The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-12
THE woMEN's RIGHTS CONVENTION
Movement for the Presidency.
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INTERES PROCEEDINGS,
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Cancellation OF First Day.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 5, 1852.

EVENING SESSION.
The convention was called to order at o'clock
Mrs T. O. SMITH read . letter Of great length from
John Neal of Portland Ne He entered into an elabc
rate defence Of tho equal rights Of property
to the elective franchise and asked Why should moi
every white female at the age of twenty one well
every white male have the right to aid in helping to
herself? Is it said she has bodily engh
Is this urged in the Of the male? II they are
not fit to act and think for themselves why strange
them as in Turkey when they presume to think for
themselves is said IL they take the privileges they
must take the burdens Of citizenship That they al
ready do-they bear the heaviest burdens It is said
they would not enter the militia This is not So for they
found in 1t in all parts of the earth But it is said
they cannot be legislators sit in the ballot box but
that Is their They possess the right 1t said
the holding Of these Offices would interfere with the care
of families Does it not interfere in the of men
II the held all the Offices it would be one per
cent, and If wemen eligible. marie women under
certain age would never be thought Of and Of women
having family not one instance in a thousand He
went on to speak of the dignity Of labor which was de-
based by low wages and he adverted to selling pins
copying manuscripts and other light empoyments more
adapted for women. With regard to legislation women
were not obliged to 60 to caucuses and they weTe it
Women could give their votes, they do their chari-
table and religious business Fair play is all we ask
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GERRIr SMITH then addressed the meeting He said
how can make speech? 1t is difficult to make one
achieve victory these resoutsns do not need to
doit It has been achieved Any who heard the
have been convinced that have rights The wo-
men who engaged in this movement ridculed a.
aspiring to be DOCTORS lawyers cergymen captains
generals presidents sc. He believed that the intellect
judgment Of the two perfectly equal but
for argument sake he would grant that this was true
but the silly aspirations Of these silly women the OBJ
jector pease-are part Of the issue. These women
complain that they have been robbed great and
tia rights They do not ask for favors They demand
rghts@the right to themseves-their earninSs-the ma
tufa right to vote. make claim that Is fit to
be member Of Congress or President-a ask for her
is what ask for the negro, fair field. All will admit
that woman has right to herself and her earnings but
all will not admit that she has right to the ballot But
fish does not exercise this % right the msn who msIs
and administer the laws find that only their
ssi.aents they win be very Likely to fail to pay due
guarantees all other rights.
Miss ANTHONY, of Rochester then read long letter
from Elizabeth O. Stanton, Of Seneca Falls. She said
man was avoricious animal and she drew terrible
picture of the robbery Of woman BY law
ed iesisence to taxation until they obtained representa-
ton. If the female element was fairly represented in
Congress. would we have such as are enacted
there! How many come home as pure and loving as
when they went? Not one in ten. It was selfish
nish well folly for to be limiting the sphere
of woman and 1t his duty to share in the domestic
man or woman could be harmoniousy developed till
their education s the same. physically intellectually
and the and a IS thsr
meeting houses There better evidence the ma
to the singing of love songs talking Of pretty lips
and pretty eyes, and asked If the young could
find as much pleasure In ramble in discussing the
tions Of the day &C. Fashionable suffered terri
bly, for want Of proper subjects Of thought The religion.
element Also wanted cultivation among women. Both
Protestapts and Catholics suffered from pervsen Of the
religious element The clergy among the bitter
enemies OF the rights Of women. She concluded by
recommending that expounders Of the scriptures be
hos frrrn naruon tha u1or1t ham saIvn
MISS LUCY Stone next add essed the Convention. Sh
said she resisted taxation there We're those who would
make her notorious mannshn and wonld occasion the
Mrs Harton had said She saw a wsman before her
who paid taxes in Boston amounting to $50 If she
fused to pay any tax would do than all the
ventions the world the cause She knew another
woman who would not tell what she worth-and they
taxed her more than she ought to pay but they could
not sell her property as 1t was in notes. in form
that they could not find It, IL not seemly to
take her to jail and they did do It. This fact however,
Declaration Of Independence says taxation without
Representations say to our male friends you
proud Of the Declaration Of Independence Make your
tation She then went on to advise to resist the
tax gatherers when they come and to keep saying in
reply to every demand taxation and representation
inseparabe.n Boston Court House hung in chains,
and Thomas Sims in the prime of life cast down from
ry and Boston taxed defray the expense
You of Syracuse may have such an account to settle
but you will perhaps yet rescue another fugitive What
ever 1t cost. be prepared for the sacrifice.
Mr.. j. b BRIGHAM, a school teacher. said he wished
to few words in reply to the arguments used lie
opposition to the masculine element in men, showed
that their spheres not the same, and that
and her own element He was very happy to hear the
phrase feminine element" for if they understood this
would guide them in everything In the animals
the difference was manifes5 He thought women ought
to be keepers at home and mind to domestic concerns
and he had Doubt that the true object Of this
tion not much to acquire any real supposed
rights to make the speakers and actors conspicuous
He wished to urge upon those engaged in this convention
to claim nothing masculine for women
Mr. GERRIr Smith said If his esteemed friend would al
low him he would hand him over to Lucretia Mott as he
wanted him to feel the power Of woman Mr.. s then
alluded to the stone which cast from the wall In
siege at Abimelech and when fell at his feet he COM
manded his bearer to thrust him through, that
he might not be slain by woman He would not leave
his friend that privilege. lie would hand him TO
woman to slay him tRoars of laughter)
Mrs NICHOLS want to ask my friend Brigham whether
female Of the same species such as the male and female
robin
Mr.. BRroHsM-To male and female of the same spe-
ccs OF coursewhen the nest is built which bird sits up.
on 1t. (GIeat lauehter)
SEVERAL vorcEs.-sometimes one, and sometimes an.
other.
Mrs Nrcuols--If understood the gentleman Alright,
he wants to know which bird does the Matching The
father bird sits on the eggs tc keep them warm while the
mother Is abroad. (Much laughter)
Mrs. Mo1T said they could not always draw an argu
ment from analogy in the of animals to rational
beings. But IL found that in the horse the female
was as swift and strong the male and In the
OF women IN various countries 1t found that women
did the work that fitting for the back Of
In this sense, she robbed Of her feminine element
In FraBce, and England, and Ireland, and Scotland
women endured the most tolsome labor while their hus-
bands often looked idly In this country the
cried fish in the streets This she thought not from
any desire to hear their voices daughter Mrs Mott
went to refer to the Of Deborah in Bible who
the armies Of Israel and to Jae who enemy Of
the Lord with nail and hammer after giving him
lordly dish of milk to drink (Laughter Phoebe, a
female, mentioned In the Scriptures preacher Of
the gospel, and was highly commended and Antonette
alu
friend. (Great laughter The pulpts were opened to
her and she invited to speak in them all without
distinction salary offered 10 her for a certain
time but she refused It and che (Mrs. was glad Of
that, che believed in free gospel The President
,tken to give description Of the progress of
liberty in this country its sphere enlarging tM it
was now filing not emily earth but heaven.
Mr. BRienAM said he would have woman to go about
the sinks of perdton and do good in that way but
make herself conspicuous 1t Is worthy Of remark,
that woman has weaker voice than man.
After few observations from Mr. Pryme and Mr. How.
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