Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

some new Improvement is being made by
the company to facilitate the working OF
the mines.
Against Woman Suffrage.
NJ, Johu Hocker High Church Epis-
c-p,I ~ If New York, was interviewed
,hr ther day by woman. In answer
To H. questions, he gave at length his
Vi, W ii the woman's sphere, which were
sell, 10 the World for publication. We
give The following extracts, and they are
fair sample Of the arguments against
the proposed reform. If the women OF
Vermont are prepared to accept the situs-
ton u which this "Bible student" would
con-ign them, then we suppose they viii
"infuence" their loving husbands. fathers
and sons to vote against the constitutional
amendment next March:
"A woman has NO rights outside of her
husband In herself and of herself she
has not the first, least, most insignificant
property that may be called right. She
has nothing and is nothing outside of the
man, her husband. What is
she made Of Not even of the fret par
ticle of an origina, element, nor of any
thing like IT, Man WAS made of primi.
tive material, even though it wera the
dust If the earth. There can be no ex-
ception to the material when God WAS the
maker. The result shows what a wonder
full piece of mechanism He could make
out of dust. But woman has not an
original element in her composition. She
was taken out Of man she was made out
of one of his bones-his rib. She WAS his
rib at the first, and ii was designed that
she should continue his rib to the last. She
ia rib and nothing else. 4 Her bones
$50 aaae-aa-y They a-a nnt original nor
equal to .he original. The rib is the
moet delicate in form as well as the most
graceful of all the bones in the mans
body It's shape is expressive of the del.
icacy Of it's nature. Its position and ac'
ton in the mans body are figurative OF
the position and duty of the woman. Tbe
structure formed by the ribs is the guar
dian of many of the vital properties OF
the mans body. As structure, the
rib organization is flexible; it is allowed
! freedom of motion, that it may work lie
defenses by yielding, rather than by the
force Of any firm resistance. The condi'
tion represents Is the woman as the guardian
of the household. She preserves each
portion of the property in its place, and
defends it by the gentle force she EXERT
on its behalf. Her power over every sen
-ible man is obtained by yielding to him
The fact that woman was taken out o1
man is indicative proof that she has N,
right outside of him.
She never had, nor WAS de-
signed to have, property In anything
not even hair of her own head, outsid,
Of the man, her husband. But | mus'
say that her position is that of subordi
nate, without even an existence beyond
the subordination, nor in any relation
but that Of the subordination.
She is the helper of man; and in man
her husband, is her right use the
term man and husband as SYNONYMOUS II
this relation Woman is known to mar
in no other relation than that of wife
Ii each particular woman Is not married
if she has not a husband, she ought Il
have one. The default is not in the crea
ton. nor in the condition, nor in anything
but the casualty that produces it. 1t th'
first woman had not swamped all tn
rixht she had, even as subordinate ant
by convent onality iu her husband, ever,
woman would have her husband. Tn
first woman played the mischief for al
that followed her upon the stage wheI
she lost even her life by the disobedienc
j to which she is and ever has been addicted
The first contract mankind evfr mad
was fatal in the assumption of woman
the subordinate-of the right to play tn
part of principal. 1t was contract @
Mother Eve with the Devil. 1t was
contract for property the woman neve
possessed, and which the Devil now pos
/. sesses in its corruption and not by an
right. Were it not,f for the corruption. tn
Devil would have no possession In mar
Had not the help possessed the nature G
the helped, she could not have involve
! him in her disobedience; nor could sh
, have involved him in any way in her col
ruption if he had not consented. Sh
coaxed the man into the disobedience b
which he fell. The man was stupi
enough to follow the counsel of the W.
: man that was given him as a help, an
; involved him aud his posterity with he
, in her apostacy. If the man had ne
Welded to his help and fallen, the bel
would nave O0eu remOSous 10 euo ws
9 proved to be help not meet and a hell
{ meet would have been provided. But II
Q help wrought the ruin Of her princip'
and they fell together; not in the coz
:. mon right Of sin, but man as the primo
pal and the woman ss his help.
. The evidence is ON the record that tt
/ record that the woman was allowed
! live . the help of man. The right I
life Is in her on NO other condition. IT
help Of men in subordinaticn and witt
ont . right outside Of him. The recol
is az clear upon this subject as record ev'
was or can be. Thy desire shall be
thy husband, and he shall rule over the
What l. the meaning of the desire beinn
70 the husband ? Why, it means that al
Z cannot have BY right or property desi'
. outside Of him.
' A. far - the record Of the absolutely .
4 llav and authority in God extends q
( voman has no rights She y in righ
sad propsety, and person, thought, we'
: Ianl sdsed u the man and abe is ju
uothing without him. Bat look st Z
II voman in her constitution. View her
4 she rsatle. txactabls, subniaGlva conn
aIinw naSnre Of hsr txue position. II
= e1snpe te1ls IL sphsrs for which wons
9 80 WeeApa Il y that Of ths dcnsst
q srona, This y hse Limit q right ~
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