New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-25
ANernooN Session.

Mrs PRloE of Hopedale, was introduced to the
Convention. She described the unequal condition
of men and women, and the usurpation of power
and right on the part OF man, Man has ruled the
world by physical force. She claimed equalrights
on the ground of creation. God made man in His
own image, male and female created He them"
He gave them dominion over all the lower orders
of the creation, but not over each other She
maintained
FirStiy: That woman should have equal rights
and opportunities to DEVELOPER whole nature
Secondly: That she should have equal oppor-
tunitcs to secure pecunary independence a just
reward for her labor an equal chance in the pro-
tessions and business of life: She described the
injustice and evil she suffers from inadequate com
pensation---the extent of shame and prostitution
to which she is driven by the denial OF her rights
and privileges and of adequate compensation for
her labor.
IAadly: Women should have equal legal
rights, franchises and privileges These PROPOSE
tons were maintained iii argument of great
length, evinong much knowledge of the legal con
dition of Woman; dwelling with biting sarcasm
on the false ideas that prevail in regard to Wo-
mans sphere and duties. She closed with an ap
peal to men, to husbands, brothers and fathers to
stand up and help forward this righteous reform
Rev. WIN. H. CLAIMING, from the Committee
on Business, read the following resolution pre-
pared by Mrs. Ernestine Rose OF n Y;
Hhereas The very contracted sphere OF action prescribed
for w onR arising from an UNJUST view OF her nature ca
p0cles. and powers, and from the Infringement OF her lust
rights, equal witk man. highly injurious to her phys
cal, mental and moral Development Therefore
hesolted, That viii mol cease earnest endcavors TO
for her political legal und social equality with man
until her proper sphere determined by what alone should
determine it, her Powers and Capacities strengthened mud
refined by MI education in accordance with her nature
Mr.. CLAIMING made some very earnest remarks
on the subject, He spoke with warm appreciation
Of the address OF the last speaker. He thanked
God that enc woman had shown the moral cour.
age to stand out and claim the rights that belonged
10 her nature He spoke of the evil that had been
named, prostitution. He described its corrupting
influence upon society, from the child through ali
the grades OF human life, up to manhood and wo.
manhood. 1t poisons and vitiates the institution
of marriage 1t destroys the confidence that should
exist between the husband and wife: it spreads
its contamination over the whole of human life
He pointed out remedy, Let men exclude from
their society every man whom he knows to have
sacrificed his virtue to sinful lusts Men pretend
to value chastity and virginity in womanl Let
mm prove 1t by vaiulng chastity and virginia. puri
" III man.
Mrs ERSEsrINE ROSE Of New York smoke
with great cioquence, on the subject of the res
olution. Her French accent and extemporane
Gus manner, added quite charm to her ami
mated and orcible style. Woman. she asked
WHO is she She is the mother, the wife and the
sister OF man Is she not coequal with mani Has
she not like powers of mind, like sentiments. fac
ultes and affections given her for culture and i'm
provement Why. in the name of common sense
she would ask, is she not equal in the enjoyment
of life liberty and the pursuit OF happinessf But
she is not equal before the law. During her mi
nority she is the property OF her parent and when
she attans her majority, and enters the relation Of
marriage she is transferred from the parent 70 the
husband If she had her rights and was properly
educated marriage would be the union Of two
hearts from real affections, bound in the bonds Of
the purest affections, instead Of being as it now
too frequentlyis. an artificial bond producing often