Washington telegraph., 1852-07-07
Wonnam's Flights Convention ri
dOEand.

A large and enthusiastic Womans Rights
Convention was held in this village a few
days since. Mrs. Amadilda Renley was
chosen President, and Miss Celestina Syl-
abub, Secretary. The President opened
the Convention with the following speech:
Female Beings. I arise to address you on
the important subject of woman's rights.
For ages and ages have we been imposed
upon by that wicked biped, known as man;
for ages and ages have we listened to his
honeyed humbug, and now, in the might of
majestic womanhood and womanly majesty,
we stretch forth our hands and exclaim,
'Forbear!"' To understand the subject, my
hearers, we must go back to the beginning.
Several hundred years ago, some rash man
ordained that woman should attend to the
household affairs, yea! that while yet I'm
maiden hcsitation, .fraa,ticfrc she should
be yersed in the mysteries Of baking bread
and boiling cabbages, and other culineous
matters. For years this state of things went
on, progressing from no better to much
worse, with steam engine rapidity, until, f.
nally, a woman was expected to darn her
husbands stockings. Female beings, prob
ably most Of you have darned stockings-I
can sympathise with you. OF all the mis-
cradle and excessively wretched employ
ments that our cruel tyrants have imposed
upon us, darning stockings is pre-eminently
heart-rendng. But alas! the cup was not
yet full. From the time that woman began
tamely and passively to darn stockings, still
more brutal measures were enforced The
luckless fair ones were impudently informed
that they must stay at home more, and look
after things. With the malignant ferocity
of infuriated catamounts, the men told the
women that they must do their share of ma
king home pleasant-that they must be neat
IN attire, have contented faces, use kind and
loving words, be ready to take their share
of trouble and misfortune, and, in fine, de-
vote themselves to their husband interests.
This 'devoting themselves, the unnatural
bpeds had the hardihood to assert, was the
object of a mans taking wife, so that he
could have one to depend on in time of tri-
al and tribulation, to stand by him. Female
Beings, are you not ready to shrek as Miss
freedom U don't remember her first nancy
shreked when HosseylsuscO fell, My
speech is did am hungry and thirsty,
and | intend to take lunch, having brought
some coffee and peanuts with me.
The lady sat down amidst great applause,
and gracefully buried her face and feelings
In bowl Of coffee Miss Rosa Posa then
got up, amidst the most enthusiastic cheer
Ing. This young lady was tall, quite pale,
and had on long ringlets and short josey.
In faltering voice she said H
Beloved Sisters, [ have been long con-
Vlnced, if not longer, that our gentle sex
does not find that sympathy, that genial en-
ttwlnlng of soul with soul, without which
ilfe is indeed wretched. When heart seeks
heart, and soul seeks soul, and the infinite
seeks the destiny the search, alas is vain.
lt Is cold world, beloved sisters, desert
waste, a Seekonk Plain. Men are, harsh
Wicked and unfeeling-they have no tender
out-gushings of heart ------
The ady's feelings were too much for her
at this point, and she sat down, weeping, as
1he poet says, like an onion Miss Betty
banks ia girl fourteen or fifteen years of
age, In full Bloomer costume,) then had the
hoor. She said:
My Ma told me to tell this Convention
'aat mat she was convinced now or never the
D pow was to be struck. My Ma is shining
nsht In the town of Rareripe, a prominent
member OF the New Jerusalem Knitting