, 1869-11-09
WOmAN'S SUFFRAGE.
An Explanation from John G. Whtt-
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to the Filter Of the Standard.
DEAR fHlEsp: There ID story fc!d OF worthy
deacon. who. Hhen fsUunstEated with for Aleep-
Ing when hts iaEoE1te Il !nts er preached, and keep
lug wide AHake when othefs supplied tue pulpit,
excuset himself BY fayfnG that when his own utn-
tsset Ha> present he had fuch perfect con1deace
that all would tc right, that he could 10 to sleep
With q clear conscience. bnt when he saw stran-
ger In the pulpit be felE IN duty bound TO Keep
awnke and zee that there WAS no hereay IN Ills da-
in regard to my dear friend. Narta Child, have
the same confidence that the DcAcon had In bis
have never been able To aleep over her d!s-
course. know Of no one with whom more NIT
fcrn " srree, and ~ am always sttracsed to her
Eents, IN the Last Anti.starerv Standard, upon
What she Aurposea was letter Of miuc TO the
Newro1s CONVENTION. oat which was onIy poor
photograph OF tht tnue done bI the electric tele-
graph BY rcfeHtn2 to The ictter, correctly
Ettu!sd. 4 II n.. es .ten ssas made 40 .i!as.on
Tent lead 1nns: s:But unsupported b. 0A = motc nj r
sen.e of rte responsibilities Of itfe and duty il Is
no; ts: th:n e II her hanas any
Az tho te+epraph vc1ion oArny letter WIS pub
lished In the STANDARD, will IT be TOO mcch to usk
Jous O. WHITTIER.
D., ~HHHrss LITTER 70 Tas c5syEsrlos:
MI nfi Save received ii! ictsts
E.'ipg ne to attend re Convention N heaalf Of
Npnaus S. nfake, ns Newror1, r on the 2Ah
1Lst. TO not ace how It Is possible lor NE to
cept fte Invitation; aud we're 10 do so the state
o. ny health wculd prevent me frcln takspg suca
a pbft ID the meeting rs wou1l relieve me tro n
the re4ronele:lty Of seeming TO sanctIon anything
in Its act,ch which conflict With my Q IN views OF
dutx or policy. Ye.1 should DO m,telt great tn:
tuAlIce II ] did E0s embrace this otr0st01 to cx.
press my geut ral sympathy With the movement
have seen no good reason Why nothcrs,W ,WIres,
and dAuPhier', shoold not nave 1he same ne1t o.
lerror, plo5 erl} aid citizenship, which fathers.
husllaL IL ,und troth-ss have
The facYeh emory Of mother and Hster-she
apa
thing like equality IN rGhts. as seil a. du1lts-1y
experience u q c0.~cFker wlth pooe ana self
household duties ss they ate n1u aud courageous
IN thrtr public nivccacy OF unpopular ttusn.-the
ktendy friendships ~h!ch have Inspired and
| WHICH tctl ior human ns:1rc. 1rre,nectlve Of
scx-eompei me to lock with eomethnR more
than ae3neseenoe upou the efforts ,o9 arc mak' E1a
sec sil the Consequences Of the prest soctsl aud
pol,tIcsi change pioposta hst Of this Am At leas'
sa,t an ,he s:s "'!s s1pedss, se's .pe aa fh e.
iice. can under.sand without shafipa
The nssgavmRs ot t.osc WHO fer that when
H.; ine eai:es. @ eox' he teauty AID sen,imen., The
bio1n aul sAeetness o1 womanhood, Will 20 WITT
IT, Stronger than Statutes Or conFentont, shs
and louoss IN WOMAN. Here mud fhera NAV bc
found {an equiyocal, unsextd Cueralier d'E1o,
but the eternal order and ntn.a- RI things wilt re
! main. have po feAT that mas Rill be !ess mani.
or wonAn less uotuanlJ when tasj meet On term
Of equality before the law.
| Oh the ether hand, do not nee that The erer
c,se Of The ballo, BY y ouln Will prose q remet1
Tor all the es1ls at which she Justly complains.
Is her nRht, ~ t1ulJ ~ n!ne, ao.i when fhe asK
for It II Is tomeahtng less tnan manhood 70 with
hold 1t. But unsupported BY more practics
education higher a1me. aud deeper snnae Of tn
responsibilities Of life aud dnty, It Is not likely :
nRoTe blessing In her hbrds atty more than
mans. ..--
with great respect ana hearty sympatny, I Al
vcFy truly thy friend, JonS g. WHITTIER