The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-26

the auction block Of poverty This was not an accidnn
or incident OF our white slavery; but according to the
statistics o. all cities they were the absolute Necessities
OF civilization. II Foster had comprehension he wodd
also have cause TO regret the sale Of White maidens
The only judge was the divine soul Gd spark that
stituted Individual 1t would exhcs nil IN The name of
humanity and in the name OF their mother, their sisters
their brothers ana their Atner ana nerhaps dearer and
nearer companion STILL il they bore any respect for the
ove-no matter what they mat believe 70 be their con
dition in the preeno for their own sakes and
or tne love Trey bore % ITEM spirit at least of tolera
MI Fc ER protested that the spirit misrepresented him
an" Convention was entertained by number OF
xers, and finally adjourned sine die, after the passage
VI, the following resolutions
Resolved That designed of endless pro-
grcsson which process ali evils and suerings ncicn
Resolved That Convention be heartily ten
deed to the citizens Of Utica for the cordial reception and hos
pitable entertainment go freely extended.
THE rNwELooNE CHILD
have had the curiosity TO invest forty &c ns II the
book which Mr. Henry G Wright recommended to the
Convention yesterday Its title is The Unwelcome Child;
the Crime of Undersigned and Undesired Maternity"
find ii be application of the ideas pfcpoundcd by
its author, Mr.. Henry G. Wright before the Ccnventton
In other words ts design appears TO be 10 tcget and d
fuse prurient ideas in the minds of modest women-to
perform the functions which auricuar confession ohar
ed with performing in the Catholic church II Is chiefly
made up of mmodest letters written by spiritualstc
crazy women that subject which should be sacred
their relations to their husbands II deveopes and partly
justnes the principle Of nlancde and abortonis, and
would lead one 10 suppose that these crimes much
more common than generally believed To give an idea
Of this will cite few extracts made up from the confess
sions pretended confessions of matrons. One says
In the first years of my married lie had thought but to
submit to the passion Of husband without regard 70 the
conjngal relations desired be by my husband
and TO be pressed TO his manly bosom did suppose it
was incumbent on him TO control himself.
And again.
have heard many women say they would gladly strange
do so with safety Judging om
and intimate acquaintance with mothers and from much
children whose existence is adsssned by their fathers and
sn BY s a ss
love 70 produce some olerase specimens Of humanity; ami
be found physiological and psychological conditions sufficient
30 words can express the the sense
dissertation the despair which sink into the heart Of woman
stances, and when her soul rejects It is matter Of
wa, ha ars se p sn
and reean,y conceived eyer suffered Y mature u the or
shr,nsinss = A'" 'p''"''' ''' WIN ''''" '''''
And again, the same woman is made TO say
quired properly deyeope and give birth child
been often faxed to conceive and deveoe six Or eight
Of domestic life?
says were private letters relating experiences in regard
10 enforced and hated maternity and ante natal child
murder. Thus another woman who, he says, is known
TO him. makes the following confession TO this nnprest
priest
consulted ply sician and told him Of unhappy state
Of mind and my aversion having another child for the
present He ready with his logic his medicines and in
srumens and told me how to destroy IT, After experiment
ing myself three months successful. killed
child about five months after conception.
II seems that this lady rcsortcd TO the mode Of
Kidding herself Of the responsibilities of children two
subsequent occasions. How many Madame Restells or
abortonst BARRIERS must there b. throughout tho
try when such things common
The book is full of such disgusting suggestions
would lead 10 suppose that abortionisn is
mon in the United States nlantcide is said b. in
China That is tho groundwork of the whole productions
and yet this is the book which the Utica Convention
would recommend 10 the community one OF the Cos
pels by which evil be cured presume YOU do
want any extracts from The Cnwelcome Child