The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-11-04

Tieiits Will bc hnrgel tho same as a single IN.
md fcini .inon,hly the snne US new oics
'fofa lie Charleston Evening News.
oinan,s Ri ghts Convention.
,grest Convention OF higher law
fe,gales and %mnleS l4as their ,,nuxiliarcs
sf,l il.e promo, ion OF sSyoman's Rights, was
hel,, sfinS Worcester, Mass, on tho 10Th
5sthst.,S Mrs. lanlna Wright, OF Providence.
being prcsiilcnt. Some of tho leading
AljohtiOnists, ,of Boston, such as Wendell
Phillips and W. IL. Channing, assisted in
Selucidating The great theme on hand. The
sstt,rmcr said iltat the mcn were afraid t0
give The fair ones a fair stage, AMI expatin-
Sled in eloquent strains on tho Injustice Of
ssstaXati0il lDut representation in regard
y io olhesey. Mr.. Cl,anning was in favor Of
sf.iuntling nh institution, in which the whole
:sseN would l,e united in one order of wo.
alnttipod. Of Which ilic presented the plan.
ssElcsWonlH calliit "'rhe Order Of tho Sis.
tefs of Honor similar 10 the orlcrs in
sCatla,lie ie!colntrics of The Sisters Of Mercy.
thu Sisters OF Charity, &c. iin was Tor
siHsiituttng sort sof Fourier or Communist
establishment, where all ,lle arts, useful
and ornamental would be taught, where
Sccupationsj Of all kinds would be carried
Il oil, and Work iopnt for tho unemp|oyed.-
I kde p1uld have grind central establish.
sIeri, with affiliated societies, on this plan.
ButiAc male orators only fed the flame
Z nf esuanesfce on this occasion. They tDerc-
! gave tire impulso to the spirit Of rcffoTf,,;;,
Il sShicti was the soul of this interesting us-
sent hee. There were many letters rea,l
b and speeches made in elncida,ion of tic
rights and wrongs Of woman. A letter was
read from a Mrs Stanton, of Seneca Falls.
sflc sWsse Of a Senator and the daughter OF a
Judge, who argued that woman would an.
sss,ser as well for captains Of steam boats
Z and other yessels-or conductors Of rail
roads, who obtained plenty of air ind exer.
else aud two dollars per day--and Tor
members Of Congress, who obtained cigh,
dollars per day. G
So "a AIrs. Tue addressed the Convention
and tho burden OF her. complaint was that
s1lales were employed as teachers at
$500 per nnnum. and females in. ll,c same
capacity, Mt S3lU, Mrs. Emma, Coo was
ti,e ehisai.ic champion Of her sex. She
road froin tho statutc and common law,
@stio'singg the analogy between slaves and
s;s36rnei, and said. . Let women, then, wage
te,tsire but ggressfrc war &. ssiSa
them orna forward now be-
ss s lia, asla MI snsa.s
iIas Is ilsNsa1 q siIf a asaiSbI II q n,iiss is
B s,ses teaii Dir Hnrriut X. fIant, Of Bosto,l,
sytoeis described as robust womnn Of
about 40 years uf age. She said "shc
sfns one of those Iriitnl wI:,...nn who wore
10 IL vto
sought to develope iier nuture il, somo of
10 HayaJd College to be admitted az a
mnlieal s,ildeni; and though personally she
MAS treated with politcness, her claim was
aaltsipatfly rejected. Tho students heard
OF her intended entrance, and they passed
]. resolutions that they deemed it improper
Z 10 permit woman to bc present nt the
{ lectures, and that It would be- inconsistent
with the dignity of the school and their
own selErespect-,llat no woman OF deli.
eacys Of feeling would listen to such lec-
stares as medical students are compelled 10
+ hear; and that they objected 10 tho society
soi a woman who could thus unsex horsclf
being forced Upon ,hcm.' Sho spoke
slearnedly of diagnosis, prognosis, patholo.
Nv, physiology, and went on to prove that
preventive physicians we're MS necessary
+ us cnrn,ife oncs. and in this limo women
had d tact that would clectriiy tllcir pa.
sieats.
.sIrs, Nichols, OF Vermont, next addrosS.
led the audience nj struin Of such touch.
Ing eloducnce as 10 bring tears into the
eyes of her hearers. She affirmed 'stllat
The law takes AWAY from tho wife her OWE
4 earnings was atthc bottom of all social
evils. Allpersuns loved to present gifts
,yto.thc objects of their affections; husbands
loved 10 present their wives with new
esesscs. and wives loved 10 receive ihom--
4 at least si,a did. Wives loved to present
their husbands will, gifts also. bnt They
4 lad no n,oneyto do it'll taking their hus-
bands money and purchasing gif, witL it
tseas no gift ut all. She denied with teors
infer eyes, the assertion that women mar
fled inrHloney. ,hoIIgli ,hay often married
3iti,oiit consideration. This was hef own
Scase. SHE married for loye, and consider.
Sedaficrwards,"
Mrs. Mcheliblc Iiaskill, an old lady, said
Sahe had groaned for fifty years under the
oppression of mon. She then burs, into
,earf, and, after recovering herself, exhort-
cd the women present 10 DO battle for their
Szxtghts.
! ;ss Mrs. Eliaaaets. Stanton then read rcsolu.
tionstO The effect, that women should stndy
6 assSseg;pE, in order to understand their
own sphere without being informed by
ineil--lhat women should secure their own
Ytrtuo and jindcpendcnce--tlla, il is HE du.
8fy 81 wonehtn prescribe srhcrc for man,
stint lc may free scope for his intellect,
aud leave circumscr,hcd counting rooms
& and Editors desks IL famaes The rosu.
& li,is,hs were adopted,
rnc President 0l il,d ,norting thon road
4 q report OF EhucaiiRn claiming an admIs.
! Aiotl into colleges in the United States
isthere were no. half a dozen that admitted
sssgsales. Yet women were taxed for these
insti,tdions MS well as men. She conclu-
ded moving That they do all in their
power TO prailpitc The highest or.er OF odu-
cation, without distinction of seXcs. This
q ,yas carried, and then the meeting adjourn.
I'D, 3 Nthatday.
The Convention rc-hsGcmhled The next
day and the debates were continued in the
s8satue epIrit, and in like strains Of tlo-