The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-05-27
Strong.minded. Women.

person of refined sensibility to read the de-
tails Of ''Womens' Rights" "Peace" and
Universal Suffrage meetings held at the
North. The former, particularly, is charac,
tcrlzcd by all the vile slang and baldcrdash
that prevail in the lowest kind of Ward gath
crings or at precinct caucusses The ruling
spirits Of these meetings are women-or rath-
er female monsters who disgrace their sex by
assuming all the bascr passions Of the sterncr
sex. These Gorgons are led on by Susan
Anthony, Mrs. Stanton and a parcel Of male
tags, who arc hangers on and do the dirty work,
if there is any left for them to do The
poor, dcluded sisters who arc led to attach
themselves to these leaders, through mista-
ken belief in successful adjustment of the
question of womau's rights, are drawn from
their true sphere Of usefulncss-the home
circle, and made to jostls in crowds at Mass
meetings, Free love gatherings, and the like,
to the neglect of their families and the consc-
quent ruin of their husbands They look
little they earn is drawn from them to aid
IN defraying the expenses necessary to carry
out the great reformation. Do they find the
relief for their physical and social woes Do
they elevate themselves in the scale of re-
spcctability? No, the physicians they have
employed cannot effect cure, all the female
gatherings and penny-trumpet harrangues
will not give them the position they demand.
Their suferlngs arc great and their wrongs
many, it is true, and may be remedied in the
course of time, but not by their assuming the
prerosatives Of man-not by claiming the
right to vote, to sit as Jurors or hold office.
The brazen faced, shrieking ssterhood who
cry aloud for share of the 'floaves and
fishes" and make strong point Of abusing
the opposite Sex, are mostly band Of parch-
cd up, sharp featurcd, stale and disappointed
spinsters-who long for notoriety and care
but little how it is attained. The very fact
of their advocating misegenation proves that, ,
having found all the white bachelors hard
hearted, they are willing to try their luck
with gentlemen of African scent. Make
sambo voter, they say, and then we will
acknowledge the "tender Impeachment"
On the first day Of the Womcns' Conyen-
ton in New York, the lie passed between
Miss Anthony and Mr.. Foster On the
second day Kisses, cat-calls and yells greeted
the speakers. The Tribune says that the
women, by their rowdy proceedings, fully es-
tablished their claims to all rights they were
no better than men. One Of the sisterhood
who had been on q visit to the South, strong
ly protested against black suffrage. She said
that black men whip their wives, adding that
"One Of her sisters servants whipped his
wife every Sunday regularly. She, thought
that sort Of men should not have the making
Of the laws for the governancc Of women
throughout the land Mrs. Stanton also
took the same ground, and loudly protested
i''that she did not believe in allowing igno-
rant negroes and ignorant Cinnamon to make
laws for her to obey The debate was bois-
ferrous and many hard blow given and re-
ceiyed.
At a meeting of the Universal Peace So
ciety held in New York, the women also took
an active part in the debate. The object of
this philanthropic society is to give the world
at large great quantity of wholesome ad-
alone. One Of the theories advocated by
the Peace Society is the assertion that "the
exemption of the Indian from taxation is
wrong to him." There is strong likoli-
hood that the Red man don't think so. A
very odd resolution was offered by Minnie
Merton. She submitted sthat women have
a right to life-that women represent the
life Of the nation that women cannot attain
that life unless men give them material aid l."
All this men Of gallantry will agree to, that
is, if We understand Miss Minnie Alright;
the men are to support the women-just
what all good husbands are now doing. After
Miss Minnie had submitted her views Miss
Crouch, the Secretary, it is said, arose and
defined her position in "a clear, sharp, natal
lie voice." For Peace gathering it seems
odd that women with shrill voices should be
allowed to assail the ears of the audi
cnce. Mrs Sommervile advocated "ultra
peace doctrines and. in order to make her
ideas of peace clearly understood, she violent
ly attacked all Christians who did not side
with her We have not yet learned whether
the Society has established peace through
out the world--it may succeed some of these
days.
How TO VoTE.-Many of the voters of
the town and country If we are to Judge
from what we heard on court-day, are at
loss how to vote so as to defeat Wells
& Co. IF you wish success to your ticket,
vote for the Constitution-and against the
Objectionable parts; for every vote that is
given against the entire instrument as it
stands, Of course, goes to defeat it, and, if it
is defeated we remain just as we are now,
with Wells as our Governor, supported and