Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-05-27

tlan DeneVOlellce ana tne QlHuSlOn OF rell-
gious knowledge.
TEMPER! RIGHTS, &c.-Du-
ring the Anniversary week of the present month,
in the city of New York, meeting of delegates
was held to make arrangements preliminary to the
holding of Worlds Temperance Convention
A large number of delegates were in attendance
from different States in the Union The procee-
dings were characterised with much excitement
growing out of the question of allowing women to
take part in the deliberations of the Convention
act on committees, and serve as officers A con-
siderable number of distinguished females were
present, many of whom had come from a great
distance for the purpose of acting delegates and
participating in the discussio ms. After a warm
and spirited debate, it decided by pretty
close VOTE that women should not be recognized
as regular members OF the Convention, and emit
tied to an equality of privilege. Whereupon the
women, and such of the male portion as sympathi-
zed with their claims, withdrew from the Convcn-
ton and organized separately.
Both Conventions proceeded to make necdful
arrangements, by the appointment of various COM
mittees, for the holding of a Worlds Temperance
Convention in the city Of New York, in Septem-
Der next The original Convention, among other
things, appointed a committee consisting of one
from each State in the Union, to issue call invi
ting the friends of the Temperance enterprise
throughout the world, to meet in Convention
Rev. John Gridley, of this city, is appointed on
the committee for the State of Wisconsin
The convention of male delegates subsequently
held a meeting at the Metropolitan Hall, which
was largely attended. The Womens' Rights Tenn
perance division, also, held an adjourned meeting
in Broadway Tabernacle at which, the Tribune
says, there were three thousand persons pre-
sent. The meeting was addressed by both male
and female. AS specimen of the spirit and tenn
per of the meeting, we give the concluding para
graph of the speech of Miss Lucy STONE, of Bos-
ton.
Whether you like it or not, there will be
sembled in n. York, in September next, Worlds
Convention, in which Women will take q part
Whether you cheer us on or hiss us whether you
say God bless us or God curse us whether you
give your fellowship, or bark at us even if YOU
should scorn and reproach us, write us down I'M
womanly, and whatever else you may, call us
what you please, so long as a single mother holds
in her hand the fevered hand of her erring SON
cheek, or a single throb of agony bursts from the
bursting heart of the drunkards wife, long shall
we, in season and out of season. in by ways and
public places, in private houses and in the crowd
ed assembly, continue to cry out and expose this
evil of intcmperance. For we suffer- and none
shall hinder us from seeking remedy. We have
no reverence for those who put obstacles in our
way and whatever respect gray hairs may be en-
titled to, they not entitled to such sacrifice
as is demanded of us particularly when not hon
ored by the enuncation os wisdom. Nor can we
honor that old age which acts contrary 10 the gold
en- mle-the rule of Christian charity. We will
discharge our duty, whatever may betide, or who
ever may be dissatisfied and / want you all to
proclaim that, notwithstanding the resolution of
the Committee at the Brick Church, there will be
a Worldwide Convention held in this city, in
September next, of all kindreds ton CUES and peo-
pies and that from il none will be excluded whe-
Their white or coored, male or female and that all
will be there recognised, who can show themselves
to belong TO 1.-THE WORLD"