New-York tribune., 1867-02-14

inst what the most barbarous church cnstGIn ls
today The Greeks held mat wSnan was % hO Sey Sr not
only conslcr red that they should not appear Openly ~
StrSct mi that it was shame for woman TO stand ~
s & % If hcr house TO receive her husband returning
home Not only she not cqu9 IN the honseholu,
il was considered stigma and disgrace ior women ~
seem intelligent This may seem exaggerated. but u Hot
exaggerated In Greece 1t was understood That NIr.
staynr at home. Not to know anything was sign thae
She was virtuouS and what was stl nose oNtraoId"y
danchtcrs the knowledge of history philosophy InuSe
dancing and all that is graceful and beautiful within ana
wihOuthese things could De & men uy re
only at the price Of her reputation. Ihe lieler W. W.
the only class Of Greek women Who Coud acquire an e e
cation; and they were unycIS.lly iegaGeH as Gen" Gs
Of morals They obliged 10 be 10 get the prVneScs
Classes we're virtuous, and were understood TO be
70 because they did not know enough 10 ,i9 oS
eIe ~ he virtuous woman meant to be fool,
and 70 he wise woman meant 70 be harlOt converts
%SrT SedT o Re WeT new and Tree in Christ Jesus neither
bond or slave neither crcumesed orunclrcnmced tnat
Jesus and the first impulse under this new liberty was
TO stand up and say WI DO more Mtn % c Io
vail Of woman ~ the street or anywhere tlNe VIII rnh
the position that conceive woman ought 10 hod Wht
was the answer Of the Apostle PauI 70 th9Se uiTE t
convprtsl II WAS simply this that he told them tlat
Christianity did not aside the customs ana nsno
of the nations in which they yed II te custom Oh noI, @
nation Uas that Woman should be mOdcstad should not
SE IN me & ~, @ pS toESp on The subect Of slavery
r That was (s, @ to & nd iakcn With regard to cv liz
erty. great many have seen VINO were conscience
bonnd upon tho subject Of womans
spcakiua I'm the church, but never yet
found one Of them who was conscience p.nnd
ON e snbcct OF monarchy and yet the language of the
New Testament is just as strong upon the sunect uI
monarchy upon the proprley on woman hetPns S
10 interfere with the customs preIdces hat may pre-
vail around us and whore you can hnd one passage WIN
referencc 10 wOman's position yOu will find others That
use the same language with reference 10 the King.
They both 10 receive tEe hdme IOIA'ru.IIuH =.
that OF the King But il is said that il woman
should exercise the neht OF SuIIiase, ~ ~, moIu i
destroy her delicaCv n would certainly correct me l
delraSy of man: But what is the effect Of enlarged
Intelligence and enlarged actonl ] do not ak that
whole Kingdom of literature into the whole province OF
religion, aud into tho domain of the suiiraLe,
f. "So IV' man. We have got enough Of
Tie whole of my plea depends upon 'hs, nat @ tc
womans nature Itis, that added 10 ls yirIe tgnge,
of the feminine tendencies oi woman WI hep
70 make the orit, qid the true man Of the iutle sue
is TO come 10 the work not bringing strength; 1t lf ithes
we want not bringing passloni y u, scnImeht
we want; not bringing fire and edge thlnSt55' we
brings the school-shc soes there as womahi mat
which she carries 10 tho cluclise j. me as woman
that which she carried 20 thc calupis there place
which. II anywhere w0nld utterly detrroraie woman
SISTERS tlcre--ye that when horrd war was resting
the land sent down tes" ministers oi mercy 10 enetr
sick 10 minister the wants of our sons and brothers
who were paiocay standing for The nag ana Ter tne
refined in those mluistratonsi or dd she not;
by the very fnneons Enc th'Ie ISro'Su, ,n,ssn 5,cI
And DO Lot tel ne that any duiy mat caies IN ~ sll
and more The less good, because she Will be 20 much
IN one Of ",r religions papers Witch claimed that the
family j. the unit Of society and that TINS attempt to III
diylduaIe 70 make every idv dual man vote was pre-
poster0us and mlschcNous he Was IN u pe'h vI unno~
IA whole bushel Of trouble N tia article rong through
parer The family was once the unit IN the old Patr!ar-
chal aud Roman day hut the true disiin,ioA totWeth
the individual the Of society. and not tnc family
aId that there be greater nundcr ~ hlloScplhc
hear in our laws anything oi jhe famlyt Not word
You cannot lind word or reference In wlch the fanny
Jcr c0pd: ia thc hCUscl0,dr~ d Tie CtstL ~ military
service in draft, al clements Of political power aIe con
!rrred equally on ,hc cItPtn. never On the laHul Ana
~ d'lf !uT. D,s ',,i NV n ,,or'p n is siI arc to tc
tIr. forward into al that occupy, they
must peIou all thc inrcJon" maj h,H psI".lW tAt
must be iirrnan ana 'odicF pe I1"i'cd NO ne M
bar az ars so,o men b,er fired for that than others II
is one Of tie functions that can lt dcILuzed; ana me
not 20 he cied mon uit the lower grade a. tfe eyes
is exhausted: only those ;bat are under certain age.
