New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-17
THE WOMENS REBELLION


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THE WOMENS REBELLION
In pursuance of instructions received from
the spirit world and of a circular issued Dy a
" Committee in this world. a Convention as
sembled in Chicago, on August o. for the pur-
pose of organizing Government, in rebellious
defiance of the Constitution of the United States.
Its authors design 10 draw away from their
allegiance to the Stars and Stripes much
larger portion of the people of the United States
than were engaged in the recent Rebellion.
For, whereas that was sectional and localized
rebellion, around which we could draw the
anaconda coil of the national embrace, and in
cluded withal only six millions of people, this
is a rebellion which comes home to every
married mans business and bosom, and pro-
poses to involve fully fifteen millions of Ameri-
can citizens in the gigantic revolt. Indeed,
against such an instruction how can the nation
survive For with uniformity fearful to con
template, one-half the population of the country,
and One-half of every household iii the land, will
hear the tocsin of the new revolution, and will
l,nde at every freside and in every dOOr-yard
the Signatures of the great uprising. The
women of America are preparing, ~ ct arms,
to settle the question forever which s"x 10 to
rule on THO continent. The hour for com
promise aud concession has elapsed The time
for a vigorous struggle has arrived. There have
been epochs in the history of the sex when
they might have been wOocd from their infiexi-
bic purpose by admission to universal suffrage
and political rights on terms of equality with
manly being presented with the ballOt-box,
the cartridge-bOx, the jury-bOx, box at the
opera. box of valuable diamonds, and a
gcntec snuff box But the trembling swain
who should now, in the tardily re-
luctant spirit of Louis XVI, propose
any such compromise, would be rewarded
with box on his auriclcs. Whatever might
be the compass of his intellect, woman would
box his compass. The women OF America will
no longer accept equal suffrage without distinc-
ton of sex, nor will they be content with elect
ing a woman Vice PRESIDENT They demand
that this shall Is d wOman's government only,
that all voting by men shall be stopped, and
that from President down to Constable every
Office shall be filled by woman. This is
something worth fighting for and this the
spirit world, and the Convention of women IN
the flesh recently held in Chicago, have deter
mined to accomplish. The following address
by Miss Button accurately represents the tone
and spirit of the Convention:
The people Of this country had Como from one thing
to another since it had been IN existence and now
society shakes and trcmbcs under the reconstrucve
hands OF woman The new government had assumed
such gigantic proportions as was unsuspeced by the OPP
posing powers. Have we gOyernlnentF was ques-
ton often asked by statesmen sac was happy To an,
that the women had agoyernment instituted and
9lcercd by Women ne Jaeo government hGhn9wSuged
by thousands OF men and wonen-a combined govern
ment Of Church and State lAppausel twas running
all right and drawing INTO II philosophers ana scienhc
men The great central idea who should rule this
cartl-man or woman. new era had been reached or
such question could not be found The blood of women
canored for The right to rule the ear ana 10 SO con
stuc the State and Church n to prevent abominaons
from entOrng IL was because principles were agltated
that woman was compelled 10 go i0rth ana declare That
new government had been established. Man had gone
just IA he dared and was waiting TO take the
oath of allegiance 10 the new government ana be-
come loyal subjects thereof OF which woman is the
head and the prime mover They needed the protection
Of men, but II 10 was denied them they would go alone
Miss b. read the oath Of allegiance, as follows;
The people 311ss' Of A%s q 1c 2g ,Ss g rally around
ana SUPPORT ne" an dlue government OF onuu aa con,
aud the Chureh-the Church controlling the State"
Miss b. continued her remarks. Woman would never
yield her position. Man might pOut and and storm,
but there che would stand imm0vable, with u ray of
light enshrlnng her The seed was with woman, ana ~
would bruise the serpCnts head All things posi-
bic with women. The same could not be said of men.
The Bible says woman alone has produceda human being
perfect man. in the case OF Jesus OF Nazareth.
Who should sit In tho chair head the great cues
ton 10 be settled The for the chair had begun.
revolution had been inauguratcd and woman declared
In the chair, head, frst-man second All over this
planet 1t has been settled automatically economically,
scientifically, and pbilOs0phcay, that woman should
rule this earth The new government was discovered by
looking upward among the stars. There since the be-
ginning " tmc CassopCia the Queen Of the Heavens,
sits IN the CHAIR Peheus her protector stands by her
side her executor, and when she says come" he
cOmeth. and when she says "gO" he gOeth Not In sav
cry bound but in love. In conclusion she said that any
information in regard to the banking and other systems
would be cheerfully answered.
Women shall control the Church and men
the State, but the Church is to rule the State
The war for the supremacy has already begun
The next gale that sweeps from our homes
may bring to our ears the clash of rcsOunding
broomstcks. Why stand we here idle9 What
Is it the gentlemen wishq What would they
have7 Shall we hug the delusive phantom of
hope till our enemies shall have bound us
hand and footi In the language of Satan to
his fallen crew, we say to the animal in panta-
loons
Awake, arise. or be forever fallen"
We greatly fear, however. that the principles
of Christianity are so deeply imbedded in the
masculine bosom. and their tendency to love
their enemies, and to pray for those that de-
spitefully use them, is so incurable, that the
utmost violence Of Amazon wrath will be
greeted as if it were the cooling of the amOrOus
dove. When the unprotected male is assailed