The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16

WoMAN's RrGnTs-PRoTEsT OF
Miss Hunt. Harriet X. Hunt, NJ.
D., upon the payment of her taxes in
the city, presented the following pro-
test, which it is a good deal easier to
laugh at than to answer.
TO the authorities of the City Of BoS-
ton, (Nass., , and the citizens gener-
ally
Harriet X. Hunt, Physician, ma
tive and permanent resident Of the CT
ty of Boston, and for many years a
tax payer therein, in making payment
Of her taxes for the coming year, pro
tests again against the injustice of
lcvying taxes without right of repre-.
sentation. The present system of
taxation is a serious wrong, a violation
of Justice, as we'll as a violation of re-
publicanism. If of all the women in
Massachusetts, who are citizens, only
ten felt this wrong, those ten should
be redrcssed but when nearly two
thousand petitioners presented them
selves, through their signatures to
your Constitutional Convention, on this
vital question, it was inerpedient for
the Convention to take any action in
relation thereto. What woman of
thought can "consent" to be governed
(for that is the argument) under the
present subversive party elements, that
bring into office those who are to rep
resent her.
No reasonable of satisfactory answer,
has ever been given 70 woman, on this
subject only that man represented her.
through fathers, husbands, brothers
and sons. Your remonstrant has no
such representation, ard there are
many in like situation. " State, coun-
ty, and city tax" the former the ex-
pcnsc of.the Constitutional Convention,
in which she had no voice, (but petit
tion,) and how farcial that power of
petition, when she can neither express
assent nor dissent, to its doings, but
be unjustly taxed, and, like an idiot,
lunatic, or infant, be compelled to meet
it. OF the ." city tax" one word. The
inequality and injustice of our Public
School system, in having no High
School for girls while ont boys have
both a Latin and High School, was
spoken of her last protest, and oul
privileged right of petition tested, by
the voice of at least 200 for sucl
High School. This petition was duly
presented last Spring, and whateyci
action may have taken place in the
School Committee, the public are IS
norant no High School for girls ha'
as yet been organized.
With these views, which might b,
, now fully carried OUT, with the incrcas'
, of her tax.bill, in consequence of you
Constitutional Convention, which cal
result in no permanent good, sine
, the great central element of Justice
, was by the Committee on our petition
' winkcd into " expectancy :" and II
, minority report, nor any act of tn
). Convention indicated or even rec
osnized the right of woman, on til
l. real basis Of representation, Human
5 fy.
Thus dissatisfied with city expcnd
/, lures, the inequality of public schoc
|, education, (serualizing education,
5 your remonstrant pays her taxes com
), pulsoriiy, instead of cheetully, feclin:
fl within her, that element of patriotisl
c which inspired Her, as well as you
!, forcfathers, in the utterance of thu
Y deep, full, and clear sentiment.
s Taxation without representatio
;. is tyranny
This is respectfully submitted,
HARRIoT X. Hunt.
{ 80 Green ST., Boston, Nov.5. 1885,