Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-19
Communication.
MILLvILLr, Pa, April Ia, 1862.

and at the same time to give
some information, which, with your per.
mission may be published in the CoLuM-
BIA DEMOCRAT, and which will undoubt-
edly be perused with interest by many of
your readers. You are well aware that
in your issue ofthe COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
March goth 1862, was published com.
munication from "Observer" giving an
account of the meeting and death at
Bloomsbury, December 10th 1861, of the
once existing Society called, "The Literary
Union of Columbia, Montour, and ad jacent
counties" Now it appears that from the
above mentioned communication (Which
was certainly misunderstood } the idea
originated and has since spread to some
extent that the "Grcenwood Literary So
ciety" has, like some other Societies which
helped to compose the Literary Union"
failed or adjourned sine die. l beg leave
to inform those of your readers who are
ignorant of the fact, that this is absolutely
a mistaken idea the Greenwood Liter
airy Society continues as usual to meet
every Saturday at Z o'clock, p. M, in the
Hall of the Greenwood Seminary, and
there is plenty of talent connected with
the school, and the surrounding neighbor.
hood to make it attractive, interesting and
beneficial al.
Fortunately for me, l had the extreme
pleasure of attending one OF its NEE tings
on last Saturday night, and endcavored
to obtain seat in the back part of the
Hall among my equals in literary attain
ments but as that part Of the house was
denscly filed l was obliged to take seat
in front among the more celebrated class
of individuals. An effect was soon pro.
ducsd on me similar to that OF the Apos.
ties who were taken up to the Mount Of
TRANSPORTATION when Peter said, Kit is
good for US to be here"
felt cheercd at the limited discussion
of the following question: "That women
arc equally entitled with men to the elective
franchise" Some members who are par
ticularly favored with talented wives, and
others who expect to be, appeared to be
deeply impressed with the conviction that
the rising generation should be instructed
to grant women the privilege of voting,
while others W, o were more patriarchal ,
contended that women had not the natural
ability to enforce the laws as General Nc.
Clcllan and his brave army is now doing,
and therefore should have no hand in
making them. Their synopsis of the rights
and mission of woman is to ''get married.
to acquire "6nished education" to Gre.
main at home" or to 60 when and where
Cher husband goes, As are our coun.
try's institutions So are the people, and
vice versa, as are the people, SO are the
institutions; they rcciprocally effect each
others character and development, action,
and re action, are inevitable. can but
deplorc the structure or education of that
mind which can contemptuously and arro-
gantly pronounce woman as only the fit
companion of children, yet this is one of
her respective duties and she generally
performs it well, but it is unjust and iguo,
Bile to eonfne her to the marrow Enclosures
known as the kitchen, the bedchamber
and the nursery.
There are higher and wider circles of
usefulness in which woman is capable of
moving, the perpetual perplcxitcs and
unbrckea monotony of these departments
are too depressing and fatiguing to be en-.
dured. But III dwell no louger on this
important subicct-perhaps express my
self more fully in future.
Col. L. L. Tate's constituency, as far as
my reign Of knowledge extends, is very
highly gratifed with his course in the State
Legislature. His speech in the House of
Representatives on the 18th of March ,
his sublime Eulogy on General jackson,
and many other equally important trans
actions elected great deal attention and
will cause all good men who know him I;
men whose hearts arc ever open to kind
ness, to greet him home with social shake
of the hand, and hearty welcome, "good
and faithful servant Good Union men,
true and honest patriots, feel and know
that they are adding to thcir dignity and
prtriotism by associatiug with and over
whelming him with their welcomes as the
faithful representative of the gallant De-
mocracy of Columbia county. God speed
such men smoothly over the changing
rivers of life. The afliction of cur sick
A.