rinking, and if he left off drinking he should have to leave off
his tobacco and other vile habits. He liked symmetry of
character, and so he was unwilling to take the first step toward
reform.

The principle for which Miss Brown contended, was this: every
society has a right to determine who shall represent it in
convention. Invitation was given to the "whole world" to meet
there in convention, to promote the cause of Temperance. Our
friend needed no credentials under the call. It is true all
societies were invited to send delegates, but in addition to that
all the friends of Temperance throughout the world were expressly
and earnestly invited to be present, and under that last express
invitation she had a right to come in as an earnest friend of the
cause, and take her seat in the Convention. When a body like that
comes together, the principle is this, each delegate stands on
the same footing as every other delegate, and no one delegate nor
any number of delegates has a right to exclude any other delegate
who has been sent there by any like society. Our friend had
credentials from two societies, and thus was doubly armed; but
she was put down by a most disgraceful minority of the
Convention, who succeeded in carrying their point. In view of all
this, I would present for the action of this Convention the
following resolutions:

WHEREAS, a cordial invitation having been extended to all
temperance societies and all the friends of temperance throughout
the world, to meet personally or by delegates in a "World's
Temperance Convention" in the city of New York, Sept. 6th and
7th, 1853;

And whereas, accepting this invitation in the spirit in which it
was apparently given, the "South Butler Temperance Association,"
and the "Rochester Toronto Division of the Sons of Temperance,"
duly empowered the Rev. Antoinette L. Brown, to act in that
Convention as their delegate, representative, and advocate.

And whereas, on presenting herself at the time specified, her
credentials were received by the Committee on the roll of the
Convention, but on rising to address the assembly (though
declared by the President to be entitled to the floor, and
although his decision was repeatedly sustained by a majority of
the delegates) she was met with derisiv