New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-03
woMAN'S RIGHTS CONTENTION
From Our Own Reporter.

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who reed the call which, he said plainly proved at M
vas a meeting for action rather than agitation pSS.
discussion has prepared the way the dne A.
addro ssing Tho Legislature for legal and civil refn M
eud of this Convention, thcr is enineutly pra teal r.,
d at minds may be elevated and enligh.enel hr
our present duties. lie would invite our friend Inc ps~
Antoireiie l.. Brown, to ask The Divine blessing
Prayer vos then offered by Miss Bcown
Mr. tanning then said, ia; il had been the hone Of TIA
callers of the Convention 10 have it, pre-iing oRcer
The women who has been chiefly instrumental in twin,
This movement It's influence in Western New York Eliza
beth e. Stanton. But as she was necessarily detlnsdN
home, Il decided in preliminary meeting api au
by wonans sngsesionl that the Rev $ }. May should
There were then elected the following officers
P,oder,-The Rev. SAML MAY, Of syracuse.
M T,,.dnf-Nrs 3. J. ROSE y " Me ; C. Gown,
vsynei AMY Posi- Rochester; Mrs. NJ F. Lows gaaloII.
C. ii ccerrs Wayne REV A Baows, ). Butler Ms si
GAGE Msnlius Rev. " LoeUES Syracuse, Mn A BVsn,
Secye,o5e-Ns 5. B ANrEosy, Ma SARAH PELLET Nr@wL
Mr. May felt very humble in accepting this poson when
we had hoped to have given il 70 most able worker or
this cause, who is not with IA on account Of sickness
her family He would have been content with private
position IN ills Convention. When he contemplated tho
ierrih and BREADTH the hight and depth OF this enterprise
he fit IL he had yet done nothing. He regarded this
the most important of ;ho numerous enterprises to ble
humanity for II seeks to change those customs Of society
which degrade woman, whom God made TO be one with
man. Whatever an evil we knew not in hU.
mouy with Divine intentions however time sanctioned
We injured ntemporance long without dreaming the
tent Of the evil; endured Slavery, regarding hma
dismal swamp for which there was no remedy. Bat
srira II of these ourages ON society had determined us
to act for their removal. Who did not have his heart
wruug ut the recital last ght of the done to the
Georgia Exiles referring to the address Of Il. Cid
dirgs IL but few years since a asked hin
If he had neyes thought that there very largo caS
of society suffering wrongs nearly great the slave
This had fret directed his attention 10 the theme
OF our Convention. There is a striking parallel
woman and when 1t is claimed that
is conened with her position he would reply, in the Ian
guage of Edmund Burke The happy slave must be
most degraded man. The spirit Of humanity is crushed
when 81 e shows not what God made her to be. Bat,
blessed be God there always have been women who have
known the wrongs done them. The Government formed
for our great republic, more recognized woman than
did he slaves Yet made her amenablo to the laws add
taxed her to support Government in which she had
voice This is the primal wrong u "a great piece Of
imrudence, for woman TO have tai en- the matter into
her own hands and excluded man. Declaring all equal
too asked neither the counsel consent Of the female
man. And yet accused Of any crime, il arragned her,
and denied her Jury trial trial by one teors- when
was a woman ever tried by jury Of women There are
cases where woman is accused Of crime whose crcun
stGnces OILY woman understand Then the rghis
Of property regarded almost the only thing worth ly
ING fOT-haye been denied her.
Eornestino l.. Roso took the stand. Tho remarks
Of the President had impressed all 10 do our day with
al the oaruestness in our power This was termed Wo
mems Rights movement. Alas thct the painful necessity
should exist for WOmans calling Convention to claim
her rights from those who have been created to 90 hand
IN hand and heart and heart with hor whose Interests
cannot be divided from hers Why does she claim them
Because every human being has right to al the advan.
ages society has to bestow If bis having them does NOT
njure the rights of others Life Is vaueles without lib
erty, and shall not claim what dearer than life In
savage life, liberty is synonymous with aggression In
civilized countries It is founded equality Of rights Op
preston always produces suffering through the wn0le
the society where il exists; this movement ought there
fore, to be called n Human Rights movement. lhe
wrongs OF woman are 20 many-indeed there y scarcely
anything else but wronglthat there is not time to me1on
all in convention She would speak at present ofegl
wrong and leave 70 her hearersf not a-men
perhaps, more than wOmon-suierers by the3e wrongs
How can she have right 10 her children when the gh
herself 10 taken away At tho marriage altar tho has
band In effect IAN thine "a mine all nneis my own
She exist legally oxcop when she violates the
laws. Then she assumes her identity just long en0ughN
receive the pcDGlty when the husband dies poor leaving
the widow with small chillrenthere the speaker pc
tued thrilngly the suffering Of a poor, weakmndA
helpesa woman, with small children dependent hs
rfs then acknowledged the guardian Of her cbilirn
j.nt any property left them lakes away her right Of
i}ol II there property the LAW steps in guardian Of
&c PToPJfy and therefore If The children The widow
feir GUARDIAN oR Of coa6Oa that the husband has len
her sole guardian Of the property. Can any human being
lie benefited by such gross violations Of humanity
Letters were read from Mary c. Vaughn expressing
sympathy with the movement IN 50 FAR Il made woman
swoiko in the various reforms. especially for Temper
ancei and urging the proprey Of pettionng oar Legs
laurc to make drunkenness a sufficient for divorce
From l0ulna w. Davis congratulating the convention
upon tie practical charact Of Ia CALL hoping the wonel
d New" ork would take 10 the Legislatures nnmeronsy
signed petitions, which shall ask the removal Of specinc
disabilities. She sad Prayer weapon, tieIoors'
LET Us 10 impoTiunate and may rect with hfm taih M
the Success Of OR work.
AFTEnSooS SESSION
The meeting was called 90 order and the iYn0"ii,,s
resolutions reported By the Committee read D. NJ
l. Rsi That the movement now in propss. ihoasaos p,
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iaep of GePubeAn he toas and ssncoesd .as
II, cLrLtan Religions and ina y hat Il By 3. nat
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