M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-10-22
A WOman's Rrbuke TO MISS
AunR Dickinson,

The Hbilndelphia Ago publishes q
etter in which Mise Anna Dickinson,
be female Abolition orator, is thus
taken to task:
Shame, shame, Anna, that Won are
20 wanting in deicacy and refinement.
~ lOst to yourself and all the finer
Instincts OF wnmanhOod, nc to consent
IL take the stump il political cAm
aign How conld you enter upon
'uch dirty work I Are you not afraid
that rs you proeped in the hazardous
undertaking you will find your in
stinctive shrinking iiom the coarse
and vulgar growing day by day
alarningly less I
lfpoiitics are 81 hardening to msn's
tirmer nature, how will they effect
woman's livelier scnsibiities 1t
would not matter much in this single
instance prssibly other, under the
influence, may be tempted to initiate
the bad example. Would it not have
been better to have confined your
public speaking to anti-slavery meet
ings and womsn'a rights conventional
But | will hot demonstrate. ! fear il
would be of1o avail.
But, ! pray you, lay aside Our dis
tnctive dress, and adopt the more
suitable "BIoomer." agree with
Mrs. Partington, things should con.
verse together" Now your dress and
your calling hardly converse tageth
en-" Do be persuaded, and endeavol
to persuade your sister "Lsaguers" to
don this semi-temse costume.
protest against your appearing in
public in any other.
would recommend to the old az
well as the younger female "Leag
uers, Yin addition to the iiEI"Bloomer'
the present style OF jockey hat Il
would bcCu Ysnke. parlsnce) cute
nnlIorm, AMI might prove q great aid
IN your mission. Mr.. Liucoln':
wide a. wakes" YOU know, w"re :
very significant uniform -lEdia-rnb
her-capes - prophetic Of the rei9r
(rain) ot terror on which they we're It
enter and they all carried lamps
indicative Of the darkness Of the com
ins tuturc.
With referenc' to your own safety
| insist on your slashing on u Bowie
knife and revolver: then you can e
fear'es'ly forth on your sublime miss
ION, in your own wonderful strength
and confidence, detying Copper
heads" and TRAITORS AMI you viii
not allow that old 'ashionel book,th
BihI", - interfere with your saying;
snd dNing'. You know, AMI all tlIl
Vpm.n Leaguers know. that "St
Paul is All old togy," and that neithe
Ep'+tles nor Gospels arJ in any wis,
suH;,Ont 10 this progressive aga ant
oo'p,a; and, therefore, that tn,
higher law" of mans reason anc
confidence must be his guide.
Yru know, too, that our Heavenly
Father never intended thsre sI.ould be
ricn and poor; black and white /; and
that this awful sin Of the white man
in oppressing and choking the poor
negro until no has become entirely
black, must be Immediately asoned fol
by emancipation and amalgGmation
and thersby give the mericar
ci'izens OF African descent" q fail
chance to grow white again.
That "aIl men are horn free anC
,qnal,' as far as the protection o
Coils lava and his redeeming grac,
Arc concerned. you know it 10 no
nough You will demand more thar
hia. Free and equal" means FrencI
Socialism," "Fdur;erism," "Com
unMism," or some other isns. which
nons but a thoroughly furnished
Lacquer can comprehend Your
mission is to make it fully understood
One word more OF aIvics before
close: he a little more sparing oI
abuse in your speeches. Not that
vou can injure the good men you so
violently traluce--it WI retract upon
Yourself - not in remorse, for il il
whispered that the "Leaguers" hav.
thrown conscience to the-winds-
nut in II thorough disgust by the God
fearing, law-abiding portion of the
c"nlmunity. SISTER AGNES.