Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-29
Communications.
LETTER FROM JOSEPHINE eRIFF1Ne.
MILroS, Wayne Co., Ind,
Oct 17th 1Sh2

DEAR MARIrs: The Indiana Womans Rights
Convention has just held its annual meeting at
Richmond, Wayne Co., town Of four or five
thousand inhabitants, with several large and COM
modious Churches, and very religious community.
But so unpopular, and withal so infdel, was the
question Of "woman's rights" that no church
old OF new-could be procured for love money,
in which to hold its sessions, and only one house
in the town, offered its hosptaltes tSeely to its
radical advocates But the meeting opened
under the favorable auspices of "Aunt Fanny" Of
Missouri, Mrs. Coe and Mrs. jenkins Of New
York-namcs already known stars in the path
Of refornatory history-the people began to sec
light in the midst of darkness, and to avoid its
acknowledgement their large Temperance
lIall--ther houses and their hoarts-and o more
intelligent, thoroughly Democratic, and searching
Woman's rights meeting, have never attended,
The political and social obstacles to Woman's cle-
yation, were carefully and pointedly alluded to in
their legitimate order, and q most practical phos-
ophy presented that reached TO the very root Of the
evil. The speaking of Mrs. Gage, Coc and Jen-
kins, varying with the characteristics Of each, af-
fordcd Iich entertainment to those who listened,
and furnished an additional demonstration Of Wo-
mcnt The resolutions which were drafted with
strict reference to the question Of "rights and du-
ties" growing out of human existence, were dis
cusscd freely, in all their bearings, on physical
social-and divine rclation-and passed without
oppostion-though not unntelligently. The NO
ccssity for large field Of employment to woman,
with just remuneration, was urged, a most es-
scntial means to her own true and substantial
happiness But the great stress and peculiar
force of the resolutions and the discussions, aim
ed ut the universal education of woman, not of
mind only but of mind and womanhood, in order
to secure true earncstncss Of cbnracterand estab-
lish noble aim in life and thus to secure to the
world stronger and purer race Of beings, consti-
tutcd on the approved basis Of universal harmony,
or adaptation.
The convention passed the following resolution:
Resolved That the Indiana Woman's Rights
Association, unite with other womcns associations
who have spoken this subject, in resenting the
insult offered to all woman kind, by the expulsion
Of Antoncttc Thrown from the platform of the so
called Worlds Temperance Convention, and look
with pity and contempt ON the rank and file, the
chapains and commander, Of the mobocratic legion
who perpetratcd the cowardly net.
The convention adjouned-undcr an evidently
advanced state of sentiment, to meet again year
from date, in indianapolis, tho capital of the State.
We have just now separated with our much
loved friends, Aunt Fanny, Mrs jenkins, and Coc,
and the true hearted men and women Of that Con-
vcntion, with the impression that we each and
all to labor, sacrifice and endure.
had forgotten to say that the women from
abroad were invited by the temperance associa-
tions of Richmond, to speak on the Temperance
question, the evening after the convention closed,
and had the pleasure of addressing u very large
audience in the Methodist Church, with an admis-
sion fec of ten cents.
Yours in hope,
JOSEPHINE S. GRIPPING.