Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-29


[ ntC. tonight our battles. sung our national
hymns, aud caught the spirit ui cur institutions.
Hut What about the women We, lhc people,
ur some ol US, feel very much inclined tu mourn
over the dcucucrncy ut woman. How imm'd-
est Shocking degcucracv The early moth
cis and sisters NJ tho Republic used tn stay NJ
hnme and mind their own business. Very tue.
At least, So far aS my own mother vas con
crturd, aS we'll know from experience. And
! have often thought that great many big boys
would have br.n h,tt"r mvu had they been kept
lungcr VI huur under their mutlirr'S care. hut
yuu do not" Saws one, q" hold to the political
inctriuc that women ought tu vote. du YOU? ?
You do not think that women ought tn match to
the polls on town meeting day, hope ~ Well,
~ tu that matter, du not know rs my own par
ticular views would amount t. much. l'ut, al
though have not lived in the world as long as
sninc people. have learned that whatever the
women undertake they generally accomplish.
Now, suppose TINT nll the women Of the United
States sheuld decide that they ought 10 vote, or
u majority II them, and should take 1t into their
heads that marching up 10 the polls on town
meeting dny was one ni th,ir iullicniblc rights
where is the MN who would dare stand in the
way2 | will venture tp say that such inan
can not bc found. \ mIu, be he bcgghr or
prime minister. had better 50. X for " "a lodge IN
some vast Wilderness or pray for a speedy
Translation, than 10 oppose such body oi wn-
men "Well ," saws une, " do the women really
Some have already offered their tickets Fc-
male STATE conventions have been formed. Hul
some ol the most popular newspapers are advu.
eating the rnusi Of icmalc suffrage. The ball
has been set IN motion, aud some ol the most in
tulligcut aud worthy women NJ this aud other
countries are engaged IN the enterprise. And,
in spito { the Spirited and conscientious uppO-
sitiun Of certain ID .D.s aud Lids, the move
nient goes on. But" saws one, thought
the women were the weaker sex" True that
sentiment is very common, especially IN hcathcn
lands. There woman Is poor sIdvci aud has
no rights which the Lords ui creation are bound
to respect. For the must part II Is very differ
cnt throughout Cmistcudum. Woman has
proved hci self to be very dclt-hCadcd and very
strong hearted "Wrl." SAYS one. "Ill be-
hanged before see the women vote Then it
j. our opinion you will mol live very long. Hut
don't will vaur property II YOU have any, to an
anti -wunin'S suffrage society, Tor that VIII be
a lost cause. II yuu wish tu be on the side uI
victory, let YOUR last will and testament he in
favor of the wuman's sulltAgC convention and
Also for the benefit ul your children, It you have
any, and pustrritv, state in clear and strong
terms the reasons why women ought not to vote.
Let Your arguments be well wcilhrd, or lrcN
SroNE may scatter them to the winds. II she
should il will not he the first time that man
has been WurLcd lay woman But, III making
thrsc profound statements, please d" not speak
snccIinply Of the so. called weaker scX,' or
try to class them with the lower order Ul ami
mails, because vuur mOhcr lruS q WoWuR.
But, surely, YOU do not want the savage In
dmns vntc2 ThYc is but little danger of that.
Those wild r,d men who used to roam over our
grand mountains and lakes hhd forests ana
plnrts, nave u''h ~ ""SN W'W"Gt' ny ''r
white man. Ills lioul hraI Is l"'' ni revenge
Those fiery -sWLucd sa'aE'S'Nh"t tu' Il' 'h'"I'a
Of our mgn, ScLlp our women ahl o'"' ""' the
brains of uur rlillrrn are duumcd to numhtlN-
tiun. rnII. SuEupAN is uu the war-plth. Thc
red warriors whn srn'h the broken U'aHeS u,
the White man Hhu SCOUT our 't"'M'" "u', W
peace, are hiunV tue dus' one "'''r announcer y,
soon the i'St one W, '"''' N"""' ""' '.'r WV"
storm anu MluI NlU ever N"I ''P"'" "'''
th'ir graves. lh' man WI" ha' o"IH ,"r "',,'
lcuunG spn,t ct revenge mu'tdlc Is lh' nat
of Heaven. iut there are lcac'ab,r lndIihS.
| What WI democracy q" WIN u,'sr lh' "N
| mortal I"hS'll"u"e "''a W,, '' 'n'"' VIZ.
| True bnt every part ol tue IonSV,u'lon Is not
| lmmnital' Ih't ",u"n W 'H' N"",''t"t''r, u,
| which Is lalSr, llkr hll lhlhGS t'Nc no''"'' wiz
| perish. Resides. there are strange Things nap
| pcmng IN democracy Inc 'ndians Il" '"cauF
vote and that, too dlrccilN III Tue ,oetn "' Uc
| Constitution. Democracy sn WINS IT, some "
| the people, having iAhcN h''ol", nave oGo'"h
| ln marry the du7NN dauEhtr'S H' ,n',Ih tni,'f'
| Now many man comes proudly I" 'he oL'"l-
box, who has lnIlan h'""1 III ~" N''hs' anu no
ono ot the people, armed Muh '"' 'nnmI @ "a
Constitution, darcs ~ crowd Ih'm away ,n'
| ONO Legislature dll a'trnll !" 10 '',S III 'n'
name oi DemoclacN' nh'; Sunht W S'u'' S"',
emnly enacted "c cav" nhm'N'"' '"' ia,
! law bore dlrrritN upon i've n'E'" I1''' 'nu i'
loose thr bln"d ho"n"H "' c'H'c 'n 'n' S''n' i"'
| negro blood, u was su'nnNt" ,''' h""N
number "l the uedr Pt"p'G VA" n't'" ""o'
coursing IN lncW VEINS nv VN"v' """"u
: none could tell. some nI the n's' rnh''rS
which hhd cmiGtalru !" 'h" """ uE'W'
had been hursrh ny h,GI" "o'nh"', wa,
inund' oN GnlnE nl'N u 'r" Years t'', S"','
the most respectable "l the P''p'' hNu hNn ne
gro Gr'hua herS an4 n'LN E'An.'np,"y'S'
50 hapPrhea 'hA' Nh"r tn'S nun, ''P' n'E''
blood was going on u,ol l"e l'"P' u"SyS oc
gan To hc affected some ''" 10 'h' ""Ni"E
ERSN some ""n'I"" ~ S"r'" wv" Wr'
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smS't negro n""'' nv "U"'' ""h "HN -
hHi'N'""S, ""' s""'u '"' "'""k WI 'Nr"'''
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ianIh' "lh'ls snv'lr" Sn" SNl" 'I' S"yu ,
| law was oHh''mluu"' ,'"'" "'s VI, '''"'
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tn execute ,n'l ,""' J" r'%",u" w We W Wv.
, ann'l'"h; iu'' Va" ", Wv '""S,''"'uu "'H'' ." y.
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pwe-olNu'" 'n"r"n m, @ ',u,' Wv u'',S' ,I nI ",
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