The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-05-27

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prived of it. This claim, on the other
hand, is strenuously denied, and the ques-
lions submitted: If it is a natural right,
by what authority are children and un-
naturalized aliens kept from exercising
1t? BY what course of reasoning is it
proved that people areto be deprived of
this right till they are twenty-one years
OF ages If it is asnatural right, why are
women excluded from the polls?
There areAsome natural rights To this
the people4of this country, at least agree;
The right to life to l:berty-and the
frultsof honest toll, except when forfeit
ed by crime To these natural rights, so
eiety has added certain social and civil
dpties.and amenities, which spring from
and belong to the natural rights; among
which are tie right tosue--giye evidence
inherit and bequeath- buyand sell
hold and convey property, and others.
The Church claims that the natural
rights are equal The Courts say that the
civil rights are all equal. The natural
and civil rights are alike precious to ali;
and very few in this country will deny
their equality. Upon what grounds, then,
is d distinction made between these and
political rights? If men and women have
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equal natural and civil rights, whence is
political inequality derived.
Government is merely system for the
defence of these rights -an3 arrangement
intended to prevent one enan from in
fringing upon the rights others-it is the
arm of justice. 1t would not be just to
confer upon A. right, and the means OF
defending it; and give B. the same right,
but deprive him of the power to defend
that right. to empower A. to defend
his rights and make b. dependant upon
A. for the safety of his. The security OF
B. would be A. will and pleasure. This
would be despotism. 1f3
Modern society is tending to simpler po-
litical thought and action. The advan
tages of government, existing only by
the consent of those governed by it, is
rapidly indicating itself; and the theo
ries and practicies of a century ago are
passing away. The current of progress
though slow, is sure, and bears US to the
time when the word ''male" will be con
sidered as great a Disagreement of oul
fundamental law, as is now the word
white" rrfcr grwa94-~tr1
cit women VOTE" said Reyerdv John
son, "they ought to bear arms If he
had said, help US fight our battles, instead
of shear arms" he would have been in
the right They have done this for ages
past-not with the sling, bow, lance
sword, musket or cannon-but with, band
ages and lint. There was nomeans which
cherished our national pride, or stimulat
ed our brave soldiers, during the war Of
the rebellion, more than the Sanitary
Commission The cooling drink, the re
freshing delicacies, the gentle hand, and
the sympathetic tear, brought every sol
der IN direct communication with home
Through it every loyal home stretched
out its hand to the camp and battlefield
Every year-every day-every night and
every hour were the women helping the
men to fight for freedom and home. The
Commission was like system of nerves
by which the whole body of men an6
women, in the field and out Of it, were
held sensitively together; and every loya
home was occupied in this noisless, cease
less succor and comfort The supple
furnished by the Commission amounted, il
the aggregate to over fifteen millions o
dollars; consisting of every variety Q
detail. This was collected, assorted, des
patched and applied by women, represent
ing every grade of society in our Repub
jlic. Between men and women in the war
there can be no balance struck agains
either side. It is the freside that sustain
the field. Conquer the5 hearts at home
and you will conquer the hearts in tin
shock Of battle If women do thei
share of fighting, should they not b'
permitted to do their share of voting?
INCoG.
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