The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-26
Vouu 40 RULERS.

i 0SootS iii oGW OVVos WIN HSBeAO ~
the fitness Of Women, not only to par
ticipa,e in elections, but themselves t
hold ofics or practice professions in
volving important public responsibili
ties
Let % consider women only as they
already are, or ~ they are knOws to
have been, and the capacities which
they have already practically shown.
What they have done, that at least. II
nothing else, il is proved that they can
do. When We consider how seduiously
they are all trained away from. instead
Of being trained toward, any Of the
occupations for objects reserved for
man, il is evident that l am taking a
very humble ground for them when !
rest their case on what they have actual
~ achieved. For, in this case, negative
evidence is worth little, while any pos
tive evidence is conclusive. 1t cannot
be inferred to be impossible that u
woman should be Homer, or an Ari-
stotIe, or a Michael Angelo, OF a Bee
thOyen, because no woman has actually
yet produced works comparable 10 theirs
il any of those lines of excellence.
This negative fact at most leaves the
question uncertain, and psychological
discussion: But il is quite Certain that
Q woman can be Queen Elizabeth, or
Deborah, or u Joan Of Arc, since this
IS not inference, but fact. Nov, il Is /.
curious consideration, that the oDly
things which the existing law excludes
women from doing, are the things
which they have proved that they are
able to do. There Is no law ~ proven.
u woman from having written all the
plays of Shakespeare, or composed all
the operas of Mozart. ButQd-en Eiiz-
abeth or Queen Victoria, had they not
The throne, could not have
been Entrusted with the smallest Of the
political duties, of which the former
showed herself equal 10 the greatest.
II anything conclusive could be in
ferred from experience, without psyche
logical analysis, 1t would be that The
things which women are not allowed |
10 do are the very ones tor whico they |
are peculiarly qualified, since their vo
,atiOn for government has made its
way, and become conspicuous through |
be very few opportunities which bave
been given while in the lines OF DIS
inc'ion which, apparently, were freely
opened to them. they have oy no means
o eminently distinguished themselves
We know how small a number of reign
ng queens history presents IN compari-
on with that of kings. OF this small
nm. har FIR lar hSv !
hown talents for rule; though many of
hem have occupied the throne in dit
cult periods.
1t is remarkable. too, that they have
q a great number of instances, been
distinguished by merit the most oppo-
lite 10 the imaginary and conventional
haracter of women they have been as
luch remarked for the 6rmness and 1
igor Of their rule as for its intelligence
When to the Queens and Empress
Is we add Regents and Viceroys of
rOvinces the list of women who have
cen eminent rulers of mankind sweils f,
} a great length. I.
Especially is this true if We take
Ito consideration Asia AZ we'll as Eu- I
,pe- II a Hindoo principally is strou
!, sigilantly and economically gov
rned; if order is preserved without OPP /,
re,sion if cultivation is extending Z
nd the people prosperous, in three /,
ases out Of four that principally Is i
nder a woman's rule.
This fact, to me An entirely unex- ,
ecled one, | have collected from q I
ing official owiedge Of Hiudoo Gov I
rnments. There are many such IN.
lnnces; for though, by H,ndoo insti-
l,ions, woman cannot reign, she is .
be legal Regent of a kingdom during
be minority Of the heir and minori-
es are frequeu:, the lives of the male I
nlers being SO often prematurely ter
'inated through the effect of inactivity
nd sensual excuses. When We consider ,
lat these Processes have never been .
public, have never conversed with
ny man not of their own family, ex-
ept from behind u curtain that they ,
0 not read, and if they did there is no
ook in their languages which can give ,
lem the smallest instructions on pO-
teal affairs, the example they afford ,
the natural capacity Of women for
overnment is very striking.
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