New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-01

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,ad s1n.I b., oyerneBt derive their Just from
N. consent Of the governed, would willingly oaih Cd an
,ris,Ocr.ey ths, places the ignorant ana so'ss e
sSrc..rd and refued-the alien and the dtch bigger
sbove the ,ubors and poets OF the dey-an arstorrsy
thai would rsise the sons above the mothers mat ooe
themi Would that the men VINO an sancuon Nonsutu
-, 40 onro.ed 20 the genius Of tbs g'veEanen Ut VINO can
80, s- ev-ute laws so degrading 20 vOmanGind. had
prupg Minerva Ike from the brains sihers that
he roirous Of ih. republic need ny trh = own thtr
s.rs Women position. under our rec institutions .
r,rfb lower than under the monarchy of Engla-d In
Frclsrd tie idea - women holding Official station i ut
90 strange IS IN the Un.tet STAT Inc Countess Of
Hereditary sheriff Of Westn Ireland and exercised il IN
rer.on At ibe Assizes e. APpeby. she st with the
Judees on the bench. IT. reported Gaze il is stated by
,ss, ard Fukcrncilv sssencd 70 b. the court that
.sn l. .arable Of sewing IN almost al the Offices Of
,te tiredo such as those OF Queen, Marshall. G'est
Chamberlain snd Constsbl- Of tn-lanf th@ thanP9n Of
ENGLAND CoHmi'sioLer OF sewers uoyernor - No'e
Huse sexton Keeper Of ihe Prison Ofhe 80 hcu.9 o.
tie Dear and Chapter OF Westminster Returning oiu;eI
for rnbers Of Perlament aid Contebio the later 81
which il il come respects Judicial Ile ece OF ialW
frequently exercised 0y woman In tie United Saies
wofofn NAV administer the elects OF Der leceC ed nus
bauc ard she has occasionally held unfortunate place "a
tie rot Of &c de anHeIt. She has therefor. sI Of
pos; norton poet msrcs motor u, bar y IN the eT,eg
lion If bending letters of administration and letter. ,
ste il the Submissive CTtLtUre of the 9d ,ounln lav
True the unmarried woman bas n h 10 the property
sle nherts ana ise None she earns, but she is taxed
without roprese1.aior Acj he-e a-ain y0a place hs
negro 20 urinsty degraded by yo7 in "a superior rjOa
e yctT own wives and moikers Tor cO0-ed nle Il pos
serred II q certain amount q property and certain Ohss
oual tons vote, but If they % TO. have these
qualifications Nsg not ssS sc' 10 firs f1r1i08 wherein
tLey have the advantage a woman, she being subject &,
taxation for Whatever amount he may posses IoaaiE
tuilou y article sec. -f Buif say y'u' ar+ nos Al
women sgcicNy represented by Their ftleT hush ln1
snd brotiers Let yolr statute book. answer the ln--
ton.
Again We demand in criminal ca.es that NOS, a-ed Of
Gil rights. Trial by jury Of our own peers
lie este osLmt M f trial by jury is OF so early 1879
II Il s b. gunn - lost in antiquity bat ls fg1t OF sral
by jury OF one own peers IS gIea p-9gFos5e 'isp0
advanced civilization No rank OF men have ever ot en-
safe0 being tried by jurors hghe. or lower IN tle civil
or political scale han themselves for jealousy RI
b. nd and contempt on the other has clec-Iaiy
blinded he eyes & justice Hence all along the pae5 ot
history fId the King the Noble The p sut th- ar
dnsl the Priest, the LoymHr each IN tr.n r-Jcssa;
a. sii5t d al'hoy Of the tribunal before which they
were sumHO- Cd 10 appear. Charles the FIRST r',l'cd 10
recognize tie competency "t the trOuu'i WAfl COZ
CtmLeQ bin, loE how, said he. can 81 jet Judge Ains
The sci scendlnls OF our Pilgrim FEaers refused 10
aLswtr io- tler crimes before IN ED-. sh Faihtn.ni
low said they, can King judge rebels Ana sHAl
Leie consent to be ed by her leige i' wlp has
dubbed Lmso law maker. jucge. JUROR AMI s1a 200 -
Nio-e power though sanctioned ~ Chur n 4nI Sac has
10 foundation ~ jl.'ice AID equity and is O"1I = amp
ii, If our inaci able rights In Lu-il.l pam an sn.
lord could challenge Jury where ku -ht was not in
panneled. An alien could demand jury composer A.
