The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-12

tno COnventS OF The country.
driven women 10 those associations. ~ ~
hSs Lucy srorK then read long communication from
Mr Brigham who addresses her his respected fiena
Ihe foiioSisg Is the principal portion Of il -
"In return for the polite invitation given me last even
ing to attend your Convention to-day and continue tho
ing permit to express my regret that business engage
msnss quite npsratiye b%t az all calculated
forbid its as pTs YET nSsS Sss1ns ins
viii senssds asis'i herb S %
right Of representation beg leave, through this
explicitly than was then able do stsmmins alone the
s' sn q sq
"t $ TSpsd n in all that them Tho
the feminine element in human nature all respects
that the former is interior involves single relation
s ns I n jus
yrannica The least degradation of either degrado
proper anS fssS sappns
ssi s
the beauty ana sganee OF the get rivalry and
and latter Is %as"Ss
nnd snd Al ss
of Ct one another aud the
and the perfection Of ths
IT, Spa pnr s' r 10 FAR n s and
most n fssS S' s % W sssss
not only but restore and perfect the feminine
sdeSsy h%'SSe Sneans @as
tmss er s Mhsf a~s WHIP u hsr
being This viii remain rtibe Law, however
seek give them upon credit either Of
valid positions you associate with them"
Nis Lucy then proceed TO comment on this letter
sculpture tie other fine she should not be con-
fined TO the kitchen, washing the dishes or nending
stockings She denied there peculiarly in the
male that dsnR Rushed him from the female The sexes
we're both alike by nature. The only difference
paternity Of the one and the maternity of the other
The emblem OF the rose most unhappy for the
man. for the rose and Its fragrance constituted but
whole
M,
Miss Lucy s. at down. and said he did expect the
pleasure OF hearing his letter this evening" 1t
wanted was better taste and they would find their sphere
at last in the domestic circle (Much laughter)
MARTHA G. WRIGHT wanted to know what the single |
were to do.
Miss (Doctor) HARRIET X. Husr-Also wanted to know
what she to do she living life of single blessed
dess-what was to be her sphere
MIR. BRIeHAm-Those who not able to fill their pro-
per sphere must be only content with lower one. |
Laughter) This convention ought to be called |
Woman Rights Convention.
1rs. Il. ALDRrpGE editor of the The Genius, Of Liberty
wanted to know If the gentleman could give 1t better
psme.
Mr.. BnIcnAMI would call it woman's Sphere Conven-
tion (Shous of aughter) The world the devil often
luted wcmen out their sphere (Renewed laughter
:, ONE OF THE LApiEs-Wbich side do you ion-God or
Mr. BHIcHAM-I would rather side with God and truth.
Anothtr burst OF uproarous laughter fol owed In the
back ground which the President rebuked)
ANNE PARMITAN, venerable old lady of about sixty
five years Of sge tall, dressed in black, and wearing
widows cap then proceeded to address the convention
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Shaker preacher She said she had been years
preaching the everlasting gospel and she yet
Iresched sermon that pleased every body Some said
she spoke too low and too lous snd said
thing and seine another. 1t strange that woman
could not 6nd liberty under liberty polls 1t |
insisted that she should hold her tongue because she
brought death into the world This the most
riof,st' argument she heard. If brought |
death, the also brought life. clergyman said to
her thstwoman wSs The wicked st rhng God made
Her rely 10 him was, that sit NIB tnken
wastonNiuiy wicked ~hat must the whole body Of man
be- tshouts Of laughter from the whole assembly, in
,boreh When ,be recovered herself she reonesed th
audience not to be carried with any little eccentr
cy oil his stranger and then whispered somehing to
the lady which had the effect Of soon reducing her to 81
lence.)
Rev ArIosETrE Bnows then introduced to the
meeting as taking up the Bible argument She
menced BY Offering the following resolution -
Resolved That the Bible recognizes the rights duties
equal With those that upsn her GSsry NO uss
@ Ipon h % ana 5 thas truly and
Scriptures in favor of the subsection of The
texts relied upon not understood She referred
Uncle Toms Cabin in which minister Of the Gospel told
Uncle Tom that inscrusbe Providence placed his
in seryitude, and God had said Cursed be Canaan,
servant Of servants shall be be- Tom replied with
ther text Do unto others as you would they should do
unto YOU A tobacco chewing drover who present
said he thought one text was as good as the other In
the beninniDg God gave dominion to man to rule
the beasts of the field and the earth, but
each other The text that the stronger should rule
passage Thy desire shall be BE- tot to thy husband
and he shall rule thee was also prediction,
not a command The text, g. wives submit yourselves
your husbands ia explained by similar one, which
epjops that all be subject to anothern Che text
is the head Of the woman, only that he Is
the frat Of class Adam is the head Of the human
Hence, the head Of a Of poets. 1t did not
mean pre- emnence, or superior power, or authority
Man is the head as Christ the head Of the
church The reverend lady then proceeded to show by
se IN hsb o nrascS a ths
primitive days Of Christianity and that they had ample
Mrs RosE said hs wished Miss Brown had been at the
Constitutional Convention in Indiana when the clerical
gentlemen by texts Of Scripture, argued down womens
Of Robert Dale Owen giving equal rights to pro-
perty with She did not want appeals to the Bible.
people Of Boston turned their harbor into teapot there
we're plenty to quote Scripture to prove them wrong
evident truths and natural laws Let the question stand
or fall upon its own merits she offered the following
r,solution -
Resolved, That rights gift
ns az S
s fS%aSS a s rS t. '' as ste
voice II their snss,msn and to al Rs protective adynna
Of be OUGHT 7" eniav The same soeal rights
and privileges And any dlercnce tereiors IN the potsa
sic principle. justice and humanity, such
ought be held TO the derson Of lover OF human
freedonA
Were she in the presence of Nicholas of Russia
iinbece coantor Of Austria, she would feel bound to
by that resolution Nicholas and Francis Joseph
governed by the grace Of God and Louis Napoleon
by the grace Of Nicholas and the Pope aughtcrl but
the United States, the different The only
Just powers derived from the consent Of the go
verped and that taxation and representation nse
perabe. However much these principles might be
esteemed here where she asked. they In practice
Universal suffrage was mockery How false to declare
hat suage the right of all One half excluded
The republic therefore stands not only before the bar of
wtmaphood but Of moral consistency. Mr. Roebuck
British member Of parliament at election In Shelf
field advocated the extension Of the franchise to all
ons holding tenements worth f5. The question
asked him If be wepd grant the same right to women
who held the tenementsa question that ought to
be asked in legislative halls. What did he say In
reply hope the ladies will pay attention for the
greater pnrt Of the reply IL the draught they have been
30 long accustomed to swaow-fattery. Here 1t Is -
There is who than do to Ny
education was formed by one whose recoectons at
this make temble There nothing which, for
the honor VI the would not do The happiness Of
life is bound with it-mother wife, daughter. Woman
y have been the oasis Of the desert Of life And have