The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-15
Our Cleveland Correspondence.

The Woman's Rights Convention- Dague'reotgpe
T,c10 Of the Scenes, Incidents, and Curious
Speeches-Plan Of Future Operations, @c.
On arriving in this forest city early this week,
found National Woman's Rights Convention in the
full tide Of successful progress The mistress spirits
Ct the nation had come together, and were having
an oh beoyful time-a high order sort Of tea party
full houses thrilling eloquence, eager listeners,
showers Of shiIings and thunders of applause. It
was protracted meeting Of three days, eliminating
and dssolvipg last evening. The business Of drafting
resolutions, appointing committees, and making de-
sutory speeches, exhausted the first day. The second
day was devoted to the merciess grinding into very
small powder Of the Rev John Chambers, OF Phlar
delpba ard Gen. Carey, Of this State two gentlemen
who have become very suddenly celebrated for get.
ing excited at the Worlds Temperance Convention
last month in New York, account of the ap Dear
ance in said Convention Of the Very Right Rev.
Antoinette L. Brown, who was lately ordained shsp-
herdess Of flock of sheep in South Butler, Wayne
county, New York, by the Hon. Gerrit Smith, mem
Der Of the next Congress. Gen. Carey suffered badly,
and some over kind temperance friend tried to save
him and get him endorsed by resolution q tenn
perance man, but 1t was nullttnp goum his breach
Of gallantry had been too fragrant and though the
Rev. Antonette herself seconded the resolution to
temper justice with mercy it secured only two votes
and the vote to lay On the table must have been
crushing to the Generals feelings.
The women, however, appear really in earnest In
pursuit Of their rig hts" and brought forward
practical measures to secure then-such as the
holding Of twelve conventions, one each month
during the year, in a. many different States They
also adopted resolutions. and took up contributions
to pay for getting up three essays or reports-One
digest Of all the laws in the several States in any
way bearing upon the rights OF woman, especially
those operating against her-one upon the eduea-
tional facilities and disabilities of woman and one
upon her industrial avocations and the best means
Of elevating and extending them.
Mrs. Rose. Of New York, touched upon the divorce
question, and very calmly but firmly warned her
sisters that they nust meet it now or sometime Il
was spirit that would not go down, and she
was ready for it. By the way, l predict that this
question is going to be the rock on which these wo
mems rights people will split. 1t will soon cause
futterirg on this just now very harmonious dove
cote. There will then be tremendous sight of de-
firing Of positions Of putting the hand t, the plough
and looking back, or, to make Genealogical CLASH
hcatioD, ranging Of parties under soft and hard
banners Then We shail see several things that we
shall see.
Mn. Aldrich, Of Cincinnati read brilliant paper
on Individual Sovereignty, but it Vas all mass OF
poetry and isolated gems, gravitating to no end.
She either knows notoing of the Long Island kind
of individual sovereignty or else she treated the sub
ect thus gnrery because she little afraid OF it.
Lucretia Mott aud Lucy Stone were the busy bees
OF the Convention. Lucy il all sweetness, aud moved
like gentle Joan, ahimailg her sister host to deeds
OF desperate daring againat the tyrant man. Lucre-
tia is q little vinegary, and denounced John Cham
berss pulpit as "pis coward castle"
Mrs. Lydia A. Jenkins, OF Geneva, New York, ia
one Of che newest and brightest of the stars that
have lately risen among these luDinares. Sne has
the name OF being an excellent Psychologist and has
chosen that as principally hos sphere, and uses her
poetry and eoquence to enforce its greatly needed
truths: She adorns Bloomer almost as well as
On the last day Of The Convention, Joseph Bar
kerr of this State one of the master spirits of tho
late Hartford Att Bible Convention, presented an
argument to prove that the Bible oonoe nbed the
Womans Rights movement, and that all priests,
editors Of rei yious newspapers and others whe be-
eved the Bible, were right in denounciug the move
neht: After as he probably supposed, proving this
to O demonstration he went to show that the
movement was right, and the Bible was of no more
authority against it than acy other book.
This stirred uN storm OF excitement and opposi-
asn and brought out two or three Doctors of Divni
ty, inducing Rev. Antoipetts. She 4de very in
genious effort to break the force Of Barkers seSge-
BANNER logic and to show that the Bible did really
favor the rights of woman.
The Rev. DR.. Nevis, Of this city SPOKE to this
question also, supporting Miss Brown. While be was
speaking, Wm l.. Garrison denounced him as evil
dertly blsctguard and a rowdy," which remark
drew down Of those storms OF Kisses to which he
is SO well accustomed, AID which by this time must
be old music in his ears
The Convention was characterized by very fair de-
corum. There were excitement and feeling, and
some angry passion, tnOugn out little ulsorder. 4
Mrs. Mott and Lucy closed the Convention with
very feeling addresses. The former sharDened up
everybody elses angles, and succeeded admirably in
rounding eff her own.
The Western conveyances are crowded and all the
hotels are ll. On the night Of my arrival here the
Lake Shore mail trau was overladeu aud impeded
that it failed to connect With the outgoing steamer
and trains, AID it poured an Avalanche Of passen
gers upon tee hotels. 1t was amusing to see the
crowd at some Of the principal houses The book
of registry were beseged, and line had tn b.
formed, as we do at tbe New York Post Office, il
order to give each conner his turn. Occasionally ON
or two sanguine iodvi6uls would try TO ring in on
Of order but they vera very civilly snubbed by thu
courteous clerks IN the Post Office officials, and as
suIed that they mast fall ato lre.
My course OF travel tends Westward and the inoi
dents Of interest that arise In 1t will jot down 70
you. CBIEL.
Toward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF 5uf
rus FUNDS AT meeting of this noble an praisewotn
association held Thursday evening last the ollowin
distribution of its surplus funds was made We are II
debied to NJ Boullemot the President Of the Association
for the statement -
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