Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-11-15
Indiana WOman's Rights Convention
New Garden, Oct. I'd, 1851.

NEW OAkDEN, OCNs Aui l9vi'
To ruu INprASA "WoNAS's CoNyESrIcv:"
Nh dear Friends When The great German
Goethe was asked IL the world would be any
better If the golden Age were restored, he an
swercd, "a synod of GOOD women shall de-
eide" Now could his spirit look down upon
us, he would sec those synods of which he, per-
haps, spoke prophctcally, assembling all over
the land, u OF to restore an age Of scmi-borber-
ism, but to hasten the advent Of new and far
moro golden ora--whcn there will be no dan
gerous pilgrimage Of years, to win back the
Holy sepulchrc; hut far more divine ord sa-
cred inheritance shall have been sought and
lound-namcly, the free 'mdispded exercise and
cutiraiion of every gift power and capacity,
with which nature has endowed woman.
Speaking thus, mean Of course, to include
all of tho RIOTS which pertain to human beings.
II man was "Lorn with balot-box in his
hand" so, also, was woman. And the plea Of
difference, 'iuicriority &C., has about as little
meaning in the mouths of those who make IT,
as natural pcrtincnoc and force. If there arc
any such things as "Rights," they belong to
all by virtue of their 1nmandy land arc neither
confined ror graduated by superiority of any
. kind. II the privilege Of voting had been linz
itcl to those men who arc fortunately strong in
mind and morals, the United States would per
chance, have never Of had Fillmore for Prcsi-
dent.
Indianas vast and beautiful prairics would
not now be lying under the frown Of God for
having cast out his frcc-born and innocent chill
drcn.
1t is both pcrvcrsc and puerlo to raise the
cry that we make war upon domestic lifs-that
VIC would destroy its nature, order and a.trac-
tion, by taking away its true presiding gcnius,
,roman, to minglc in the coarse and noisy scenes
| Of political strife.
/ 1, not the aid Of man equally important in
this as in all other departments Of human life
And would he not resent the impuiaton fneg-
lecting necessarily, his duties at homo, as a
citizen, and member of the great human family.
! We would give to every man and woman,
instead of home without dignity, trust, and n
good understanding, q temple wherein they
might worship a God of light, liberty and JUS
ticc.
BY worship, mean the complete fulillmcnt
OF the designs of such God.
Long enough has the experiment been tried
! of a government in which woman is not allow
cd to participate. We see, inevitably it must,
| as man himself would, without her influence,
sinl, into utter brutishncss. She has, natural
Is, quick sympathy and strong humanity,
which ought to he developed in the glorious
light of freedom, and poured out over suffer-
ing world.
Her nature, her gontlcness, her love and pity,
should blend with the whole economy Of soc-
city. She is not OF the nature of volatile salts,
to be lost unless closely bottled, as people seem
to suppose. Her own little circle will loose
nothing by tho infinite expansion and rational
use of all her rights. Man and woman arc only
tho two halves of one thought, says Miss Fuller
in a somewhat obscure, but true and express
sivc phrase. lie cannot oUt-lGio her without
ioopardizng his own rights, and deeply in
turing himself. Cramped, manned, defonned
as she may be, she still rules his destiny.
Woman is outlawed, and society is every
Wncfc suffering lnC lcH"ltJ' bHt - H"'
lawful prize which he is at liberty to seize and
use so long as she ministers to his passions ant
convenience and throw away to perish when
she docs SO no longer, 10 be sure, socict!
holds out to her grudging sort Of protection
called marriage which she, also, is at lihert!
to seize if she can but oven this protects her
only os the property of her husband. A fire.
and dignifed independence can be had, only b.
forcibly 5eizing it, and leaving at all risks III
place society assigns her Many have had tn
courage to Go this, and have found they ha
heads and right arms Of their own, which scr
we'd them a far better purpose than those 70
which so many women arc ready to barter thei
freedom and dignity.
: Sisters of Indiana, accept my heartfelt Sym
u pethy in the work you have undertaken. lt
y well for the female pioneers oC new countr
d to call down Gods blessings on their equal ID
. bors, by an carly claim to equality ofr'ghts'
Believe me, sincerely Yours,
ol L. A. LUKENS.
g To ]. Davis, on behalf of Com. of Arrangement