New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-18
women,s Rights Convention.

Women's Rights Convention. Il.
The NewYork Herald has the following telegraphic
port Of the proceedings the Womens Rights conven
tion assembled SYRACUSE in that State II is dated
the 9Th inst s@ ION =
met this morning at ten o'clock, at the City Hall and
temporarily organized BY the appointmnnt o.
Miss Lucy Stone Of Mass appointed Secretary and
read the call of the meeting which enJons upon loge
woman, with her own right manu. 10 carve o"' e'
tiny. A.. :
ter was read from Mrs Hugo Read, OF England aiso
letter from Horace Greeley which we'll received and
in which he said that bread lies At the OF all
moral and political reform including "omahs nsh's'
The PERMANENT OFFICERS OF THE CoNrENrlos..A COM
mttee was appointed to nominate officers After due
consultation the COMMITTEES made the following report
President-Lucretia Mott. of Pa w
pfee P,esdens-Mrs b. Cakes Smith. of N; Y; Mrs
Pauina H. Dasis, of r. L; Gerret Smith OF N. Mrs
Clemeutina w Nichols of Brattleboro' w. anu sarh L.
Miller, of Pa ,... ,,..
b Wright, of Auburn s. J. May and Ayoia H. Fo~ier'
The above report was adopted
The following then appointed as a |
Business Coamitee-Mrs Sarah A. Ml ME-. a Mnt
Mrs P. W Davis Mrs Elizabeth w Phillips, of SYRIA
cuse; and Mrs. Rose, of Network =. 80 ,.,
The President addressed the meeting az some ehSeh
LETTERS SKETCHES Erc.-A letter was received from
" G. Charming in which he says that hte oay VI ,,s
ded-a very plump spirited little creature anu
he has heart to write tohe Convention IN
its principles. -, x.. r,
the course of the morning letter was reau iouA '"
| W. johnson, of Buffalo, enclosing Slo
| A Voce-Is the writer man or WOMAN
Mrs. Davis-A woman. ,.., u;,-,, =;
Mrs Cakes Smith wanted the names plainly given MN IN
full In the beginning enterprise, we want all our
honors and privileges augntef ,e Convention held at
Mrs. Wright read the address Oh tne ooh'en'o'
Mrs Nichols suggested that if the popular elections
were not proper places the women to vote at hpeca
places and days might be set apart for them nv,
| RESORTS OF THE BUSINESS CoMMrrEE-The following
resolutions were then submitted by Mrs Rose on behalf
Icff n,s;p Comm
Inasmuch many Of the institutions nanu1 81 thb
from the past like III epe Or to tie
spread of that Divine truth which gives hsh' W ''
world-therefore, .,oso ;,st;tr
tions and to ascertain which of them still worthy OF
honor and supporwhich we should seek 10 reiof "nu
Reored That it is the right of every one holding prop
erty as citizen of the republic to resist @ I'LL
such time as she is fully represented al the pao.
Farp ExpREssoN OF op1NIoss-It was agreed that the
discussion should be open to all persons whether opseo
SCOTT MoyE,tNTIJre-P Pulling of The Se,cardiies 1t
understood that resolution will be offered the
Convention to General Scott Greeley anu an M
are here working hard for this but deffie smlh WI" up
pose it, r,, ,oo+;, :,
not as vet % umerAus it was last year but II Is very
orderly ar e huSastic There very few OF the mas
culine rsent There are only TWO btooers, ou.
great 1nauy blooming pretty girls ana marieu woMtn
: dressel in The pink Of fashion Mrs. Davis and Mrs
Cakes Smith particularly hne :.
The Convention adjourned at twelve O'CLOCK, I'LL TWO IN
the afternoon.
+ AFTERNOON SESSION.
=, The Convention re-assembled at two o'clock.
e GERRIr SNIrH's OPINION OF WoMEN's Ri6Ars-Gerrlt
4 Smith Reported the following resolutions:
Resoirea That the demand OF women is not Tor prsl-
eges. favor nor employment nor honors-pu' lof
rights T.. .,. .u.,,
persons to their own earnings ana anu W
belong as naturally and absolutely to woman as to man
" Resord, That beseech woman never to copsn MT 10
hold ny of these great sacred rights in allegiance to
consent to exchange of them for brides and prv
lcges favors and hatteries-however aurng anu Sc
ductive. = A., ~
DISCRIMINATION OF TINE HoNoREp CusroMs.-Mrs. f.
lie Cakes Smith adyodated woman's rights to resist taxation
lie She said we dsorganize timehonored nst
~ tunps Let Syracuse which has become the Thermo
I'd pye of freedom be the place for our struggle suad
may I'd Mrs Smith concluded BY
1Thasas, Womans society is such that human freedom
in its best can only he increased through Pecu
he mary independence; therefore, . ID. :.
