Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-01

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chair, and SO understanding it, | ask Won -
give me little room in the coming nuu
Der of the Telegraph TO answer nv ola
friend the Quaker, r. 7. Robinson. on ri,
professed parallel TO some of my remark,
on the woman question. l may take No.
ton TO hammer out some articles on o,la,
questions before your brother returns. and
should you think they need a little smooth.
ing of before presenting them TO the publi,
you may do it 10 yout own liking.
My brother Robinson brings what he call,
a parallel to leaving out Miss Kellev,s
name in nominating the committee. Ha
says, Now let US suppose that, instead Of
the objection being made against The eon,I
participation Of lcomen in the AnlSlaverv
enterprise, ii had been against that of The
colored nlan-that portion Of our brethren
had risen up and declared that the word
person. IN the Constitution of the Amer.
can A. S. Society meant to include only
uhHe men," &c. | think on reflection
brother r. will see that the foregoing SUI.
position is not true analogy to the case or
question under consideration. For in The
first place, the grand and Groped object Of
forming the A. A. S. Society was TO release
and elevate the people Of color in the U0ied
States. This was laid down in the Pre-
amble and Constitution Of the Parent SOci-
ETY., and we'll understood by all who Sub
scrbed to them. Well. to urhat privileges
were they to be raised ? suppose The gen.
eral understanding was, TO such religious,
moral, and political equality as the 1rhites
enjoyed. Then, it may be asked, what
privileges did they claim -? | answer. thai
OF worshirping God according to The die
'afes OF their own consciences, supporting
such ministers as they saw ft-going and
coming when and where they Pleased-mar-
ryIng whom they pleased, (if they could get
them)-votins for whoever they pleased,
when they had arrived at such an age, and
possessed such qualifications as the Slales
in which they lived, required-or of staying
away from the polls if they chose, and ma.
ny other privileges and rights not forbidden
by law. Neither were they expressly guar
Gntied, other than this each body of chi.
zens or community, or sect could practice
such customs as they saw proper when not
violating the laws of the Stale in which
they are located.
1t seems that some bodies of professsI
: christians understand the teachings Of the
Bible differently from others, and especially
the New Testament. The Friends or QGa-
kers consider it as proper for females 10 take
Partln their religious meetings, AID believe
r as proper TO have them become religious
guides, as the males. The denominations
called orthodox understand differently
They no doubt, (many Of them,) consider
II HaScriptuyal for a woman TO address
large audience, composed of both sexes
= When the denominations meet By them
{ selves | suppose they are willing each
= should be governed by such customs as they
J., please But. when they meet together, The
i Quaker wants TO see the females enjoy the
same privileges as the males; out The Olher
%, class as a general thing, do not. Hence
The collision al Newly ork. And since there
: was difference of opinion, and no doubt
/ with many, an honest difference, as 10 The
y prOpriety Of females speaking and sctiog On
> committees with tue males,-and as TIE
question had never been fully settled as to
p the proP!iety Of such a practice, SHOULD
# not have felt that was violating any moral
r principle. had been chairman, and omitted
). The name Of Abby Kelly, or any other ~''
e man, as member Of one Of the commit
> tees. 1t would not have been on account o.
= their not being capable 10 do the business
- advantageously, but because this practice
- was new 10 many of the members of ihe
. Society, and should have deemed il better
:. for the stare 10 have waited until the peo-
d pie had more fatty examined this question.
St Had this Society been formed especially
for the elevation Of the female portion Of
Our country, TO all The privileges eujoyedN
the males, should have viewed The SUB
d ject in a different light. But as it is--a'
n the aTowed object was to elevate TIE oO'-
t ored 10 the privileges enjoyed by The U"l''
: people, and as there is difference oil 0Pl-
e ion as to what those privileges are, as "
male and female, view that the pFessH9
: Of some questions Of right may be Vai'e'
y for the present without violation Of prla'
Z ciple.
o In concluding my reply to brother hOOiI