New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-07

son COMPLIED with the suggestion
MIR Met said that the Convention ives 20 be opened ait
prayer some religious service which might be either ga
or mental prayer OF discourse
Rev. w. II. Claiming offered prayer
Tie President announced that the Preliminary Committee
had recommended that there be three seos each day
the Convention, at 10 A " one at p NJ and a
= NJ the first to end at III r NJ, the second at p NJ
and tie third at q p d. Put - the vote and passed
Mrs Mott addressed ihe house hus: This is Conversion
for declaring p-nciIc, not 70. going into detals The
principle Is the coequaEty of with man. and her
right practice those arts Of Life for which she is ftd By
the deoaCy of her hand and the sbeness of her mind
We have been Tdcued by Of the Press and by some
periodicals. We have met opposition in relg0us cir
rs which i not 10 be wondered at a. woman aims 81 the
Leke Office that of the pulpit from which the prejudice
Of centuries has shut he out Woman voice has been
compared TO caIlbric needle it is called too fine to he
heard in public assemblies bni here trust it shall be
used as 10 be heard IN every part OF this house
Miss Lucy stone read the following resolutions prepared
by the preliminary meeting and offered them to ths Con
yen;on for acceptance 1t was moved and voted By the
house that hey should be open Tor discussion whole
REsOLUIIONs.
hsred That this FOR the rs OF women makes no
sieInp 70 decide waeihsr seter haa
oTasa any rors lsI nan E now Oh red 70 To axe once sEor
4 tie pfo u ruiDle IL public mla.ge property
R~sd ina "hs 90 i 10 rgas AID Pryi
ges Tor hose 10 wish ENJOY hem AID chang pub
lie olmion th il shaA Be deemed ior 70 en-
shnis.
> Rred That rSoEeas principle oftte Woar's Rights
Isosll4 s aeTe.cI aae fse eKeess OF
flIc,ions saosia alVsys be suae via Powers
hsoa Ihe each human being he sole judge OF his o. her
sphere ealed choose profession wa0g interference
That whatever Differences e, between Man and wo
the quality measure OF tAe powers axe originally de-
in the oiehg OF oil functions alike private and lbhe
Nv po,-afs u 5 and soverrenf by zen 60 " on
ne Ss hS o. a 80. as i M me ' ae. Of re,ee
pfsive zl1s II rs Operations AID insulting % me
T. Rsisod Ibal see no force objection that
SION see shows ihs She may b. oe 10 cao5s hr
faith End sect ithout such evil result though roi ds
the rrhgolss well political creed Of aeT
leors4 That ena,n Ike be ether sssupporei
eng 20 LEO .. q! ~ ~ "a. a-f ca
sne 81 All ~ frsi fneiios nd os.- he /. AZ o y;
ihe naura Ish their individual neres. teis pubic d
the dien o. the rsh with e1dan paycli debility moral
% c,e and rsoSose Of he sex are he eery re.
enluiJgm-n
would Otherwise furnish them with useful occupation and reward
them With profits honors ana blessings tia, a eaonoas w1ns
for rdIts or Frar ION By those whose delinquency ais
BlT The eneess Of Man always in Proportion 70 the
Es11ae o. me oees 20 .s CSlea ana 1.i .o rae
hsod hat Woman must be recognize poilealy legally
her highest steal and mora eu'ae AID dive oPe
she may the highest b place
IN that sIhere Of on and usefulness which hex capacities enable
70 Bed That tbs movement sves The Of sducaoua
and ml makes sr-e toward iA1 ltlsasat
the question z; und social that wide
spread lgue the Of civilization
element In eli these respects eoene s' Is one
OF the Il 1 vi the
Mr. c. c. Bmleigh addressed the Convention to this
eject The principle We advocate has met not unezpect
cd opposition Is natural for even the good to oppose
what but even thar OppOst on does not snO" tue
badness OF the prime pie The introduction OF Christianity
is an insanct-that faith which recognizes neither bond
free, barbarian LoG Scytan, male nor female As to
the Idicule which portion OF the New OrG press seeks
cast the movement not only male VIOLENCE but WI
too is needed for successful rd.culc Gnd the W.T. beng
here very scarce the ridcule is Intellectual ana leaves
only the Inaeyoicnce exposed. II our fathers took
stop in advance OF Europe, snail not we tlAe step
in advance Of our fathers Tho question OF woman
Rights Is only OF gree Even opponents admit
tat woman has not the reward vi her labor. Should not
woman, the most interested have voice ia tho solution Of
the queson! Did God give woman aspirations which It Is
sin for her to crafty Ii objected ihit me aspiration
seek to grGy Is not natural but morbid that slaves
conouod and only turbulent kossuh or Mazz.n Is
dcOnienied but even though women generally be salts
fed with ihcir present sphere Is called The satsiac
ton Of lie cultivated OF the shows The unjust ard
unnatural conditions OF that sphere in lls hhrem women
halTy; they know no better lie than that whch
thCir laws permit them but is their coaenment to be
tahen a. all argument That tn he LED by american women
Is hot more IN accordance with reason and religion No
People in this country VIII persist IN believing that the
humblot among them is more favored than the suitana
lene These poor Lastcrns not competent witnesses
oen Their doors and Cy VIII rctun. Thus, even
ii women DO not know their full hts Jet them know them
and they viii be content without them. Our oppo
nents say We are for breaA'ng down tie par.oA wan
eIecod by nature between the sexes. No-cach sex
understands ONLY Itself man knows woman ONLY b. hear
say 0ld woman can never be truly represented except by
We claim Tor woman simply The right 20 decide
heI ownsl here.
Mrs jenkins Of Geneva, spoke next She adverted to
Tie suielines which men and women have borne for lib
cry; the story OF the American revolution, in the ami
veIsaries Of which the rights of men paraded while
women are only GO4ed TO remain in the world, and have
lust az much freedom their called loro permits them
demand for the rights OF VIII b. Useless without
corresponding action Lot men aid u IL removing the
obstacles tlemsClSo- have plsed in our way
We ask from them. We ask 40 prop
ping up Of tottcring systems but that prncipes be
established and the systems will adjust themselves IL u
said women already represented through men and
that they may represent themselves by the pen Dd; we
demand the recognition OF much broader Inncpcs mere
is be autiiu assurance than that man ideal OF him
sell be attained Perhaps in the halls OF congress
woman could tie fist the bowie knife so wei as
have done but size might equal men IN the acts Which
there in place.
With some remarks the beauty and necessity Of equal
social intercourse, the speaker concluded.
Miss Lucy Stone said that she had now time only 10 01er
few remarks and would probably speak more fully be
congratulate ourselves ON our progress FIVE years ago
we lad meeting OF handful OF persons in Central New
York ard scarcely any heard Of IL was presided
over BY Mrs Mott Mrs Mott corrected il was presided
over by her husband 1t that time did nos go so
far as to think prosd.ng meetincs Miss stone
That also shows our progress We see that woman
can Ill the chair, and well look over the past tive
Yeas and many arguments supplied to Us IN that time
We have now authority. 1t said women could not be
doctors Well Harriet Hunt has proved practise thai
woman be- and H. asuccessful physician fon have
now two women in your City who are a1e medical prac
toners We have Medical Female Colleges with classes
know a woman in Lowell who Is a successful merchant
Mis- Tidal has for many years conducted shoe store
here and grown rich by her trade In the Ministry we
are also represented. The sermon of Antonete Brown
AZ Metropolitan Hall is enough 10 show that A Mss
Some men hiss whose mothers taught them no better but
there are men in New ork who know they can hear
the words of God from & yOman az wei a. rom
man and thew have called her be their minister and she
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