The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-03-23
From the Albany State Register.l
WCMEN'S S RIGHTS.

must be held back. Il is going ahead alto
gether too fast. 1t is getting too much
steam on. We shall be out OF sight of the
rest Of the world soon unless the breaks are
i applied Last week we had Hen Con-
K venton-a Shanghai and Chittagond demon
d stration-where poultry and poodle dogs.
: geese ard rat terriers, long-eared rabbits
y and Guinea hens, eagles and prairie chick
ems, muscovy ducks and tom turkeys, crowed
: and cackled, and gobbled, and barked, and
: screamed the people onward in the way Of
iprogress and increase Of speed at least
twenty miles to the hour. We were getting
e little over tina. excitement. settling down
t into a safe sort Of gait, had let enough OF
\ the steam off to remove any actual danger
4 ,of an explosion. We could begin to count
, the milestones that stood by the wayside,
( and in fortnight or so might have become
comparatively regular and orderly, so as to
, be able to sleep o'nghts.
} But here we are again UP to fever heat.
with the steam on at tremendous pressure,
: and going ahead like a comet. We have
Woman's Convention in the full tide OF sue
Icessful experiment, three sessions day.
i working and talking and arguing as if tho
heavcna ant earth were coming together.
The strong minded women are here. The
!, bloomers are here, ladies' in pantalets, old
fashioned short gowns, and long flowing
lcurls dangling beautifully along down BY
rosy checks, and floating gracefully over
Ineeks Of snow and shoulders Of alabaster.
Reverend men are here, with faces meek az
lambs and long as liberty poles, with hair
cufled sleekly back and oiled asif in prep
aration for being swallowed by boa con-
lstrictor.
/ Who has not heard Of the wrongs Of
women ard the cruelty Of men; Of the hard
4 Impressions that exPel women from their
l"God exalted sphere" Of the aggregated
evils that are BY law heaped in pyramids
fupon wives, and the excess OF privileges
conferred upon husbands9 Let him who is
happily ignorant Of all this attend this con.
vention and be astonshed Let him lis,en.to
I the Rev. Antoinette Brown, the Rev. Mr..
May. and other strong minded and philan-
thropic women. Mrs. Ernestue L. Rose,
with her flowing ringlets and silvery voice,
with graceful gesture of kdded hand, will
charm him with her eloquence. Mrs. Mich
OILS, with her heavenly smile beaming through
tears like an April sunshine cleaning g!o-
lriouslg among the raindrops, will entrance
1 8him. They viii do more. They will make
him open his eyes to the dimensions Of half
. dezen full moens. Talk about the wrongs
Of Southern slavery, the oppressious heapsd
Iunon the sable sons and daughters of Africa;
portray vour .'lor cabin scenes" clank your
chains, and apply the lash to the quivering
/ flesh a these things, when compared to
the wrongs inflicted by law and the social
habits Of society upon white, educated, ,refin-
| ell Christian woman in this free country are
lin comparison Ike the puny dormouse to the
Iextinct mast9don, the minny to the leviathan
Of the great deep.
Reform. is the word. Woman must be
redeemed, disenthralled, lifted up, or there'll
&c trouble in the world. She has rocked
1.-THE cradle long enough: she has washad tha
dishes and poured the tea till the heavens
cry out against the wrong She must have
her rights. She must hoe corn and dig
potatoes. She must run an engine on the
4 railroads and oversee canals. She must
drive stages and command ships. She must
don the epaulets Of the general or carry a
musket in the ranks. She has been "down
troddeu'' long enongh. The time has come
when, in ''the might fher power, with the
God given charter Of equality in her hand,
she demands emancipation, loosening OF
her bonds!'' Mrs. Stanton, the President
| Iofthe Convention has said it. Lucy Stone
has said it. Mrs. Rose, she of the silvery
voice, the flowing ringlets and the beautiful
kiddcd hand, has said it. Mrs. Nichols,
with the beamno smile, has said it; and
what they have said must be done. 1t
must be done quickly, or there'ii be war.
| We have heard Of wars between the races
o men; wars OF opinion, wars between the
10 oppressed and the cppressor; wars OF creeds,
but here will be war between the SEXES
,sar to the knife, and II needs no prophet to
| lforetelI the issue. The resolves of man, his
tyrannes, his vaulting ambition will be
dashed to pieces like a potter's vessel.
| See them standing in battle array, this army
| Of beautiful women, all in Bioomer uniform,
with ring!ets flowing and bright eyes glesm-
ling, with cheeks of vermil and lips OF ruby,
| ali armed with the potency of radiant sIniles,
| like the beams of tile morning, crying, with
voices sweet as the music of harps floating
| in summer evening over the moonlit sur
face Of the sleeping lake, "GoD AND orR
| RIGHTs.'
What hosts of mortal men can Withstand
| them!
No. no, The prudent man, foreseeing
| tn, evil, hideth himself. Man must sur
render his SUPREMACY. He must yield to
| his destiny. He must rock the cradle and
throw the shuttle ard spin. Woman must
| 5, redeemed. Shc must be made free
and independent yoter. She must take
scat on the bench and in the jury box. She
m rst be elected supervisor and serve in the
police. She must g to Congress and have
place in the Cabinet. She must pave
,r.ets ard build houses. She must carry
the hod and have voice in legislation. She
must 90 to the wars and carry musket and
revolvers, or long sharp sword 70 cut and
slash people with She must have an ex-
elusive and antagonistc existence, sepa-
rate identity from man. She must be
separate and distinct people, moving by her.
self on one side Of the track and man on
the other. There must be two races, two
sets Of human.ties, two destinies, two social
and political existenccs, the one man and
the other woman. They must no longer
go together Ike cups and saucers, not be
put in the same box like knives and forks.
They must each possess distinct NATIONAL
ty though occupying the same territory an
impsrium in imPtrto. lftbey can agree and
abide by ccmpacts, all very well; u they
cannot, then they must 20 back to hrst pr'n-
ciples, aud make tooth and nail business
Of il.
:. Being a man Of peace, VIC 50 IN for wo-
mems riohis. We surrender and hand
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