and those bet flied. iIr '"Ied uro " % - said
that women ought 10 do military duty, vh'nLHcr = j.
understood that any community women viii feht hct-
ter than men. sy-Iet en- 20 10. iApp.auso ard Hue
men are btier fted % GO 10 camp M. i h otcc,
ton. Bat is said participation ~ iAo,e pubic laitpt
would destroy d0mcSutl, ohd 81 women run
ming mther aud tLtl"r Does 10 sot men iun-
ming hithrr and tAithcgf think womau's
head "a fully a. strong a. ibd 81 nan'; ana aiI
correct indco 10 s not tbe women that have good dtIl
I n there. N
have got bu little, ana tL' way 10 balance tE s ~ pat
more thorc-,noro thought, more responsibility. more
steady them. ButIt said women Gd vote they would
vote inst rs ih'.r husbands ond IA Irl7
family Laughter Allow me 70 congratulate you.
lIAnehier ana appM.el ihns en- 81 ai,|st W. lL.s ~
splt the family up win quargts Well nov both Of
these can't be true IL they voted nst ~ iler fathers
umty: and u there should quarres, 10 would De he
cause they would not al vote 0lndy Now, neither ~
now iu matters of religion As a general thing families
eohere and 90 t9e,t to hG sne chgi,n and religion
good ad good feeling and they consent the one
Of quarrel II not " anmosy but IN 20 on; of
100 they would agree differ. But gays one II n man
votes. and woman votes IN the same way, that IS
lust the thing over again Well, THAT - truc,
Bat suppose u wes man whose vote was Influenced by
another on the other side Of the street is 10 not
well for woman 70 vote as her husband docs Il s for
ne to 9e guided W ny vote Oy me vote Of somebody e
Votes don't have any rex .u tom Whon they counted
Tic wOmans vote just ' va ~ mans vote, and u-t
said, why not Jet woman influence her son
her husband, and let them vote Tor lor ? Ia Then
~ SO suSec, Tfat IS the most misthcTons s
P%t Of 10 R .G her IN M1d h2} sSoie1 TO to an a
p i5iSd lSG Dnss-nds WI; 80: cc. 40 Pt1t ;S,t
s much more naerant And sag some, It iidT5Fsro
for them 10 vote in place. where The ballots ale usually
because " s tory to yce Ta'o9 or T41 caSc 'hf 6 iG y viz
in decent place. Laughter and applause
But why should woman who IS competent 10 Influence
her and her husband not he competent 10 vote her
scf LOOK a. u! You 70 your lawyer lot vote foI
YOU and he says 70 tie mechanic, lC mt vote YOU
The rich man sdys 20 the poor mau II great deal bet
Ter for me 70 vote The parish says 70 The minister ice,
you had better vote for Whcn IN mechanics, IA law
IL legislation, class calls on another class 10 do is
thinking then viii he time iCr women TO think, and
men 10 do tlcir voting There rs Just the reason
why woman should vote af ainGu-pIccseIy the
But it is said women don't want 70 ,vo;c. Then
il is time they DID. Laughter and applause
u docs not follow that they ought not 70 vote because
they don't all perceive to be thor duty do not