The New York herald., 1851-10-17
The Women's Rights Csnvent,os st wor-
cester.

VERY RICH, REMARKABLY RARE, UNUSUALLY RAcY,
AND PARTICULARLY SPICY PEoCEEDiEcs.
woRcEsrER, oet. Is 1851.
During the afternoon session to-day Mrs. RrpLoS
wife Of the Baptt clergyman, and wearing the pan
tslets, addressed the meeting After reading leo
ture to the cergymsn who had restrained her refer
epee to the Golden Rule Society she went On to say
that the saw managers Of women In that Assembly
who had arranged that only their fsvortes should
speak and that those whom they daiked should
be silent. She in that convention men who would
b. weild vide reforners who would lord IL over God
heritage Ia woman but she warned the softer sex 20
which she belongs not be thus ruled but 10 keep
their conscience free She wanted 10 have gers
but wished that every should speak the ntinents
Of her own mind (Great sprlause.)
The meeting then adjourned TIL seven o'clock, when
the spacious hall which accommodates three thousand
persons sgzin densely crowded. and though there
a charge Of ten cents admission In consquence %
Mrs Oskss smith giving lecture on womanhood, even
increased enthusiasm was manifested
Never were women more earnestly bent upon any OBJ
ject than this Their sarnestness gave their
eloquenee that rendered very effective In truth the
display Of eloqusnce went far % prove not only the
equality but the superiority. Of the The best eo-
qusnce ever heard at fammany Hall cut bat poor
hsure beside The trpes' and metaphors, and soaring
poetry Of this convention.
Mrs. OaKEs sMrH. a New York. who lately lectured
there On costume, snted herself and gave very
eloquent discourse woma1hood in the of which
she said she did not think laboring under
any ereat wrongs, except those o her creating
This seemed 20 startle the adies she thought
IL the professions open and Congress open 70
women. rot one in a thousand would enter but tho
hierty 70 DO 20 would satisfy she charged
nan with being further blind, and more 10 blame than
mar, by fsttsring him in what wrong She said
wtman jealous and frttfu, because she weak;
but a order Ct things would arise when womans
mind would become strong and the sprt Of prophecy
would be fulfilled in The elevation q both She
concluded her beautiful lecture amidst thundsrs Of
plsuse.
Mrs Amy Krltr Fo.rrp .sis the cause Of the evils
ctmrained Of had not been touched By any person
and she vihed TO embody u In resolution Woman
did not sufficiently feel her responsibility 10
living and provide only for herself but her hu, band
and children sise ought to b. able 10 do this before
she entered into the married state IL not true
that woman married the purse a. had been said They
all rey cited at that and denied a. when learn.
ed and performed their dut!e, they would get their
rights
Reverend Mrs Bsowvr said that, not being accu.
toned to public ,peskns she felt quite dirdeut but
did not Why should net speak prose In their
natural tones before public audiences, while Jenny
Lind Catherine Hsyes and other vocai,ts sung publicly
with spprobation. The reverend lady concluded BY
quoting 81 Paul prove tha, men TO be subject
to their wives
Mrs Ross disputed the doctrine of Abby Kelly Foster,
BY arguing that duties sprung from right and not rights
from duties. The rights were FIRST.
Mr. PmLLps then read the resolutions, which we're
sdoptsd.
The several reports were also adopted, and commit
tee Of ladies appointed to correspond With their
sisters
Mrs. NrcHois srsin denounced the laws cf property
MI Eaus Cor the western lady tbunaerer explained
What she meant by marrying the purse She only
used the term heurstvey and Hamilton had said that
the who controlled the purse controlled the will
The ladies' who had objected had bter settle the poist
With him Mrs Coe then launched on, INTO severs sal
The convention adjourned sin, die at quarter
past ten O'Clock