Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-11-16
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vention' that woman wanted an equal chance
10 unfold her great capacities We never
heard the article called by that name before.
Miss Lucretia McTabb-we beg pardon, Miss
LIucretia Mott-told this same convention
that she didn't want any milk and water
policy of action an announcement which We
regard as slap at babydom-quite worthy
of an old maid. A third female fanatic
thought that Jenny Lind, in her public sing
ing for the amusement of the tyrants over her
sex, was vitiating female delieacy' Another
] lady, Mrs. Ernestine Rose, told startling
| fact. She said, we have tongues mo one
ventured to contradict her. Mrs Abby Kel-
| ly Foster made one of her usual mild suQs
gestiens Said abby;
| Sauce for the goose is sauce for the qanF
der We have the right to revolt, as did our
fathers against King George the Third-the
right to rise up and cut the tyrants' throats
On this subject scorn to talk like woman
| We must give them truth, and not twaddle;
we mnst not be mealy-mouthed with our tT-
rants in broadcloth and tight breeches. s
Then rose up a he thing, named Charles
Burleigh, with long hair like woman's He
| did not exactly agree With ABBY that the ser.
es should be dispensed with in the reorgani-
cation of society. He thought the two sexes
were different, and that man and woman were
sexes in soul as well as in body Mr.. Chan
ming made a queer suggestion that the sexes
should be mingled together in schools and
academies. They must stimulate andimprove
each other he said. Miss Lucretia Mott
spoke again, under some exctement--not
from drink, but choler-and said that we epaid
too much devotion to priesteraft and toe
much attention to the bible The bible, Il
should be remembered, teaches woman her
proper place and duties. Miss M. was humane
enough to think that the right of woman to
cut throats,' (memorandum-toh hide our only
razor) in resisting despotism, was debate
able question, because many contend for
the doctrine of moral suasion. But in deman-
ding woman's rights. she wanted no twaddle,
no milk and water but the plain and naked
truth Ali Mr.. Wendell Phillips told the
convention that the cobwebs and the suber-
stitions of the bible ought to be swept away,
and that he wanted women to be mingled up
in society, in the trial by jury, in representa-
ton and in suffrage for self-defenee:' and
then he said that public opinion was the silliest
thing in the world There Mr.. Phillips made
slight mistake--he may find much sillier.
thing by consulting his mirror, Mr. Rose
again rose throughout the meeting-and, after
telling the world that everybody talked Of our
pilgrim fathers she demanded to know but
who tells us of our. pilgrim mothers 2 Who
tells us of our pilgrim graadmothers, pilgrim,
aunts, pilgrim wives and pilgrim babies?
Mr. Wendell Phillips seemed to think that
the woman were great fools for promising in
the marriage ceremony TO love. honor, obey
but Miss Mott, in reply, said it was the priest
Al.
the woman did nothing but respond 'yes.' Sos
it is evident that Miss Mott regards this part.
of the marriage ceremony as mere fudge
We are glad that we are already married
Sometime ago, said Miss Mott, if woman
could make shirt turn pancake and write
her name at her marriage, she was, educated
So she was, for the wife of the best man in
the land. Now let US tell you Miss Mott
that the woman who can turn pancake,
scientifically can do greas many other things
well. We have tossed pancakes ourselves
and tossed them into the fire..
Miss Harriet K. Hunt of Boston, thought
women onght to practice pbysic, and Mrs. Ball
of Worceter, Mass that the Scriptures ought,
to be harmonized with the principles and OBJ.
iects of this movement in order to secure the
cooperation of the women of our country
We read in the Bible that God said unto Eve,f
THY desire shall be unto thy husband, and
he shall rule over thee' Mrs Ball evidently
labored under the impression that this was
aboninable.z 1--WE maryeli if any ofthese wo-
men-we mean, of course, those of them that
are married-are mothers, Miss Brown
followed Mrs. Ball. and argued that what was,
said to Eve was not given as a law Of Cod
as prediction of what would befal her in the
state of sin and death towhieh she and her
husband Adam had fallen.' Mis- Brown quo.
ted the language of Paul, Wives submit
yourselves to your husbands and she show
ed that this was an Injunction to submit to q
necessary evil Which it is. Mr.. G. g. Bur-.
leigh, the Miss with the long hair and pants.
said that the husband ought to share the care
of the children with the wife. Mrs Roses
woman were inventive. a
Soiourn Truth, a colored woman, and once
slave, expressed great reverence for God.s
(This is gravely-repeated in the Tribune, as
it were compliment to the Supreme Being
-bahD Fred Douglas, the impudent nigger
shouted a speech, in which he said be advised
the woman to go and do likewise. Mr. Wm.B
Lloyd Garrison felt that the spirit of God had
brooded over that assembly, No doubt7ofitr
in disgust at it's blasphemy, impiety and,
muck of every kind. Mrs. Sarah Tynd wi,
dow, pufed herself as the prayer of her hus-,
bands debts, and said that she exposed her.
self there for The encouragement of her sisters
(widows in genefall from sense Of duty
This was the only woman that seems to have
done any good out of the many that attended
this lunatic meeting She had visited BROTH
els, and induced three hundred of their,
wretohed inmates to return to the path of vir-i
tue. Miss Lucy Stone didn't want to have
written on her grave that she was the 'relict'
of any body. Miss Lucretia Mott thought
that St. Paul had never been married, that he
was miserable bachelor, and ignorant Of the
rights of women; and she inferred therefore,.
that his teachings were not good for much.
The meeting the wed and resolved itself into
do after Miss Motifs chatter. .asEsa ~
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