Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-11-04
lAbridgcd from the Philadelphia Ledger
WoMANs RIGHTS CONVENTION IN PHIL.
ADELPHIA.
WrnNEspAY. Oct. IL.

WEDNESDAY Oct. Ia.
The annual National CONVENTION for the advance
ment OF Woman's Rights assembled to-day at San.
BON Street Hall, in tie city of Philadelphia.
About ~half-past 10 o'clock, Miss Lucy Stone
and the leaders of the convention entered the
Hall, and after a short time spent in the committc
room, made their appearance on the platform.
The convention was called to ordev by raulina
w. Davis, Of Rhode Island. She read the call of
the Convention, setting forth the objects of the
movement 10 bc for securingt to woman equal rights
with men in literary, scientific, and artistic educa-
ton, and also to sharein the elective franchisc and to
fill the off 'es in the gift of the people.
She announced that at an inflrmal meeting,
Ernestine l.. Rose, of New York, was selected as
President, and proposed thott the nomination should
be adopted. This prevailing, Mrs. Rose took the
chair, and in an eloquent address returned thank,
for the honor, and depicted the wrongs of women,
social and political.
The following list Of officers was submitted by
the President, and approved by the Convention:
Lucretia Mott, Philadelphia Frances D.. Gage,
Missouri; 4, w. nigginson, Mass. Martha C.
Wright. n. Y; Thomas Garrett, Delaware; Han
nah W. T. Cutler, Illinois, and Robert purvis,
Penn, TTce Presidents.
Secyetaries-Joseph A. Dugdale, Abby Kimbcr,
and Hannah NJ. Darlington.
BUSINESS and finance committees were also APP
pointed, and they retired to consult upon their
duties, Miss Lucy Stone is the chairwoman of the
business committee.
During tie absence of the committee, a letter
was read from Mrs. Olive Starr Wait, of Illinois,
proposing suggestions in furthcrance of the cause.
A series of resolutions was next proposed by
Miss Lucy Stone, which were received without dis
sent, Miss Stone, gave a history of the progress
of the cause, showing a gratifying Advancement
in the short period since the Idea was first mooted.
The resolutions are as follows:
Resolved, That we congratulate the true friends
of woman upon the rapid progress which ker cause
has made during the year past, in spite Of the hos
tility Of the bad and the prejudice of the good.
Resolved. That woman's aspiration is to be the
only limit of woman's destiny.
Resolved, That 50 long as woman is debarreG
from an equal education, restricted in her employ
ments, denied the right of independent property if
married, and denied in all cases the right of con
trolling the legislation which she is nevertheless
bound to obey, so long must the woman's rights
agitation be continued.
Resolved, That in perfect confidence that what
we desire will one day be accomplished, we commit
the cause of woman to God and to humanity.
Resolved, That in demanding the educationa
rights of woman, VT do not deny the natural dis
~tinctions of sex, but only wish to develope then
fully and tremendously.
Resolved that in demanding the industrial right
Of woman, we only claim that she should have
fair days wages for a fair days work, which is
however, impossible, while she is restricted to
few ill-paid avocations, and unable (f married) tC
control her own earnings.
Resolved, Thatin demanding the political right
of women, we simply assert the fundamental prin
cinle Of 1amOprocv that m Notion and reurpSpntn
ton should 90 together, and that if this principle
is denied, all our institutions must fall with it.
Resolved, That our present democracy is an alb
surdity, since it depriyes woman even of the politi
cal power which is allowed to her in Europe, AM
abolishes all other aristocracy only to establish
new aristocracy of sex, which includes all me
and excludes all women.
Resolved. That it is because we recognize tn
beauty and sacredness of the Family, that we dc
mand for woman an equal position there, instea
of her losing, as now, the control of her own PROV
erty, the custody of her children, and, finally, he
own existence-under laws which have all bcel
pronounced by jurists "a disgrace to a heather ma
tion.'
Resolved, That we urge it upon the women {
every American State-frst, to petition the Legis
latures for universal suffrage and a reform in til
rights of property second, to use their utmo'
efforts to improve female education; third, to ope
as rapidly as possible new channels for female il
dustry.
Mrs. Tracy Cutler, of Illinois, made an addres
upon the objects of the movemen
A letter was read from a number of women
Missouri, expressing a cordial cooperation wit
the aims of the Convention.
In the subsequent discussions, Mrs. Frances ]
Gage, of Missouri, Susan b. Anthony, of Roche
ter, N. Y, Mrs. Cutter, Lucretia Mott, Lucy Ston
Mrs. Rose, VIM. Lloyd Garrison, and many other
took part but our space does not allow a moi
extended notice, and indeed, nothing like a flu
report of their remarks has yet appeared.