The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-12


cation in last weeks News On woman's
and his wife are pleased with it. It hit
the nail on The head. You will excuse
me for botheriug you with. this, but you
said 80 near what have been wanting to /
say so long that I can't help writing
TO say it is appreciated"
Another letter reads:
"Permit me to congratulate you upon
the happy and pointed effort you made
in the Emporia News of last week. l.
was the best thing of the kind yet pub
hshed upon the issue now before the peo-
pie of Kansas. You pfieked the sore in
the right spot. It has purged and puri-
ted the corruption that all honest, thinks
ing persons have known TO be at the core
of the foul sinking erruptiou-aud for il
you have the hearty thanks of the good
honest people of -- county. l write
this at the request of large number Of
citizens who Rre'in favor of equal rights,
upon correct principles, and who wish TO
thank you for your able article in show
ing up the humbug Impartial Suffrage
The reader viii readily perceive, from
the sOovs letters, that they were written
by gentlemen ofsbility, culture and char
acter. Other letters OF the same tenor
might be inserted here, but aside from
the room they would occupy, it appears
unnecessary. The above are sufficient 10
show feeling among the people, which,
though comparatively silent, is immova-
bic; and which. at the pallot-box, it is
hoped. will sufficiently develop itself to
: HE fpDv ha el
debaucbeTy which would result from the
adoption of this most pernoious proposi-
ton.
Will rejecting men and women pause
a moment and consider, before they give
their influence in favor of setting aside
the Divine law and tramping under their
| feet the sacred obligation of the marriage
relstionl Woe to that nation that forgets
| God. Jesus Christ says man shall leave
father and mother and cleave to his
wife, ''aDd they two shall lie one. "
What, therefore, God hath joined togeth
er let not man put asuuder." The won an
! is the type of the church and the man
| the type of the head thereof. What a
ridiculous figure the christian world
would cut in blind zeal to subordinate
the Savior to the church. Those who
favor the proposition now before the peo-
pie would reverse the order of their crea-
ton, change their sex, place the church
over Christ, turn society bottom-side up,
and, in wild political sal, 10 defiance
of Divine aud human law, bring on The
''teFrlble day of the Lord" when, IN
their mental and physical feobleness, as
Isaiah, the prophet says, little ''children
shall be their oppressors, and women
rule over them. o my people. they
which Iced thee cause thee to err, and des-
troy the way of thy paths" Is it not
plain to be seen that the object of adop
ting the proposition is TO create the iRdi-
UiduGLity of husband and wife ia social
point Nisw, audin all their actions, aims
and purposes TO imulsIe and educate
them to assert and maintain their indi-
vidual independence of each other, not
outstanding the Divine command. ''they
two shall be one." This is the sub
stance of Lucy Stone s celebrated "Pro
test''-this Is what the friends of the
proposition advocate. Il is this idea that
caused Lucy TO register her name at the
hotels in Kansas, as Lucy Stone,' - and
her novel, sleeping aud pusillauimous
partner, as "Henry Blackwell. " lit is
this idea connected with tie proposition
that will ultimately destroy the sacred ness
OF the marriage obligation and aduce IL to
q mere partnership TO be dissolved by the
parties, as it was made by the parties. at
their will and pleasure. Carrying the
idea to its Legitimate aud logical couclu-
sion, they will ultimately claim that if
- Il.
has right to take IN more. The "affia-
ity" should be respected as sacred, what
ever might be the feelings of The frs,
! vile, $50 called" This generation would
hardly pass away before our laws, uUder
this idea, would rscogRfzs aud authorize
worse than polygamous system of soci-
ETY. il this s ate. Then woe to the VIC
! men.
II has been suggested that Kansas be
called the "Stock State" and the Cen.
trail State, and the "Spartan Sta,e;"
but if this proposition carries. l would
suggest that it be called the Free Love
State" as it will be.
know there are good men and good
women who favor this proposition, but |
think they are much mistaken as to the
uItlndtS ieoEllS VI SuCa Ie9lSlatlgu. 1t Is
plain to be seen that already the agitation
OF the question has produced among the
women, in many instances, alienation of
feeling. and even carried children into the
political vortex. GO to the school house,
and the child. imbibing the spirit of its
mother aud teacher, steps forth with a
composition to enlighteu the visitors ou
some political question. It's maturing
mind seems to be more absorbed with
politics than the exoellences of high
moral nature or the advantages of liberal
education. The arts aud sciences, learn
ing aud literature. Philanthropy aud
Christianity, all seem 10 be lost in poll
tics. Our State has had too much poll
tics IN It already for its own good. NeaIly
every man in it, has been, more or less,
a politician. Instead of cur bling the DO
lucal spirit it is now sought TO revive il
with ten fold fury by dragging in the wo
men and children. under the alluring but
de!usve and deceptive cry of Impartial
Suffrage" Il is not impartial InteIli
gent young men from eighteen to twenty,
who are amply qualified to vote, would be /
excluded from the ballot box even under /
this proposition. II voting is natural I
right, as the female men say il is. these /
young men should not be deprived of the
right for a moment. Under our present
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