New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-02
woMEN's STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION
Miss .nfolne,te Browns speech
n "a. Asssnbl, Room, az Al5aRg o. re EreHitg Of
Jan O.. lSSl

Jan q. ISL
The great desiderstum of the ninet aeuth cen.
fury ls Maine Law. = SAID Temperance men, and
40 sad Ncpl Dow Give "a the Maine Law, and t viii
be- ike the uisnua 10 the wderness-ltte chlirca VIII
then have bread the unkaris wife viii longer be
elsl in the faded csicoiFess, the dlapidated house
VIII present. the aspect of cheerulncss and the drunk
ard himself wll be reclo'het in the Ciise O.. humanity.
Tie Maine Law viii be tie philosophers stone in the
pu,kft and gold VII gather around the footsteps u
man ike the az the ocean sweeenlrg every day
The stsd di-b Of poverty and suffering
Tho Milne Law is creature g. legisist.on-thewhcol
st ia motion by the yo'cs OF the people 10 en-ers
political domain, where r0,iGH cannot enter. sac Il
o. the yne-CCuc nnd - told 20 trust her tlef,
brother and husband o. M kc the laws for her
Suppose you standing ocHr the Cataract o. Nsy
arr shove the rapids attitudes OF people strangely
infatuated IN ne current, being drawn down By tue
racing waters and reuse 20 lt Your voice 10 warn
them You every onr has GO nj 10 do A. he 'eas-s
tie refpcnsi. ity belongs 20 hu'ch Would You not
be i1unted ~ q" cry OF Murderer tue by-tanf3r
were a woman she would be excused Tor Hey could
no. heu her uul,ss she screamed and thai would beun.
wcusny. We wcald tel hcr 20 scream 20 the TOP Of
her voice, even though shc b1.ow the tones OF an
tippo and not ,t them lie IN he -rrat moral Niagara
there il impending dagger, strange fi-c.nstiJn,
strong tuptat uIs ln its alurng waters thousands
srd tens Oi Thousands are constantly drawn info -
Whirlyoo VT woman ria-t De silent Suppose THE NJ
ncsrs wa calrCd ~ Governments tn cOuragion
spreads On every side boats ply between the currents.
They hasten = supply the "an.ng strength OF the odd
Ny tie strong -tslWHri and the cthcuc, up, many
/ are drawn down. The Government BE- alarmed They
nee, 10 take mcasgrss, 20 Talk over the matter They
give the river into 1lo custody Of the officers of the law
They pay barge sums t0 th0te whom hey suppose have
houcsty good character, &c. They cell licenses % tho
Young tlc old the feeble and % regulate this
! whole sfsir Bat the plan works poorly Toe officers
OF the rver only menihosr Who cannot buffet with
the waves. They meet ayaln 20 what shall be done
BOh parucs hesitate, dCplore The evil but cannot sug
gest the real remedy The officers Of tie river and
tste ice thst their craft u IN danger They want
MI the treasury Of the ryer. Inc women see many
bod!rs Of to.e thcy love deaTer than lie itsef drawn
into the dark ayss thai they go 10 the egisRuc, and
petition those whom they think have hearts aud Iu.
listen appeals from the wives and mothers Of the
ton They forget that they doing what y shocking
10 the susibies Of the people for they think OF their
lot But they told tiai l. better that thou
sands should be Destroyed IN untmely grave rather
than he saved by their edorp, which cvinco so hule
tasie and refinement.
We lay aside the figure and come 20 our question.
Women demand their right the protection Of the
Maine Law They are determined To have their voice,
heard in conjunction with their brothers They would
have pred rred to have met with their brother in their
glorious rnoCtns held during tie last lev days bus they
could not Yet they gladly welcomed their brothers
their meeting this day. We have pettionct tor the
Maine Law beccusc felt that tho legislature oughtto
grant u. We should have preferred 10 have hal our
petit enrolled with our bothsr- but we hay learned
The, sOmen. names detrpcel from the merits Of their
pclJns. has beer said tauIngy that they we're only
from women aud children Not only women e.
pheTs-rcrcly standing slonebut placed the left
hand side and reduced the whole 90 decimal
traction. ant preferred n ciphers to stani alone
AMI petition ioT what wc have right % demand
We DO not reason from cur own premises "a they
oseh % BE- bat take the position Of woman as II :.
ana IRON logic learn that from the same premises
the same conclusions loli0".
Man ncs.. the lroiection of the law. aud does not
sn Tor tne same reason.
