Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-11-25
Should Women hold Oaice.

Atthe late s'Woman's Rights Conven
tion," held ai Worcester, Mass, letter
from several distinguished writer's on Ike
! form were received and read. among which
was one from Mrs. Elizabeth G. Stanton
Of Seneca Falls, N Y, from which ",
make the following extract, in answer, Il
! the question-sShould woman hold Of
fce?' ....5.. 3 b. .,assstz
Most certainly would we have ,weman
/ to holdo office. We would have Man and
woman what God intended they should be,
companions for each other, always tegeth-
er, in counsel, government, and every de
partment Of industry. lithey have, homes
and children, provide well for their. physi-
cal wants, and share in each others daily
trials and cares, Children need, q, watch.
fnl care and wise teachings of fathers ms
well as mothers. No man should give up
profitable business,le leave his wife and chill.
dren month after month, and year after
year, and make his home desolate for any
fnlsetid Of patriotism, for any vainglove
Of display, or ambition for fame and dis
iinction. The highest, hottest duty Of both
la.her and mother is 10 their children and
each other, and when, they. can show, to
the world a well -deyeloped, wisely govern
ed family, then lei the state. profit by their
experience. Having done their duty a,
home, let them together sit in our national
councils. The violence, .rowd y ism, and
vulgarity that now chnraciefizes our, Con-
gressional Halls, shows us clearly that 'il
is not good for man to be alone.' The .pu-
rifying, elevaling, solienins influence Of
woman is most heallh(nl restraint on him
at all times and in. all places. We have
many noble women in our land, free.fr
all domestic .encumbrances, who might
grace a senate chamber, and for whose
services the country might gladly forego
all the noise, blus,er, and folly Of one half
the male dolis who now flourish there and
pocket their eight dollars day. The most
casual observer can see that there is some
essential element wanting in the political
experiment Of our Republic. The voice
of woman has been silenced, but man can.
q OF fulfil, his destiny alone-he cannot re.
deem his ,rnce unaided. There must be a
great national heart, as we'll as head; and
there. are deep and tender cords of sympc.
Thy and love that woman can touch more
skillfully than man. The earth has ney-.
erye. seen q truly great and virtuous ma
tion, for woman has never yet stood equal
with man. As with nations, so with FAM
ilics.2 Ii is, the wise mother who has the
wise son, and it requires but little thought
to decide, thai rs long as the women Of
this nation remain but half developed in
mind and body, SO long shall we have n
succession Of men. dwarfed IN body and
soul. So long as your women are mere
slaves, you may throw your Colleges to
the wind there is no material 10 work up.
on. 1t is in vain TO, look for silver and
gold from mines Of copper and brass
How seldom now is the fathers pride graf.
ifed in the budding genius of his SON
The wife is degraded, made the mere crea.
;ure Of his tyranny and caprice, and now
the foolish son is heaviness to his heart
Truly are the sins Of the father visited up.
on the children. God, in his wisdom has
so linked together the whole human fami-
y,,thats any violence done at one end Of
the chain is felt throughout its length
Adieu. Yours truly -.a ys. -.--...