The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-12-22
N.yro Suffrage Shall ""i''
N" Women Vote?

vho, ,vc have in prospect, II the .
p.S;nals bear sway, is pretty wen sv' ,
t"rth in the recent speech Mr.. morrill, !
80 Maine, made, upon introducing .Mo f..
,nivorsal Negro Suffrage Bill lot '"'
district Of Columbia: .,,,4 th;s ,
D'. He repudiated the idea that 'nas
WAS a white mans government W." ~"
tondcd solely for his benefit. ~"
ton had affirmed the right anu r"pao any
Of the people to govern me"s y" nth %m"
Se,ect t),cir own rulers; 10 10 "s"
";ao wns to deny the fundame't"'
"] ".i of republicanism:' J.,
F.MSoYertheless this same Senator, III
eronudiation Of what he is mere
u.te opposed extending the SUI
u.ao ro 70 women, defining what ne IN
norstood to be the true sphere OF wo,
,"nn and advocated Impartial manhood
antrrape, naming the only exceptions
~ insane persons, criminals, ana OK
ircmely ignorant persons :.
As # 0,OOO,O 900 Of females, now I'D
.his country, were not "pcople,' us
much as negroes, and if these len,a'.
People had dot as much right 70 seIre,
thoir rulers as the negro male ieople'
tile then deplored the existing
prejudice against the negro. Inc me,
ho treated as q citizen, and would re-
main in the country by laws over whaIi
Congress had no control. TIC co".a
stov here in defiance OF human power
wv remoye him. Their race was no"
100000 and would soon be 3o,ooo,
noo strono-too many to be SO easily
Jv Of The old idea of distinc-
tior of races was All attempt at ihs"f-
rcction." for
this distinction is as marked IN M"'nc
IN Louisiana,-and the white man or
womon Of Maine will have no more
"oniallv. to do with the negro, than tAe
nh;to man or woman of Louisiana!
The woman, too is just as mhc'i -
man as the negro. me wolnan' wv d.,
acitizen as mnch as the negro Da y,
what prospect we have aheaa, !"
sharing our partnership OF sovereignty
81 this Government, with 3,OOo,ooO o
~ degraded, ignorant negroes! HoV
I'D such a Government last
io nart 40 lono as u Mexican, .mottIe'
negro and Indian Dynasty ..,o,
In the Senate, on Monday, tlle ~no'
question of" suffrage was Tree
" ventilated, but without dlscloslh
any unanmity of opinion on the suo)ec
.,~-IrnD rOWAN
had been opposed to any change !
the suffrage; but if it was to be cIians
o1 If negroes were to be enfranchlse'
ha was in favor of still further change
60 as TO embrace women also. IL VIII
men could not be intrusted WIN ~
litical power for the negro ne co4 =
NOT he trusted with it for women =
who thought women were represent
NV their ~husbonds, might 60 to the pr
ce,dings of the Womon's Rights 20
vontions recently held to learn dlffere'
10 It was now time to looE lacts
tHIe face. He was willing to stand up
old institutions, sanctified as tloy W.
bv the past; but when the time came
take a Step, it should be made III ,
,:rh+ direction. He was surprised Il
his sincerity should be doubted. NJ
icals were not like poets. Ihey w
made ond not born and when the u
came he could be as radlcala as any
them. He did not intend to let
.Jupecrnaut of progress run over Il,
rewards the close OF his speech !
Cowan read u letter from MI: W,
~ Mrs Susan b. Anthony, written
summer, in favor of female snllra
r. his amendment was adopted
Cowan, would vote for the p.l Dill,
would not be afraid of negro su"f'
if female suffrage went with IT,
would not be the first to propose
CHANCE ON the matter of suilrag''
If any change be made it ought TO
radical, and fundamental one Oh
Lind. He was in good earnest III o
ing this amendment; nc was nf'
blind as not to see the Signs Va
coming times.
SENATOR WADE.
As to the pending (Female SUR
amendment he intended to vote 10
He might not have introduced l"'
consc this might not be the hest
and place to agitate the subject;
rs to the right af woman to vote nc
no doubt weatever, he was l"'lS
v;nced on that subject. 1t wonia
zle any one to draw the Inc % M
c,tion between the female and mar
this respect, while both were allke
inct to the same law. The time IS
nroaching, said Mr.. Wade when G
fomole in the country will be res
sible for the just government o,
conntry.as much rs the males
right to participate in tie govern
of the country will be just as
acknowledged as our own
SENATOR ANTHONY.
Mr.. Anthony said he supposed
Cowan had offered this amendmel
way of satire, but he should o
If not because of any inherent
that women had to exercise the
chisc. Int he considered tia righ'
could only be granted by soclet
it was claimed that intelligence
to be the basis of suffrage "
could not be excluded; still less
the or morality was to be the stal
1t might be said, that men repre-
women but this was not 30.
could he no representation WIN
consent of the person rePresehtt
women had not given their cons
Nations had been well governed
men, women not paid. Elizabeth
E..anl To The hciullt OF greatMl