New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-15
xyn,nan,a Rights and Duties.

NV Editor Of it< Tribune
In looking through your paper OF OCTOBER oo'
,ov eves were arrested by the signature OF Eilz'
.betb Stanton appended to letter addressed
% tbe fWoman's Rights Convention, recently
held at Worcester in this State The sunny, IN
,eligent face ofthat ady-whom had the pleas
n,4 Of meeting several times in company during
her residence in New. England some years since
rose before me as pleasant memory. The recol-
lection, too, that that same good natured face ex-
messed character strongly spiced with mlrth,
made me fancy, while reading the first part OF her
letter, that she wrote it just Jorlan as the child
ron saw. was convinced, however by the tone
of earnestness and sincerity in the remainder,
that she wrote as she felt and believed. Linus
became interested, and read through the report
correspondence and all Then, thought to my
self what pity it is that these well-meaning
nersons--as most of them seem to be-should, IN
their Quxotic philanthropy, so iorsake the re-
gon of facts and expend their strength IN vlgor-
Gus battle against imaginary evils, When Time Is
no short and there is 30 much real good they
might accomplish 1t would seem they regard
men as heartless tyrants, whose principal object
in life is the qualification OF their selfish propensl
ties, and are leagUed together TO commit and per
petuate wrongs upon their mothers, wives, sisters
and daughters And these ieminines, thus out
RACED and abused, present to us strange com
pound OF all the opposltcs IN nature; pure, noole'
angelic free from all propensity to evil clear
sighted and WISE FULLY competent to mold the relns
nfGoyernment and guide the most unmanageable
seeds, and yet they have ever been and con
tinue to be "drudges in the lItcten or puppets IN
the parlor y always the slave OF their enemy,
Man And, oh most wonderful OF all, they 'cW
nat rise in their strength and take emancipation;
they scH not see their wretched condition, or De
convinced by these their friends OF their misery
but contentediy employ their time IN fr.ff@S
duties" Could she be wife and mother VINO
gbus wrote of the home acts of woman? never
doubling but that they ill the place designed
for them by their Creator Surely these per
sons must be deficient III the common iacul-
sor perception aud observation not 20 see
tie strong controlling influence thur womun
has in all the affairs OF mans lite, even from
the cradle to the grave | am sure If either
party should seek for cause Tor murmurlng On &C
count OF subsection to the other, man could gather
much the larger bundle. Only look at man at the
commencement of his existence and through his
earlv bovhood, and think what unlimited power
woman has over his mental, moral, and physical
condition, in preparing him Tor future lie. AND
then OF his schoolboy days and recollect IL you
cam any more powerful luuuCeHtt4t lol nm w
strive to excel in his studies than the appreciation
of Mother, or elder sister And is there anything
that will so soon arouse the tiger within HIM as
insult slight shown toward n younger sister
Certainly woman has much more to do III moldin5
the character of man than man that OF woman
And If she has used that mighty influence as she
should do and impressed his mind with those truly
Wig principles beg pardon OF the other par
ties-to wrong no man, and ever act tor the great
ngf Tn he gre
out into the world to take his part among men, to
cast his vote in the ballot box as representative
Of the little household band to assist in making
laws for the government OF the whole would 1t
not be very absurd In woman to say she had moth
ing to do in the making OF those laws, Nc sup
posing each of those women shouldtso IN proPrt@1
persona to cast vote, think you the result "ouAu
be widely different
These persons insinuate that in the present
state of things there is but very little real domes
tpbappiness. Look around among your whole
erle OF friends, says Mrs. s, and tell me-
you who know what transplres behind the eur
tain, how many truly harmonious households nave
we now. Quiet households we may have, but
submission and harmony produce very different
states of Quietness There is no true happiness
where there's subordination' True But with
those who see 10 beauty in music, save IN the
deep full bass the harmony OF the Hutchinson
band would be greatly enhanced by each member
performing that important part in melody. won
der II it never occurred TO the mind oil Sister
Abby that her rightS were tramped upon
that her brothers and the public had entered into
alesgue TO keep her in subsection, and make her
occupy subordinate place, because good taste,
custom and adaptation had lrrevocably fixed her
true relative position in that harmonious circle.
Probably the lady can read and understand one
part Of music quite as well as another. | suppose
no one will question her NIGHT to sing bass, tenor
or alto Possibly there may be persons with strange
tancles, who really and honestly think she submits
to degradation by continuing to perform that part
IN harmony, for which nature 50 admirably adapt.
cd her. In the myriads of little household bands
scattered over our happy land, there is more real
harmony than a certain class OF hippant writer's
give them credit for. The father goeth out from
his home in the morning to pursue has daily avo-
cations, provide comforts and Injuries for his FAM
and to perform his part in the business of life.
1he strongest motive guiding his head and intlu-
9olse his heart is the love he beareth that family
ne ua19 lett children at home dearer to him than
s sue apple OF his eye. Does his feeling OF safety
Tor them IN his absence depend upon the weak,
Us, 'snuyseGe or caprices of Playthlng,
,.atI y. save Y Orupon the confidence he
a. - et ~ discretion, sound sense and strong
. wv" 81 u@ eq3at the wife of his BOSOM the
l, " ms enldsen And that wife does she.
@nouiu sue ior q moment suspect her position is
I''u AZ his own that she is not Justly
pp'V 'b oSesose the far more peasurabe
Wi m"t ta VI nome treasures is allotted to her
!" u nov She majority of your readers snDport me
IN the assertion that when the dsrs1 s ebers
Of the little band are gathered togetber at the
close OF the day notwithstanding al tb fl Ie
@les OF humanity to which they ara snb;sot .Lar,
- ~ t.Ue u@tnlohy, pure happiness With Them
man m any other gathering under Heaven 'N'''
So ,on '5'ne, IN our City Spindles. there
tracted the attention and won the afar,i VINO
young man quite thoughtsss, unssttIsS S'0 a. VI
eharaeter-both moving in the humber w aJi' 81
!ue-and she became his wife After 'i T,.i =,
Saie they left Lowell the young man beos "'' &c
90 heard OF as writer Of some talent in 9St ~