Resolred That EVERY woman should engage herse1 II
ny literature the fine arts professions agriculture com
whatsoever honorable occupation best adapt
lie to her capacities that she then remove the stat
from labor and work out her own emancipation
.qnd further Resolved That it is the right OF ever
ce holding property to resist taxation Till sueh t
ur as she is fully represented at the ballot box
MISS srowE's OPINION OF THrNGs.-Lucy Stowe made a
eloquent speech in favor of Gerret Smiths resolution
expressed her odium at the law which gives the h
wo band his wfe's earnings and property,
n No JUSTICE WOMAN Any wHERE.-Miss Brown sal
- women tried by juries of men not by their ow
peers Guilty cannot get justice III our court
Wy Az sAA@A~S N'S-iN- $1,000
"a WoMAs IIuas HER sHAcKlEs Man HUGS MosE
' Mrs Rose said mind knew no sex Ii 1t dld man cou
not represent both If it did not then both sex
have as much right man. Woman hugs her shackl'
of WHY men won't like it, Oppression has become lee
cod and therefore fashionable She urged the removal
these UNI just laws.
eve WOMEN TO REMAIN WoMEN,-Antoinette Brown Sc
ally women had part this Government for their conse
and had obtained. We would not send women In
tho public life to become men. but to remain women
A CuAsE LoST GARnENTS.-Clementln w. MIC
" oils said she was introduced a monster of womanho
sh poltica editor and that have hoped that thou
ing the rights suspended she VIII come
aud be live woman yet. we are said TO De fuhni
after the pants-they have iegsaturea away our EXT
,e and are about sitting upon them in courts OF Just
IT. They must complain ii we give chase after thel NJ
III. ns Nichols concluded by moving the following A.,
nat Resored That equally involved as they are oy the OF
nance God the natural relations which lies at
,pa of all society the sexes are equally entitled 6y
t enal claim to all the rights which cover means Tor
discharge of the civtes involved in those relations
an ALAS MISERABLE WoMAs.-Mrs. E. O. Smith moved
NV Reolred That as the imbrutcd slave who is cont
~ with his lot and would not be free if he could Qt
M such there be) only gives evidence OF the aeptn o
24 ror condition observing that she has all the rights
100 wants, does but exhibit the eneryatng effect OF
tho wrongs to which she is subjected
lhe The Convention then adjourned till this evening
Inst The crowded to excess during the a1ternoo
rec EVENING SESSION.
w. On re-assembling the hall was more crowded IMAM
fore, and still greater excitement prevailed.
the synpArHy-Mrs. E. O. Smith read letter of sympt
r SIS from John Neal, of Cortland.
us is GERRIT SsIiIu's RIGHTS INTERPRETED WITH "
rud Smith said the had taken great npery VIII
900 rights in getting speech out of him woman was
SOON aT .npel she was only He did not believ
true getting Heaven before her time Give her
ct in field and crcise her when she fails
oto, Lucy Stone also made an eloquent speech
,r,,o OpposlroN TO TAxAr1oN.-An address from Mrs
ton was read advocating the refusal to pay taxes
, 49, MurrSy-PuN1sHMENT MurNEER.-J. b
oor Oh ham said this noise about wonans rights was g
If the to bring the speakers into public notice
ed IA Gerrtt Smith cited the Scripture case OF Ablml
,, hut said he should leave Brigham to be slain by
~ Lucretia Mott. who castigated Mr.. Is. severely,
quire, turned the laugh against him She invited Inn TO
aher this question Tomorrow with Lucy stone ano
e pre- toinettee Brown
roject n' ny "a ~ ,5 oils for Mrs Incv Stone INIT She
lon smoke II few words. She said she lacked taith in
God made us women, and will keep us such. Gods
lstant cannot be botted out till he is botted out
les 1t that the discussion would be
NJ tomorrow the President having invited any man to
-. them in open discussion.
calling At half past 10 o'clock, the Convention adjourn
1g the tomorrow morning
shing
Tho st ANOTHER CASpipArE THE Presidency The
ecopd eru Rights party of Alabama met in convention at
70 oomery last week. nominated G. NJ. Troup,
;,a Georgia for President and Gen Quitman of Mssi
Ter the for Vice President
ORG of This was State Conventions very meagre
'prety hhd Of them came from 3utanra
hIshesi' Dse.---i aN,vsa,v,, iiutueIy:
Gov one Russell and Barbour one 1t to hav
tfv mi hu n1torn fl