Hex little prolerty q taxed Her .Uuds rcckoned
in copper mans ia golo Yet her two mites are All IN
ali g. her Il she have bot huie : he barber II she
ose t1at Lftle
Woman b. r1rc -ens.bilty. refinement Of ioohus
susceptbAy 81 usturc. woman suffers more keeBly
thar mau when she su'rrs and. therefore need. more
protection have wish 20 des,rsy The pecuarites
Of " oman Ties tsi.aCt an certain az the blue
uLtfd az. When woman - degraded she - the
c06rsest Oi 81 thing When imbTgfed, hat sue lee
the gutter. he suffers initiate more because she isls
farther shr suters re- Only Tor herself, but tor Der
children Man can vfOlec- hiU-sti, but the inebrste
lu.lg and irses - - levai and BE- 10 the
ony one % whom she can look tor protection. Woman
las b. right ~ law q hCT 0Wn maintenance She can
no. 4 wife, earn anything for herse she nay toil IG
o. hCUrs oUt oi IT, a end her wages IKE those OF
the slave nsy 70 lnt0 the hands d husband or uas
ter Thee ere tn premises We flIst take. Think Of
1UoOJ drunken u state A. projectors their
w.scs, whom they arc dependant for daily bread
Goa sic sppea. o ne law Tor Te-reSs TIE las says
that se can AID must he supported according 20 the v
curiary A. iy o. Der husband IL petition - often e0ri
.chid natter tEaB tpTsh Tie drunken hus band vii
u.Ien sIet h TaIsl nlIg % tes Tor h4smOrng IRAN
0nd hls sse gss two Crss OF bread Per day and two
ctc. 1resse per year dos- be maintain her lszsy
sccIj,ns D. b. ability Nessy, u woman has rgst
u he psuiectsd5y sOclery, GIVE her the Name LsW
WIS. she nay - 1a yesr are bul tle par u he
Prosecron So regu-z. -Le u--is synp-thy c1asola.
t.1 L elal -ua .urt4 a.. DO yOu BOller that woman
sbfrSs iLuia tie u4n deg-sded BY .uoyicatsn below
IL usgfs
Yct. csauot agree VITA tie appeal f,r divorce ~
ct ttsi ~ you Tor my 5ic.e s mere Is sniy one
around 30 tif aslrct, bur n tee Maine Las we've
Jss-ed tn,~e Vois.r D. 10 LeCls-ify tOr tls othsr
Yer there r. uiI - 3 81 seperacou and the VIE
lave TIE ccltrui az l.! c-i.l-,a sni tr9perry Yaa
es1e Les.d Neal Dor tax 81 l.s ienea0d eiect. OF
ttil ~ y Name its 7oeisi ard inoral n1gsnees
rLt ls.nI.ti1n a tie -Jare COr.rrlusnt - thst lie
paoF!c ln4 ~ the svs oCg Nsn the reyrosf, sve II
WOL..s. .le tas 90 voice ,aJs.h anies tie GOV
- c, -. 80 hes 10 YcWr-s
lex a. tls battle - u l. wss-l til yeoULe al over
tn -,fl Lkls Geil-c-srs iaE Ia i8g 81 te vie
- I'D be- .lsA sEaohg D. people sbculd have tae
law Z. on r-4 4-e 20, tGe ieglfor- s1grf ~ isreu
70 be yo.c- al Ns1cs Of n peOplci Dies nos the
Cover Ileh Pei -zr fs -ytrnl-uyportt 1. -aic Ia
ED l. frlF-s. IJu-', p -ssilcg bG1 1snO,aliag.
IS .rls1 feels tls -espoa- ty-;is uur,isn Of zriit
NLtrr s, lle tad d. '-c=s q. deiITersac-i Bai sde
cIy l-sk Is r-t-tOas Egrry asilo GAS - s-sa
81 a---- Tie bs-s rl- nats sre LEiooset n tae.f
s5c.s;s. TIE sFy 81. Cpei. Won.szacodi o9en Ma.
hyt4 oIl Lac ile Pen a. -i.e R4fe a. Pore 80 tl-g
sre reic.ted snail tdi1sn y. Wnen 6laei 70 veusS
Lcre have DO D1y--t c4.l tne % se-ous wtieh er..
st,seu -urEs.- q n god which -g4l BE- eseet.-i.
he L.n1kard hatss ~ ilc-ase Ivy. Waat val II
t-suy vat err Of d-sps- lrlses from is cal 81.
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j. re- cc- I'D O. s down ~ SWINE and f.e ~,
there ariSccTscT Ia i-s 0s.Eg. Waen s -laaho5d
= iu-lF- - rta-o-rrE .-4 I-grll tsrGres Almost
lesf.lyc1 1Et gy-- e. ~ eIye the tezatf,tiol ~
dirk WE e.-Cvsi' IL Lerrt WJ-d ovcftg,z Vrirb
IA s,te--c- would Re csT1et bsck . AZ eidJbo,,
osys wcei eappy seteo-eoy D. w-a.ei his way 70
IT, srlccrulls s.r-h.na nd gsress besIais- fro-r
h. cL-C-arCe. But e tl's dream Li pellsl BIZ i-ed
rsfLtr AZ BE ~ EeC,eg That his beloved r5.'ar
tesfsc :. flC 1rrTe. Sorlu n, tat negettr laf .r
ir '.irtlii9g -lster haunt - Tf-osy tie vie ol h.s
EolL 90 ~ c-s.i-t ID ..1-a0od ior hi- eLldr-n,
7 -t1-is Lct crnC-cd ia Is hsar, y ihe Nsins
w. lie yseud Efess % 30 heart ecd bie-s rte f-d
t1i gave q De- L ls-- = SO tl4f Ire ean,or r-.-r
lhe -L.lZic-liBg dbEg.L Ilcdf,Iukars cTgnI.ios h
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