New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-04

broken have been eneebled BY inadequate and per
npicrs system Of education
Tbs oosition Ia which woman has been placed Ia an
soopuoiy On the one hand she s constantly reminded
N S,ries and RESPONSIBILITIES from which angel
might shrink The world ia 10 be saved By her prayers
her quiet and gentle efforts. Man, abe "a told ruled
tv her smiles h. whole nature subdued by the potency
-; her .esrr Priests politicians and poets assure her
with sfterrg tongue that on her depend the progress
and destiny OF the On the other hand she told
that che lovingly eonhde In the strength and sk
az man who has been endowed with superior inteec
t,sl uoers that he must count II her highest honor
10 reaec, upon the world the light OF his intelligence
and wifdom the moon reflects the light OF the sun
We may congratulate one another on this occasion IN
view OK the cheering ndi:ation,, % NANTES, on
every hand that the ignorance and darkness which
have long brooded over the prospects OF woman,
are beginning to give place to the ght OF truth In the
summer of le4r In the village OF Seneca Falls small
number of women disrcgardng alike the sneers OF the
ignorant and the frowns Of the learned, assembled In
Convention and boldly claimed for themselves and for
their sex the rights conferred by God and long with
held by man. Their COURAGEOUS words were the
precision Of sentiments which others lad felt deeply
themselves but hich the restraints imposed by long
established custom mad taught them 70 Eyp7ess Bgi
row the hour had come and the world stood prepared
for the reception of new thought which destined 20
work a revolution in human society more benencent
than any that has preceded IT, The seeds Of truth
which that Convep planted In aith and hope were
not left 70 per.h In many thoughtful minds they ger
minated a pace and brought forth fruit That fruit
was seen in the large Convention held In Ohio In the
spring Of 1850 in that held in Massachusetts in the
tnn Of the year, and In those which have since
followed in New England and the West
Woman st length IL awsking from the slumber OF
ages Many Of the sex already perceive that koowi-
edge Sound Judgment and perfect freedom OF thought
ard action quite important for the mothers as for
the fathers OF the They weary OF the senseeseak
of "Woman's sphere, when that sphereis go circun.
scribed that they may not exert their fu influence and
power TO cave their country from War; ntempersnce,
Slavery Licenousne.s, Ignorance Poverty and Crime,
which mar in the mad pursuit of MS ambitious schemes
unchecked by their presence and counsel permits des
oate and destroy all that fair and beautiful in life and
6ll the world with weeping lamentation and Wo-
msn begins 10 grow weary Of her helpless and &c
pendent position, and OF being treated az II che
were formed only cultivate her affections, that they
may flow strong and deep currents merely 20 graly
the sefove of She does not listen with delight
a. she did, when she hears her relations TO her
equal brother represented by the poecal Inquire OF the
tres and creeping tend OF the oak and the grace
fully clipcng vine No-she feels that shs is, like him,
an accountable beng-that the Infinite Father has laid
responsibilities upon her which may not De nnocenuy
transferred 10 another but which, In her present igno
rance she is not prepared 10 meet. She is becoming
rapidly Dbued with the spirit of progress and VIII not
longer submit without remembrance to tue oonhage OF
ancient dogmas and customs. In the retirement and
.eclusion OF lite the stirring impulse of the times has
reached the heart Of wOmsn, and she feels the ne
cessiiy of thorough culture and wider held Of
usefulness She the glazing injustice By when she
has so long been deprived OF all fair opportunity to earn
an independent livelihood, and thus In TOO many nstan-
ces conttrained TO enter the marriage relauJn as
choice cylle, secure ntrseU against tue Ol
pending poverty The wrong she deep feels she is
at length arOusing herself TO redres'.
What, then, lie the substance Of our demands an
swer We demand for woman equal freedom with her
brother 10 raise her voice and exert her Influence d.
recilv for the removal of all the evils that aict tue
race and that she be permitted 10 do this In the man.
ner dictated By her own sense OF propety ana usuce
We ak for her educational advantages equal Ia those
epjoyed by the other that the richly endowed insti
tution hch she has been taxed 10 establish and opO
may be open alike to all her children. We claim for
her the night TO follow any honorable can5o or Proies
sion for which she may be fitted by her intellectual ca
pgciiy and training We claim for her fair opportu
nifty attain aposOn of pecunisy independence, aud
to this end that she receive for her labor compen
saiiOn equivalent 10 us recognized Yalue Wnen per-
formed by the othersex.
. These demands, think, must be admitted TO be
essentially wise and just We make them in no spirit
OF 10 the other sex, but under deep con-
vcon that they are prompted by enlightened regard
for the highest welfare OF the race Some one has Justly
said that God has linked the human family together,
that any violence done at end OF the chain Is fet
throughout its length. The true interests Of the sexes
are sntsgoDistic but harmonious There can be no
Just conflict between their respective rights and duties
For the coming OF the day when this great truth shall be
universally received we must work and pray rs we
have opportunity. When that day sha arrive II will
be clearly perceived that In the true harmonic order
woman and her brother are pillars In the same temple
end priests Of the same worship
The foregoing address was accepted and approvedb by
Letters were then read from Sarah NJ. Grimk6 and
VIM II sind Mary Johnson They were too long 10 be
copied in seaton for this report
Mrs Catharne l. ii. Nichols, of Brattleboro, Yer
mont addressed the Convention briefly on the subject
of "Woman's Sphere" She repudiated the popular |
notions on that subject and conteDded that the sphere
of the sex could not be definitely determined by man,
nor even Jy herself Her sphere limited only by
her capacities and her of moral obligation lhiI
idea che illustrated quite happily speaking with afueney
and force that might have surprised some who hold the
DO ,ular views of woman's unftness for the public
platform. 80
The Business Committee, through their Chairman,
James Mott presented several resolutions the first OF
Itch wa, taken up for discussion as follows
Wkeeas II is acknowled principle in our demo
cratic Govern ment, that Governments derive their
Just powers from the consent Of the governed, and
that taxation without representation is unjust and des
potic; therefore
Resolred That women entitled by natural right TO
equal participation with in the political institutions
required Tor the protection Of the whole people; ana
that il gross inconsistency and glsnng exercise OF
arbu airy power, 10 compel women 10 pay taxes while
they are not permitted voice In deciding the amo mt
of those taxes the purposes to which they shall be
applied. l.,,
III resolution briefly advocated by Mrs Gibbons,
Mrs Gage, Mrs. Rose, DR.. Harriet Hunt, and Mrs. |
Nichols No appearing to oppose It's passage was
doped by unanimous vote after which the Conven-
ton adjourned Till afternoon