The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-05-03

Col. Adams has tkirty hands at WoTk
cutting lies for the Galveston Railroad
aud We heard Major Hsnniog tell him
that be wished be would increase them 10
hundred.-LGsgFeaee Tribune.
The follow -ng commune alton from S.
N. Wood surprises as little. We GER
tai My did nos intend to get him out Of
humor. II We said anything to burt
him it was unintent onal and careless.
We said. three weeks ago, that We oOnsid
cred NEGRO su frags' more important
now than ''femsle suffrage although We
did not oppose the latter. On this Mr..
Wood wroIe US a letter criticising the ar
ticle. declaring himself in favor of uni
versal suffrsge-as done supPressing bis
convictions of right for political policy
or expediency," etc., using the old Argu
ments in favor of female voters ve had
heard for th 9 las. fifteen years. Ia what
We intended as = joking manner, more
than anything else, We said it was more
of the Judge's gas; that his friends would
be glad to hear that be had come out in
favor of Impartial Suffrage; that it bad
not been long since be was trying to in
duce the Democrats to vote for him for
Senator on the ground of opposition to
negro suffrage; that it was not the first
sudden change his politics had under
gone. etc. To this the Judge replies in
rather an i'll natursd manner, below. We
can prove the charge in reference to his
trying to get Democrats to vote for him
on the ground of oppO sitiOn TO negro
suffrage, and can inform him that the
general i'm preston has been that he was
opposed to it, but it is matter of no mo.
ment to Us or anybody else that We have
heard of. We can insure him that We
were entirely good-natured in what we
said-no malice at all-no desire to ridi-
cule. He can't come the "ridicule"
dodge on US. We have no desire. if We
could, to ridiculs him or any one else en-
gagged in the advocacy of female suffrage.
We would not turn our hand over to
change the views of anybody on the sub
ject.
In speaking of political hacks"
We did not think of the Judge. 1t is 8
little amusing that he shOu d ''deny the
charge" before it ia made against him.
Of one thing the Judge can rest assur-
ed: be cannot engage 10 q personal quar-
rel with US on this question in the paper.
People would rather read "news items"
and locals" and We had rather publish
them. If anybody's religious feeling are
hurt by the Judges "slaps," all We have
to say is that We pity them.
But enough of this.
We suppose the Judge puts forth this
as special illustration of the manner in
which he ''cannot consent to stop the
team to qurrsl with every puppy that
barks or ever snaps at the wagon tire.
and one of his strongest arguments for
Female Suffrage:
CoTroNwooD FALLS, April &c, 1867.
JACOB SToTLER OF course l cannot
continue an argument with you. Two
weeks ago. you as an editor, took DO
siIion on the Suffrage question, and said
you considered il. of paramount import
ance TO extend suffrage to the negro"
| That you were in favor of manhood
suffrage ETC." | answered your position.
instead of meeting argument. with argu
meDt you drop the issue, and resort to
ridicule. ] cannot, and will not follow
10 such = controversy. Il is neither gen
tlemanly nor Christian. aud fesr if suf
frage was based on true manhood" il |
would not increase our right to vote, be
sides the "Atchison Champion" says that |
this is Sam Woods CIRQUE" if so, and |
/ am to be considered driver of this Wsg- |
on of progress canDJt consent to srop |
the team to quarrel with every puppy, |
that barks or even snaps at the wagon |
tire. If you have any argument Why
negroes should vote. and Why women |
should not vote, based upon principle |
would like to hear them, and have no
doubt it would edify your readers l do
not see what the question of gas or the
ninth judicial District has to do with it
yet have heard that good could even
''come out of Nazareth" The question
of negro suffrage was not an issue in THE
district last Fall, and Sam Wood made
no pledge on the subject, so that your
charge on that question is untrue in fact
and gFotuitous. As to myself I was
taught by a mother, true woman, to be.
Iieve in the equal rights of the whole hui
nsu family aud advocated negro as we'll
as woman suffrage over fifteen years ago.
Indeed never saw . time since l was
fourteen years old, that did not believe
that ali Who had to submit to laws ought
to have voice in making them. without
regard 70 sex or color. but suppose Was
wrong year ago. is that an argument
against being rigbtnoW: ! have known
conversions .as sudden even as that, 10
the religious World-dr1enk six months
ago and 3 proFessed Christian nov
lis not az uncommon Occurrences 10
the religious world. Perhaps you do not
believe in the doctrine Of repentance or
conversion. You say again in your last
paper 1--WE deem negro suffrage more in
portant now. Why cannot, you 10 Z
sensible sFticls show as wEy you deem IL