New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-06
WOMAN'S RIGHTS.
Theodore Parker on The Qas.tIon Of remaIe Rig


the Boston Traveller OF June s.
In the Senate Chamber this morning. the Committee
of the Constitutional Convention 10 whom was referred
the petition that women may be allowed 70 vote the
amendments Of the Constitution, held session. There
was a full attendance, many women being present.
THEoDoRE PAKAsR said be had been invited by Woman
10 say word IN her behalf He began by relating
auecdoe Of the Convention of l-2O IL had been proposed
10 incorporate into The Constitutional which
confessed unnatural out expedient. An Intelligent
member If the Convention farmer .ad that the result OF
bis experience that II always o. fooE nature
and dangerous 10 depart from the line which she had
marked out and he illustrated his position By relating
rcsuli OF an experiment Of working oxen the cool OF
night instead Of the heat OF The day the result OF which
was that the worked az night suffered Imneasurabiy
more than the Others worked during the day 80 in the
present case, the petitioners as I'd trainers Of
new Constitution e. make day day to ALLOW woman her
natural hts. Man has bulk the LicEest and the
greatest tTsin woman hneness d-hcacy, subuety nan
strong bu lie lacks the nicer and inner qualities which
necessary that fruiion Of human wa'ch VII
lie brought about when man and woman shall work %
eether They oiG ak that feminine may be made
tuiue, masculine feminine or % cUniound the dstnc
tons Of nature Man has already confoundsd them by
setkirg 10 Go himself what be cannot do alone Nobody
Ills sice Of Turk would establish family without tie
feminine element Neither q ship jail. where the
feminine element Is Val ting Il family and the wisest
nan that q, lived SCI ~ houseks png could not make
home
vel ofceI q the safe aud the Church Is of eu So
efy has tried O. usurp tle functions 90 somco bat a. tue
Emily Is not uale az male the STATE should be neither
should work together L Is sad thai WOMAN Inferior
anc II some things she Is The weaker party u.n may
En barrel OF Wser hi, bTaEuy which prooaby
u,t Woman ia the commonwealth could accomplish
In seciery there the Intellectual the moral the se
tiorate ard lat arc > the religious faculties Hh-
etc historically Las been The superior He Ia, Led
aruies founded States invented machines Administered
Governments There IN history scco1nts IL fes r.
males who hsye administered Governments and dlne II
well bui such exceptions % the general rules Mans
intellect so has been superior but : because crcuu
stances have hitherto been Agairst woman
Butwhen vou come 10 the higher qualities ali VII testify
that Won an has always been more benevolent and r-
cious than ASS the Clergyman whom be fnds the
NOT ready 10 support hun IN moral enterprises and b. will
tel YOU wtmAn In all matters that pertain 10 the af.e-
lions there certainly superior always ready 20
delay her own eu0yments in behalf Of those she loves
And in religion. al the word osns she Is the Superior
Man trusts in the law bat woman puts her trait In her
God II great idea goes into ths word Il CONES fDu1
the brain Of but hnds is restIng place tn bosom
al woman 80 in the Of the greatest and D..
Of men and so vii Il ever be-
The petitioners AK you to miDgle with the strength OF
man the affection Of WOMAN and has 20 have the e-
uen work gefher in the state they do in FAM
lies One graz error IS, thai saus re- A.