Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20


at work upon the case.
" Augustin, eldest son of Iturbide,
late Emperor of Mexico, died at San
Francisco ou the llth instant, and his
body has been shipped for Philadelphia
for interment.
UNITED STATES SENATORS ON FEMALE
SUFFRAGE,-The discussion of female suf.
frage in the United States Senate in
dicates q new era at Washington. The
Woman's Rights Convention may we'll
pause awhile-their work is likely to be
carried on by more influential parsonage.
Lucy Stone can yield gracefully to Sen
ator Wade Mrs. Stanton need have no
ambition to hasten TO get into Congress,
for her work there can be done just as
well by B. Gratz Brown and Mr. Cow
an; while Susan B, Anthony finds an
able representative 10 Senator Anthony
Of Rhode Island. To show the style in
which some Of these distinguished Sen
ators manage the discussion of this un-
wonted but interesting subject, we copy
briefly form their speeches.
Mr.. Cowan of Pennsylvania said
"He who thought women were rep
resented by their husbands, might go to
the proceedings of the8Woman's Rights
Conventions recently held to learn diff
ferently. He was willing now TO look
face in the face He was willing to
stand upon old institutions, ssnctiied
as they were by the past but when the
time came to take step it should be
made in the right direction. He did not
intend to let the juggernaut of progress
rush over him"
Mr.. Wade of Ohio said
GAS to the pending (female suffrage)
amendment, he intended to vote for it. He
might not have introduced it, because this
might not be the best time and place to
agitate the subject. But as to the right Of
women to vote he had no doubt what
ever he was fully convinced on that
subject 1t would not puzzle any one
to draw the line of demarcation between
the female aud the male in this respect,
while both We're alike subject to the
same law. The time is approaching, he
said, when every female in the country
will be responsible for the just govern
ment of the country as much as the
males. Their right to participate in the
government of the country will be just
as much acknowledged as our own"
Mr., Anthony of Rhode Island said
"Mr. Anthony said he supposed Mr..
Cowan had offered this amendment by
way of satire, but he should vote for it,
not because of any inherent right that
women had 20 exercise the franchise,
but he considered it right that cOuld
only be granted by society. If it was
claimed that Intelligence ought TO be the
basis of suffrage, woman could not be
excluded, stiIl less if virtue or morality
was to be the standard. 1t might be
said that man represented woman, but
but this was not so, There could be no
represeu tatiOu without the consent Of
the person represented, and the women
had not given their consent. Nations
had been well governed by WOmen-wO-
man not paid Elizabeth raised Eng
aud to the height of greatness. A wo-
man furnished Columbus with the
means 20 discover America. A woman
now sat upon the throne OF Spain and
a woman was the ruler of the prOudest
monarchy of the earth. 1t was not log
icsl to say that woman cOul1 reign as
8 queen or command an army, and yet
that woman was not fit To vote for
Common Councilmen of Washington.
The time had not yet come for female
suffrage but it was coming"
Per contra, Mr.. Johnson of Maryland
speaking of women, said
"If they participated in elections they
must be part of the militia, Mr.. John
son read a portion of a letter from John
Adams, in which the writer opposes fe.
male suffrage, and gives his reasons for
his opposition. Those who favored the
pending amendment, Contended that
woman should have the right of suffrage
for her own protection. He (Johns0n)
always supposed that the duty OF pro-
lection to ladies belonged to their hus-
bands and their brothers. Ladies had
never complained that they had not
sufficient protection. Some such com.
| plants had been made by few, but
they were such as were very properly
! denominated strong. minded women. La
dies were not anxious to participate ir
the election broils and political excite
ment.
Mr.. Cowan asked If the presence o
ladies at the polls would not tend Il
preserve order.
Mr.. Johnson said it would not. Th
kind of men who created such disturb
ances were not TO be deferred Irum IG .,
thn presence of ladies. Aside from al
delicacy, what right had a woman Il
vote when the right was denied 10 DO
until he was q years OF age, although
he was put into the militia, at Is ?'