The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-11-04
From lie Charleston Evening News.

IN the promotion OF Woman's Rights, was
held in Worcestcr, Mass, on tho l6;h
inst, Mrs. Paulina Wright. Of Providence
being President. Some of The leading
Aholiiunists Of Boston, such as Wendell
Phillips and w. III. Claiming, assisted in
calculating the great theme on hand. The
former said That the men were afraid Ia
give the fair ones a fair stage, an | cXpatia-
tod in eloquent s' rains on the injustice of
taxation without reprs s"n,atioD in regard
tp Tie sen. Mr.. Claiming was in favor Of
founding AN institution. in which the whole
? sex would be united in one order ni wo-
snanlnod. of which l,c presented the plan
sic; would call it 4.'rle Order of the Sis
ters Of Honor similar 10 the orlcrs in
Catholic countries O! tho Sisters Of Mercy.
the Sisters Of Charity, &c. lie was for
instit,itin9 sort oi Fourier or Communist
establishment, where all the arts. useful
and ornamental would he caught, where
occupations vi all kinds would be carried
oil, and work found inr tho unemployed
k4c would have a grand central establish
s,eni, with affiliated societies. on this plan.
But llsc male orators only fed The iianc
al en1ucscc on this occ;,sioIl. They Incrc-
" gave ,t,c impulse to the spirit Of reform.
which was the soul OF this interesting as
sent lace. There were many letters read
and speeches made it, clucida,un of the
rights and wrongs nf woman. A letter was
read from Mrs Stanton, of Seneca Falls.
the wife OF Senator and the daughter OF
Judge, who argued that woman would an
swer as well for captains Of steam boats
and other vcssels-or conductors Of rail
roads, who obtained plenty Of air and cxcr-
else and two dollars per tay--anl for
snemhers OF Congress, who obtained cigh,
dollars per day.
s Il Mrs. Coe addressed the Convention.
and tho burden OF her complaint was that
males were employed as teachers at
$500 per annun,, and females in tl,, same
capacity, ut $S3OU. Mrs Emma Coo was
the chvalric champion Of he. sex. She
read from the stnlutc and common law,
showing the analogy between slaves and
sswomcn, and said. "Let women, then. wage
pot defcnsire but aggressive war K. 49,. s@s =.
Fsigsste, Lei them come forward now be-
fura tho eu use. iss; sR,liur, aid 41I~t sneak.
! into The & sf. :sSW years hence as;ssow,
Bat i,s iI5Nsf 4 sA 'a :;aE;:iss::iy G:;!::
q hscn been DR.. Harriet X. Hunt, Of Boston,
sSho is described as robust woman Of
about ~ years Of age. She said "shc
wns one OF those piliful wnmnn who were
doomed to single blcsscdncss and she
sought to develope her nature in some OF
tho learned professions. She had applied
TO Havard College to be admitted a. a
nolcai s,Hden: and though personally she
was treated with policncss. her claim was
ultimately rejected. Tic students heard
OF s,er intcntlcd entrance, and they passed
resolutions that they deemed it improper
TO permit n woman to bc present at The
lectures, and that it would be inconsistent
svitl the dignity OF the school and their
OEn seli-rcspcct-lhat no woman OF deli
cacy OF feeling would listen to such lee
lures us medical students arc compelled 10
hear; and that they objected to tho society
oI a woman who could thus nnsex herself
being forced upon them" She spoke
learncdly Of diagnosis, prognn,is, patholo-
gy, physiology, and went on tn prove that
preventive physicians we're as necessary
rs curaii;0 ones. aud in this line women
had a tact that would clec,rity their pa
iie4its.
.sIrs. Nichols, of Vermont. next address.
cd the audience in strain of such touch
Ing cloQucncc as to bring tears into ihc
eyes of her hearers. She affirmed 'lIr.t
the law takes away from the wife her own
earnings was at the bottom oi all social
evils. All persons loved to present gifts
10 the objects OF their affections; husbands
loved TO present their wives with new
dresses. and wives loved 10 receive them
at least she did. Wives Ioycd to present
their husbands with gilts Rso, but lhcv
had 70 money to do it, for taking their hus-
tnnds money and purchasing giIt with j,
II 4 ~
in her eyes, the assertion that women ,nae-
ricd for money. though they often married
without consideration. This was kef own
case. She married for lovc. aud consider
cd afterwards"
Mrs. Mcheliblc lIaskil, an old lady, said
she had groancd 70; fifty years under the
oppression of men. She then burst into
ihars, and, after recovering herself, cXhort-
cd tic women present ~ DO battle jor their
rights.
Mrs. Elizahnta Stanton then read rrsolu-
tions 10 The effect, that women should study
sir"eyinE, in order TO understand their
own sphere without being informed by
,non--ihat women should secure their owu
virtue and Independence it Is lltc du
ty Of women 10 prescribe sphere Tor man,
that he may free scope for his intellect,
and leave crcumscrlhcd counting rooms
aud Editors desks to iomalcs. The ro+u,
lltibhs were adopted.
S The President y! tbd u.or,Ing ,hdu road
report on Elucatnn ciarn,ng an a,ImS.
sion into colleges in tho United States
slliora were not half dozen that admitted
females, yet women were taxed for these
institutions as well as ,ncn She conclu-
sded 10y moving that thy do all IN Their
power To promote the highest order Iedu.
cation, without distinction Of sexes. This
was carried, and ihon the meeting adjourn.
ed for that day.
En- The Convention rc-asEcmhlcd the next
day, and tho debates were continued in the
same spirit, and in like strains OF co-
3guonce. Mrs. f.. Oakcs Smith, of New
York, contopied that the great instrument
OF social reform for woman was the balot
box. This lady is said 10 have besn high,
ly eloquent. Mrs. ssbbcy Kelly Foster
ncted out her part as usual IN this interest
tng assemblage; and tho prorcedings closed
by sort ol Declaration of Rights, among
which taxation oi women wilhol: repre-.