San Andreas independent., 1857-03-14
The Debate on womans Original Rights.


We are happy to give our readers a
Congressional Report of the proceedings
as far back as the year One of our respect
ed father Adam-the following being the
Debate among the Hon. Angels as to
whether Adam should be voted wife at
all, and if so, what should be her allow
ance of constitutional Rights, privileges,
etc, etc. The argument, Gas our reporter
gives it, beats about the bush little, and
then comes to the point, thus:
:; "Still a void
Rested within the soul of Edcns lord.
Longings there came, for something still more
fair
He knew not what
. The great Creator saw
And felt his loneliness: and. to His band
Of mighty counselors, who ever knelt
In alteration, round His mightier throne,
He turned and spakc " The being whom We
formed
In our own image, lonely walks the earth
The soul within him finds no counterpart.
What We shall make to fill this aching void,
We leave to you"
The Angels listened Then
y voice broke on the stiffness :-'.Make oh God !!
being like to him whom Thou hast formed
But weaker far in body; and in that
Diviner essence which pervades the soul
And likens man to Thee. To Adam give
This new-formed being, and let him control
Tier every thought and feeling"
g The voice is hushcd,
And tones, like music. soft and pitying, came
Upon the ear divine Twas mercy spakc =
Not so, oh mighty One not so, we pray!
Give not to man such power! His ruthless hand,
In some dark hour of passion, might destroy
The being thou hast made. Oil, as't not best,
TO make her bcaut5ul2 Let nature lend
Her choicest gems to deck this last best gift y
Let SHOWS he gathered from the mountains top
To give their whitencss to her gentle browl
And let the blush, that mantles DER her check,
BE captive stolen from the sunsets glow!
Let her pure soul look forth from eyes that once
Were stars in the bright armament of Heaven I!
Make her thus beautilul-that man may bow
His strength before her weakness, and forget,
In her bright presence, all his lonelnessn 7
Not so! not sol burst from a hundred lips,
Make her not thus for man will, at her shrine,
Kneel, and forget oh God to knecl to Thee 7
Then wisdom spake =
.''Aly brothers, though We seem
TO widely differ, still | do approve
OF all that We have said for if to me
'Twere given this new being to create,
/, too, would make her weak, though not in soul.
That should be strong, with courage to endure,
Calmly and silently, the thousand ills
That through all coming time will be her lot.
And would make her fair-more beautiful
Than augllt of earth-and ifman, in his strength
Should lift his hands against the weaker one,
tbs beauty like shield should guard her round.
And to this being fair, I'd give soul
SO soft and pure, that, coming last from Heaven,
1t last should keep the impress of its birth.
And when man, won by all this lovclincss,
Shall kncel willing captive at her shrine,
BE hers the hand, to her the power be given,
To lead his erring thoughts from earth to Heaven.
'Tis well It's well T! burst forth from the
heavenly throng.
Thus make her, oh Jehovah! and, though Sin
Which with prophetic eyes, VIC sec will come
To cast its blight Ser Eden's occupants
VIII dim her beauty yet she'll ever be
a golden link to bind the world to Thee