The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-03-20
Female Suffrage.


the ,ncrc chimera of the brain that it was
when first introduced upon the political carpet
by fanatic enthusiast 6f ~ Womahh's Rights..dh 4
II is becoming grave and important mat
ter anSss sSsfSssslS piSisyhssed y the legisla-
tors and politicians of tho land.
It's p9,lopsssrI the e,day dream. Of the French
statesmsss, s,and, Al socialist,--who pictured SO
graphieally'adb beautifully tho practical oper.
ationsahd effect OF the itlt, Sf universal snf.
hen II should have icodtao to- to pass is and
becoRe 3 working reality FIJI, aoqonpH.
When the ,hqstinss would be scenes of happy
and benignaeunions when tho polls would
be decorated with flowers, and wreathed' with
garlahds;; 'wlien merry sroupcs, and parties of
"young men and maidclis, old men and chill
drcn,t' would y' le be seen vending their way and
circlipgg iin picturesque grouping, to and around
the ballot box, " lille the air would be per-
fume2with the ineensc of roses, and vocal
with silveay7 laughter aud gay voiccs-'tis no
longer this IDEAL, Of poetic rcpuJlicansm or
this daSaream !s Of enthusiastic, democracy, but
is gettiHgIeyery day more aud more subject
Of serious and general consideration. 800
No~rhis matter and its agitation originated
in the tBraias7 70f dreamers5, and has been cx
tended aFpa ,tspt alive By fanatics and qp@
""ncs, eyer; ready to to attempt some new expes
rimenh ih the world ofiscicnce, lcttcrs,o poll.
tics. -sseqss, ie7 ss' s'f = eof3h X sa:'"
THO idea of this, among the other "priyi-
ledge" and rights claimed for woman, is pet
idea AID %hobby"' chfrishea and fostcred by
the female aln@ni " j., Of Germany, the 'ibas
blucx 'tef France --atil the literary women and
"blue stockings. ut the North The doctrine
has advocates, and earnest supporters in Eu-
rope and Amcrica Of both scxes-and of re-
spectable Influence. 1t has advocates in Geor-,
gia and iias in 99uur own State, Judging from the
Legislative proceedings. i,o a-1 le H
Now2whether it will ever be reaiized, it is
the part Of prophecy TO foretell and we are no
prophets, even though the ken of prediction
were opEs, Cassandra-like san perhaps we would
not be bsllieEed7-perhnps would be scorned for
the annHnc;ation of the future fate of the idea
until 'sheF event should come and in the
chagrid q oaf sReptical hearers find its fulfil
ment and our yindieation. ~:
We shall not propLesy what shall be tho
end of this idea of Ecmalo Suffrage but SIM
ply standiugupon our lookout and noticing
the newsiaeas That arc being advanced, shall
tbut notice them and mention and say whether
We like them or not, ,.,.,1 /,
Now this idea of Female Suffrage we do not
like, andrsayisd now whether it becomes a
'xsality ot'not.s en''ciTi aa' '74 - '"es
1t is useless to say that the idea is not nor
mails niot natural, but an oztrayagancy of
Modern speculation. ,,.;, q.
1t wouldlbe.ps superfuous for us to say that
woman has as much now to attend to MS she
can do. She says herself:
''Man's work is from sun to SUM-
W6mans work is never done."
But We speak not individually and of that
barrow sphere to which the routine of every
day drudgery would con6ne and doom her, but
of her high and holy mission as dispenser of
light and hope to man in his plodding toll,
'as he returns with each returning sun to his
intcrminaBlc iabor"-as the sweet resistless
syren to cheer lifs's sorrows, as the angel
Mother to insti in the mind of lisping and
prattling infancy The grand and holy lessons
of duty ana sacrifice, as ths seraph who guards
in this blishtcd Eden the immortal flowers of
high and noble sentiment
Has shes not enough to do? Need she suf.
fer from enaMi--and fret and elamor for politi-
cal rlgh.s s,aand dutiesp No! Those are not
true editions of that lofty type of Woman, the
image of Which Is cnshrlnc1 in every heart that
beats and loves.