Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-01
EVENING SESSION, JlrR 2Gth.

EVENING SESSION, Jl:-n 2Gth.
Tho Hutchinson Family opened the
exercises OF the evening by presenting a
song entitled I'VE come, We come" fol-
lowed by one entitled The Millennium. .
Mrs. Lucy Stone was introduced and
said -Le va. intending 70 speak Of the Re-
lations which woman bore 70 the govern
ment. The founders Of our government
laid down she principle that governments
derive Their ira-t power from tho consent
e the governed. ar ! that political powers
iuherc in the people.
The Language u-nl was emphatic and
right. iut i E; lad read that governments
derived al their ju-t powers from the male
sex. and that al political power inhere
in man A.ou,, II would 10. b. truthful or
Just.
More noble men al-o ennuuciltsi The
principle that any one who AS ablo to
nationally choose between right AID
wrong. should have ID. right ~ vote.
And it was upon thee broad principle
that our government w.. founded. AID
how are these principle. applied IA our
government to-day
The intelligent foreigner c9Incs t. our
shores. but be cannot vo.. till hs become
a citizen. The minor too j. not permit
al to vote till be- reaches the .ye q tSrnty
one wears But thee Instance DO not
conflict with the principles Of our govern.
meHt.
But woman who csn mako . rational
choice l. IL luled, aud this. she claimed
did counic; with them No matter hou
intelligent or how loyal woman might
BE-. she mu-; stand back di-fraueh.,ei q
the class with lunaticr .ni frlcn-.
Tie speaker said. many ask what good
will it DO "a woman 10 vote. she w0ull
ask whit good it iii d man 10 vote And
in reply 70 the question asked -he would
say that because women want pro
Icc'iun uIe. -.,.a. % -a'a By bong per
mittod toNoto they would be enabled Il
get greater wages and have better oppor
tuniiic- for gaining an education.
She alluded 10 tie fact that tia wage
Of the male teacher in Rutland bad
had been raised, but the feInal,
teachers still were working At the old
prices II ali the female teachers could
vote possibly the .ea-o might have boon
different.
In the District Of CvlYmbia, the ncgroe,
pet.,iouei In vain FOR their proportion o.
the public money before they were voters
bat no sooner were they voters tian so,
600 was allotted t. them.
The speaker said il was claimed tina
men voted and made laws for the women
She asked what man would allow another
to vote FOR him, and alluded to tie fact
tlraa Hon. Il. II. Dana 4 Boston hld sized
the men VINO denied him the right II vot
ing. setting his Damages at $4,000.
The speaker said that some suggested
thatif tie right to vote were extended Il
tie wife. that she and hor husband NIGH
disagree, and a. family quarrel would 10
the result She said u" had visited New
York during the elections. and Zen Ii,
educated man. who wanted 70 secure III
vote Of an ignorant man. - loving anS
polite to the latter. a. t. fairly surpri-
him and all others Who witnessed hiS nm
usual suavi.y- She said that Was ia
way thas politicians acted. they coa1c,
but never attempted to drive men 10 yot
for them or their fayoritcs. Aud this
the way that "a man and hi wife coul'
work, il they favored different candidate
7 or measures. The wifo would neye
make greater effort 10 have the coffee al
right and everything lovely, than whei
she wanted 10 win the husband to Ee
side, and the man would adopt for hi
motto, Let u have peace" The condi
ton Of thing- might be expressed in
familiar stauzl, slightly varied, az 70
lows:
0Wha'cver hrawis disturb the E.pest,
There VIII BE- peace at home.
Where sisters dwell. and brothers mel,
/ QuarT,ls wili neser come
especially just before an important eiec
ton.
The speaker said that IL was asserte'
that, women do not want TO vote. If tina
is 80, why Is it that the men are 80 careful
to hedge up the way 20 prevent them iron
doing so, and keep then, in the same clas
as idiots and felons. But some say If wo
men vote they viii want to hold Office
She said it was true they wQnld, and sh
knew many woman that would homo
the chair that Andy johnson only set IN
Others were wont TO inquire who woni'
take care of the babies if the wome.1 wer
at the ballot box
In reply to that, she would say, tina
! the same one who now takes care of he
children, even if she were to attep'
church every Sabbath in year, would b
the one to take care of them during elec
ton day. If a man is living, who thinks
a mother would desert her child 10 attend
election be must have had the great mis-
fortune to lose his mother at an early
period in his life; for no one who hai
felt the influence Of a mothers love ant
knows of her untiring devotion woult
ever think it possible for her to desert he
own offspring. A friend, q wife, hus
band, OF o child may desert those cares