Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-11-12

THE w0MANs RIGnTs CONVENTION IN
CLEVELAND.

The Convention was generally harmonious. A
part of the discussion among the gentlemen was
rather bosierOus. The notorious joe Barker as is
usual thought it became his dignity 10 play tho
rowdy, and drug points into discussion totally for
eign to- its objects, and to misreprescnt his Uppo-
nent1f The True Democrat says, the cause OF
WOmtn's Rights will receive but little strength
from such cT,rts as his, and we advise them to
stip him Internationally and Immediately Ohio
Star Ocf. L.
You are probably aware that the individual al
ludcl to 10 the paragraph just quoted is not Joe
but Joseph Barter, and however odious his sent
nIents may bc, feel quito sure that no sensible
man will hold any Editor Of public journal respon
slblc for them, for simply calling him ly his proper
namc.
But then he played tho rowdy. In what thi,
eantissl your rcllers arc not informed and al
ia ugh have frequently heard him address public
rudisnccs, am entirely at loss 10 determine in
whl, way he usually thinks it becoming his dignity
70 play that very popular American character.
have indeel witnessed uneqsincss in p1rt Of
his audience when he was dealing his p0ndcrous
blows On humtn chattclism ~ it exists in the liecst
rcpubic and most" Christian nation Oh this plan,t
and Young Amerisa Wa ready with kissing and
stamping 10 arrest the disc sure Of unpalatablc
truths, just in the same way that the same class
are ever ready to check the free uticranrc Of such
sentiments whom coming from l.. W. Hall or j. G.
Vaughn. The only difference is they feel greater
license from the fact that Mr. Barker is an English
nia1 anl ws want ~ fore ,n cmissary TO teach "a
Our duty. lie /, accused Of dragging in point.
foreign 20 the discussion. a charge Of this kind
rarely fails Of being bought by CT h party agaius
the other in the dscu 'sun Of ill questions nvolv
Ing important principles. Whca we learn what
those points are. each one will have ~ decide ior
himself whether they wee foreign TO the object Ol
the Convention. IL he misrepresented his opYO
nents he did wrong; and as no claims 10 ba pro
gressivo. may wo not hopo for better course from
him in future.
While Speaking Of proper names and rowdy,m
will not the press vii speaks SO freev of Mr. Bar
kcr, give Is the name cf Mr.. Ncyin, VINO wrunl
tho nose Of NJ. Garrison during the sitting Of thi
same Wjmln's Rghts Convention, so that we ma,
do him no injustice by shortening il In such way a
10 identify him with some one of the same name il
Pittsburgh or elsewhere, and known to some il
such way as might not bo particularly aatterinl
10 his family PRIDE
The True Democrat thinks tho women shoult
ship Mr.. B ,rker rncOnditionaly and Immediately
received by mail during the summer q pamphlet
IN which the same advice was given in regard to
the elitor of the same True Democrat and for iden
ticaly the same reason. That the cause of Free
Soil would receive but little strength from such
efforts as his. Does he think acted wisely in
not unconditonaliy and Immediately casting him
ovsrboard7
Strange that liboral progressive press cannot
see tho Inconsistency Of joining in tho popular
elarnor against relormsr. even though he may
have taken step in advance of it. Mr.. Barker
vas the advocate Of freedom mental and physical
In England; he is the same in America, and when
ho takes position is prepared TO defend it in open
aud manly discussion. believe it is conceded thai
when truth is left free to combat error there j,
nothing to fear lie may not always utter his sen
timents in good taste who docs in attacking pop
ular institutions or long cherished projudices? lie
him who is without guilt in this matter the frs
stone.
am a subscriber to, and constant reader of boil
the Ohio Star and True Democrat, and their week
with cordial welcome | have only to add tha
such paragraphs as the one under discussion hav
atca1ency to diminish my interest in them.
3. @. GILBERT.
AtwateT, Oct. 10th.