New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-17


was, that an intelligence never carried out INTO &C
ton could not Be worth much ard that, If ali the
acton OF human life was of character SO tainted IS
10 he unfit for women Il could be no better for men,
JEd We ought all 10 sIi down together 20 let bar
barSm oveItake us once more. Ny own conviction
Is that the natural action OF the whole hum being
occasiCrS not only the most strength but the highest
elevation not only The warnc>t sympathy, but me
de- pest purity The highestaad puress beings among
won IN seem now 20 BE- those who, far from bong
IDLE. FL among their re 'trictcd opportunities some
mems Of SfreuuouS acton and cannot doubt that
II an active social career were open % IN women,
with cGC means OF prCp ration or =, those HkO arc
hsh ant y row wouu be hish tnd GOiy ihea, iiii
woul- be joined by an !HuUmefdoc company ol Jusi
splTliS from among those whose cnerz . are now
pnlng and frettlng enforced ldlenesS or unworthy
frivory, or brought down into pursuits and aims
winch are any thing but pure and pcaceaoe. In re-
gard 10 this old coIIOversy-of influence IS. Ohre
it appears 20 me that, II influence is good and Of
fec is bad for human ,orals and character, ans
present position - one Of such hardship Il IS al
most Iloane 20 contemplate and II, Oh the contra.
". Office Is good and lie OF influence Is BAL Wc-
man has an instant right TO claim that herpos!t!oa be
amended.
With every wish that your meeting may be ahappy
one. and your great cause dourshng one am,
DEAN Madam. yours, faithfully,
HARR.Er MARTNgaU.
Tn, following is the litter Of Ralph Waldo Emer.
sen, who last wear gne the call OF the Convention
and :, mrathzes with It; objects
Leifr from Ralph u alto E0oson
CONCORD. Tuesday Oc' =, 1851.
Miss Lucy STONE. - rsiarg-Dcar Mai1m. had
misld your note of invitation to the Convention a!
Worcester and have only Just found Il, after many
| DAYS. | plainly that shall not have any oppOr-
| tuuuy 10 come to 1t, for am tied fast Al home by
task which Will not end until after fortnight. am
by 70 means sure that should find any mess are
worth bringing 10 YOU II were free. Hope snail
have your forgiveness, when tell you that my task
! 3. the iudiimg the " Lie OF Margaret Fuller
Respectfully, Il. w. EMERSON.
| ,l.a Ice
ER Who had been lnyItadto address The Convention
Lc'fer from H9,ry Word Bcaeber.
BRooRLYN, Oct I. 1851.
NJ Ds,R M,pAw II had leisure that | could
po,, h'y spare should be happy to be present oi NE
| COM ulon Of which you speak, a. leqrpr 10 iAe
myself acquainted mort Intimately WIN tho anis ana
the split 90. the objects which you pursue Win Snch
uurtmil'ira zeal. But DO not feel ar ailQuailedtO
! speak Ny own mind IS not seHed on many subjects
which gage tho attention OF many most excellent
| and hi1hN esteemed persons IN public life
But must deuy myself the pleasure even OF listen
| ing for the number OF my home engagements quite
shut me- Up from any foreign labor or recreation
WIKI great respect, believe me,
yey truly yours, HENRy WARD BEEcHKR.
The following is the letter of Hon. Horace Mann:
Leffcr From, Horare M1na
WEST NEWTON, Thursday, Sept. i. 1881.
Miss +. SroNT.-D,cr MGdan. There are many
reasons Why should be glad 10 accept your invita-
ron. and some which, aS II seems To me, make II IN
| eXpodIeIt to do so.
