Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-09-20
NEW hooks.
WOlnan's Rights.

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Wonan's Rights These articles have
been reprinted by Messrs Lee and Shepard
Of Boston, and issued in pamphlet form for
the instruction more especially of the women
who, the author fears, are silly enough to
believe they have any sphere except marriage
aud motherhood He tells these misguided
persons Of the gentler sex that their worst
enemy Is he
Who would cruelty lift you out of your
sphere and try TO reverse the very laws OF
Ciod who tries 10 make you believe that you
VIII find independence, wealth, and renown
in man 5 sphere, when your only safety and
happiness is in patiently. lovingly, and faith
tullv performing the duties and enacting the
relations of your sphere.
Women Of nv country beloved and hon
ored in YOUR own sphere, can't YOU see that
man, rough, stern. cold, almost neryeless,
was made u be thc head of human society .
anil woman, patient. quick, sensitive loving
and gentle, j, the heart of the world ? where
-hc NAV rule ami move the world to extent
second 70 no human power, and where she
hec)mes blessing greater than can ever
acknowledge. because it is greater than we
can measure
Dr. Todd has also this further opinion.
The root IF the great error Of our day is -.
that IromQH IS n b. fnad> independent anu
t-SuDp0rtiHg-p precisely what she never can
he because God never designed She should
bt Her support, her dignity, her beauty
her honor and happiness lie in her depend
enre wife, mother, and daughter Anv
other theory Is rebellion against Gods law
of the sexes, against marriage, which it as
sails in it, fundamental principles. and
against the family organization, the holiest
thing that Is left from Eden.
The writer also informs woman what her
rights
If woman steps out of her sphere. and
demands b. be and L. DO what men ID. to en-
rrr political life. to enter the professions. to
Nrc~tle with ~ for office and empIoyments
4nl gains, she must understand that she Will
layn - take the low places well as the
t.-I places If hf;. She will not be allowed
ne a man and Pc treated with the tender
ar-- due to women If she goes To Congress-
-Ae must also 20 10 the heavy drudgerv of
wrth.
] claim then for her that it is her right =
q, " treated with the utmost love. respect
honor. ami consideration in her sphere
..im rhHt it is her - right to have every
possible aId and advantage to fulfil her mis-
SION. | claim that she has a right : t. be
l.talone there. and not be teased. or fiattered
whcedlei out Of her place and made to
hsie,e what rtn never lie.
She has u right then t. be exempted
from certain things which men must endure
lt is her privilege and her right. She ought
f., L- exempted from the hard drudgerv Of
earth. She ou rit not To be- made a sailor, to
haue ON the vard-arms.-to chase and kill
stt,j try up whales, to be surgeon. u pull
tteth. cut of legs. or cut out tumors,-to 60
int the mines. and dig ore and coal. to bum
utrr the smcitIng-furnace. She ought not to
fIt.t}r I,...
carry iipd> ot brick and mortar UP the ladder.
-to hc soap boiler to groom horses, dig
ctuaI- Gi- oJ!t peat, tan leather, and stir the
tan vat-.-to make collins and dig graves to
20 to the Arctic Ocean for seals or to spend
tile long winter III the forest cutting down
timber. and ln the -nOw-Hater Of spring to
drive logs fir hundreds Of miles to get these
logs out of their native forests. She ought
uo5 to be made t. butcher, bleed calves, knock
'Ipwn oxen. stick swine, and slaughter cattle.
Now she must 20 in for all this if she leaves
hcr sphere and tries ID BIZ a man. | claim
hat she has "a right " 10 be exempted But
v3u may ask. has she not q natural right to
4Htct any and all elnployments as well as
mem ~JpI0>- we allow it, and admit that
-he has Il natural right to wear iack-boots
and spurs. hJrsc-pist5S and sword, and be
e9mPiete soldier. and a :. natural right to
-in- bass and beat a bass-lruin. and that me5t
ltate = natural right to wear petticoats,
atr~~ with low necks. short sleeves wear
pink slippers with paper -'lcS, but. would
90 I,c wise t3 10 50? Dear sisters. you canI
W. good wives. mothers. and crowns Of vour
families. ami =, into these things-can you ?
Md here Is what the reverend writer says
about voting
\ great hue and cry i set up about the
right IT women - vote, and the cruelty OF
ienvins them this right. Plainly this is
merely a civil and not natural right. Mi
urrS Foreigners and IDIOT. are denied it,
he property 1T the world, for the most
part i. and e.er ha- been. and must be.
earned by men. Ii X useful only u support
and educate 1amiiIcS-our own, or those of
uthrr>. Ii would seem best then for those
rha at any hazard or labor, earn the prop
CITY. to select the rulers. and have this re
-ponsihiIitv. The wealth ~ the age is cx-
pended bv womaI,-sarned ~ the man-for
tiir most part. He want. rulers in reference
THE industry and business Of his age. Let
him select them. Moreover. there j. some
rhiuc - unseemly iii having woman wading
u the dirty waters Of politics. dragging and
wrIugiinE around the ballot-boxes, =. o..
uiu-lln- with the m3b- and rowdic- in New
Work city. ttat wonder She ever thinks OF
III. Rut e.to i a " isiow. and has property.
aud paws taXcs.-whv not vote? Being q
widow. Itthcrlce>. l. misfortune. But
titc husband or father earned the property,
aui vote! rs long he lived. 1t may be Il
misfortune that the property does not now
Vote. but not - great misfortune to the
world as 10 have the Sex - out of theii
sphere and enter into political life. Indeed
Il j. allowed that votin- Is only the stepping
Stone t. civil odice. Bat it is stepping ont
rf her sphere. and the moment you DO that
vvu Plt p few Of the sex into Office. but de
press and degrade at least a thousand where
.ypu elevate one. If few - up. the many
~ down.
We reserve ~Ome comments upon thess
extracts for another place