The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-07

TEE woxsN's RIeHrs CONVENTION To-xoR-
Row-TuB Expect OF THE NOMINATIONS OF TIE
IsNs-To morrow, will be held at Syracuse,
National Women's Rights Convention. The
efft ct Of the nomination Of John P. Hale, by the
free solers to draw away votes from the two great
parties but principally the wings The effect of the
no animation of William Goodel, by the liberty party,
is to take away still votes from the wings and
democrats, but especially from the wings, among
whom the isms chiefly exist, Many free soilers will
vote for Hale who do net want to vote for liberty
man And many liberty men will vote for Goodell,
who would not have voted for Hale because the free
soil platform is not sufficiently radical, nor Hale
a strong enough out-and outer for the taste of the
thorough paced party of Gerrit Smith, Lloyd Carl
son. and Fred. Douglass. The more nominations
made by the isms the greater the number of votes
will be distracted from the two leading parties and
particularly from the wings. The Webster nonina-
ton will also take away from that party; so that
the loss of votes caused by the various nominations
will fall with peculiar severity, in fact almost ex-
clusvely, upon the wing nominee.
To counterpoise oil this, Scott has the support
of the Phalanx in New Jersey and it is calculated he
will get the aid Of the Women's Rights Con
vention This party, which consists Of males as we
asfemaes has been rapidly increasing during the last
few years The learning, eloquence, courage, wis.
dom, and statesmanlke (or rather stateswomanlike)
views Of the orators at their conventions, have at
tracted the attention ofthe community North South,
East and West. Their words have been carried on
the wings of the press-particularly the New YORK
HERALD-to the rem otest bounds of civilization,
and their arguments have doubtless made n
<ha cfnnu hoor IF ho
sterner SEX The continual dropping of water will
wear a cavity even in a stone, and the constant
preaching of woman for her rights will have its
effect at last These women have proved them
selves vastly superior to large proportion Of
Congressman, and might fill their places, not only
without loss to their constituents but with great
gain to the whole country. They have now at
tanned such degree of strength, that they can
safely venture upon making nomination for the
Presidency. They have as good right to do it as
the men-as good right as the free sellers or the
liberty party.
By taking this step they will gain igher po-
sition at single stride than they could with years
of uphill labor. Let them take courage. Let them
either nominate candidate on their own bottom,
or give the balance Of power which they undoubt-
eddy hold to one Of the candidates already nomina-
ted Their influence will thus be felt in the country
it will be felt most palpably by saving General
Scott whom all the men Of The whig party, and all
the old soldiers that fought under him, cannot re-
deem from inevitable defeat and disaster, without
the aid Of the women. Like chosen band Of
Amazons-a corps de rcsrce, brought up at the
crisis of the battle when all seems los.-they will
act the part for Scott that the Guards did for Wei
lington at Waterloo, when the scale Of victory
seemed to incline against him. Let old Chippewa
do the right thing with the women, and, in the
hour of need, he has only to say, Up, women. and
at them!'' Our word for it, they will make short
work Of Pierce and the democrats. Doubtless this
was the corps dc resaue referred to in q recent
article in tho Tribune, upon which the writer so
confidently relied for success We repeat, nothing
the of Scott from utter destruction
but the Woman's Rights Convention. 1t behooves
the General, therefore, to close at once with any
offer of coalition that may be made by the COM
mttee, and pledge himself to the fortunes of s'the
better half Of creation !"
We know, by experience that, both in despotisms
and constitutional monarchies, women have been
| just good rulers as men, and that kingdoms and
empires have hourished under their sway in q most
| unprecedented manner. The three most prosperous
| periods of English history have been under the
'eigns of Elizabeth, Anne, and Victoria. I'm
der Catharine of Russia, though she was q
terrible Bloomer in her day, the empire
prospered as it never did before In Spain
the queens have been about as successful rs the
kings. In France, woman is excluded from rule by
the Salique law but it is very questionable whether
the liberty Of that country would not be in more
advanced condition at the present moment if this re-
stricton had not prevailed especially when we find
her give birth to such women as Madame de Stael,
who actually ruled France, though not sitting upon
throne, as other women have ruled courts and
kings and prime ministers, and thereby the most
civilized nations Of the world. The history of
France has also proved that woman can be o
great general, and lead armies to victory. The
name Of Joan of Arc will never be forgotten
Petticoat government therefore, is not despicable
thing Us some people think. On the whole, in
monarchcal and absolute governments, it has been
as vigorous and prudent as the regime of the
breeches What pctticoat Tor rather, we sup
pose, pantelette) government would be in re-
public is problem rs yet unsolvcd, an expert
ment to be tried. There has been no example of it
in history but in these days Of progress, and espe.
cially in q country where woman is honored moro
highly than in any other country in the world, we
would not be surprised it, in 1885, or, at all events,
in 1860, a woman should be nominated for the Pre-.
sidency Of the United States More unlikely things
have happened before now. Much will depend on
the course pursuei by the Woman's Rights Conven-
tion to morrow, and we look forward to the result
with deep interest.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF THE WEArHER. The weather
during the present has been committing ter.
rble mot only the pears and peaches but in
the field Of politics and presidential candidates. For
some time past, every whig meeting has been almost
ruined by the horrible weather. such rs prodigious
showers of rain," and awful bursts of thunder and
lightning" keeping thousands on thousands away
from the mass meetings and inferminable potber.