The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-11-16

aud second roturnril aud found the deadly
enemies very pleasantly fcnted upon u -
stump, wiz the uYcwuu wupprd around
buill and tho pDgkgt plEial'iu the centre, ~
% molurnt holh aliIhted and started Gr thr
camp, the challenger nlcn'ly rrmnrkinp that
there was no necessity for further prcimiua-
rica, and It swearing that II VAS bis
first and last duel
Aud it was,
wOMAN's RIGHTS CONVENTION.
-AN-G 10 G4E L. 4l-lllsa-L lLl-ll.-s E-s-s.4aI.--
women aud children. We would hnyc ~
human being ut Whatever scN'or condition.
deprived ofany right 10 whirh they are
ihifly entitled. Nay,wc 90 further iu.rogard
TO the "gcnllc scx" Ga. long 40 they remain
the gsER- -eN) and would frvrlv arruri
10 them not only all their rights" but the
many privileges also, thcy now enjoy in A.
mcrca and in many paris Of Europe by the
kindness and courtesy OF their Scriptural
LORDS, irrespective Of any hcyond nll claim ON
the score Of obvious natural or sooinl right
II there be- any good thing any thing ncccs-
sary 10 woman happiness which she has not
already, and which society can contribute,
We sincerely hope il may be put la her pos
session as speedily a. possible, Excepting in
the large citca- however, whore there are 10
cal and peculiar grievances 10 bee rodrusscd,
we do not see any "wrongs of wouicn" that
call for special attention, We assert boldly,
and in thc full belief Of the truth or the allie
gHtiUU, TINT t-r,- ne, -Uia -tat-al
ready enjoys soial rights to an extent 10 fnll
aud thorough, as the .Ntc EHyluad Iloman.
Yet for all that, 'Womiu' rights" cunycn-
ton has been lately holden in Worcester.
Mass, and, 10 judge hy the zeal Of the dele
gates the whole civilized world is about 10
be- turned up side down, ,to"right the wrongs"
Of these unhappy females. II is certainly
fruitful theme Tor ridiculo, but as the dele.
gates made tho whole matter about as ridicu-
s'itiu aa pus1Dlc,-one eau do little more IN
the way Of burlc,quc than to report what was
really said and done at the convention. On
reading the proceedings, as published at
length in several OF the newspapers, il is
plain to see what manner OF women thev are
who fiud New England laws aud customs lis.
tasteful, and would iain institute a new order
W AAlliHN a NlN lf'N NI NAlllf N iilN modest,
pious useful aud happy women of the coun,
fI5rr IN rirs TpIHHTtHt7fe nfttfihF Is
plain enough from their discourse From their
own talk it is easy to see thnt il was mainly a
gathering of uncomfortable females of
whom by Their own ayowal arc inidcls-con-
sisting Of disappointed spinstcrs (who never
-phl-dlsdllCciCd Tfyos TWTo want 70 TG
husbands) aud widows of "uncasy ,irtuc"and
more uneasy ambition, whose wants are not
exactly understood 10y themselves The fol-
lowing article from the n. Y. Mcicury, is an
amusing, and not unfair exposition Of this
useless and prpo5icrvus convention B,6-,
hag'oa Sc,u1,si.
\ Miss DaNi, told the 'womcn's rights con-
-vontiun, that women wanted an equal chance
To unfold her great capacities Miss Lucre-
TIA McIabb--we bog pardon, Miss Lucrctia
Mott-told the same convention that she did
not want any'Inilk and vaterNpolicy ol action;'
an announcement which we regard as slap
at babydom-qute worthy of an old maid..-
a third female fjulalc thought Jenny Lind
in her public ,ingfng Cor the amusement of
the tyrants over her sex, was yiOinting fC- T
male delieacy,' Another lady, Mrs Erncs-
tine Rssc, told startling fact She said
I've fEvd7 7tuHgu5s, no ono y5TtuFJd 10 con- r
tradict her. Mrs Abby Kelly Foster made
one OF her usual mild suggestions. Said Alb
by:
Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gan +,
der We have our rights and the right to
reyot,as did our fathers against King George
tho -Ihird-the right 10 riae UP and cut the
tyrants' throats. On this subject | scoru to
ratk trku -rvvtf,tttt---lA Aa-nluAt- -ziYe them
truth aud not twaddle; we must not be mcaly ,
nouthcd with our tyrants in broadcloth and /
tight clothes. -.-a ~.
Then rose he thing named Charles c. S
Burleigh, with long hair, like a womans. He |
.hought the two sexes were different, and a
hat man and woman were sexes in soul as |
we'll as in body. Miss LucrctA Mott spoke Fl
lgain,under some excitement--notf from drink c
'ut choer--and said that we paid too much "
leyotion 10 Priestcrait, and too much attcn- t
ion 20 the bible The bible, ii should be {,
emembered, teaches woman her proper
,iaue and duties, Miss Mott was human g. !,
iough TO think that the right Of woman to "
nt thfoats (mcmorandum--to hide our only ii
azor) in resisting despoGsm, was a debatea- te
lo question, because many contend for the W
nctrinc of moral suAsinn But In demanding In
romans rights, she wanted no twaddls, no fl,
lilk and water, but the plain and naked IN
ruth. Mr. Wendell Phillips told the con- q,
ontion that the cobwebs and the supersti- en-
ons of the bible, ought to be swept away as
nd that he wanted woman 10 be mingled up ci
/ sooisty in thstriAl by jury, in Representa-. he
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