Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-04-02

"Ann idea docs mot think 10 compli.
nentary in calling woman mans slave snd
ret, will she undertake 70 disprove the fac, :
10 che not eH,ircly At his mercyi Can she
10 single thing Tor herself Or for Others
without his consent? 10 she not entirely
dependent upon his whims for the nature,
extent and remuneration Of her employ
mentsf A more abjecs slavery cannot Be-
found on the face Of the earth than that Of
the poor needle women Of New York. And
this condition Of Affairs will continue TO ex-
ist while woman 10 deprived Of her right
full voice in the government Once give her
that voice and she will q once command
universal respect - the political equal Of
man.-her rights Of property and employ.
mont viii be conceded 70 her BY her own just
vote and that Of the better portion Of her
present lords and masters.
Our correspondent denies that her remark
about woman's superior cunning" Is in
consistent with the idea Of "vant Of car.
acity,' and proceeds 10 remark that 70.
man understands but little Of politics yet I
would be ashamed Of my sex, il, aftes two
or three generations have passed since she
received the elective franchise, she would
not prove herself infinitely more competent
to conduct the Affairs Of Stsk. than two
thirds Of the crowd now gathered arosnd
the POLLS" Does not shis remark ipxelve
Ann Idea !" in still stronger inconsisten.
cyl Capacity is properly passive power"
or cspability. Nov il woman is 90 largely
possessed Of this quality - to enable her b. %.
plisation soon to distance man, does il not rssh,
er in dicassshst the relations Of The ssxss POLITICAL
ly ought At snss 70 be changed. % that woman,
By Ann Ideas own assertion bes, qualified By
nature 70 manage The a6airs Of State, might en-
sreiss shoss natural sins 70 he great sdvastaes
Of he country and nankind q large. But q
~e have before remarked, this is no, question
Of capacity but Of right. Asn Idea denies the
light Il women 10 exercise the prefogativss Of
frsemea, asl simply quotes the passage Of
Scripture, /" He shall rule over thee" il the
ssbstantiaaios efthe lennl. She thss sesadsns
discussion principles and appeals to ssshorities
to subssaatiste Assertion not Of fact ut Of prin
eiple. fves basiag the aseuaeas upos . Bible
staaApsinI which 10 Questions u Dolisisal
esosooy, ~ sssnot for nsnsnt admit The
question snsuss - as.Aias. Il 10 simply
declarstica which Ass sheady seen aai 10 sow
Desng its fslAllnsat, asd cot esmnasd. Foe
six tAoasaad ysass saa Aas ru.sd over woman,
Nd - has be held slaves il bondage. A hu.-
arsd passages 10 eriptsrs may b falsely il.
srpreted to sphold slavery. and the slvssstse
II slavery. vhes piaseA down 70 the qussties
4 right, always tsiunpAsntly sosk refuge
'shind the aselssstisns Of the Bible, precisely
y Ann idea Asv dos il this diseission upsn
snsis slavery. Bat the Bible. properly inter
'rsssd. eaanst b made to uphold oppress
on Of any kisd. whether Of voses Or ssgress
Prove that il Aces, and you gill have furnished
he strongest possible argument against its d.
rine au,Aensicity.
ssys Asa Idea, This s,sns new era vhe,
has ~ weight compared With right"
ve are surprised that eur esrfssposdsas has Mt
eng before sVaksnsd to the esaseiousness that
his = . new ers-ors in whrh the faults Of
'ss ancestors are being carefully ssoned for and
heir repetition avoidsd-one in which the cues
ion, Il it righti"n asked bseofs that other
question, which forms the grossdvork Of Ann
Ideas srgsnsat "Is it expsdi. nti" The
Whole question Of expedieney is sumnsd up
briefly. 20 far u the nation 10 concerned The
right should always Be followed. except vhss il
would nnniststs ably lead to the destruction Of
the government, followed BY the triumph Of .
great wrong. 1t 10 only for self prsssrvatios
that injustice should Be tolerated 1t all, and
then only % long - danger Of dsstrustion
actually exists Except in the ease mentioned.
is !. aixoys e<pediest fov q sofios to do right.
No one is % silly - to suppose for . nsmest
that granting the ballot 10 women = aid
endanser the safety Of the eovsrnosnt
hence We have no right to regard the qss stion
~ one Of expediency. Il it right Il il in &C.
seeosdanes with the true spirit Of dsmoesseys
Ann Idea says that nan les had biz own
Wy, % far, ID national Affairs" and the eonee-
qsenee il. America has bsen hsthed in blood
- . pusi.hnent for her sins" Very tsus, and
is 10 that ve may avoid the shoals snd Quick.
sands upon which The ship Of state has hereto
fore drifsed that - wish just such skllful pilots
- Ann Idea to take a. share in its control.
That idea Is .sr'ainly equal to Nasty. best,
which represents that i is -elh, hsess which i'm
pels men t. d, ocase female suffrage. Selfish
ness 70 surrssder that petty tyranny which
they exercise over the female sex! SelAsAssss
10 dividing that authority which human nature
loves, the world ovef' ssl6shnsss 10 divide the
hsnors and mo uments Of oaeei What man
sver thought it such lAborious task to seeept
positions Of trust and honor, or to indicate his
prsssrsnce Of men and principles through the
ballotf Do We want women to fight cur bat
les OF coarse rot. We DO not ash old men
% do that; nor do vs deprive then os the bal
lot bsessss ey cannot do il. Half our nals
'otsFs sss disssalifed for fghsiag but " 10 not
nd should not disfranehiss then became II
hat II u not By fighting aloae, that the IA
ion 10 saved in time Of var. An pas,iot- work
ogsshss in their respective spheres, whether 10
~ - - no0O. Oub - o0nB mol extend
his further, and will close BY reminding Ann
dee, that the right TO east ballot would not
impose On woman . siagIs ebligatios which
b does not nsv owe 70 the govsrsnsat;
lille on the ether had, - losg - shs i d.
rived Of that right, she viii ssnais - object
lave, hsaplsss to secure rsdrs4s Of her vrsags.
abjsst 70 sbs vhins aad eaprisss Of hss nss- |
~. and deprived Of that equal eensidsratisn |
hieh i her due - one haif Of the hsnsn |
lnily. Are 8sn courteous sad sossidsrsts |
~ nes just sad honorsbisi Look It tie
'ossaads Of alnsst starving sssnsssessss u
~ Ysrh, Philadelphia. and every other Large
~. Lat al ,la.sss b repEsssatsd. aad 10
~ viii b oppressed.
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL Ne WIS ITEMS.