Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-06-04
7 II E B u G L E
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE OHIO
WoMAN'S RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

WoMAN'S RIGHTS ASSOCIATION.
The first Annual Meeting Of the Ohio
Woman's Rights Association, convened in
compliance with a notice of the Executive
Comlnilte, nt Ravenua, nt 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
May 25th 1853.
The President being absent, Mrs. Caro-
line NJ. Severance, first Vice President, took
the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Antoinette Brown.
Tie Secretary Of the Association not be.
ing present, Caroline Stanton was appointed
Secretary aud James Barnaby assistant Sec
retary, protein.
After an appropriate address hy the Presi.
dent, OH motion of Mrs. Emily Robinson,
Business Committee was appointed 10y the
chair, MS follows:
Mrs. Nj. A. BRoNsoN, Medina,
JOSEPHINE GRIFFING, Salem,
Miss l.. NJ. GIDDINes, Jefltrson,
DR.. CAME, Rnvenna.
JosEPm BARKER, Salem,
Mrs. MARTHA J. TILDEN, Cleveland.
Interesting letters were then read from
Paulina w. Davis, II. l., Julin r. Flint, Ma
pie Grove, ILL.,, and Frances ID. Guge of ST
Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Aldrich Of Cincinnati,
then addressed the meeting.
The Business Committee reported the
following Preamble uud Resolutions, which
were, on motion Of J. W.. Walker, nc-
cepted.
RESOLUTIONS.
I. Resolved, Tint as equality knows no
difference Of sex, the law OF eqdn rights, or
equal freedom, applies to the whole ruce,
female ns well as mnle.
2. Resolved, That it is the duty of any
class suffering political or social grevances,to
arise IN the dignity of seli:hood and protest
against the wrong, expose the evils under
which they suffer, declare their principles
aud purposes for the present aud future, and
never yield the contest until the object o!
their righteous desires of Reform be attained.
3. Resolved, That the same reasoning
which establishes the law of equal rights or
equul liberty for man, will establish it for
wonlnn.
4. Resolved, That the moral nature which
demands the law OF equnl rights and responds
TO it is the same in bath sexes.
s. Resolved, That we know ofno grounds
on which the law OF equal rights,or liberties
should be restricted 10 The male portion OF
society.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association convened ut the time ad-
jo,irned to. Emily Robinson of Salem, read
the Annual Report Of the Executive Com
snittee, which was accepted 10y the meeting.
The Resolutions presented 10y the Business
Committee at the morning session, being
again read came before the meeting for discus
sion,and were defended by Antoinette Brown,
who was followed by Joseph Barker Mr.
Barker having in his address referred in illus.
srution of his subject, to the teachings oi
Wesley in regard to the duties of husbands
and wwes,-it was objected to by Rev. Mr.
Hunter, Ravenna, md others, that some o
bisremarks were improperly brought beior,
ale meeting and were slanderous in ileil
character. Mr.. Barker defended his address
claiming that it was strictly confined to tli,
subject under discussion. Remarks were
made by Miss Brown, Rev. MIR. Hunter, Rev
Dir. Mower of MassillOR, and others.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at z!
O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Association met at the hour adjourn'
40.
The President made some remarks in ex
planaiion and vindication Of her course, il
permitting the fullest freedom of discussion
on the part of those who had spoken upo
il'e resolutions before the meeting.
After the reading of an address by Mis-
Boynton of Braceville, Mrs. Emma r. Co
was introduced to the meeting by the Pres
dent, and presented the following Preambl
and Resolutions;
q. Whereas, The Declaration of Indeper
dence adopted by our forefaibers in I77l
embraced and promulgated the principl,
upon which this movement is founded, via