Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-08-02
4 Queer Proposition.

All sorts Of strange, inconsistent and IN
practicable schemes, on all sorts Of subjects
which concern human affairs. are br5ach,d
from time TO time in the New York city pa
pers; but We DO not remember any one
which over reaches, for absurdi'y, that which
appears in the y. Y. Tri5me Of July 20,
under the head Of " WoyAS lN Pourlos.
The writer refers to the decisive votes Of the
Convention, on the 2jth inst, as settling
the question Of the elective franchise in fly-
or Of males alone, AMI then proceeds TO state
bis own views on the subject Of female du-
ties and responsibilities in the business Of
elections, legislation and government lie
does not 60 for having women "mingle free
ly with men Ia primary mcetiugs. eaucu=es,
nominating conventions, legislatures, iuves-
tigatiug committees, juFies, e., Sc" Such
a practice be thinks w1g!i neither ' elevate
women nor remedy ''ahu-ls in legislation
and politics, in which opinion. We pre-
sumo, most sensible men and women Will
agree with him.
The writer then proceeds
Let the women of Gu State, after due discussion
and consultation, hold Convention composed of
delegates ON the several counties, equal 10 num-
her 70 the Members oi Assembly. To this Couven-
tion, let none but women be admitted, whether as
officers or spectators. Let this Convention. Keep
ing its Dc ates wholly private decide what depart
ments ot legislation and government may be safely
assigned and set apart o. women. We guld sug-
s,HHs a.. 81.
orce, separation from led anu beard, the control
and maintenance % children. cducatiou. the pro-
perty sbts OF married women, Inheritance, dover,
9 &c, as sui jects that could wisely and safely
De set apart 20 be leEislated upon hy woman alone
4 nd We believe that, n she tu0t Few women, but
tic sex shall ever suggest aud require such ap-
pUrtioumcut Of legislative powers and duties. man
y ~ cheerfully conce1e 10.
But would you have woman hold elections ike
ours ~
No. We would not. We would have her teach US
how % take the sense uf tie electors far more
quietly and cheapy When a department OF lesis-
lAtiOn shall he assigned % woman. we would have
her collect through school district or kindred or
ganIzAtigus, the names Of all female citizens who
possess the qualifications other than Of sex reQuir
ed from male voters az our elections. These beng
duly, lucidly resistert, le three women in each
Assembly district be designated 90 collect the votes
ofits women. Let them simply advertise the ad-
dress 10 which votes should be sent, and appoint
week wherein TO collect them Now let every
female citizen write her ballot and enclose 10, sign
iQg her name, 10 the address Indicated aDd, due
mail or otherwise, let the votes be duly cauvasscd,
ssult ascertsine- and declared and cert dcates
/ election issued accordingly Under this plan,
TIE invalid the hed-rlddenr the hereayed, ana even
The absent, cuuld vote as wcll as Others, and the
/ cost Of fholring an election throughout the State
] need not reach $1,000.
As to his belief that if she mot few wo.
men. but the SEX shall ever suggest and re-
quire such an aITor;iOrment oflesislauye
powers and duties, man will cheeriully con.
cede it, there may lie doubt whether the
writer by tie "SeT' means al women,
young and old, or a ugorify only Of the
women Of toll age. But We do not think il
makes much difference which; for when
Il her all or a majoritY Of the women become
insane it is quite likely, from natural causes
that all, or a majority, as the case may be-
.i the men will become insane also. Only il
that contingency Will the one sex suggest
and require such ridiculous scheme to b.
put into operation, and the other concede it..
THE LORD BOND RoEBERY.-lt is now as
serted that the large amount Of his sto!eT
bonds returned TO Mr. Rufus Lord, shor
time since, were sent to him through the firm
Of james g. Kings Sons, from the Loniol
bankers, Barring Brothcrs, who received then
from London lawyer, who in bis turn ha'
received them from the guilty party. VIII
that party is remains at present secret witt
tie English lawyer.
The police and detectives had 50 arrange
matters that the bonds could rot be negc
tated without detection. hence probabl
their return. The amount 70 sent back wa
sI,4OO, 600, and $3.50, GOO had been prev.
nnslr rccnrered 50 lint Nr. Lnrd ha. nearl