sented to the
Constitutional Convention. Memorials were sent from other parts
of the State, and other county conventions held.

The signatures to the petition for "Equal Rights," numbered
7,901, and for the Right of Suffrage, 2,106.

The discussions in the Constitutional Convention were voted to be
dropped from the records, because they were so low and obscene.
Dr. Townsend, of Lorain, and William Hawkins, of McConnellsville,
were our friends in the Convention.

MRS. CORNER'S LETTER.

CLEVELAND, O., _Nov. 14, 1876_.

DEAR MRS. BLOOMER:--Your postal recalls to mind an event which
occurred before the women of Ohio had in any sense broken the
cords which bound them. A wife was not then entitled to her own
earnings, and if a husband were a drunkard, or a gambler, no
portion of his wages could she take, without his consent, for the
maintenance of herself and family.

Some small gain has been attained in the letter of the law, and
much in public opinion. Less stigma rests upon one who chooses an
avocation suited to her own taste and ability. We have struggled
for little; but it is well for us to remember that the world was
not made in a day.

The meeting to which you allude was held in Chesterfield, Morgan
County, Ohio. I went in company with Mrs. Gage, and remember well
what a spirited meeting it was. When it was found that the church
could not be had, the ladies of the place secured a barn, made it
nice and clean, had a platform built at one end of the large
floor for the speakers and invited guests, and seats arranged in
every available place.

The audience was large and respectful, as well as respectable.
The leading subjects were: The injustice of the laws, as to
property and children, in their results to married women; the
ability of woman to occupy positions of trust now withheld from
her; her limited means for acquiring an education; etc.

Mrs. Gage spoke with great enthusiasm and warmth. I think it must
have been almost her first effort, to be followed by years of
persistent work by voice and pen, to secure a wider field of
labor for her sex, and to spur dull woman to do for herself; to
make use of the means within her grasp; to become fit to bear the
higher res