The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-27

WOMEN,S RICHTS CoNVEBYIo1.
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Grand Rally at the Tabernaels Of WonserA'
OF All Ages and sexos-Csnvensasns Net
Ended Yet-Speeches, Rich, Rare anc
Racy-Free Love Advocated and EsAsEsep
The Lords Prayer-Wenden PhalnPs
the Press-And Divers other AttraetsOa~
too Numerous % Mention.
Inc United States In general, and New York city
particular had just congratulated themselves GET
rid Of stump orators political mestings FOR ssne
70 come, when ~ 70 show The falacy Of human
htons, the women get up sectional affair Of their
and inausurase womsn's Rights Ooavsauoa In sarv.
midst the scene Of operations being that Pantheon
every monstrociy-the Broadway Tabernacle
Early on Tuesday morning crowd was rasheeea
this building composed mainly or the SEX the lords ~
The creation being respectable minority and ooou
ing the door, evidently not wishing 70
In such company. They we're mostly elderly men, s.s
in proportion they approached near the platform They
displayed Increasing amount Of The capillary sub
ssance for your smooth faced mot In fAvov WIN
the ladies OF stern mould who seek equality with thor
lords In all things
The weaker sex Heaven save the markD displayed ,
wonderful developement Of forehead, absence q hair
above IT, and general squAreuess Of face set on BY sln
gular determination and heaviness or the jaw Dsme
Nature had sent them into her domain certificate
Of character and disposuon-'Know all men by these
PRESENT." &C. But there were young and handsome
ones present. and Gil say h, For shame Of you'
About halt past ten O'Clock the meeting called 70
order and Mrs Lucy Stone Blackwell took the chair,
amidst applause from the audience and from lew gen.
uemen the PLATFORM who seemed charmed 81 being
under the protection Of the elderly other females
surrounding them. Alter the delivery OF an address,
in all IN
wen gave way to
Mrs. JACKSON DAVIS who aud delivered lengthy
address In . determined and somewhat nasal TONE We
prempe that 1rs DAVIS Is of considerable personal ~
rate otnci indivdusii,y mas long been ssted In DO
days OF darkness and ignorance, wonan no mother o.
the rsce-sbe who by nature the OF mans glory
and the CONSIDER bcauder Of bis xistence-wss do
graded into pandtr 10 mis- ust and The Of hi co..
vsDience Man has climbed TO bis present oonspscuouc
attitude-hal brute, half angelbrough al the muddy
Quasmlres Of by gone centuries; from beast and
savage be has become human aud hu he aspires
10 the divine Viewed in The glorious light Of the present.
woman rst Intellectual being Too thirst u
her soul rs 10 know. (vdeicet Eve) When day awakes
top and gioss Along the va Ss xsss sS
comes with ns oit aud starry raoance-when the gn
cane shyeks amid failing groves and rushing waters-
when eAIth unlocks hidden and story or
the oeen time eoooed from mountain g-ooes and gen
rooted beneath the seA-when bursts from
the letters OF the nes and along the shores Of hu
man feeling lava udes OF poetry and eoquencs-then
suugae grasp he implements BY which golden grains
OF knowledge dug up from the nsrd soil o. tho ages
With knowledge comes cspabity to act. ~ the once
OF the nteecIs explore, subdue ~ appropriate
and 10 dinuee; and history has been wanting In
smpes ., ntrV'c women, VINO, 10 esen ana au OF saeye
keeping with her Intellectual, also POSSESSES
moral nature rbe uncement Of tas fact was receiv
ed with apoause) Closely hnked with her inclination
to discover 10 know, is her desire TO be- II the nhabf
tants of earth had reached the point which they
tending there would little necessity OF that crucdxion
| OF sehhtod which Is known by the OF du,y;
for IKE the flower the would Ia iivdua
| pand and, willie every act would be spontaneous. u
would with the impu OF every other
being and with the great priuc pie Of right which nhercs
in each inoividua sUu that no sscriacss or
would be The spirit OF democracy rcigus the
| soil Of the Undeo States. and In obedience TO is high
mandate every white naie citizen when arrived 81
ment, ana that by virtue Of trshs which arc
supposed to helorg TO human natare. Il mot thought
necessary 70 ak s,hs man physically weaker Than that
or Ia his occupation Of scdena character 10
be Of more retiring dependent nature dscs no pos
Dc more love and iess wisdomf Let be egtaol1hed
tba. he 10 humau--iha. b. Is favored in the main With
those qualities By which toe CIVILIZED rccog
ci,zeDihip Tbs is worthy yreceoeri and directly sp-
cabie totbe point IN question Let be escerAinoo that
woman is enc owed With perception aud reason, and al
the noble attributes hst Distinguish soul nom ssnseu,
natter bow interior or undeveloped degree-asd y
must be at once conceded that all the rghu and pivi-
ges granted 70 human beings the score OF thor ho
many, should be secured TO her without reserve or nn
| tation.