Among the fr>t, for accepting the fact that
| agree with you in many Of your views most cor
| dlaiy But there are some points where suppose
! dissent and Of course the points OF difference are
always thought mos, Of as bot OF sheet Of paper
attracts more attention than ali the rest ols surface
! however pure.
| am lust completing Lecture whose subject is
! Woman. and which Is designed as a companion
! 10 NY Thoughts for Young Men" Should 1t ever
be published, hope there are some things IN which
| you would not dlsapproye.
shall most cordially labor for the object you have
80 much at .heart-thc elevation Of Woman and the
improvement of her condltion-though for the pres
| ent, at least think It better that should labor In
| nv sphere ana YOU IN yours.
y ours very truly
Horace MANN.
The Business Committee re ported the following
resolutions, which were accepted. and laid before
| the Convention for discussion
|. Resoirat. That while we would not underyalue
| other methods, the Right Of Suffrage for Women Is,
IN our opinion the corner stone Of tins enterprise
since do not seek to protect woman, but rather to
place her In position 10 protect herself
. RtSoired. That It Will be WOmahs fdult II, the
ballot once in her hand all the barbarous, demoral
| izng, and unequal laws, relating to marriage and
property, do not speedily vanish from the statute
book and while We acknowledge thai the hope OF a
share IN the higher professions and profitable em-
ploymens OF society Is Of the strongest motives
| 10 Intellectual culture. We know, Also that an inter
| est IN political questions 4 an equally powerful
stimulus and We see beside. that We do our best to
insure education 10 an Individual, when We pat the
ballot into his hands II beng 50 clearly the interest
Of the community that one, upon whose declSIonsde
pend It's welfare and safety should both have free
access 20 the best means of education and be urged
10 make use of them.
3. Rrsolred, That we do not feel called upon to
assert establish the equality of the sexes IN an m
tee Ctua or any other point Of view It IS enough
fer argument that natural and political justice,
and tie axloms Of English and American liberty
alike determine that rights aud burdens taxation
and represenlaiiOn-ShOuld be cocxtenslfe hence
women, as individual citizens, liable 20 punishment
for acts which the laws cali criminal, or TO be taxed
IN their labor and property for the support Of Gov
eminent, nave self evident and lndsputaOle nghl,
IDENTICAL, the same right that men have, to direct
voice the enactment of those laws and the forma-
ton Of that government
4. Resoirea, Tina; the Democrat, or Refomer, who
denies suffrage 10 women, - Democrat only De
cause he was not born noble and one OF those
Jewelers. who are wiling to level only down TO
themselves.
8. Resoired. That while politicatand natural Justice
accord civil equality to woman while great think
ers of every age from Plato TO CondoTcet and Mill,
have supported their clam "tIe voluntary assoct,
atoms religious and secular, have been organized
OF this basis stlll II is idyOrlte argument against
Vt that political community or nation ever existed
IN which women have not been N state of pOlltlcal
and social mferiori,y. But, IN reply We remind our
opponents that the same fact has been alleged, with
equal truth. IN favor OF slayery-has been urged
against freedom OF industry, freedom OF conscience,
md The freedom Of the Press-none OF these li6er-
ties having been thought compatible with well or
dertd State until they had proved their possibility by
sprlneing INTO existence as facts Beside. there IS
no difficulty IN understanding why the subsection OF
woman has been a uRform custom, wDen we recol-
lee, that We are Just emerging from the ages IN
which mlgh has been always right.
6. Rtsoirfd, That We are firmly convinced mat the
division Of mankind into TWO castes-one porn 10
rule over the Others IN the Of the sexes, as
IN ali cases, an unqualified mischief, source OF
perverslon and Generalization, both to The favored
class ard 70 those AZ whose expense they are Ia
yored, producing none Of the good which 1t Is the
custom TO ascrbe 10 IT, and forming bar, almost Ia
SupoTable to any really vital improvement, either IN
the character or in the social condition OF the hu-
man race.
:. Resoired, That far from denying the over
whelmmg social and civil influence OF women, We
are fully aware Of rs vast extent aware, WIN De-
mosihenes. that measures which the statesman
has me iiaied whole year. may be overturned In "a
DAY by a woman " and for tbs very reason We pro-
claim II the vety highest expectancy to emo" hef