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


speech. l might not have agreed with II
speech in general. bu. it was a great, gran,
proud, high. and intellectual effort, at whic
every American might applaud, and pardo
Mrs Gage for the manner in which 81
speaks OF it. She has not exee'led ME in th
, tribute which offer hcre to the honor4b
Senator from Massachusetts,, and which al
glad to lay at his feet
81 sat in the Senate Chamber last winter, an
heard Cu ,RLEs SUxSsR's grand speech while tn
whole country appiauded : and heard him d.
clare that taxation without representation Wa
| tVrupuy to the freedman
Tha: was iiia ring of that speech that Wa
its keynote; it was the same key,nuie wbiC
stirred his iorefathers in lT76; it was th
same bugie blast which called them to tn
field IF Lexington and Bunker Hill ninet
wears ago; and it is no wonder that Mira
Gage picks that out as beihg The resduuul
that which vas left upon her ear Of fsubstanc
after the music of the honorable Senator
tines had died away, after the brilliancy o
nj. metaphors had faded, after the lIgh
, which a ways eHcirces him upon this sab
! iect had gone away. 1t is no wonder tha
/ all that remained cf II WAS that taxation
without representation Sas tyranny. lie
me commend it 10 the honorable Senator
! with his keen eye, his god tasle MS aPpre
ciation of that which IL effective and tna
which strikes the American heart 10 the core
let na commend it to him who desires TO bs
the iol CT that heart.
when
Now, Mr. President, sic ha.sn gloria
muad,-
'.When afterwards found that he meant only
tyranny to the male sex, learned that CHARLES
SUMNER fell far short OF the great idea OF LIB
erty"
All tins ou;pouring, all this magnificent
! burs: of sloquence. al! this electric co.nbina-
ti0u drawn from all quarters OF the earth. all
the sublime talk about the ballot, was mcrel y
meant Tor I'll. question OF trousers and petti>
coats - Tyranny to the male sex, says
Mrs Gage, aEd now she goes on. and this Is
ri. ito the point. TIE proposition here is
to give the naie freedman vote and TO ig-
nor. the fcm,le frscdwoman, to ne tauio-
logical-
81 know something OF the freedwomea South.
M.ra-I do not know that she had any other
naae-vh-n liberated from slavery at Beaufort
went 20 work and before the year was out she had
laId up :i.O;l."
Tns, IS d magnificent Maria, that "a a
pracsic4l Maria. She puts S;erEe's Maria,
and Ill other NJ .rias, except Ave Maria, ii
The shade laughter
al never heard of anv southern white maxim 2
81 oJI Ia yea do"n there shall Maria psy a
tx aud have no voice:
Shall Msrl pay tax AMI have no voies
where the principle is admitted, where the
princip.. j, tiunderei fOr.h, where it Is
ax;onatic, where none d1r. g4Insay it, tha,
tax !lon w.thJu; representation is tyranny
.-Shaii " Miriu pay tax aad nave no voice z
That IS the question. That Mr. President
is he question Jslorc the Senate.
.'uld Betty
There is 10: so much Of the classic, not 30
much OF the ephonious not 30 much OF the
s-:.rI rDsI ajJit Betty rs about M-ria-
old Betty. while under iny charge. cleared
more than the anruut free from taxation, and
presume Is worth IS, % - day.
TEinx OF Betty
is she to be taxed in S,uti Carolina 10 sup
port the aFiStocracy.'
Betty lives III sjouth Carolina, it seems.
"W'Il you be just, or will you De partial to the
end of tilne?'
'.rnr marriage relation was all1ded to BY Miss
Anthony"
And here is a most important part, TO
which | would direct the attention of nv
brother Senators as fundamental, fundsmen>
tai In two esp7cts--tdnis in the tss
tmony it furnishes of the character of those
ven now propose to invest wish the righ. Of
suffrage, fundamental In its character as
the use which they will make Of it as TO one
half of the psopls who are IN this bill pre-.
sunsd TO be the objects Of yoar especial
care.
/" The marriage relation was alluded - by Miss
Anthony. When the positive order sent to
me- f.,c mar 0f :...c red
living Together. the women came to with
tears and said. We don't want to be married ln
church. because when married IN the
church our husbands treat " just old massa
used to. aud whip Us II tiiey think w. deserve II
bui when amt married in the church they
: know If they tyTannlze over us ws 20 and left
'em.
That is the class Of male gentlemen to
whom Jou propose ID give suffrage. These
poor women who have To he whipped if the
males think thev deserve it, are the people TO
whom yoa deny it. These are tie gentlemen
who are 10 ta5rIcate and make your laws OF
III rriage, who re TO ix the causes Of di-
voice in these several states. These are tie
men, in other words, who are 10 enact, il j.
so pleases them, that upon the marriage the
husband becomes seized of all his wife's pros
perry, of tie personally absolute and the
really tenant by the courtesy or perhaps
should no, wonder if they had uot-and give
il to him ia fee.
And the men -
beg the Senate 10 remember that an
reading til. teztimony OF Mrs. Gage; unex>
ceptionable testimony:
Aud the came to me and said 'We want
you to compel them 10 be married for We eau {
manage them unless you do H
am not certain whether they can always
be managed even after they are married. -
Laughter. Bat this Is worse great deal
than before.
g. They goes and earns just much money rs
We does. aud then they goes and spends II and
rIed III church, Cause when they s married III the
church we makes 'em mind so IN Sau Domingo
establishing the laws of marriage made tyranny
for these redeemed slave women"
Mrs. Gage continues:
II would not say one word against marriage,
God forbid Ii Is the uoblest institution we have
IN this country. But let 1t he marriage OF egal-
ity. let the man and woman sta nd equals be-
fore the law. Let the ireedw ian o.. the South
own the money she earns br her oH' .abor, and
give her the right of suffrage; fPr she knows
as much rs the freedmen Driug these element Is
aud You wil achieve success. But viii stand
iiruily aud dcterHiInediv against the oppres sion
that puts the new ~ -enancIpated cofrc woineH o!
.'ohli Shi Una a"cei the SuOJeciiun 10 Her nus
band required br the marriage l. Iws of South
Carolina. | demand equality on behalf of tie
ireedwOu'1:i well aS the fecedmah.'
! might follow Mrs. Gage further / nigh;
detain the Senate here hour after hour read
ing extracts from the various spee hes and
essays which have been delivered and made
upon this subject within the last few years,
ani | may again make the ch al,enge which
| made yesterdy. Lot us have reason why
these are not potent to influence our action.
Let US he told wherein the object OF this
argument is defective. Let US be shown why
it is, if these things are rights, natural or
conventional. that those who have interests
are not to participate IN them.
10 me 1t is perfectly plain. l have recon>