Women -- Suffrage -- History; Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History; Women's rights -- History; Women's rights -- United States -- History
"_Resolved_, That we regard the tyrannical and cowardly
conformation to the 'usages of society,' in thrusting woman from
the platform in the late so-called, but mis-called World's
Temperance Convention, as a most daring and insulting outrage
upon all of womankind; and it is with the deepest shame and
mortification that we learn that our own State of Ohio furnished
the delegate to officiate in writing and presenting the
resolutions, and presiding at the session when the desperate act
was accomplished.
"_Resolved_, That our thanks are due to the Hon. Neal Dow, of
Maine, the President of the Convention, for so manfully and
persistently deciding and insisting upon and in favor of the
right of all the friends of temperance, duly delegated, 10 seats
and participation in all the proceedings."
The friends of General Carey rallied, and with real parliamentary
tact moved to lay the resolutions on the table. There was much
excitement and some nervousness. The remarks made _pro_ and _con_
were pithy and to the point. The motion to lay on the table was
lost by a large majority. Mrs. Griffing supported her resolutions
with much coolness and conscious strength. The General had few
defenders, and most of those soon abandoned him to his fate, and
fell back upon the position of deprecating the introduction of
what they called the question of Woman's Rights into the
Convention. All, however, was of no avail; the resolutions passed
by a large majority, and amid much applause.
After recess an attempt was made to reconsider this vote. The
President urged some one who voted in the affirmative to move a
reconsideration, that a substitute might be offered, condemning
the action of the World's Convention in reference to Miss Brown,
"as uncourteous, unchristian, and unparliamentary." The motion
was made evidently from mere courtesy; but, when put to vote, was
lost by a very large majority. The delegates from Oberlin, and
some others, joined in the following protest:
"We beg leave to request that it be recorded in the minutes of
the meeting, that the delegation from Oberlin, and some others,
although we regard as uncourteous, unchristian, and
unparliamentary, the far-famed proceedings at New York, yet we
can not endorse the language of censure as administered by our
most loved and valued sisters."
Thus fell General Carey, probably mortally wounded. His vitality,
indeed, must be very great, if he can outlive the thrusts given
him on this occasion. What rendered his conduct in New York more
aggravating is the fact that heretofore, he has encouraged the
women of Ohio in their advocacy of temperance, and promised to
defend them.
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