New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-25
WOMEN AND TAXES.

We wish some particularly noisy Democrat,
who approves of DOrrism and other needless
resorts to violence to ensure the speedy extea.
sion of Political Franchises, would tell us how
to'answer the following Protest of respectable
and independent female physician of Boston
against the imposition and collection of taxes
on her property without giving her any sort Of
voice in the imposing and disposing OF said
taxes. Hear her, and then say whether she
can be refuted on any principles not at war
with those Of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence:
To FREDERICK L. TRACY, Treasurer and The assessors
and othr authorities If tie Cay Of Boston, and ~
CdizeRs generally:
HARHIor X. HUNr, physician, n native and perma.
nent resident Of the City of Boston, and for many years
a taxpayer therein, in making payment oil her city
taxes for the coming year. begs leave 10 protest against
the injustice and inequality OF leyyng taxes upon
women and at the same tine refusing them any voice
vote in the imposition and expenditure ct the
The only clss OF male persons required 20 pay takes
and rot at the same time allowed the privilege OF
voting, aliens and minors The objection In the Gaze
OF sisus IT, their supposed want Of interest In nst
tutions and knowledge Of them. The objection In the
case OF minors IL, he want OF sufficient understanding
These objections certainly cannot apply 10 women,
ests are here and who have accumulated by their
own s0gaCiiy and industry the very property
which they taxed. But this Ia not all the alien BY
going through the forms OF naturalization the minor on
coming OF sge obtain the right OF voting aud 90 lOngas
they continue TO pay mere polltax OF dollar and
hell they may continue % exercise it, though 80 igno
rant not 10 be able 10 sign their names, read the
very they put into the ballotboxes Even drunk
aIds telonf IDIOT lunntcs, ii men, may still enjoy
that right oivOtDg 10 which woman, however large
the amount Of taxes she psys however respectable her
CfaTrctr or useful her hle ever attain Wherein
yCui TemOnstInnt would inquire II the justice, equality
wlsdCm OF this That the rights and interests Of the te
male pant Of community sometimes forgotten or dis
Tegard,d in consequence OF their deprivation OF political
rshis Il tnkingly eyinccd as appears TO your remo
sTaIt, In the organization and administration OF tpe
city public schools. Though there are open in this
state and ncighborhood, great multitude OF colleges
and IrOiessL nal SCHOOL, Tor the education OF boys ana
young men, yet the city has very properly provided
two High Schools OF its own, Lain the other Eng
VI % which the male graduates of the Grammar Schools
moy Pursue their education stll farther ~ the public ex
pense And why y not Ike provision made for me
.i Why tie public provision Tor their education stop
ped shor ust they hayeaaned the age best tted tor
progress, and the preliminary knowledge neceseay "
facilitate IT, thus giving the advantage Of superior culture
to ger, not 70 nindf The fact that our colleges uod
professional schools are closed against females, Of
which your rcmcLs,rant has had personal and painful
eXpeIiencehayng been IN the year 1877 after twelve
years Of medical practice " Boston, Refused pefms
zion TO attend the lectures OF Harvard Medical Coz.
legt-thft fact would seem 10 furnish additional
why the city should provide at it, own expense
those mesns OF superior education which, by supplying
cur girls with occupation end objects of interest wOad
nct only them from yes o. frvoy and emptiness,
but which might open the way TO many useful md
lucrative purtuiie and go raise tnch above the dfsrad
ing GPeRdeRoe 20 fruitful Of female mi-ey.
Receiving a more full expedition VI the subject to
future occasions your rcnonstrsnt IN paying her TAX
for the current year. begs leave TO p0 against the ID
justice end inequalities above pointed out.
This Is respectfully submitted.
HARRror X Husr