New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-21
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re- Junius l.. "
Convention.


Hatch revised report Of his Speech at the lat
vornan's Rights Convention at Syracuse, whic'
! would like to see published in The 1'ribv
10 not consider il worth the space it I'D
TOSS. Our readers already know what Mr.
MS sentiments substantially are, and are moi
reading revised reports of by-gone speeches.
A sides, VIC think they will generally agree
" aus that, while Mr.. H. may be right or wrong
In positions, be is very unfair and tricky IN d.
aner of sustaining them. For example, SCI &c
following from his revised speech;
"The purpon of the resolution before you ths norm
EsHs.; The Bible il on our side. ,
ii atked H. instead Of the word Bioe' you souid
9lling 10 substitute the phrase, when Is usually ou'
-stoOd 70 be equivslentio H. sne "otu VI uSu. "
lection maze to doi0g tnn oy tue .'e-ioen' anu
@ here ON the ground that the Convention were not
led upon 10 dec eide 10 the Inspiration OF tne bioe
proposed that as test question, ana a. sucn now
propose again viss 70 know wnetner II Is me ant oy
that r< LUTON that toe word Of God on your se
of rich gocd men Of old Moses and Paui or
5nd,rs,ood In the community generally that
shsI- no sentiment Of this Convention 10 tafdd I
- TO see IL II Yves So or whether, whatever the
OPINION of Individuals might be, as CORueattOR you
we're willing 10 have il understood InaI, whom you
fpeke OF the Bible In your resolution, you meant the
xord Of rod
"By objectipg - the supposlton proposed on the
ground do you declare yourselves wi ling 10 take
Sust stsnd.
"The resolution, with that word ambiguous, mean.
apJtbE nothing and you do wish TO decide 1. to
mean 10 word Of God because by 80 doing you would
declare yourselves as Convention, fde and that
10 staod you 90 not feel called upon 10 take After
bearJs the time Ehch have been uttered on this
floor ~ the officers and ers IL your rsuk
am not surprised at this position They Ia perfect
keeping with II and II With them"
Ali this will seem very smart to many; but
TO Us il seems the dodge Of low pettifogger-
sike Of the quirks by which the Scribes an
lawyers Of old sought to involve Christ in -..
Jenna. A call for Woman's Rights ConvenGgn,
without distinction Of creed or party, would OF
codIse call together persons who did not as well
as those who did believe the Bible the Word of
aiod. OF course a declaration that II IS such
would create division in their ranks, and set
1hsm to wrangling on controversial Theology in
stead Of proclaiming and commencing Woman's
Rights. Yet there was no call for this in the |
premises-no reason why the Plenary Inspiration |
OF the Bible should be affirmed by the Woman's |
Rights any more than by either Baltimore or the |
Convention.
Dir. Hatch seems to have labored through
out under a confusion of ideas as to Rights |
and Usages. We see no Inconsistency between
solemn affirmation Of the right Of every human
being to vote and to be voted for, bear arms
and serve on juries, legislate and execute
processes, and the concurrent affirmation that
it would be grossly announcement for Women
to be generals, cOrporals, cOnstabes &c. We
nav agree heartily with the Womans Rights
party that there ought to be no legal impeachment
10 the assumption ofcertain functions by Women,
vet at the same time affirm that there are natiraL
appointments which must be acknowledged and
respected. woman expecting soon to become a
mother is clearly not in condition to ship as cap
tain, mate or foremost sailor clipper sailing |
Tor China or California, but no lar is needed to
prevent her so doing. So with regard to rough
masculine duties at home, we can give excellent
reasons for woman declining many Offices which
ire no reasons at all for her legal disability to hold
hem. We have no belief that the fullest recog- |
.ition Of the legal equality Of the sexes would
work any general change in their usual relations
or we are confident these are for the most part |
bundled in nature, and not in legislation. Let |
Women vote and be voted for if they Ia majority |
# the sex in any State) shall full consideration
lain these privileges let them have an equa
,oco with their husbands in the disposal of their
oint property let them have free access to Semi
,aries. Lecture Rooms, Coleges-let every pro-
ession, trade, handcraft, be open to them as
reely az TO men Let them be sea-captalns
hey illr-and after ALL things will remain prac'
ically very much as at present. There are some
ew Offices which they might fill without neon
,enierce. and which viii probably be accorded |
hem il the Woman'S Rights doctrines prevail
hey will have wider field for effort and industry |
they will consequently secure better wages |
than they new receive-and that |
IS all Our sons will chop, and pow, and forge !
anchors, and chase burglars, and our daughters
vii sew and cook and tend baby, just as at pres
emit, although the whole programme OF the |
W omans Rights Convention should be adopted |
forthwith. Rev. J. l.. Hatch, therefore, has |
been moved, as we think, to make an unenvable ex-
tbiton Of himself by an utterly imaginary danger,
The world is in not the least danger of beng |
turned upside down by any Womans Rights Con
sentor, nor does the Bible covet any Endorsement I
from any Convention whatever.