The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-05-25
Wsman's Rights Convention..The
Spinsters on Marriage and Rails.
ing Babies. aHI

women held their usual anniversary meeting
at New York, last week. The New York
papers give their proceedings at consider
able length, as the sisters always manage to
say something sharp and spicy, in order to
attract attention. MARTHA G. WRIGHT
was President, and Miss SUSAN B. An
rHoNY was at the head of the Business
Committee. She read an address review
ing the prospects and progress of Womans
Rights movement. She discovered symp-
toms of progress in the fact that women are
invited to participate in lyceums and de.
batting socities more than formerly, and in
the legislation of some of the States pro-
tecting the property of married women.
Mrs. JONES, of Ohio, presented resolu.
ton declaring that woman's sphere cam
not be bounded !; that the laws of mind are
as immutable as thoee of the planetary
world, and that the true woman must ever
revolve around the great sun of moral light
and truth" Mrs. JONES is "down on
country editors and manmilliners
The little country papers, gotten out by lit.
tie editors show that men are sometimes out
of their place, and she hoped woman would not
make the same mistake as these young men,
who, had they kept still, might have been sup.
posed to know something. Laughter She
believed woman we'll adapted to trade, and on
Nantucket Island there are many successful
examples of this. The other day she saw
man-mlliner holding up bonnet on his soft
hands and eXpatiating on its merits. A lady
tried it on, and he went into ecstacies, it was
such fit, and so becoming He complimented
the bonnet, and then he complimented the
lady.
Mrs. JONES next touched upon very
delicate subject, and one upon which we
submit there ought to be an honest differ
ence of opinion :"
In shoe store. instead of sprightly girl of
try on women's CATERS, you find strong man,
who ties it, and fuses over the gaiter and over
the foot until the lady is almost tempted to pro-
pei him into his true sphere. [Laughter.]
When and where was it discovered that God
made man to fit ladies' gaiter? [Laughter.]
Mrs. JONES thinks women should develop
their muscle, and would rather see her hold.
ing on to plough, than 'decked out finely
and sitting in the parlor" holding on to a
young man. Sensible Mrs. JONES.
Mrs. STANTON reported a series of resolu-
tions, declaring that call men are created
equal, and all women in natural rights, are
the equals of men -
RESOLVED, That though marriage be in itself
diviney founded, and is fortified as an insttu-
ton by innumerable analoyies to the whole
kingdom of universal nature, still true mar
riageis only known by its results; and, like the
fountain, if pure, will reveal only pure mani
festations. Nor need it ever be said "What
God hath Joined together, let no man put asun.
der" for man could not put it asunder; nor can
he any more unite what God and nature hath
not Joined together.
heavenly truth and holy law, none can be great
er than that physical impotency is cause sufi.
cient for divorce, while no amount of mental,
or moral, or spiritual imbecity is ever to be
pleaded in support of such demand.
RESOLVED, That such a law was worthy those
dark periods when marriage was held by the
greatest doctors and priests of the Church to
be york of the flesh only; and almost, if not
altogether, a deflement denied wholly to the
clergy; and second time. forbidden to all.
RESOLVED, That an unfortunate or illassOrted
marriage is ever calamity, but not ever, per-
maps never, d CTlIuc, duU Wutu SOClcey VI SOV.
eminent, by its laws or customs, cOmpels its
continuance, always to the grief of one of the
parties, and actual loss and damage of both, it
usurps an authority never delegated to man,
nor exercised by God himself.
RESOLVED. That observation and experience
daily show how inc ompetent are men, as indi-
viduals, or as governments, to select partners
in business, teachers for children, ministers of
their religion, or makers, adjudicators or ad.
illustrators of their laws, and as the same
weakness and blindness must attend in the Sc.
lection of matrimonial partners, the dictates of
humanity and common sense alike show, that
the latter and most important contract should
no more be perpetual than either or all of the
former.
RESOLVED, That children born in these un.
happy and unhallowed connections are, in the
most solemn and important sense, of unla,ctul
birth-the fruit of lust, but not of lOYe; and so
not of God, divinely descended but from the
earth, whence proceeds all manner of evil and
uncleanness.
RESOLVED, That next to the calamity of such
birth to the child, is the misfortune of being
trained in the atmosphere of household where
love is not the law, but where discord and Bit
terHess abound, stamping their demOniac fea-
lures on the moral nature, with all their Odious
peculiarities; thus continuing the race in a
weakness and depravity that must be sure
precursor OF its ruin, as just penalty OF long
violated law.
LUCY STONE BLACKWELL held that
marriage could no more be dissolved than
the relationship of parent and child the
only question was, Uhethsr there as really
marriage" WENDELL PHILLIPS thought
the resolutions should not appear on the
records of the Convention. Z" 1t was not
marriage convention they were there to
consider laws and to oppose laws bearing
unequally upon the sexes. He thought the
convention had nothing to do, as conven>
ton, with the theory of marriage and he,
personally, believed that there were Carkers
among women as we'll as Carkers among
men," LLOYD GARRISON also made speech,
Directing to the resolutions. But it was
of no avail. Miss ANTHONY and Miss STAN
TON pressed their resolutions on marriage to
vote, and they were passed.
The brig Stetson, from Tampico, on the
9Th, arrived at New Orleans on the 18th.
The Pieayune correspondent reports great
battle near San Luis Potosi, between 1000
Reactionists and large force of Liberals.