Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-12-21

helrn's auimadversions upon the worcester
&ofnanfs Rights Convention OIL their first
appearance. but in the hurry aud confusion
which followed three weeks absence from
'oureesitorin' duties, we found no favorable
like for doing so. We had almost conclud-
sd to remain silent, when a letter from q
highly esteemed friend, urging the subject
upon our attention, led us to the determine
uion to express what we thought and felt
The subject has indeed lost something of its
freshness, hut its intrinsic importance has
kept it from becoming stale,
That we may do Mrs. Swisshelm 10 in
justicewe copy her remarks. In the Ksitsr
of Nov I'd she said
At the time Of writing we havo only seen
Rhe 6rst days proceedings, These are all we
sopld have wished except the introduction of
abe color question, Tho Convention was not
called to discuss the rights of color and we
think it wns altogether irrelevant and unwisc
20 introduce tho question. We dislike very
much the omnibus plan of action, ard like Col.
Benton we would contend To tho last possible
moment against any bundle Of measures, even
though wo were in favor of every ono taken
separately and singly. In q woman's rights
Convention the question Of color had no right
20 hearing. Qne thing at a time always do
one thing at time, and you will get along
much faster than by attempting to do a dozen.
Tho question of the righ's of colorcd men is
already before the people Let it work out its
own salvation in its own strength. Many
man il in favor of emancipnting every South
ern slave and granting the rights of citizen
ship to every free negro, who is by no means
agreed that his wife or mother should stand on
a political equality with himself. Many a
man believes his wife and mother to be inferior
to his boot black. and many woman ranks
herself in tho same scale. Thon there arc
many Of both sexes who are, or would be,
anxious for tho elevation of woman as such,
who nevertheless hate "the niggcrs'' most
sovereignty. Why mingle the two questions
For our part We would say no resolution should
have been passed at that Convention that would
not have boen as acceptable TO tho citizens
Of Georgia as to those OF Massachusetts,.
We are pretty nearly out of patience with
The dogged perseverance, with which so many
OF our reformers persist in their attempts to do
every thing at once. They remind US of the
little fellow who bought bunch of carrots to
1sod his pet rabbit. When he took them to the
cage he found tho bunch would not 60 through
she aperture, but he pushed and struggled and
crushed and thrust, then cried out in vcxation,
N cannot get the carrots into the cage, father y
~Of course not ali at once, my son Unto
tiiR string and put in one at a time!
"But want to put them oil in, father I"
"Wcll, so you can II you do ps bid YOU
Sammy sat and studied m omenti 1t was
~yory clear that one carrot could pass tho bar
ricr, and that in time all might go through, but
shat.was not his plan; SO he continued
" But while put in one, the rest will be left
sut!"
avery true; but II you do not put in one,
al will he left out I"
.But 1 want them all in !" says Sammy,
making a rather desperate thrust, ~ and none OF
'em's got any right to be foremost 4"
So Mr.. Clay was determined to thrust a
bundle Of bills through Congress, and for
months he resisted, with desperation, every
effort to unto the string-hc wanted 'om all in,
and none Of 'em had any right to be foremost
and now the Worcester Convention is walking
in the footsteps Of this llustiious example,
They, too have made up bundle, and we
would advise them with all possible speed to
unite the string. Tho subject of woman's adj
mission to tho rights of citizenship is OF suf-
6cient importance TO claim consideration as a
separate measure. "Ono ut time One at a
time! Ono at a time !" called Billy Smith
when he was Court-crer, and hidden to call
John Brown and Mary Brown" into court, and
% call one at a time. We always liked Billy's
plan of obeying orders, and very often follow
his example, and call for one at time. Then
let us have the one that's called for This Con-
vention was called TO discuss Woman's rights,
and If it had paid right good attention TO its
own business, it would have had work plenty.
This arsiele called out brief letter Of re-
ynonstrance from Parker Pillsbury, in reply
;ng to whom Mrs. Swisshelm said:
The women Of this glorious Republic are suf-
nciently oppressed without linking their cause
q IL -.l.u 20 lEnsn fI
oppressed without binding him TO the stake
which has ever held woman in a state of bond
age. There is no kind OF reason why the Amer
lean prejudice against color should be invoked
70 sink women into a lower degradation than
shat she already e,,joys-no kind of reason why
the car of emancipation, for tho slave, should
have been clogged by tying to its wheels thu
most unpopular reform that ever was broached
by having all the women in the world fasteneS
20 its axle as drag.
Nothing can ever persuade US that the unoi
of the two questions has not injured both. A
70 our applying the words "dogged persever
ance" 70 any one in particular, we did not eve
notice by whom the objectionable resolution
had boon offered. We meant the Convention
and nearly all the rciormcrs with whom we ar
acquainted but If a personal application b
thought necessary, VIC freely mako it to MI
Pillsbury himself You, sir, show dogged per
u
stresses shall not strike for higher wages unlcs
they put in protest in favor of the boot black
that woman shall not strike off her shackle
until she can libcrate every man that wears on
that she shall take no step forward until 81
overcomcs prejudice which oppTessos anoth'
branch Of humanity. You, Mr.. Pllsbury, an
sho rest of your male coadjutors. enjoying a
shs rights for which women contend. have nc
been able 70 conquer the American prejudic
against color. and now you expect that womer
crippled. helpless, bound. shall do what 20
hare failed to perform with the free use of a
your powers and faculties!
We are told that those who would be FIRE
fhemselses nlaststTike the blow; but the actio
Of this Convention adds an improvement. an
now those who would be FREQ must strike fc
themselves and every body else in bonds. III
Is Is If you said to ono Of number Of drown
ing people. (" You shall not swim and save yos
own life, unless you carry with you all the oti