The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-10-01
National WOman's Rights
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sided.
Many eloquent addresses were made
by the feminine gender, evineing tall
ent for the forum,
The following resolutions reported
by Gerrit Smith, who was one Of the
business committee, contain the sub
stance orwhat these ladies seem to be
aiming at:
"ReSolVed, That the demand of Wo-
man is not for privileges, nor favor,
nor employments, nor honors, but for
RIGHTS.
"Re8olved, That the rights Of human
beings to their own persons, their own
earnings and property, and to partici-
pate in the choice of the civil rulers
are rights which belong as naturally
and absolutely and fully Woman as
to Man.
"ReSolved, That we beseech Woman
never to consent to hold any ofthese
great sacred4tghts in obeyance ; and
never to consent to exchange any Of
them for bribes and privileges, or fa-
vors and batteries, however alluring
and seductive"
They are determined to exercise the
right Of suffrage, and claim to be eli
giblc to the various civil offices in the
gift of the sopeJeigus.
We think this movement will not
result in any advantage either to those
engaged in it, or any body else. To
woman is committed the mental and
moral training Of the rising genera
tions, and if she is we'll educated, and
does her duty to those under her care,
there is no danger of oppression, and
there will be no necessity of her voting
at elections. A woman who cannot
influence her son or husband to vote
right, has no business at the polls her
self, and if she does exercise her in.
auence at home, there certainly is nc
occasion for her to depositc her ballots
That woman has been oppressed, ant
that she does not now enjoy to thci
full extent, all her rights we admit
Just in proportion to the triumphs o
the Christian religion has been an,
viii be her disinthrallmcnt. Whe
the principles of the gospel shall pre-
vail, then will woman be in deed an
, in truth free; but we doubt, whether
in the Millennium, she will ever fl
civil Offices, or vote for those who dc
It's all twaddlc, to insist that woman
expressions is the result of her bein
denied the privileges of voting am
holding office. The evils of society
are often falsely attributed to bad gov
ernment; the real seat of disease, is il
the heart. This fountain must be pu
rifed, and the expressions and out
RACES and wrongs, with which earth j
filled, will vanish away. We give a
extract from the speech Of an Obi
lady as specimen Of what was said
Jane Elizabeth Jones, of Ohio, wish
ed to make speech, because she wisl
ed to identify herself with this grei
movement. But she did not unde
stand the question, and would onI
display her ignorance to this audienc
She thought it best for such to be S
lent, as there were so many bett,
qualified to speak. She was glad 81
lived in this age where progress WI
advancing so rapidly. She was OF
Of those woman who talk little abo
. Woman's Rights, but she took h
rights and said nothing about it,
| (Applause.) She had occupied pr
pits all around where she lived. M,
cared not about taking their right
bat objected to their boasting about
She demanded those rights which mi
e was most unwilling to grant, viii
- If granted, the citadel would surrend
\ at discretion. She wanted the rig
to vote; she wanted to vote and
voted for (AppIause.) Men asse
ed this right as evidence of their h
manity and in denying it to us, tn
deny our humanity. We claim O
franchise as a right, and shall occu
it with no pledges, no conditions.
When we exercise our right to vo
we will make our pledges, and not |
fore. Suppose most Of us do not wa
to vote, is that any argument for I
fusing the right to those who do {?
| Hear, hear.) We want the right
property. Common law gives Il
husband on marriage all the wife