hout the country and have,
without protest, fellowshipped the slaveholder as a Christian;
accepted proslavery preaching from their pulpits; suffered the
words "slavery a crime" to be expurgated from all the lessons
taught their children, in defiance of the Golden Rule, "Do unto
others as you would that others should do unto you." They have
meekly accepted whatever morals and religion the selfish interest
of politics and trade dictated.

Woman must now assume her God-given responsibilities and make
herself what she is clearly designed to be, the educator of the
race. Let her no longer be the mere reflector, the echo of the
worldly pride and ambition of man. Had the women of the North
studied to know and to teach their sons the law of justice to the
black man, they would not now be called upon to offer the loved of
their households to the bloody Moloch of war. Women of the North, I
ask you to rise up with earnest, honest purpose and go forward in
the way of right, fearlessly, as independent human beings,
responsible to God alone for the discharge of every duty. Forget
conventionalisms; forget what the world will say, whether you are
in your place or out of it; think your best thoughts, speak your
best words, do your best works, looking to your own consciences for
approval.

The fourth resolution, asking equal rights for women as well as
negroes, was seriously objected to by several who insisted that they
did not want political rights. Lucy Stone, Mrs. Weld, Mrs. Rose and
Mrs. Coleman made strong speeches in its favor, and Miss Anthony said:

This resolution merely makes the assertion that in a genuine
republic, every citizen must have the right of representation. You
remember the maxim "Governments derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed." This is the fundamental principle of
democracy, and before our government can be placed on a lasting
foundation, the civil and political rights of every citizen must be
practically established. This is the meaning of the resolution. It
is a philosophical statement, made not because women suffer, not
because slaves suffer, not because of any individual rights or
wrongs--but as a simple declaration of the fundamental truth of
democracy proclaimed by our Revolutionary fathers. I hope the
discussion will no longer be continued as to the com