Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-07-20
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JOHN p. HALE on WoMAN'S RIGHTs.-JohR
p Hale, of New Hampshire, made speech on
Tuesday to the graduating class of the Abbott
Female Academy, at Andover, in which he gave
them his views of the Woman's Rights question:
''The present day had afforded to us many
proofs that science was not confined to men
as for instance, Miss Mitchell, the astronomer.
Mathematics were also open to women. Let
me write the songs Of nation, and / care not
who makes the laws was saying of deep i'm
port; the poetic fields were open to women. So
in all the other higher branches of knowledge
Now there are some who did not believe women
would have ali their rights till they had the
right of suffrage. But if this right were obtain
ed it might be found TO degrade, instead of ele-
waiting female life. What was there in the exer-
else of the right!of suffrage to produce moral
elevation? We did not sec that the men in
cities who exercised the right were ennobled,
refined or elevated by going to the ballot box.
Every female of delicacy must revolt ut finding
herself in communicating contact with the infu-
ences of the polls; as she would thereby be placed
| in conflict and on level with every blackgurd.
Female influence was not silent to day in con-
trolling the politics of the country. An emf
nent gentleman had said that if he wished to
control canvass for the good of State, he
would sooner address the children and young
women than the men. As women trained their
sons and brothers, so would the future voters OF
the country be. Each woman would have at
least one willing friend, who would be ready to
consult her opinions.
! A lady friend had asked him what she should
do as she was deprived of the right of voting,
and he told her to go and unite her fortunes
with one whose right to vote was unquestioned,
Laughter, and thereupon she had told him that
was the meanest thing he had ever said. Those
unfortunate females who were always complain
ing of their limited spheres, would be found to
be those who had not the courge and faith and
energy to do what was even in that limited
sphere for them. No one had right to COM
plain so long as in the sphere of their influence
they had left a single duty unperformed. Not
until we had done what we could should we sit
down with Alexander and cry that there were
no more worlds to conquer We should not
complain while a single case of human wretch
edness existed which we had not done what we
could to alleviate by sympathy aid.
In addressing young ladies, he could not pre-
sent the same motives which were usual in ad.
dressing boys, but he could assure them that
every one could obtain all the good in life in
which they deserved. In concluding, Mr.. Hale
told story of a young girl, who said she had
two things settled in her own mind; first, she
would never marry a minister; second, she
would never live in the town of B. Yet she
eventually married u minister of 3. so it will
be with you, my young friends, said Mr. Hale
to the young ladies, at which great laughter and
clapping ensued. 4 perceive continued he,
that it is the theological students that are clap
ping, because they think you will all marry
minister's [Renewcd merrimentl But the
moral of all lie had said to-day was that the
same duty pertained to all. Instead of sitting
down and signing over the allotments of our
condition, We should each meet and discharge
with zeal, energy and faith, the duties of the
tpoSltion in which we severally found our
selves"