The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-17

The last few weeks have been prolific of Conyen-
tons. The month of May has brought with it its
usual plentiful crop of these necessary ANIMALS.
That there should be Conventions in May we take
to be as much part of the due order of the seasons
that there should be frosts IN December showers
in April, or thunder-storms in August. We do
not look more confidently for soft crabs, spring
chickens, green peas, at this season of the year.
than we do for these inevitable out-croppngs of
the religious and philanthropic mind The present
season is more than usually advanced 1t began
in Baltimore, more than a fortnight ago, with the
Scientific and Sanitary Conventions These learn
ed bodies, being of n migratory character, had
come hther in the course of their wanderinps and
for brief space pitch ed their tents in our midst
Next year, they will turn up somewhere else
While here, their bodily wants, for even philoso-
pliers must eat to live were properly and tenderly
cared for, and after the scientific mind had relieved
itself, and the scientific stomach had been filled.
our guests took their departure These were but
the forerunners of countless other Conventions that
have since been held in other places There is
now, we believe, or was quite lately, Southern
Commercial Convention, sitting somewhere in
Alabama illustrating by its proceedings the South
ern propensity for talk, instead of action, and
showing that the desire to meet in Conventions
make speeches, and pass resolutions in the month
of May, extends to all parts of the country. In
New York, during the past week, there have been
any number of Conventions. There have been
Mems Conventions, and Womens Conventions
Religious Conventions, and Conventions, in which,
we fear, there was a very small eaven of religion,
If indeed, any at all. The Bible Society, the
Tract Society, the Missionary Societies. both
great and small, have had their Anniversaries:
the Congregatonaliss have had their tea-drinkinp.
and the various hues, shades, and tints of the
Anti-Slavery sentiment have been appropriately
represented by the American Anti-Slavery Society.
the American Abolition Society, and the National
Compensation Emancipation Society. The meet
ing which attracted most attention. however was
that of the Eighth National Woman's Rights Con-
vention. This motley assemblage of strong-minded
women, weak-minded men, and negroes, took
place on the 18th inst. in the City of New York
The meetings OF the Convention, which lasted two
days, were held in Mozart Hall. They were pre-
sided over by Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY The prin-
cipal speakers on the first day. were STEPHEN PEARL
ANDREWS WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, and WENDELL
PHILLIPS, in pantaloons Miss President ANTHONY.
the Reverend ANToINETTE Brown, Mrs T,Ucv SroNE
BLACKWELL, and Miss SARAH GRIMKE, in petticoats
MIR. ANDREWS made speech in favor of Woman,S
Right to be unchaSte. That is the only sanso :,
which we can understand his argument obo,,.
"Woman's Right to maternity" under any and
such conditions and circumstances as she may,
choose. We would fain believe otherwise mas
much as the reporters tell us that Mr.. ANbREws,
remarks were received with unbounded applause
That our understanding is right, however, is
proved by the fact that the next speaker, Mr..
PHILIP D. MOORE, of Newark, who appears to have
been the only dissentient from the Free-Love doc
trlnes OF Mr.. ANDREWS, comforted himself with
the consolatory reflection that
winch would warrant the subyersion of all that wa decent
sensuaity.n see''ion Vi inquiry anu
WENDELL PHILLIPS argued in favor of Woman,s
Right to vote. He thought that
IF woman knew enough to be hung, she know eno,,
Mr.. PHILLIPS evidently thinks that the onol;so,
tons of a voter and a felon-for the halle, H.,
and the gallows-are the same As a coro,,or,, -
this general proposition he argued that women
have right to be generals, senators and
judges, evidently forgetting all that had been
previously said by Mr.. ANDREWS The practical
exercise of ''Woman's Right to maternity would