New-York daily tribune., 1850-05-01
THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN.
Great Convention of Women in Ohio
Corre.pondence Of The Tribune.


SALEM, Columbana Co. Ohio, Sunday April 81
DEAR FRIEND GREELEY The call of Conven.
ton to frame a new Constitution for the State of
Ohio has aroused the Buckeye women to an effort
to secure for themselves equal rights with men in
making and administering the laws by which they
are to be governed. A Convention composed OF
four or five hundred of the sex. has just closed
session OF two days in this place. Men took no
part whatever IN the proceedings. but attended in
great numbers as spectators. The whole subject
of Womans position, political social and ntellec
tual, was pretty thoroughly canvassed and that,
too with an ability which would have done dis
credit to elevated and enlightened minds OF the
other sex. Among those most active in the pro
ceedings were many who occupy the highest plane
of society in our Western vilages-women of Wig
orous and cultivated pinds, and distinguished for
all the virtues pertaining to the sex The call was
addressed to the Women of Ohio and excited a
very deep interest in many portions Of the State.
From this an' the adjoining counties the attend
ance was large and many came from distance
The Convention excited al intense interest in this
village aud vicinity. Little else was talked about
or thought of while it was ia session. The large
meeting house Of Friends lHicksitesD, in which ali
the sessions save one were held was crowded
much Of the time to overflowing-the women occu-
pying one part, and the men, scarcely less numer
Gus, the other.
The Conve nton first assembled on the morning
of the 10TH in the Second Baptist Church Mrs.
Emily Robinson, of Marlboro, on behalf Of the Com
mittee of Arrangements, called it TO order, when
MARY ANNE w. JOHNSON, of Salem, was appoint
cd Pros nd Ga of Marl.
boro', formerly of Chester Co. Pa Secretary pro
tenn.
Committee consisting of MARTHA J. TILDEs
Of Akron wife Of the former Member of Congress
from that District, EMILY ROBINSON Of Marlboro,
j. ELIZABETH JONES and JANE TREscorT Of Sa-
lem, and JOSEPHINE GRIPPING of Litchfeld, nomi
mated the permanent officers Of the Convention,
and they were appointed as follows:
P,esidsas-Miss BETSY NJ COWLEs Of Canton
piee-Pyesidents-LYDrA B. IsrsH Of New-Lisbon, HAK-
aIEr j. WEAVER Of sslem aud RAMA Dora Of Akron.
See,etaviss-CARoLIsE STANTON Of Salem, Ann ELIZA
LEE Of Randolph and SALLIE b. Cow Of Salem.
BUsiaes Committeo-NARy ANNE ". JOHNSON of Salem
JOSEPHINE GRIFFIsG Of Liichfed, MARY H. STANTON Of
Salem, ESTHER ANN LUKgss Of New. Garden CoRDrLn
ssALLEY Of Randolph, EsiLy ROBINSON Of Marlboro j.
l. JONES Of Salem.
The Convention having been duly organized,
letter read from LUcRErA MoTr Of Phiadel.
phia, copy Of which | send you. The Discourse
OF Mrs. Morr in reply to Richard H Dana's Lee
ture on Woman, was also read By J. e. Jones and
was listened to with the deepest interest by the
crowded auditory.
Letters were subsequently read from LYDIA
JANE PIERsos. Editor Of the Lancaster Pa LIT
erary Gazette, MERCY L. HOLMES of Selma Lucy
srosE of WestBrookfeld, Mass, Ia graduate Of
the Oberlin Collegiate Institute, and lady of fne
,alentsl A. BROOKE of Oakland ELIZABETH cADr
STANTON of Seneca Falls, N. Y. wife Of Henry B.
Stanton Esq and daughter OF Judge cady Oh
JobnstownO EMMA STEER of Cadiz, RUTH Duo
DALE of Selma, SARAH PUaH Of Philadelphia,
rR.,cEs d. GAGE of MConnelsvie, the Aunt
Fanny of Mrs. Swisshelm's VisterJ Mrs. X. N.
NJ. SANFORD Of Cuysboga Falls, Editor Of The
True Kindred,) ELIZABETH WILSON OF Cadiz,
iauthor Of the recent work entitled = Scriptural
View Of Womans Rights and Duties and HAs