Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-22
For the Tele graph.

ioF slavery especially II actions be allowed |
TO speak.
For the Telegraph.
THE WOMAN QUESTION: again.
Mr. Editor Friend Robinson's second
reply TO my articles on the above question
seems TO require little further explanation
of my views on that subject. He says
"My proposition is very simple one, the
basis Of which is fully admitted in his
(Hocomb's) first article, and as ingenious
ly acknowledged in his last That as f.
males stand "pon equal footing 1cith The
males, on The Anti Stare platform. ace
haze no right to deprire them Of the priU
iteges dppertaining 10 membership on &C
count Of their sea-" My brother states The
case now, so that The readers of The Teie-
graph may understand him. bui in his So
called parallel thought he was deficient.
will now endeavor 10 meet him on the
will acknowledge my error when convinced
OF it. | admit, that have no right 10 de-
prive woman Of her natural or moral
rights because she is a uoman have no
right TO deprive r. T. Robinson Of his
rights because he is Quaker. | have no
right to deprive II. f. Leavitt Of his rights
because he is Congregationalist / baye
no right TO deprive children Of their rights
because they are children. have no right
TO deprive superannu0ted persons OF their
rights because Of their mental or physical
'ntirmlies: neither of any persons who are
not competen, to form opinions for thcm-
selves, from their own investigation of diff
ferent subjects. When people of all de-
nominations and of no denomination, as il
regards religious belief, meet together to
promote certain object, it is not possible
| in the nature and education Of the different
tiIctlng of opinions on Questions Of pronrie-
| ~ and rights OF conscience which may be
presented. We see it illustrated, or acted
out in all our Anti Slavery Anniversaries.
Last winter, al Randolph, vote of thanks
had been passed on the satisfactory manner
IN which our President had presided-to the
propretors of the house, for its use-to ;he
inhabitants Of Randolph, for their hospital
ny shown US during our stay, aud 10 the
members of the choir for their musical per
formances on that occasion Bat TO the
last vote there was an objection raised. and
a motion made TO re>cnd it. This was no
doubt done from CONSCIENTIOUS scrupIrs. as
TO the proprley Of barring singing on such
occasions, and as matter of course, as 10
| the proprie'y Of the Socie'y's passing 3aal
vote Of thanks. The motion TO rescind was
carried, when proba big more feelings were
injured in resembling, than there would
have been, had the vote stood as first passed.
The brother that made this motion, probably
/ felt that his rights Of conscience were in
irInged upon, else he would not have made
the motion, and .,he members of The choir
and some others, no doubt felt injured Al
the resembling of the vote. Now, nv broth
er must see that in this ca sc, The feelinoS of
some, mast be sacrificed TO those of opnosite
views. Or, as would rather saw. a con.
cession must be made. In regard 10 mr.
first statement, as TO emitting Abby Kelly,s
name as member Of committees, should
not have felt that was drpriving her, or
her sec, of their rights by so doing. anv
more than r. t. Robinson did the riob,s of
the opposite party, when he voted to have
Miss Kelly on the committee. He nodonbt
was well satisfied that some had conscjen-
t'o"s scruples as to the propriefv of having
females on committees with the males. Vel
this did not deter him from voting for Abbv
Kelly. l suppose he did this because he
! thought duty required it. Suppose NV
/ brother was chairman at one of our conven-
$ lions, and no special rules had been adonted
. as to The Time each speaker should occunv
and child should commence speaking ard
:, :, occupy The floor an hour, and gootIy num-
Der of the people should manifest disanoro.
!, ha'ion and request the child TO take its seat.
and brother R. should ask hin how lono no
J, wished to speak, and he should saw hours
n longer, would not the chairman saw Won
= must give way for others2 Or SUPPOSE