Rights of Women.
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Morris'S National Press calls on the Convention
now in session for the revision of the Constitution of
New York. to amend the laws affecting the rights of
Should the people of this State call SINH
lar Convention, this well as various other matters
of deep interest will doubt come under its consde-
ration. We copy the following article on the subject
from the Press.


THE CoNvENTteN-RIGHTs OF WoMEN.-Wn not
the Convention for the amendment of the Constitution,
tax einto sidertion the claims of one half Of the
community--that half which is allowed no voice in
its proceedings it had none in the selection of the
members who compose it! 1t appears to US an emi-
ncntly suitable occasion for reviewing that portion Of
the system of modern law, which has come down
from the dark ages with small change-that which
subjects the weaker sex almost wholly to the control
of the stronger, enabling men to play the tyrant
whenever they viii, with almost absolute impunity
There is in this no exaggeration. married man has
almost the absolute control of the Joint property both
in life and death, whether that property originally
his that of his wife, All is liable for his debts,
unless specific provision in her behalf made
by the gver IN the conveyance. But why should not
the law 90 beyond this, and the wife the use
of her property during her husbands life as well
after it There seems no good reason why wo-
man should be excluded from the use and control of
at least what hers before marriage, or what has
become hers through other means than by the skill
and labor of the husband. There is in this marked
and garng distinction against the weaker and unpro-
tected party. The husbands property is always his,
under all circumstances the wife's never hers unless
by specific provision. The rule takes the property
from her; the exception only it to her. This
is so manfestly wrong, that the continuance of the
practice, which had its origin in times of ignorance
and oppression, excites our astonishment


The law treats women wholly as an inferior and
degraded race. That they have practically, social
equality and consideration is, because better
and more just as individuals than lawmakers.
Perhaps the wide difference between the legal and the
social position of woman is owing still more TO the
fact, that as regards the latter they take their own
part and secure that which belongs to them. In the
former they wholly the mercy of the stronger
and the partition is like that in the fable of the lion
and the weaker beasts which hunted in common with
him-a for the first, and 1chat fl for the Others
! For ourselves, we believe that this cruel and OPP
pressive inequality must be done away If the female
part of the world could wake up due sense of the
wrongs the endures in consequence and be nduc-
ed to make suitable appeal to the magnanmity,
good sense, justice and galantry of the other SEX
that refJrm would be immediate. Engaged as we
are in serious attempt to elevate and improve the
condition of woman, determined that our own
efforts shall never be wanting in SO important a
matter