| Mrs Dixon then attacked the system or law which
MAKES the wife second the husband and incapable OF
acting contracting except through him +, be in the
power q any being outside Of ourselves Sr ss .G"s an
Slavery. S and S only ne steady growth =
principle which Is ever IN advance Of civinxalssp
hss prevents every family from being hell Of dsspss-
ism, In hch 1.-THE landlord " the baron, king, OF dss
pot and the wife the dependent, serf siavon Womer
enc themselves chained hr life 70 masters Of ntsupe
vice, whose foul embrace turns their nmoet
"runS out on mSn,sss spd 's rsnsnSer he
sancons the vlainy-who iorcs them Into the untold
fortunes Of unwilling maternity, and curse their DIPPING,
physical and moral pollution But let thus En-
shaved and outraged attempt - fee IKE The African iu.
svs from her destroyer and The hounds Of the Law
set upon Der track, bowling The Infamous proclamation:
III wife e'ope and 80 away nom her husband, he may
assumed right q The husband % the person Of hn VIE
has grown up with the marriage institution sys4sn Of
stsli.sd PROSTITUTE Which sivss man unbcundsd o,.ee
level Of mere animal Me- giving lose fatal prsdominanos
and perpssuity, which robs woman Of beauty health
| and vigor, turns the swcetness and loveinsas Of
her nature 70 the bitterness aiscontsus and changes
all her love 70 loa'hus and which brings childhood into
besrthsone, filed rotteDnsss OF disease robbed
Of moral beauty and strength, and cursed with the hs-
iase Q, evil and pain aud sorro. Ls woman be rescued
supreme control Of her most sacred function, (bow y
ana thnh you the world would long be peopAd Win such
and hate ooss gu, nom The pesaissus deus Of
our thropsed c TO be into the charnsi bouss By
By he bloody arm of.. NE annals Of ~sdcs, .csnss
SPEAK In thunder tones In behalf Of earhs bondswomsn
There We trace the fearful history o. fair and
brave, maryred host who have down nom ysars
OF helpless mscry W people the caverns Of the dead
tins 70 What The world calls purity, but which, before
beh heaven. vl Be forever known other than
saiised bcenuousness. The laws such thss while
wcmsn n liable 70 be made The aiave Of
mans lust In the should be holy marriage
insututon, and v made The unwilling mother a. dis
caseo, deformed, vicious and unhappy chdrsn, n u
womans pace 10 ceavc asunder clouds that brood
over the night Of moral darkness 1at the eternal starr
Truth ana purity may q leas beam upon the earth.
Sskrs 10 there need Of rcformf Brothers, are you
Champions OF rehtS Christians, ere you armed In ds.
fence Of virtue, and sganN ali forms OF sensusty and
vice End crmef Would you The besgar the robbsv,
the murderer and the adutercv vanish from the earsA
and race spring up Godke their graos and strength
and arsaipsss and puyiyf Then tear awaS the e1ers
with which woman hae been 90 long bound BY law and
custo and rive her what he has never vet ENJOYED
the unlimited riebs OF sell possesson and ssif cou6o
be tef minssion OF this address was received win
MARKS OF approval BY the Convcnton We be~ respecs-
fully 10 INQUIRE the precise all, rupcs between Wouaas
Rlhu ard Free Lave wharf one com enoea and -