The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-03-19

: edification of those whose ''name j.
holiest,' but whom custom will nor
permit to rise and say that they low
their Lord and Savior-shall these
pillars OF the church pass out from
such scenes, to engage in the evil
lanies OF office seeking" Shall the
devoted young men of the Christian
Associations of our land throw of
the garb of religion and assist in the
skimming of our seething political
cauldron, such very switch BROTH
as it contains ? Shall our Boards oi
Education and School Superintend
ents, in whose hands are the interests
of thousands of young immortals, go
forth, and, forgetting their high call
ling, meddle with so gross subject
as the government of their country.
lAnd the thousands OF. tradesmen,
honestlaborers, and aspiring students,
who by their true lives are witnesses
that "GOd made man in the image Of
HIMSELF Shall these touch, pitch,
and not be defiled +? Nay, verify
My good sir, if politics are indeed
past redemption, so shocking in their
reaction upon all that have aught to
do with them, We beg leave TO sound
a note of warning for the benefit OF
that half of the face ~hich is SO sure
ly and speedily rushing on 20 destruc-
tion. Shall those noble men, who
periled life and limb for our coun-
try's sacred cause, who formed about
us an Irresistible, living breastwork,
and to whom, under God, we owe our
present peace and prosperity, shall
these our noble defenders be permit
ted to degrade themselves, without
single remonstrance from grateful
and loving hearts? Flag OF our
country forbid. If, as you affirm,
you can only keep woman pure and
worthy of your regard by not permit,
ting her to tamper with that which
has tendency to degrade" so we
affirm that in the same manner would
we provide for the welfare of our
brothers But you say, perhaps, that
woman should be pure and angelic
(ahem, at all hazards, but as for man,
it doesn't matter In an exalted
standard for true womanhood, wei
allow no one to exceed US, but where
do you get your authority for lower
ing that of true manhood Not from
the Scriptures surely; for where will
you find commands, relating to purity /
and goodness, more binding upon
women than upon men. Does it
teach u.s. that God cannot look upon
sin in o woman with the lesst degree
of allowance Hence we claim that
your argument either includes all the
good of your own sex or else it falls
to the ground.
A mother, mature with the expert.
ence of fifty years, may not go to the
polls, to deposit slip of paper which
makes known her choice of those who
shall dispose of her taxes and make
the laws to which she is amenable
but her boy, the pride and delight OF
her heart, upon whose brow has fallen
the light of but twenty-one summers,
walks off conscious of the dignity
conferred upon him by his carefully
cultivated mustache, and the reach
ing of his majority, to mingle with
those, whose presence would degrade
that noble mother, who follows him
with her blessing. Away with such
false notions of truth and justice, and
let them hide their heads with shame
as the right comes marching on.
Again, what noble magnanimity is
shown in not "permitting' US to soil
our garments by having a voice in
the election of our rulers. \ youth,
following the example of his elders,
gravely informed young lady, that
"they didn't consider it best that she
should receive the ballot,h whereupen
she coolly informed him that she pre-
ferred to be her own judge in that
matter.
Sift the subject closely, and see the
impudence mot always
Intentional we grant, exhibited by
those who say "we arc men, the lords
of creation,' we intend to make the
laws to suit ourselves, we are going
to tax you, to try, fine, imprison, or
hang you, just as We please, and you
are not going to be permitted to
say anything about the matter either,
for we don't think it Is best" Thank
you, gentlemen, for your noble gen.
erosity; it is worthy of the dark ages.
But you say that women don't wish
to vote, that they would not if they
had the opportunity. We admit that
8 majority are Indifferent about it,
although the cause is advancing rap
idly. But if there is one who wishes