Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-09-28

century proclaimed the rights of man the nineteenth
shall proclaim the rights of woman.' But we must
confess citizens, that have not hurried ourselves.
MANY considerations, which were grave admit. and
which required TO be maturely examined have STAYED
US; and now, at the moment am speaking, at The
very point which progress has reached AMONG ,he
best Republicans, among the truest and purest DEM
ocrats, many excellent minds still hesitate TO admit
the equality OF the Human mind in man and woman
and consequently the assimilation not say the COM
plete identity, of civic rights. Let us say it boldly
citizens, so long as prosperity lasted so long as the
republic was erect, woman, forgotten by MS, forgot
herself; she was content TO shine like light to kin
die the mind, 10 soften The heart, TO arouse enthus
asm TO point the way to everything good, lust. great
and true. Her ambition never reached further
Woman, who is now the image of our living coun-
try, who might be the soul of the state has been sim
ply the soul of the family. In the hour of ADVERSE
ty her attitude has changed, and she said to u.s. ave
know not whether we have any right to share your
power, your liberty, your greatness, but this we know
that we have right TO share your misfortune To
take part in your suilerngs, your sorrows your pr-
vaiions, your disresses, your sacrifices your exile
your abandonment, if you are without refuge YOUR
hunger if you without bread-this is the right of
woman, and we claim it, And, 10 my brothers.
they follow us into battle, they accompany us into
banlshment and they precede us in the tomb
Citizens Since you have again asked me 10 speak
IN your name-since your behest gives my voice the
authority which would be wanting to an individual
speaker. the e-a~o-of Louise Julien, as, three
months BEFORE the grave of Jean Bousquct, the
last sound wish TO utter is the cry of courage in
surrection, and hope Yes, bers like that of this
noble woman before us portend and forele the speedy
fall of scaffods the inevitable overthrow of despot-
isms and despots. The exiles descend to the tomb
one by one the tyrants dig their graves but the day
will come, citizens, when that grave will open and
swallow up the grave-digger.
o We dead who surround me, and who hear nv
words, curses on Louis Bonapare! Oh dead exc
Grafton upon that man No scaflolds when the dav
of victory comes; but long and degrading expia-
ton to that villain A curse under every sky. in ev-
cry cline, in France, in Austria, in Lombardy, in
Sicily, in Rome, in Poland in Hungary curse on
the vioators Of human rights and divine laws
curse on the crowders of the hulks the erectors of
glbbets, the destroyers of families the orturers of
the people A on the banishers of fathers,
mothers, and children A curse on the whippers of
women Exiles let us be impacable in these SOL
emn and religious protests behalf of right and hu-
mainly. The human stands in need of these ter
rble cries the universal conscience of mankind stands
in need of this holy Indignation of pity To exc
crate the murderers is to console the victims To
curse the tyrants is TO bless the nations