OF bis own cOGniymel, or "a some ele-.i Gases ia
lies were even con. ,uitd entirely OF women Having
sCtn that Man fails 10 Do Justice 20 woman Ia ner best e.
tait sic yGou til noble the true OF our sex should
trust 60 liz tender mtrclt Tie "eGh tue 'h Tue
morally usaIet IL to be denied lct tue Interests
Of man ard wom1n in d p 20 uuts clipped sta.e OF inc
tn race, and under the exiting social aransenens ae
and must be- cLtaeonistic The nobleuan cannot maze
jU-t laVs for the ptasauthe Shareholders Tor he slave
neither CGn man make AID execute just avs f'r "'ne1
tecau.e IN cach The 10 power fails 20 apply the IN
u'8tC principle Of right 20 any grade bat his own Slh
C1ing woman be dragged before bar oi grn Ftiyel
il u bic on subjects which women scarce breathe Ia &c
Cct 10 one another Shall the most sacred relations Of
III .f-- t.u uI
them even at The polls without contamination '-ald yet
sla she find there 10 woman face or voice T. ply ana
defend Shall The Ienzed mother WOO TO save hef,eh
end child from exposure and ID race ended the lc thar
bad iust begun be dragged before such tribunal % an
swtrior her crime How can man enter ia'o ne acins
o. n at mother How can he Judge of the mighty agj
mics g soul that mpeled her 10 such outrage Of nl
ttrnsl instincts How can be weigh the mountain 0! sof
chat crushed that mother heart when she Willy
tossed her he les babe the cold OF lie midnight
sea Where is he who by false VOWS thus bi tlis
trusting Had c:hattse Gh9d no claims ii On ms
hood in the pulpit the bench in the professors cna
tie inpi-onm-to OF his victim and the death OF bis child
dCirtc Ct 1.-THE from his standing and complceucy
His reers made tie law and shall law maker lay nets Tor
those of their rank Shall laws which come rom tae
logical brain of take cognzance Of ylol9ne done
TO the moral and aaectonil na;ere which prslon
mates as is said in woman Statesmen Of SeS
York whose daughters guarded by your affection, and
sTped mid luxuies which your ind gence spreads care
more for their noddiug une and velvet trains than for
held-who, blinded by custom and Prejudice 10 INC a.
graded position which hey and their sisters occupy m me
civil scale haughy claim that they already have al
rights they How think ye YOU would feel 20 sec
daughter summoned for such Crimc-lnd rsilemo-
these daughters but hUman-beiUre such tribunal
oud not in that hour be some consolation to see mar
she surrounded by the wise Gai vuous ot her Own
sex b. those who had known the depth Of nplers love
ard tie misery of lovers flsehood TO kno" that -
these sbe could make her confessional and from iaen re
ceye her If So then listen 70 our just demands
and make such change in Your laws o. VIII 'ec1ro 70
every woman tEisd in your courts an impartial ~ Al
Lis moment, among The hundreds Of women who arr shut
W in prisons in this state not has enjoyed that m)sL
sacred Of all righsthai right which you would die Il
defend for yourselves-trol by jury Of ones peers
Second Look a, the position OF woman wife. Your
laws relating 20 marriage founded ~ they are the oh
common las OF England compound OF blrbarOGs usages
but partially modified by progressive civilization. are IN
open violation Of emil htened IDEAS Of justice aad OF
the boest feelings Of our nature you take the highest
view OF marriage as Divine rel ason which love alone
constitute and ssncy then of humaR legsla
ton can only recognize H. Man can neither bind or Loose
its ties for that Irercgatye belongs TO God alone who
makes man and woman, and the laws Of attraction by
which they united. But II you regard marriage as
civil contract then let it be subject to the
human half divine institution which yea may build up but
cannot regulate DO not by your special legislation Tor
this Kind of contract involve yourselves IN she gross
est al urdti5s and contradictions.
So long by your laws no man can make contract for
horse piece Of land until he TIVE years of age,
and by which contract he is not bound if any option
has been pracced or if the party contracting has not u
filed his part OF the sceementso long as the parties in
all mere cyl contracts retain their identity and all iae
power and independence they had before Contracting with
the full night 10 dissolve all partnerships and contracts for
a; the viii ana option # the parties themselves
upon what principle Of civil Jurisprudence d. you permit
the boy OF fourteen and tie girl OF twelve in violation OF
every natural law, 20 make contract more 0nentous in
importance than any other and then hold them 10 H. come
Whist may the whole OF their natural lives in spite OF dis
appointment. deception and misery.
Then too, the signing of this contract is instant civil
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