Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-06-18
Women,s Rights.

determining, fixing and defining The rights oI
Women. closed its abors on the q7lh, after q
pheasant aud pro6IaSe" session. Mrs. +. n
Gage Of McCOunellsvile, O., presided. and i
is said by the 'lOokers on in Venice" that The
proceedings were characterized BY more abili.
", than male political meetings. generally. A
most liberal spiriI was manifested. All presen {
male aud female, whether for or against the
movement, were invited to participate 10 IN,
proceedings, and in looking over the reports
we discover that several gentlemen "wiIh fine
feminine voices" were among the number o
those who avaied themselves Of this privilege
The addresses. several Of which were deliv,
cred by ladies', are iule on the "highlaluIen'
order. with considerable sprinklng Of The
baIhos, yet they contain good many lruismS
aud some decided hits.
Like most modern conventiohsls, they have
erected platform. Some OF The delegates will
have no trouble in getting upon its Planks.-
They have been sailing so high that they can
drop down on almost any platform. The res.
olulions will be found in another column
They are very temperate in their tone. Ia
they make the ladies' assume some posilic;,,
we'll calculated 10 frighIen bachelors.
We are sorry 70 DISCOVER that The ladies' ia
their zeal for political rights have entirely over
BOXED the SUBJECT Of education. Here would
| have been q theme for the most ardent elo
quence. yet they treat il with silent contempt
No matter what may be our notions nbouI the
political rights Of woman, they may SET US down
as friend Of female education. II is matter
Of surprise 10 US that she has not been ruined
by the irrational and evl'working system, tech
nically called 'EducaIion,' to which she has
been subjected. Ii is taken for granted thai
women are inferior TO men, mentally, and in'
stead oGleadiug her mind in the direction cal.
culaled TO expand it, she is taught TO bedeck
herself in the exceedingly light and airy gurt
Of wha. are called accomplishments. She has
been schooled as il the sole object were to make
her toy for our fascination or amusement du.
seller in the stern realities of life. She is lead
through The walks of The garden Of knowledge
but SO hurried, as merely 10 be permitted 10
pluck flower here and there, and never suf.
Tered TO urk in its deep shades and drink of It's
pleasant springs. II man should be educated
why should not woman bel If their minds are
not trained when young, how can they be ex.
pocIed to keep pace with their more fortunate
husbands. Ii may be asked what object can
there be in besIowing upon woman, what is
called liberal education il she is not 10 ap'
peur in the public walks Of lifel Simply be.
cause il is ennobling and elevaIng, aud no mis-.
fortune could destroy such nobleness. A high
minded and educated woman can dignity any.
Thing that is right, and by her disuPprova pre-.
venl much that is wrong.
We have NJ opinion OH the propriely or i'm.
propriely of these conventions, and, under the
circumstances, il is perhaps we'll for us that
such is the case; for il we had one, we wculd
be very likely TO make ii known, and unless il
were very favorable, We might be compelled lc
mourn tho ncsenee of The smile that sometimes
greels Us. However, we have enough Of the
element Of progress in US TO wish this move.
menI oil tho success il merits, be the same
much or lillle. If women are CENTRALIZED we
desire to see them emNncipated: if they arc
deprived, unius'ly, of privileges which they
claim the constitution secures TO them, we hope
their 'yrunIs will be compelled to yield; and
We further hope that The mater will bo speedily
disposed Of, as we now and then find grey
hair on our head, but cannot think Of entering
upon "maler.o'.money," until the question az
10 (which is which" is settled.