New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-24

.raiiop n man ard ~e Inssrnueh such lsw would
he 20 the mas iE r. hrs, eject II wJlit
nee. -, ~. E,le orpos.ri0n, and, once passed 70
have no fears that il would ever be rePesed
vouh he one OF those onward steps never 10 be re-
taken -
fern ts1r-or Unier thepresen. system the drASsras
vite i. douby taxed. As che has no r-nt % Wn1t sne
bss heVed 10 earn, the rurlseuer caa l-Ss an 1us '
o. ter busfend's debts and leave her 70 day houees
berneess and pennies IT, then, as WIDOW" sue nave
lie energy 10 earn for herself snd children nome
her own then cones the state and in1- heT -
prise r., jais and poer houses NJ 20 " "a
Turseer fist % strip her Of her legal protector ana
Zen tax her 10 support the paupeism AMI crime prou
ced hy he traffic Verify, "noJust goVefhniet an o
formed but by the consent OF the soFeIbeI- 80
gentlemen were ell siictcd with drunkards ioT your
60 vour suhsfsuce -0ur daily wages c0'ln hot De
swert away by the rspaciy Of the runaeer IOu az
In your har De the OF seliproteciio NJ 20 W.
us Tie law gives 10 man the rgntto al &c So IS
ga 20 uhst We can ret too The new properly law
nro.ecfs v ret we inherit but not WnHi We (ohlV al
hence you see how hopeless INC eonIAI1n " NC
dfur kaIds vie Look but Oae moment NJ ueI 80 -
,en II she nave inherited nothing, sneo hO'siis'
no rnsf,er how int eent vruous and INDUSTRIOUS she
may be- and II the JOINT property DC " 70 "a nj
esrnpe By your laws Il her HUSBAND : DC ne CuarAc
ter whst t may, whether tPfl'' "a - -; -
II abe 20 out 20 work By the day, she mas no fisht
20 her wages, and if gwen 10 her, oy your Ia"s'
the husband may col ct thein asiS o. neI ~
Jloyerf. Then he may AZ nloh - ~. n 80
Ard n he return and fnl them in comic able CIR
curns:ances-by your laws nc may MAKE thH nome
de,olate and spond their sesa'y earnings IA I'o'GH
living II the fe refuse receive tue Earani a. Aer
Iiepe lord ben bv vour laws be rob her OF her
children-and no matter how tyrannicai, ioatsonie
and utterly disgusting he may be, by your iaw ne
still her hus band. And II found guilty OF ,Ae only c,lls
which gives lust OF divorce, OF Which your laws
take cOeuzance-fhe must then pay some thirty
doars more 10 put asunder what some rlcst pound
togeiheror Geo hath Joined those only VINO are one IN
2 l.. ~. I Won M N n
these laws iusf' Are they such you would like for
yourseves The fret object Of Government u 10 protect
Il weak against the stTongbut such laws takeromt The
weak all deense-froIn the helpless AL hops-and nun
drods Of women this very dsy, are suffering from this
LEGAL bondage The drunkards wife flts cru-hed and
break the chains that CRATE On her
naked hear-se dies, the victim of ia-e public .entl
meanwhile the Priest and the LawG!ver, cooly look
3D. and prC nounce all very good Seeing that you would
consideT women voters terrible scou'ge on the body
poiic you would not have u press our claims 70 the
exercise OF right 10 the elective irsncse see That
we have Justice 81 your hand-. The women OF tins
State AZ not satisfied with such representation and pro-
lection have had thus far; and unieas our inter
este can be better looked aeruness you can give us
more equable lawswe demand the right 70 iesate Tor
ourselves.
81. As our chivalrous knights, we ask you to 90
through no dangerous TO win laurels for our ap-
pTovsto break lsnccs nor 10 perform any eas on
horse OF loot;o rick for US neither your fortunes your
llyes your sacred liberty. No We Only ask tlat,
in your leure hours, you will duly consider the unjust
laws that now disgrace your statute bO1ks-that you
will uLiie with ag6inst national Toe lntemper.
ance-tbat YOU will leud your influence to create
healthfu public sentiment that shall deny 10 drnkars
the right OF husbands and aihers-thht shall give the
drunkards wife her property without taxation and her
children without fear or medication. You would fain
have woman remain in the retirement of private life
then protect her in her home You love 70 look upon
her az a sacred thing-hen make her go IN her hottest
relations You wish 10 think OF her a. ever pure and
yItuousthen help her TO fly from all debasng contact
end gross surroundings We ask youto go forth on no
Quxotic expedition to attack imaginary foes, relieve
imaginary suhetings We ask your protection not
seaiIst the highway robber ruthless bandit but we
tie women OF the Nineteenth Ceniury-your mothers,
wives and ask you throw around shield
of defense against social tyranny and civil injustice
aoantt code OF laws unworthy Nero himself griev-
QUE they in their bearings upon the poor and help
less o; our sex. Ala that such laws should sow bear
the sanction Of husbands, sres and sons Alas for
tbs proud Republic if its women the repository OF al
that Il noble and yrtuous in national character can
command higher honOrs no purer homage no juster
laws at your HANDS.
The reading OF the address having concluded Mics
Brown came forward amid much applause, and cent
mencod by stating the results which would attend the
enactment ofthe Maine Lsw-the comfort which would
be stabilized in the homes OF the poverty stricken
the respectable appearance which the drunkards wife
would be enabled to make in socety-the education
Of his childIen-the decrease Of crime-the thinning
Of poor hous &c, &c. These would be few OF
the results of the prohibition of the liquor traffic She
referred to the objections raised against taking
pant in public movements of this kind, and said that
apart from the fact of woman's being so Immediately
and deeply interested in the effect of ntemperance IL
her duty to raise warning voice, much as II
was mans, when there was impending danger.
Miss Brown spoke nsarly two hours, in q calna, de.
liberate manner.