when We
recollected how often We had scolded our wifel
for neglccting to sew button on our shirt
collar or mend an unwelcome rent in our in
'expressibles! How wildly did these things
come up before us as We read the proceedings
of this Conventionl We were resolved IN
view of the coming retr;bution, 10 do what we
could for the sake of self-preservation- and
elf-preseryation is the 6rst law of Nature
still keep the edear angels in subiection dur
ing the period of our natural life.
The ladies in Convention resolved to petit
ton the Constitutional Convention then in
session. to pass laws. by which they might be
freed from therelics of barbarism; tobe freed
from the rksome task of washing their bus
bands dirty shirts, or cooking their dinners.
We could almost see ourselves raised to our
proper.leyel, and thrust into the kitchen; our
sleeves rolled up. almost drowned in dish-wa-
ter and soap-suds, and our face dis6gured-
as black as Othello's-with the odious pot
black and, then, o! horror of horrorsl We
could almost see our wife up to her eyes in
newspapers, mounted on the tripod, handling
the scissors and the goose-quill dealing forth
light and knowledge to admiring thousands.
in one terrific blaze Of editorial efulgence.
Resolutions were also passed declaring that
they. were taxed without representation, gov
erned by laws they have had no hand in maxi
ling, and denied also the right of suffrage
What an absurd idea! Taxed without rep
resentationl Have they forgotten, that s0e.
their lords and masters represent Ateng And
as far as suffrage, is concerned. we would have
thought, upon reading their Bill of Rights, that
they, in all conscience, had suffering enough.
Wayward creatures they are, not to see how
muchis gained by letting as, who understand
these things SO much better, vote for them.
How we would like TO be candidate for Of
fee, if the ladies' (bless the dear creaturesl
could yotel We know we should be sure Of
success, as. all the ood-looking would vote for
u.s. Wouldn't it be glorious to ask pretty,
rosy checked damsels to "hurrah'' with usfor
some "favorite." and then invite them into
a "doggery,n among the 'b'hoys," to drink a
glass of whiskey and water?
We are so sorry that the times are so back
ward. or at least that men are so far behind
the age, that they will not with one fell swoop
Danish all these relics of barbarism. and lei
the poor, oppressed, insulted degraded, down
trodden and unhappy woman go free
They likewise ask that their husbands may
be hindered from disposing of their earnings,
or property without their consent! Well,
now, if this don't beat all! Don't the dear
creatures know that the Bible says, that, they
must obey their husbands. and serve them,
and not expect to be paid for it by the week
Their earnings, their properly why they
are his by Divine and legal right. Right for
the Scripture and the Law has said it, and
will they dare tocalI the Almighty and Black
stone Jarbayianss
: When we were young-long before Wo-
mems Rights Conventions were dreamed of
we had our own opinions on this subject We
. thought then as we do now. that women, (ol
at least the girls,) had too much right already
Well do we recollect the first time we wanted
to @see home." pretty lass of school-boy
days! How we did wish that she had to asl
as, and not we her. But Woman's Right.
stared US in the face, and We we're obliged IL
come up to the scratch" ourselves; well, af
ter screwing up our courage to the point
calmed our beating popped the ques
tion'-and she said-"Not Z" Tin pie-crus
tone )-then it was, after a sleepless night We
came to the solemn conclusion, that Woman
and Woman's Rights was as the Frenchmar
said, zone superlatiye grand hoax
These are some of the grievances complain.
ed of, by our sisters in the flesh, and we d.
pity the unfortunate sufferers; not because
they are really miserable, but because they
make themselves so by commenting upon and
wishing for that they cannot comprehend We
do not believe that one woman in thousand
, would be willing, even if it were possible, tha
there should be change in any material point
We might discuss the subject here at length
I seriously and candidly, butwe do not conside
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