New-York tribune., 1867-02-14

nag De'oI ~ we say To spv nation state town. family or
indivdua March' ;h' T"o r MI T marchHc fApplause
one man cannot DC perfected. alone Inc 9gs' @ .daed
OF the best require that al men shomd y" When
and an mcu made capable Of their civii dnies h
therefore IL s asked, Is IL not dangerous S ~ that
so many ignorant TO the baot-ooA III! icpy 70 1% o
II is dangerous thing have so many ignorant e tbc
IT is in Che power Of the ballot eoA 10 He is
snIf uoverful educator Consider, for rnsance what
questions have been discussed III calhp, ~ - nan
shop. at the husng, IN the pdpels-lhe IlgS VI TIC
me structure of socicty-the nature OF goverhhsh
uoljcv Of States-thC elements or Waffle laws OF a.
hating socictyn encyclopedia or facts Us ug ~ oIs
hood aud soad and inclusive as society. ND
tiCr have become familiar not TO the wise ana lealheu
hut 10 the great OF American cltl1es H. - .lle
Of a free government TO make men thlnh VIII ~ his
n,cui has Laid upon man the responsibility OF casilnE dS
vote. t carries with it necessary eldc,,s oi to cdn.
' las inst cot here ana has not yet taken ont ms
STANDARDIZATION papers who for him. except me con
tractOrl Not the gentleman, the ENStl, ny 6iidrep
m to school or moi they do not whether he KNOWS
much or knows little. But altei ne uaS NJ ~ o
oi Le Igs scloomaster az the other end OF ne Jog
jaypg ont The law q candidate establishing his claims,
for he has vote now. No sooner has he zone, tn te
"mposinc candidate the other end OF the l0g and
ructs him in the other point OF view Ana tnmS thS
voter has two schoohnaster, VINO Iy rn,,nt Umo to
whole subject, between them IN may nor ain9ult % W
ains exaggerated distorted views Ihis may I'VE Iue III
any one campaign but take the rdest man that W
landed iu New York and iet nm oe sIc3 ou Iii III rn
TO the discussion OF pu9hc qnesuols' anu ne WI hsiab
what the difference between vote ana shleian,
which at first ne did not Know lie VIII hnOW udt Wy
is something ike bow, wheleW1h to sh3ot az alh @
The second year lie begins TO iGel that ne ''I 'It
TaEo my he Y that h az ambition may be gnobe, hut he
has learned the swing OF H. ana ne ,o'es rIa 1Ua
third wear he begins TO vote more inelgenH He feels
his relation TO party, and that party asAuhrS :"
I'm the fourth wear he begins 10 have some sense 0 pa
Otism, some feeling for the punlc GOOD And III 1J
v that he knows how 10 vote about as well you 90
V0tng brings necessarily mental excitement ana menI
{. init nnnS
Bnt it rs said, YOU agree 10 exclude criminals IDIOTS
those underage paupers and women from voting l0uate
not therefore consistent advocating the doctrine ~
universal suffrage reply, that exclude criminals be-
they have forfeited in becoming thus ne enGnes
OF society. their rights under society We exclude ldot
not because they men, but because they are "O men
waChcase Is not Waich' % anu ] = me-
law Of the immaniy before rpeneSS We Nat 10Y some
determiuatc ability, when man has become man. ana
we hold him back simply until he has become Pau
pes excluded, but think that they 0rght not 10 re-
flt noltica nj ebts In states where fundamental rights
and property are perOgatiye paupes having neither
sg Where mo no SUCH doeirines are held i is shame IT, to tic
msfoItuues of ong life, ending IN poltiy, ana ealk
ness and trouble. be added the disgrace OF Deng cast our
Of cihzensh PaupGrs ought MI 10 & oUle not pWomeS
Can any reason be given why te nat1id ghtso women
not just the same a. the natural rights of mGni Is
there any distinction that reaches 10 material discrn-
nation 50 that on can SCI woman asae, anu s'S ,e
she is woman she has not the rights O reason lht
rights VI moral sentiment the rights O social alettlo
tie tights 0 body, and the rights O1 citizenship lha msp
La DO these rights Turn on mere dNesteHs Of hAete
had first been pnt into the hands OF women ana INC JGts
tOn whether men should he admitted 10 ihe TSI oI
suffrage What Kind of argument should we near ~
that easel should we not hear them say, God made
women specially to govern. They are organized WIN
finer moral sense with more delicate tastes and seS-
bes They are natural governors; for into their hands
the whole human race is fnst pnt indicating tha HoH
they cond make at q Dij6f much stronger argument
against mems coming in and voting than men iuo "pe
now to make against wOman's voting lRcutW Wed "lr
plause.l think the later questions OF civilization are
such a. indicate ploNdehlMY d petun"r WI, "I,,,.' ~
tita lie
affairs the beginnings Of society, its interests were
largely material and physical; material condition ana
fore as aGnncts and attrbute to H. That is the caJac
teristc But society unfods ana develops more ana
more the questions rise from original forms aud
become moral intellectual, esthctic, and ethic. Now
is peculiarly adapted by instinct and INTUITION,
to- aud her whole line of thought adaps hertz be highest
upon all ehetic and chic questions. questions Oi eau.
