The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-24
ryrs. Coz on the Wrongs OF Woman

Mrs. Emma r. Gee delivered lecture last evening,
the leure Of the Gle, upon the "Wrorgs
OF Woman, the Legal Inequality Of the Sexes" This
audience was not large In personal appearance
the ay rather above tho middle Height and Of good
dgure. Her face ia quite intellectual Mrs. Coe
has already high encomiums from the press and 10
preparing enter upon the profession Of the lsv Her
lecture Last evening delivered distinctly and very
rapidly. like most women, the appeals to sympathy
rather than sense and attrset audience by nowery
di,on and not by solid reasoning. The following IL
aketch Of the lecture-she haa specific purpose In
vew that eyenpgons that bears the present mo.
ment She requested the sympathy and support Of the
audience and II possible their signatures to petition to
thu legislature to relieve the wrongs OF Every
huns being had tho right Of petition But for what
shall they petition? necessity is laid upon them that
they preach this gospel deliversnce for In the
great tho oughfare Of life is suffering obstruc-
tions which should not be In her way. She Ia i'm
psdes BY legal restrictions which sacken
The bpainss Of sin aiming worsns rights properly be-
longs 70 Il is unaniable practice for to
plain Of thsir wrongs bat will not take up
the argument they must do 1t for themselves The law
between husband and wife is degrading. 1t lowers the
wife beneath the standing Of slave. Marriage makes
the husband ard wife person. .ud that person is
husband. Wers the abact thing the law consid.
era her, she would MT be worthy OF husband. DOES
at vsrance with the laws OF the Creator MAJ wa not
bern to command to obey. These are not the
OPTIONS Of 's.rong minded women only, but of men, We
scsapt this with pleasure are ouly sorry that
We lave not deserved IT. but hope that the
rason may redeem cur chniasier In this respect.
that belong to human beips9 Unaer the laws
Of New York, the HUSBAND may compel tn wife 20 carry
ana then she u,rs the full penalty OF the law The
marriage ceremony suggestive Of much that Is udi
cro'Is fanoy woman Possessed Of all her faculties
suddenly besoming changed BY the empe words Of a.
clergyman This ceremony born In barbarian and
of the weakness, Il tho other. Whst can
wish for in tina mystical deahg Believe me- no
trus woman ever dii ee'e.veit While woman rsmsins
con ca married. she loses this individuality aud
me- ged in tho husband Tas lie the coolest asspmp
Of might over right we have heard Of Shall
teptt oily endureiS The plea the wi.es SELF govern.
meotis very strong In nature who marres woman
she ono iectur,r knew Tia, she saouid meet with
one sized view Of Scripture auth riy When God created
IL and fsms. equal + only
that vomans ear Atty lost The people re-
to state Of primsyal unooenes the they
earth, woman has resn raising her head higher and
higher Woman the bonored Instrument Of Bringing
CROSS and present when ths stone was rolled
asAy from the door Of the sspulchrs viii any man say
of opinions Is to be guided by him VIII any man
say thst Christian woman should guided by
husband fhe bad oteS She the leotursr objected to
those Who never locked at their Bible bsckeniug their
vssee and quoting scripture directly they hear such
questions mentioned IS womao's rights she did
| not bslisve in the words OF st. Paul who says
submit to the powers that b. for the Lords
| SAKE, because these words had efs,t the
American people In the With England at the time OF
the revolution She deemed that the priooipe of womans
subsection TO lies a. the very foundation tf all her
Ills IL woman cannot take charge of herself Of
she cannot take charge Of her property. Can three
pence in tho pcu the royal stamp paper
the grievances tAs Produced The they b
compared to th~ grievances under which ive9
The Laws behind the time, and win pulled do vu,
and Other nober and grsnder eddces built their
stead Mrs Coz entered here into a long disqustion
upon e laws OF real eatate She wished 10 prove chat
they atrocious-ihst they afforded NO prot cotton
whatever to womsn. Mrs. Cos spoke vsyy sloqasay aaa