The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-12-22

sex. Every argument that ever has been or eve
can be adducod to prove that males should hav
the right to vote applies With equal i'll rot create
force to prove that females should posses the sam
! right aud were u citizen of yonr State shoul,
labor with whatever of ability possess to ingraf
| these principles IN It's constitution.
Yours. very respectfully, B. +. WADE.
i 10 SUSAN b. AsTHoNY. Sseresary Of -imsrie0,
Equal Rights Association.
Now, Xr. President, | ask whether thii
has not an orthodox sanction At least.
should like to know who woald question. wis
would dare to question, the orthodoxy of the
honorable Senator from Ohio, and wno dare'
tell me that this is such u novelty that it is
no, 10 be introduced here as serious, as in
earnest? Sir, i say that l an perfectly in
earnest, and say that if this amendment be
incorporated IN this bill l shall vote for it
with ell my heart and SOUL
Il
How does the gentleman know that | am
not in earnest about it. Ii low does he know?
BY what warrant does he under;ak, to say
that brother Senator here Is not serious
not in earnest. | should like to know by
what warrant ne undertakes to do that. He
says do not Look serious. l have not per>
hips been trained i'll the Same vinegar and
persimmon school, tlaughter;) l have not
been doctrinated INTO the same solemn nasal
twang which may characterize tbs gentlem =
aud which may be considered to be the eYi>
dsuce of setousness and elrGsstness. Igea-
orally speak rs man, and "a good-natured
man. think. hope / .ents.taln no malice
oSard anybody.
As said Yesterday, and "a said to-day,
have struggled against change bat If it is
to be made 1 wish to direct it properly. |
made in my own person, two or three year,
ago. a motion which pasted this body by, l
think, vote Of precisely two 10 one--l be-
liege 1t was 2S % li-that the voters o! the
District of Columbia ShJuid be confined to
white males but upon that occasion ! stated
and the dcbIles will bear me ou., | think
that i. the door of the franchise was to bs
opened, If it was thought that the safety Of the
country required more people to cast ballots,
more people to enjoy .his privilege, 1 would
open it to the women OF the courtry saoncr
than | would open 1t to the negroes. say
So to-day. Ioa are determined to open i. TO
the negroes. | appeal TO you - open it to
the woinen. on say there Is no danger in
opening it u the negro :. say there IS no
danger then ia opening Et to he women.-
You say that it is safe in the han Is of The
negroes. ! say It 10 equally sa!e IL the hands
of our sistsrl. uGi more sa!o 10 the Aaads
OF our wives AID our mothsrs. | sag mora
to you. say you have not demonstrated
that il is SAT. to cJnle- the franchise upGa
mcu Jus. emerged !rpu The barbarian OF Siay
cry | say yoU have nd demonstrated thzt
IL i, .ia tu give the baiibt 10 aI-n wGo IT.
C. uirr a Frecdrnens BuTtaG - take care Q!
them, AID who it is not pretend-l anywhere
have that intelligence which IL necessary to
enable them TO comprehend the que-.Ons
which agitatc the people OF tins nauon, and
OF wtich the people supposed 10 have : n
intelli gent understanding. | say YOU have
no. demo ,slraiei all that bat you havh e1.
pressed you- deter "a ns,ion. You are deter>
mined TO - II, AMI when YOU ara determined
TO do It want TO pu; along with that element
that douo:fu! element, that Suorant element.
tha; debssc element. that clemen, jus: ems
er2cd from slavery. want you 10 pat along
with t in.o the b.i1t-box, 20 Geu,raiIze us
soison il poison there be, to correct its Isn-
g-rs II danger there be, the fem..,s e,encai OF
tho country.
That is my position. If you abandon tie
whole project ! have TO objection lam wTll-
ing to rest the safety OF the country where II
is and has been so far | am open tp convIc-
lion, open TO argument. open 70 rea,on even
upon inai subject but am wiling to leave
this question of suffrage where our father.
left il, where the world leaves 1t ,o.dav. where
all wise men leave it. II, however,it is 70 .
opened, If there is - be new era, II politI~
ca! power is il To be distributed PEI capita
according to particular a-e, then aa for
extending il TO women as well as men. Lei
me tell the hoaorably Senator | Am rot alone
in this opinion; the Senator from Ohio with
me is not alone oae Of tho first intellect. o.
this age, perhaps the first man of the first
country of the earth, is OF the same opinion
l alIad. to John START Mil. Of Greft Britain.
He is now agitatlny for this very thing in
England. So that it need no; seem snrpris-
ing that should be- in earnest in this; ani
| trust that after the explanation l have
made os nv position aad my doctriaes,
shall not be char. either with Insincerity
or with desire To in.rttiate myse u,,G tie
majority pt this body, with the mh 5rty of
the people, or with any enc, because thank
tod am Tree from all entang'enents OF nat
kind at this present speaking, and If retain
py senses .hiak ! shall keep free.