New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-22

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psHnS;ss,r WAS however manifested and there was
nsDnentlv ycry hearty applause during the whole
IThs Rev. s. j. May and the Rev. T. W Higgin-
- were among the speakers. When woman
1r,s.ds for herself il is not strange when men
Iae.k Tor her il seems most Doble-as II certainly
E y most unpopular in a Woman's Rights Conven-
L soo Pity TO the woman who does not realize that
- owes such one personal debt Of gratitude
Their words were fun Of power, as must needs
L. when they were full Of a beautiful fervOr aud
/ 'trtngth of thought Mr. Higenson. who came
Eom neighbOriDg State TO serve our Convention,
n. done this most e6ectively-ss few others could
lsye done it. Yet one who recognizes this cause
:, belonging not to sex or 10 section, but 10 the
rsce hiss no need Of thanks
Vet this Convention was the particular out
o,ow,h Of a state movement. Thousands OF petit
toners have asked for Woman legal equality and
.he right Of suffrage. Our Legislature, though so
Jcited again and again, has not yet taken measures
10 meet this demand, and wemet together, in part,
10 consult about the best plan for furtherng the
yider circulation Of similar petition the coming
Winter "And your petitioners will ever pray;
means something with us; as it is TO be hoped our
IsW.makers will learn, without wanting to be wes-
ried with our much coming. Susan B. Anthony,
fbe practical worker OF Our State" the Napoleon
o the specific movement, as she was called by
ore VITO worked with us heartily till he was called
10 sn important field Of labor in the Old World
yisited last Winter iftyfour counties in the State,
and held mectinls or conventions In them all. She
viu still labor on. assisted as we hope by band
Of earnest helpers. | cannot forbear making some
reference to Judge IIoag, brave, noble old man,
who bss taken this cause so earnestly to his heart,
spd who has aided in many ways by 80 generous a
selfsscrifce. Nor can forget Mrs. Stanton who
has written. and thought and felt and acted always
vigorously and well nor Mrs Martha c. Wright
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70 noble snd quiet wOmanly dignity saving Just
te right words and Just enough OF them, whenever
tie occasion prompted, commanding every ones sd-
uirhtiOn and respect nor others, whom time fails
me 10 mention but who are all held in grateful re-
nembrance.
The deliberations OF the Convention were broad,
and as deep as the ever beautiful, yet lovely
golden rule upon which they were carefully based.
Good must have been done here. Elegant balls
and rides rivaled us in gaining attentions but we
f,lt that We were yictors. OF course various
fasbionabes and nOtables are spending the time
here though we have met but few Of them, and
with the exception of brief walks, frequent sip
pings Of cOngress-wator, &c., aud one delightful
drive to the lake, given to our whole party by
wealthy and well-knOwn Boston merchant who is
isvorable TO everything progressive, it has been
much work and little play.
We were here in fashionable Saratoga. Friends
in neighbOrng States told us it would be a super
fuous waste Of energy to think Of influencing the
elite Of North and South in favor of these ultra,
unpopular opinions We did not believe it we
believe il less now These people are not likely
10 prove stony ground hearers" We expect
DO sudden marvellous growth OF liberal ideas, TO
be wihered lay the first garing rays of fashionable
sunlight but if can read cOuntenances, or may
RELY upon the judgment of Others, there is much
good ground here for sowing good seed We
know that our adversary, The era genius Of popular
opinion, will be here also aud SOW tarcs among
ibe wheat; we expect that in most instances the
faTes and wheat will grow together, but believe
that III, ,ohedf ,rH gTo, nevertheless, and that its
influence will be really and widely felt.
" ] am convinced Of the iustness OF your claims;
truly eympathize with YOU, and wish to subscribe
for our books and papers, but | am not ready to
have mH name mentioned. said one lady.
Nicbodemus was type man, and Mrs. Nicho-
aemus is a type woman. We have both here in
Saratoga Scores have been present at our meet
iBgs whose position would have forbidden their at
tendance at home. Tor like reason genuine
Saratoeians have been exceedingly iudiciOus 10
their patronage. We must accept humanity, even
with its limitations. Poor humanity is It not
growing strong enough soon 70 triumph over the
Fcryile?
hsye carefully observed aud studied what are
called the upper classes and higher circles of
society both in public and private, whenever good
torture has brought me in cOutact with them
(Which indeed is not OitenG and it seems to me 1t
cannot he esnsad that the thinking and feeling half
both Of ladies and gentlemen arc looking with more
OF yeaTning and hope toward our movement; with
more dissatisfaction with the present system OF
things than perhaps any other one class-than even
the intelligent thinking women of the people, who
have been supposed TO be- in circumstances to
realize wcman's false position most keenly. SO
the iOtphars, aud the briliantwinged, little head
ed male and female butterflies of life, whom nature
intended 10 feed on yanites precisely the fairies
are destined to live upon Odors aud are satisfied
this large half of not very large class feel more
real and utter contempt for this movement than
any person OF clique possibly can from among the
masses
Our blunt manners and words aud many isms
rtpe! them all but there is an unmistakable earn
est respect manifested by tue really cultivated ar
is.ocracy. and an amusing vulgarity, sometimes
openly and absurdly coarse but ottener seen
through the delicate silvcr-wire vail OF gentiliy,
which puts the question beyond cavi. Sensible
Gentlemen are weary of feminine tnscl aud sensi-
be ladies are tired Of 0mtrosia, till good many
Of the one are bitter and satirical at heart aud
more Of the other humbed, crushed and mortified,
because Of womans present inierlory WINE
earnest inquiries thoughts, aspirations, ard almost
purposes are gaining ground in the souls OF etch.
Ii is from among the masses that we are 10 lock
Coz the earliest leaders Of an unpopular movement
but the thinking and refined who have had time to
study the truths and harmOnes Of life can and
viii add perfection to the work, when CONVICTION
hss ripeued little further, aud been freed from
doubt. and when, few years hence, they are
ready cOmplscently 10 assert, We have always
believed so we shall be able to smile back quiet
sn.wer II is the truth aud will be the truth;
whether they or we ncw recognize il or not tov.S
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