The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-05-15
Convention of Women il.
Ohio.


A convention composed OF four or five
hundred women, many Of whom .'occupy
the highest place of society in our West
ern villages Of vigorous and cul-
tivatod minds, and distinguished for all the
virtues pertaining to the SEN" assembled
in April last in Salem, Colulnbiana, Co.
Ohio. The object OF this extraordinary
convention was to make an effort to secure
Tor the women of Ohio equal rights with
the men in making and administering the
laws. They passed ID resolutions AID
adopted memorial to the Convention
which is TO assemble in that State to frame
new constitution. AS fair specimens of
the resolutions and as explanatory of the
objects of the CONVENTION we give four OF
the resolutions. They are as follows:
as. Rcsolpcd, That the evils arising from the
present social. civil and religious condition of
women proclaim 10 than, in language no, TO b.:
misunderstood that not only llieir ora welfare.
hu1 The highest COOL OF In. race demands of
them, rs an imrerntivo duly. that they should
secure 10 themselves the Elective franchise
20 Rrsolred, That in these laws which conf.r
on alan the powee 10 control the property and
person of Woman. md to remove from her mt
will the children Of her afaciirn we recognize
only modified code of tie slave plantation: anil
that thus we are brought ,norp nearly in SYN.
plthy with The suffering slave, who is dcspoiled
of MI his rights. 5,ll
20. hrsoired, That all distinctions between
men ana women III regard 10 social, literary
pecnnary, religious or politcnl customs and
institutions, based on n distinction Of sex, mrs
contrary To ths laws OF Nature, unjust, ami de-
sirnciive In the purity, elevation and progress
III knowledge and goodness Of the great human
family, and ought 10 b. at ouce AMI torcy,r
abolished. gtab4
- Rcsatrei, Thar the practice OF l.p ding
women anenablr To n different standard Of rrn-
,proprle,y apd morality from that 10 which insn
are held anlnnabe, u njuss and uiIa tiirll. and
iighly detrimental to tionicsf fiohnd sueial ,rtas
and Happiness.
The frce-soil doctrine is thus beginning
to produce its legitimate results. Il It be
true that all mankind arc equal, then The
women OF Ohio are right. If no distinction
can OF right be made between the white
AMI the black, then no distinction can of
right he made between the man and the
woman lfall are created equal, & nd have,
by nature, the same rights, then women are
as much entitled to vote at clections-to
be governors, legislators, Judges, nogis-
trates and sherifIs, as full grown men. Let
the people of the North, then, first carry
OH; among themselves ,her own doctrines.
Let them piacet the whole Northern family
upon footing of perfect equa!ity-politi-
cal and social. Let them give the right to
vote and hold Office To their wives and their
daughters. Let them declare that ron,en
shall mol be held apisnubfe 10 different
Standard 5 propricfy ami morality from
that 10 mhich mfn are he'll dmenable And
when they have done this, AMI arc able TO
cxhih; to the world the success OF their
experiment. then will We concele their
righ, to address arguments TO US in favor
ofthc black race.