Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-17


had never been recognized until they took them;
and until time and experience had demonstrated
the justice OF their claim
He claimed the suffrage for woman. as one of
the best popular schools for The education Of the
: people; he claimed for her the iury box for the
same reason. He denounced the inadeopacy Of
the remuneration given to woman for her labor;
and blamed the pulpit for declaring that it was
ndecorous of woman to act independently.
lie was succeeded by Mrs. Coe, of Ohio, who
IN a rapid aud witty speech, reviewed the laws
OF inheritance. as they applied TO woman and
hastily denounced them for their partiality and
injustice.
The meeting adjourned abonl ten O'Clock.
SECOND DAY-AlORNING SESSION.
The Convention assembled in the CITY Hall, on
Thursday morning, at 10 O'clock and was called to
order by the president, who announced that W. H.
Channing would present report on the social posi-
uon OF woman.
Mr. Charming argued that women have a right to
the full development of all her powers; and that le-
gal and civil justice were not sufficient to allow of
this Development Legal and civil justice onl ygive
an opportunity to develope liberty. They lie on the
outskirts of lfe social justice affects the central
position of society. Ii is the vital element of true
society. 1t to the social position, therefore.
that MIR Channins'S report especially had reference
There were several points to which he particu-
larly referred, as being reeminentIy worthy of in
vestigation, particularly in present social rela
uons single life, its privileges, its dignity its dan.
gers, and the mode of meeting them; marriage
our present system, its dangers and the modes of
meeting them.
Mr Charming said that single life, in woman was
present considered to be stigma that self love-
ambition, and energy all united to impel her to es-
cape from it. Marriage in its true, Chr isan char
acter, sacred union of soul and sense. 1t was
relationship, he believed, for eternity, and eternal
issues we've involved in it.
Mr. Charming spoke of the numerous uncongeniaI
unions that existed and pointed out what he con-
sdered to be the social prescriptions which prevent
ed those who were SO united, from having the only
true redress, which was divorce, without exposure
in our ''open courts and indecent newspapers-"-
Mr. Charming proposed the association of women
upon social principle, means Of conducting to
woman's general elevation. Women in Europe had
associated, with blessed effects, upon a religious
principle; she had associated as "SIsters Of NIer
cy,'' Sstess of Charty,'' and sSisters of the Sa-
cred Heart" Why could they not unite upon so
cial principle ssSisers of Honor % Such an as
socalion might found convents,to which women, es-
capped from false marriages. could retire; and from
which might issue missionaries to preach
salvation to the Masdacne land to lift her up once
more into womanhood.
DIR Harriet X. Hunt, Of Boston, read an essay up
on the adaptation of women for the medical profess
9'er ururur uescrrped ner course IN seeking adj
mission into the medical school Of Harvard College
She paid high compliment to the professors, who
had declared her eligibility study nfhe universi-
ty; from which, she was, however, excluded. by
vote of the students. The orator had not finished
reading her essay at noon, when there began to be
movement Of dispersion in the meeting, upon
which it voted TO reserve the reading of the re-
mainder till the afternoon.
W. II. Charming then read the prospective of a
paper to be called the Egira, which is to be esab-
llshed as an organ Of womans rights under the su-
perintendance of Mrs Smith
Mrs Nichols, Of Brattleboro, addressed the as
semby, in voice modulated to the most touching
cadences, and in most affecting manner upon the
sphere OF woman. Woman's sphere, she said Law
within the whole circumference of life. She main
tanned all the relations of mother, wife, sister, and
daughter; and these relations were intimately
associated With all the accidents of social life SO did
her duties, in these relations, designate her sphere.
Wherever my husband goes, would co. Where
my son should go, it is my duty to teach him. Her
arguments, on the law Of inheritance, as it is execn-
ted in Vermont, were very touchingy and affecting.
ly delivered.
| The Convention then adjourned to two O'Clock P.
NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Miss Hunt finished her essay on the medical edu-
cation OF woman.
Mrs. Davis read report upon the education Of
women, and contended that they should demand
admission into the Theological, Medical ,and Litera-
ry Seminaries of this country, in order that they
might be qualified to perform all the public aud pr-
vate duties of life.
Miss Brownanex addressed the Convention in
logical and argumentelive strain upon woman's edu-
cation
Mehitabe Haskell said that 81 far as she had
had opportunity to Judge, she found, and she would
say it, to the cedit of her BRETHREN that more men
were favorable to women's rights, though they did
not pretend to determine what they were, than wo-
men.
Mrs. Nichols resumed the discourse which had
been interrupted by the adjournment in the forenoon
She spoke of the disabilities under which women
generally labor; aud showed, by the operation Of
certain laws, that she could not retain her own
earnings, Tor her or her children's support If dis.
soute husband should please to deprive her Of
them.
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