Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-18

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j Last evening Petroleum Y. Nasty lee
tured at the Rutland Opera House, bsfor
Post Roberts, G.. A. r. He discoursed Of
the woman question. He commenced hi
remarks as follows:
i l am by nature conservative, for I wa
born one. In my infancy I was rocked il
an old-fashioned cradle, for my parent
would have nothing whatever to do viii
new-fangled jewsharps on springs. What
ever they used must be that which ha.
the sanction of years. When my infantil
stomach was organized was soothed witt
Godfray's cordial. At the beginning par
egoric was the favorite, but my mothe
one day happened to discover in a house
hold book that her grandmother uset
Godfrey's cordial. That was immediate
ly substituted as being undoubtedly tn,
best. Godfrey's cordial was accounted
the most efficacious because the bottle
which contained it were quaint and ole
fashioned, and the labels were printed il
the characters upon paper used century
ago. 1t was good enough for the stomach
of my ancestors; why not for mine ? /
has ever since been rule in our family
| that is il better for babies to die Of Godfry'i
cordial than to live by reason of aEy Other
remedy. One of my brothers suggested
that science had advanced since Godfrey
day, but he was told to leave the house
Immediately, and never darken its doors
again. My father died last week Of
bleeding. He had fever and would be-
bled as his father had bled and died be
fore him. But l cannot dwell upon
family matters. l have much to say, and
life is short and uncertain. know that
is so, for life insurance man told me so
yesterday. Conservatives are not as a
rule logicans. Logic is ship that sails
outward into UNEMPLOYED and, to timid
minds, perilous seas. By doing oily that
which has been done we hold fast to our
ancestors; and if they were not respectable
people, pray who were? i adore
woman. | recognize the importance
of the sex. But for woman where
would we be? But for woman
George Washington would never have
been the father of his country. adore
woman, but want her to keep her place.
| do not want woman to be "tle COM
ing man." In considering this woman
question, / should of course occupy the
conservative standpoint. From the be-
ginning, woman has occupied dependent
position, and has been nothing but what
man has chosen to make her But am
sure that her present condition is her
proper condition, for it has always been
50, and that is reason enough. Adam sub
jugated Eve at the beginning; do not
hear that they ever had divorce in Par
adise, and that is proof positive that
Paradise is not in Indiana. | insist that
all the labor there was done in Paradise
was none by Eve. She was no strong
minded female, and never got out of her
legitimate sphere. AS conservative,
oppose any advancement Of woman, be-
cause she is the inferior Of man This
fact is recognized in all civilized countries
and in most heather nations. It has been
said that the mother forms the character
of the man. Look at our inferior men
iooi. .. .ho r..-es-oor es .to -~.---, h-Sn a.
at Garrett Davis. The feminine habit of
thought is not such as to cntitle them to
privileges beyond them they now enjoy.
No woman was ever a druyman; no wo-
man ever carried a harp no woman ever
shoyelcd single whcelbarrow OF earth on
the public works. | triumphantly ask,
did amy woman assist in preparing the
Pacific Railway A troublesome woman
asked me whether this was the best train
ing for intelligent participation in politi-
cal privileges. She remarked that, iudg-
lug from the character Of most legislation,
these were the schools in which lcgis-
ators we're trained, but she hardly be-
lieycd | would acknowledge it. Make
these the qualifications, said she, aud
where would you be, my friend, who have
never attended one of these There
are several reasons why women should not
vote. She cannot sing base She delights
in millinery goods: she cannot grow whis-
kers. In all these points nature has
made distinction between the sexes
which cannot he overlooked Customs,
like cheese, grow, mite-y as they grow old.
Let every woman marry, and marry as soon
as possible. would not advise woman
to marry repeatedly, or without exercis-
ing due caution, in Chicago In the mat
ter OF wages paid to women, | do not see
how the present scale is to be increased.
Although the conservative may weep
over the evils Of a system, he must never
do anything to remedy them. There are
la"s .oi ia these things, the laws OF sup
ply aud demand 1t is misfortune, we
think, that there are 80 many women, and
We weep over it. /, for one, am willing to
shed any amount of tears over this great
mistake Of nature. But women are them
selves to blame for a great part of the dis
tress they experience. There is work for
more of them if they would only do it.
The kitchens of the country are not hall
supplied with intelligent labor, and there
in is q refuge for all women in distress.
The women who fancy they are oppressed,
demand frat the ballot, that they may
have power to better their condition, and
secure a change of custom and edaca-
ton, that they may have free aceess to
whatever employment they have strength
and capacity to fill, and to which their
inolinations lead them Most emphati-
cally object to giving them the ballot.
It would overturn the whole social fabric.
The social fabric has been overturned o
great many times, it is true-so many
times, indeed, that it seems to rather
like it - but / doubt whether II
wo,,ld he stronv enough to do this.