The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-01-28
- nlenrs or woMEN.

am lirm believer in "woman's
rights especially her right to do as she
I,ieases. It's possible thar, before the Law,
She is not IN possession Of all her rights,
bat all wrongs in this direction viii be
corrected as time progresses. ] speak
particularly at this time Of her liglt to
sing bass. because it Is representative
right. aud covers, as with q I'D, a whole
chest full Of others. Yet while ! claim
this right, confess that ! should not care
10 see it exercised to any great extent for
ll.ink that treble is, by all odds, the finer
and more attractive part in music. Is it
worth Willie to exercise the ri -ht Of SING
ing bass, when il costs a good deal to get
up voice Cor it, and when treble comes
natural and cay, and is very much pleas
anter 10 lie ears Bass would be bad
jhing for lullaby, and could only silence
baby by soaring il. II ! should have
committed to me the IN lodies Of ihe world,
| would care very little about my right %
sing those subordinate parts iha' gather
around them 10 obedient harmoWes. At
least. | think ] would, unless some upslart
man should deny my right to sing any
thing but melodies. II II were committed
10 me to sing ike bird, | would not care,
| think, to exercise my right 70 roar like
bun. If can witch the cars and win
the hearts of men and women by doing
that which can do easily aud naturally
aud well, then shall do best not to exer-
else my right 10 do that which | can only
do dificulily. aud unnaturally, aud i'll.
Woman, in my apprehension, is the
mistress, not alone OF the melody Of mu.
sic. but Of tie melody OF life. Whatever
it may &c possible TO do by cultivation AID
long course Of developments II Is doubl-
ful Whether a woman would ever sing bass
we'll | am aware that she has tic right,
and the organs, but ! question whether
her bass would ever amount TO anything
whether II would be worth singing.
When weuen talk with me about their
right 10 vote, and their right to practice
law. and their right to engage ia any busi-
ness " hich usage has assigned 10 man,
say : yes-you have all those rights. |
never dispute with thrm at all. Indeed,
YOU see how have pat myself forward as
the defender OF these same rights yet !
should be sorry to see them exercised by
the women ! admire and love. II Is all
very we'll TO Say that the presence OF wo-
man al the balot.box would purify ii, and
r,straia the manHers OF the men around
IL; but have seen enough OF the world
20 learn that an human influence is recip.
rocal and reaclionary. Man and the bali
10, box might gain, bat woman would lose,
and men and the ballot-box themselves
would lose ia the lorg run. The ballot
box is the bass, and il should be mans
business 10 sing il, while woman should
give bin home melody with which il
should barmonizc.
Ia the matter of rights, ] suppose that
should nor differ materially with any
strong. minded woman but have always
observed that the most truly loyntle, hunl-
ble, pure-heartcd, God-fearing and humans
iiy-lo. ing women Of my acquaintance,
never say anything abou, these rights, and
scorn chose oi their sex who do. ! have
never known WOMAN who WIS II once
satisfied IN her affections ard disconteuted
wnh her woman's Ia and Der Womans
Roik. There Is a weak place, Or a wrong
place, or q rottcn place, Ia the character