New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-03
wemau.- Rights and Wrongs.


Womau's Rights and Wrongs.
Mrs. NICHOLS, the able and diguihed editor
of the Himdham County Democrat, recently ap
peared before the Legislature of Vermont AM
made speech setting forth the Political
Rights and Wrongs of Woman, as she under
stands them, and suggesting Legislative rene
dies. The following is synopsis Of her posi-
tons:
woNANs PROPERTY RGErS
Existing property laws rs they affect tie ntres's Ana
bsppiness of married women, are just cause OF con
plant sruorg themselves and equally opposed W tie
true interests OF sl who have claims on them tor support
on training.
They sre open to criticism let Because they di'e-s
women o. ust rights In property 2d Because thJ
have go gusrded released property rights thai they
not available for such application and use ~ tho interes
and happiness Of the holders demand.
The holding ofproperty is ranked by our republican,
governments among iRalienabe rights, and the reason
for 80 ranking IL to be found in the necessities ant
sponsbihties of the human being, which absorb the
IRE means created by average cner ses-n their proper
aud honorable discharge.
In the marriage relation. a. proved by actual life ID,
responsibilities of the parties are equal, though dism
lar and IL che father prove recreant or incompetent
the elppOrt aud training OF the children naturally
yovc upon the mother thus establishing beyond Que
ton Ter equal ri hit 70 hold and control mesns.
Not only nOpS Justice demanu tnt tni- fASU DC col
cecd her but the best Interests of society require
For bv rel, asug 10 the ponsblc ulother means nr
the suppou and proper education OF Ler chllren Tie
community will efiecnally protect Itself against
the paupem which taxes ~ purse ana me crime weh
icoparls IL safety through the husbands and athefs
who use their properly rights to feed their brutal ape
tites sending their families 10 the poor houses and
prisons.
TIE legislation of the past declares that strong man
reeds not only his property aud earning hut As
Of his yYe and minor children also. to meet the ply1ea
and educational demand OF the family "a lett Tor the
legislation Of better ag'-G0d grant DC e'e pcNut-
10 declare with an equal responsibility physically weaker
woman should have control OF her oeN properly AMI
earnings.
TIE lcqislafors of the past acting upon the suppo-
siti,D that nl husbands have the wit and the VIII 20 SUP
nort their wives and children gave to all husbands the
entire property and earnings Tie legislators OF the
present viii prove their common sense and humanity
hy abandoning tis legal nction, ana scung upon he
reality that many men have proved themselves unable
or INV ling with all these aids, % support their iam
lies in comic IT while women, not few have supported
their children and train ed them for useful life with only
her own earnings that many man, IN spite Of the e
gal injection into his veins Of his wies means OF sub
silence has proved dead 10 all the claims OF family
while many a WIFE, though dead in law, has managed
under the paralyzng conditions of her legal catalepy
20 be fountain Oi ho 10 her Children sndthr0Ugh them
10 the community
The necessities and responsibilities Of men and single
women are the basis on which republican Governments
have secured to them independent rights IL not pre-
tended that marriage deprives woman OF her necessies
they're Inherent In her her resp0n'
itCs and prOportiOn0ly increases her necessity for
property and all it, advantages
Tie laws Should protect 10 married women their
property. They have equally with mea inherited por
ona nccessiics and should not be forced by laws al
enatng their property rights to choose between ssrvs
zion and the poor house
Laws protecting property TO the married women viii
tend "a ameiOmtc her condition az widow. The lava
of the Sate secure to s widows the use of only one
third Of the read estate, even though ne TIME VOC
small to cave helpless ace from charity or the poor
house The husband viii away from his wife MI the
porsonel property, and In small estates takes all 10
psy tie expense OF settlement Property held In her
cwn right may save Tire widow from the poor house.
Another benefit which will result from securing 10
married women their property real personal and mixed
and it, use-is tho equalization OF property Will be
equally and Justly distributed in the seltemend
eststcf, the children of the mother herring from her
whit her self heirs from her parents OF had acquired Y
her own labor And again. Il would benefit the husband
by benetting tho family. Fathers would aid Their
daughters, they do their sons, when circumstances
invits such aid ii those daughters could legally hold the
cspul 20 invested and III use against the debts and he
Of the husband
The law have, securing only real estate 10 the
vie prevents her frOn avhng herself OF ts full beneh
She not farm it, for she own stock AMI mate
rails necessary she cannot invest Its proceeds, or
change 10 capital in more lucrative business0r bus
more suited 10 her capacity and needs
Again, while few women inherit real estate great
majority q women who marry have personal properly.
beired acquired by their labor. Laws securingw
them real, personal and mixed property, therefore, IN
der conditions when allow them it. full and free use
will be general benefit whereas the securing 30 hD
al estate only partial in IT, benefits, ~ In ~ appea
ton.
II il both Just and desrablet with the security which
property gives women should have its responsibilities and
liabilities In order % the full enjoyment and wise use Of
property must be eft, Ike men, free TO husband
squader their property Interest," and abide poverty
or prosperity as their own foresight management
shall determine Ability 10 make 10 answer TO
de cnde desired IL needed in the business on
which themselves and families depend for support, and
only the practical knowledge which IL allowed forced
upon them by IL responsibilities develop this ability
fear that women property II released 10 their con
troll, viii be forced coaxcd from them by other, u
certainly why our legislators should be guilty
OF giving - other they do re it 10 the heirs Of the
husband to any foreigner, if be choose to make hs
Wl-aesl0ft he just elains Ol the wife and heirs
III NICHOLS.