cation are more and more in vogue. The questions OF
questions Of The thousand sffelngs Of human Soc
ETY. and al these are becoming iegisiaye question:.
Those are the very questions "htch me woman inHu 10
peculiarly organized to Judge Of and 10 Judge wisely.
or not men need 10 have them. stgiety needs 90 have
them The corrective influence OF women upon the poll
uncOnsideTed; for civilization s never nOnOseXuaL It's
the nterchangng influences Of the two sexes hat a last
induces civilization. Now public affairs are selfish,
soId1, coarse lue'L n inS, so long rs TGgv lie
, alone IN the hands Of man All that which has
taken place wherever woman has mingled her
nejghbohCod n the civilization Of society large
inIefuemcnt, mainly that which will also take place
when woman comes aud minges her influence in public
affairs II is often asked me- Would yOu permit your
wife daughter 20 dabbe IN all the eXctemcntS Of pOhi
cal affairs T. Ny answer is, the presence of WoDcnaiways
takes away that excitement and changes s character
wholly; not to-day, tomorrow; but do you believe that
If today the candidates selected and voted fo had bceH
selected with the knowledge that women were 10 vote for
them, such men would dare To show their faces AS now
are uhbiushIhgy cahduattsi Ap1au7f'l 20 you ht,
ieve If we had the Judgment OF Wunans moral sense
mothers, our wives, our sister, were 10 SIT In judg
ment on measures, as well as ncl such things would ne
tolerated now are, almost with impuniiy "a public
eating made up Of the moral OF men, quckened
ny the finer moral sensbnities of women, more srin
Of nobeness whore We have the depth Of neanness and
/ sordldness Man ana woman t"gethtr are n9blef
and as i is in the. individual, it
is in the family 50 God meant 1t 10 be throughout the
whole arch of human life and under the whole scope Of
human society IL would give new power ia the family
well as private and domestic duty Whatever makes the
Golher more intelligent, more WISE more comprehensive
S9 s that would S mdefae ed doSSsy that
/ would take anything away from tho santtity Of the
The peisgrc Of duty ii reg5id to The minor details Of
household economy 1t honorable for woman 10 love
hands 10 perform the necessary duties Of home u tHd
household. Let her sew Let her mold aud knead aud
bake hf bread the daly f0od OF NE Let her dwel az
home II You please--nOt household drudge, hut an
honorable worker at home. would not take O.,
repudiae the declaration that a womsE + fitted to he
better rkcr home IN proportion she ignorant in
Of hgs abroad tie better sc is P prepared to sdRSss
her duties at home The larger her intelligence the
i avails III each specific application OF t Doyou believe
that IL woman went through whole course Of cOllcgi
ate study, arranged with special reference 10 her peculiar
accomplishments, that the larger her apprehension the
less she would be devoted to her specific foil and laborl
The larger make her capacity the greater the
al her command, and the more likely viii she br
bring her intelligence 20 bear upon the forms OF each
branch Of her daily toll. / would not have "a
scOIn 90 mend stocking, OF 10 sew on shifbuttOn
that everlasting Illustration running through the papers
Let her stay at home; but she is not fit 10 be my mother
II she knows nothing else but how TO darn stocking
TO sew shirt.button lAppause But il is said that
such notions as these are contrary 10 the whole spirit ana
tile very letter OF the Christianity Of the Scriptures which
Ordains that should stay al home, bear children,
and Or them, and not become public teacher that