Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-03
" -sHrNsroN, March 22d.

SebVT " Iae Star.
knowing you TO be "bright, particular Star"
"a point Of befrending the fair daughters of Eve,
l nave the pleasure OF sending you the very frs;
copy OF the Declaration Of independence written
and adopted at the convention for the rights Of
March, ISIS
We are glad to see our fair belIigerents at last
state their grievances clearly that there can be
no doubt as to their nature. We may now ex-
pect TO see them speedily redessed, for even
the most reckless OF the offending would
not willingly incur the enmity Of the strong
minded ASrAR GAZER.
DEcLA oT INDEPENDrNcR OF The STRONG
MINDED.
When in the course of human events IL becomes
polite for strong minded women to dissolve the
relations in which they have stood TO the lords of
creation, and assume among the powers of the
earth, the separate and equal station to which
they feel themselves entitled, proper respect to
the opinions of the rest of women kind requires
that they should declare the causes which tmpel
them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident that
women are created superior to men: that they ire
endowed with certain rights such 40 hayino
their own way, &c; to secure these rights pet,
tlcoat government was instituted among men
usIiVlhg us best effect from the Inconsistencies
OF the men governed; that when this form of
government no longer answers it's end il is the
right OF women TO abolish II and institute ano-
ther, laying its foundation on the Cdudle princi-
ments once established should not be changed
Tor light and trivial causes; accordingly all our
experience has shown. that women are more dis
posed 10 sutfer than right themselves by altering
Forms no longer available. But when we see CON
unually still greater efforts made to keep US in
subJecton, 1t Is our duty to abolish il at once;
such is the necessity which compels us to pro-
VIDE Tor our security to prove this let facts speak
for themselves
They have, in the most tyrannical manner
seized upon our shawls, without even asking
permission, though they have always opposed
the BlOomsr.
They have refused to sanction or even encou.-
age our Efforts to obtain livelihood by the pro-
frssions OF Law, or Medicine, and even by
poor attempt al wit. have affected 10 INTERPRET
the Nj d. of female physician into Miserable
DOiHgS.
They have underworld To abolish hoops. also
those becoming and useful bonnets, with invis-
Die fronts, well known to be preventives against
neuralgia, colds, &c by invidious attac ks i'm the
papers and private circles these attacks how
ever, should rather be subject of cong Tatulalion
tnah complaint, as II affords opportunity of
showing that we not only meet them with hero.
ism, but defy them il likewise rrfutrs the SLAM
der so long in circulation that We dress only TO
please the other sex.
They have banShcd W. I'm 4 body from, the ,oor
oil ootn houses OF Congress: and, though they
hsiue themselves on their galantTy, have not only
dehberatety committed this outrage. but con-
stTucted the galleries of the new buildings with
out the slightest regard to orr hoops, al over
sight that causes great inconvenience both to
ourselves and those usual appcGdages, yclept
men: the last, however, i of not the SLIGHTEST
consequence, indeed paliateS the offence
They have compelled us TO attend To the chill
dren, when 1t is obviously the duty of the father
NOT only 10 labor fof the support of the family but
Oihcldte III the nursery also. Nature in providing
nutrlnent for the infant from The mother, clearly
Intended that office 10 be performed as uuic xiv az
possible, that she may have time to attend con-
V"ntlonS, balls, parties, the palorx of boarding
houses III fact, all public places that people NAV
see with their own eyes she is doing her duty
They Will not allow nS To vote, Thereby d"nriv-
my us Oh the rig ut OF suffrage; and while we are
mus prevented from passing laws to antelicrlte
our condition, they on the other hand have PASSED
laws lniinical to our interests, and which only
the more firmly rivet ouf chains
Ihey have possessed themSe YES of D. HI L. M.
a piece Of WiCkedness which speaks for itself
and therefore we make comment
Ihty have formed themselves into cIubS IA
WORD IfOm which night i derived J where
meeting al stated times, Ohe wives carefully ex-
Cluded,) they read newspapers, talk scandal and
spend their substance in riotOuS living
tLry have likewise organized themselves into
societies still more Objectionable called Free
Mdsohs, upon which it is d sufficient structure to
say that the husband is not only allowed but pos
lnvely s"JOtHSd TO have cOnceaments from the
wife, the son from the mother We have made
many attempts to fathom this mystery. moi of
course, from idle curiosity but the most laudabIe
motives; but in vain; aud the rInness with which
they guard the secret shows how natural il is for
men 10 be IN opposition to their falnilies-wives
especially.
In every stage of these wrongs we have peti-
tlOneo Tor redress, but no attention has been paid
10 these reInonStrances we must therefore aco nj
esce ih the necessity which comDels the s.n,ra
tlon, and hold these se.f-styIed lords of creation
redress
We, therefore, the strong minded in womsp,s-
rights convention assembled, do, by our own au-
thorlty, publish and declare that we are free and
independent, and absolved from all alleo lance to
the men kind; that being free and independent
we nave IIll power TO vote when
chance, aud have Our own way generally. and
with firm reliance upon our ability We mutu-
any pIed2e To each other the assurance of our un-
urlhg Efforts in this most laudaLle undertaking
CRIMINAL COURT.-The Court met at the usual
hour, the new District officers appearing in their
appropriate places ready 10 60 into the regular
business Of the term, so long delayed The new
District Attorney was duly sworn into office and
his commission read by the clerk to the Court
rhe case OF the United States rs Richard
a4ker, j w. llil!ery, JnO. Walker, Hillery
Hntchlns and VIM. Dorsey was the III st AIKEN no
ne defendants were charged with committing
last
Mr. Jno Il Ffizle being called to the stand for
the nlt'd STATES, testified that he knew the de-
PENDANTS; that they attaC ked him in GEORGETOWN
az ne Was going along the street on his way to
ms home old Walker stopped witness and
threatened tn Kill him; he drew a stone from his
pocket ana threw II at witness; either Walkers
ing stones at witness. which witness manaped
10 dodge Hillery then attacked witness with
some weapon, with which he struck him in
nictng serious wound on witnesses head: the
whole party cOntinued the attack until wines,
hnaiIy knocked old Walker down; witness then
Dicked into w hiie's house, and w alker ollOwed
E MN large butte her \ knife, which witness took
rom MIN, and Seizin9 barrel on the coun-
Ter knoc ked him down with il; IIiliery then fol-
lowed, ana with this weapon which witness
GGuid moi see. struck witness again, Frustrating
MN on the floor; witness then recovering drew
bis own pocket knife and walked out and al the
door he was met by Hillery Hutchins, who pre-
sented pistol aud threatened to shoot witness.
Dorsey throwed many stones at witness during
all this time
This case was in progress, when our report
closed.
The UNION PRAYER MEETINGS The after
noon meeting at Wesley Chapel, Yesterday, was
attended by a very large assenblage-including
persons Of all rel ions beliefs
The exercises were cond ucta1 Ia, p 49,,