The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-11
Woman's Suffrage-Another Massaohu.
setts 0onvention-Star.

The Massachusetts transcendentsl
lists, with her revolutionary agitators
are taking hold Of the woman's suf
frage movement. They had con
yention in Newburyport on Wednes
day, lasting the day and evening, and
a full attendance all tho time. A
letter was received from the ohiei
transcendeptalist of the old Bay State
in which he says that he has too much
work before him to take hand in
behalf of woman's suffrage, though
he thinks the claim founded in equity
and that although we cannot tell
"what precise form in practice it will
and ought to take, yet the seriousness
and thoughtfulness with which It is
! urged seem to me to mark an impor.
| tant step in oivilizetion.". The agita-
| tion of tho idea is enough for Emer.
son. Its development into practice is
with him secondary matter, and 80
he is in no hurry to end the debate.
In the veteran oampaigner for ne
groes' rights, however, the women of
this, convention found a man oompe.
tent to expound their rights and to
give his reasons for the fuith that is
in him. He offered series of resolu-
tions to this end, in which it is affirm
ed that the natural aud Inherent rights
OF an human being are those Of every
other, male or female that those who
! deride the claims of women contend
for sexual aristocraoy, irrational and
unjust that in such sexual preten-
sions there is meanness and usurpa-
tlon that woman as we'll as man has
the right to the highest physical and
mental development that the pre-
tenoe that in granting equal rights to
woman she will become less amiable
and refined and regardless of her
duties as wife and mother, and all
that, is perfeot'v absurd that the
exclusion of woman from her natural
rights has been oalamitous to the whole
human race that 80 long as the most
Ignorant and degraded men are freely
admitted to the ballot box it is pre-
posterous to pretend that women are
not as woll qualified to vote; that it
Is the coolest assumption for man to
claim the prerogative of determining
the sphere Of woman that the oom.
mon law, in giving to the husband the
custody of the wife's person, virtually
places her on level with criminals,
lunatics and idiots; that our present
democracy is an absurdity, since it
deprives woman even Of the political
power allowed her in Europe, 90
&C.; all of which resolutions were
enthusiastically adopted, after pun,
gent speech by the veteran Garrison,
and some other speeches and letters
NcV Yorh Herald.
Just as the journey across the oon-
tiuent has been made brief by the
completion Of the Pacific Railroad, a
new enterprise has been un dertaken
to shorten the distance around it.
Marshall 0. Roberts, Of New York, il
at the head of company inoorporat.
ed by the Vermont Legislature and
holding grant from tho Mexican
Government, for the building Of a
railroad across the Isthmus Of Te.
hauntepeo. The Atl .ntic terminus OF
the proposed railroad is Minatitlan, a
river town twenty miles from the Gull
of Mexico, easily accessible to sea.
going steamers at all tides, from whioh
point it will run due south to the Pa.
cific, making that water at the port OF
Veutosa, one hundred and sixty-two
miles distant. The construction OF
the road does not involve many diff.
culties, the extreme elevation beine
only 793 feet, and ton substantial
truss bridges required. Mr. Roberts
has just signed forfeiture bond oi
I 100000 for the construction of car
riago road and telegraph line along
the route within eighteen months. -
The railroad itself is to be commenc
cd within two years and finished with.
in three years more. The total amount
of capital required for the undertak.
ing is $s,9O0,0o0.
THE CoNsTirUTIoEALITY OF THE
HOMESTEAD Law AT the present
term of the Court Of Common Pleas,
| Equity side) for Ocone GO, Jas. j.. Orr
! has pronounced q decision, affirming
the constitutionality of the Home.
stead law. Afteran elaborate review
Of the reasons which Influenced his
opinion, the Judge concludes:
I therefore adjudge that the Con.
stitution and laws Of this State, secur.
ing homestead to each head of a
family, whether the debt or lien exist.
ed at the date Of the adoption Of the
Constitution, or has been subsequent,
| ly created, is no violation Of tho Con.
stitution of the United States.
If had grave doubts on the ques-
tion, I should feel it my duty to solve
them by pronoupoing the Constitution
and laws Of the State no violation of
the Constitution OF the. United States.
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