Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-12-14

"WOMAN'S SPHERE"

NUMAN'S SPHEhE.
After all that has been "said, sung and
written" of this much-abused question, the
rights and wrongs Of woman what l, ga
youth to fortune and to fame unknown"
shall say will certainly not settle it, and
probably wiE have little if any weight on
either side. But after hearing lectures
by Or. Holland, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, AnnaI Dickcnson, and Lucy Stone
Blackwell, afterrcading "Womens Rights"
by DR.. Todd and =" Womens' Wrongs" by
Gail Hamilton, and opinions of the strong
minded Of both sexes, / am at loss to
know, not "what man allows, or God has
ordained" but what women want.
There are various answers: Mrs. Olym-
pia Brown, for instance, says: " We want
to preach !" and she breaches, butwhethsr
the world is made better, or her home
happier, by her efforts in this direction
leave others to announce. Lucy Stone
Blackwell says: 1--WE want fulled cloth
fashioned as we please, and top-boots, and
the right to harangue crowds from the
stump or the rostrum, on Fenianism, Spir-
iualsm, or any other ISM" and she has
it muchly, and is followed by a great
crowd of witnesses. Mrs. Stanton cries ::
"Sorosis," and club-rooms and great
deal Of harmless talk and enthusiasm il
the result. Miss Susan L. Anthony, for
getting that "a low voice is an excellent
thing in woman" calls en- the natols
to secure the rights OF the down-trodden
and oppressed. Anna Dickinson asks ::
"What Answer" and replies. Universe
Suffrage and Sally Slatcr's" heart,
and the Sanctum of Parsonage echoes
this dctonation Of the explosive present.
So much and more to come with a great
flourish Of trumpets from the ultra and
fanatical few, but what say the gentle
sisterhood, the sanity mothers and pure
daughters? The women of America?
They say: " We do not want the bal
lot, donot force it onus, A long stand
by our modesty, virtue and true WOMAN
illness, we reign sovereigns in the hearts
of men, we are secured all the rights we
require, and repeat Miss Pennoch's apt
and beautiful quotation: Woman's hap
pest sphere is but a hemisphere and the
complement Of mans" | sincerely be-
lieve this to be the answer.
il woren wanted the ballot they would
have it. Our present rulers, legislators,
and lawgivcrs we're under the control and
influence of women up to say their fifteenth
year. Women were their nurses, compan-
ions and teachers, and first impressions arc
the ones likely longest to remain "Jusi
as the twig is bent the trees inclined.
But suppose the right Of suffrage ac-
corded to woman, what results may we
anticipate? Suppose they all vote, the
rotcs will be doubled. Wives will vote
with their husbands, sisters with brothers,
etc; or if the family be divided in poiti-
cal views disscnsions will arise. Imagine
state of affairs where husband and wife
are opposing candidates for the same of
f c; where the husband votes against his
wife in favor Of some other dame; or
where the wife votes against her husband
in favor ST some other man. Happy
prospect chi Sally2
Again the really good and worthy wo-
men of the day will decline entering into
competition for Office with INSCRIPTIONS
and designing ofIice-seekers Our best
men, it is well known, do not represent
the nation at home or abroad, ind though
there are but few women that are not an
gels, still some of the cxceplionable ones
may through the same wire-pulling and
chicanery that elevate bad men to office,
become elevated to place and power. We
would respectfully submit this evil to +.
l.k
O.s remedial legislation.
Woman's possession Of the franchise
will not give her mems wages for mems
work, if she cannot perform mems work.
There is nothing in the constitution pro-
hibIting a woman's saving up her own
woodpile, and thereby save hiring it done.
She is at liberty to saw wood for her
neighbors provided the neighhors are will
ing; but she must not expect mans pay
If she fails to perform the work as we'll
and quickly as man.
have had the good fortune to hear
Anna Dickinson lecture three times. She
talks well, and she receives for her lee
lures sums equal to those received by 9th:
or hrst class lecturers. She commenced
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