The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-02-23

to the injured; thus governing such In
community us prove too weak or too
vile to govern themselves. This fund.-
mental doctrine is expressed in the
Constitution ofNermont thus: every
person within this state ought to find
a certain remedy 10y having recourse
to the laws, for all injuries or wrongs
which he may receive i'm his person,
property or character" Such, together
with institutions aud works of public
ability, are the objects, or ends, of civil
government. But to suppose that
social compact or partnership, 30 form
ed, has the power of creating or origi-
mating rights, is an absurdity. Com
pact thus formed, considered as an
integcr, is rs really bound by moral
law as the individuals by whose contri-
button it exists. Yet it is not the orig
inator, but rather the offsprings, of
individual government. 1.-THE law is
not made for the righteous man, but for
the lawless and dsobedient." The
| righteous man is q law to himself-a
little kingdom in which he subjugates
his way-ward will to the control of
reason andof conscience, thus holding
every will and selfish passion in due
control. In this the individual man
may find q sufficient sphere for the ac-
tivity all his governmental powers;
| and ca n,o,y woman without MODELLING
unnecessarily with political affairs.
If then the female part of community
have no rights which the law of equal
rights cannot protect, we see no good
reason why they should take part in
civil government in any of its depart
ments, from the ballot-box to the bench.
ment as social compact the admin
istraton ofjustice has been immensely
improved, and at the same time the
condition of woman unspeakably adj
vanced. Under despotic governments,
where the people were regarded the
sorvants-the property of the govern
ment, the right to rule, with all its
appurtenances and prerogatives was re-
garded and treated as the desideratum
the acme of human attainment; and,
in proportion as despotism prevailed,
man was depressed beneath humanity,
and woman as much before man. Then
power, instead of equity, was made the
criterion of right. And does not this
now move for woman suffrage SAVIOR
somewhat of that old state of things
Is it not founded in desire to aid in
governing others rather than to serve
the public good-to receive a boon Of
honor, pleasure or profit, rather than
to promote the public veal? Or is g
, love of novelty? But we can hardly
believe that the move for woman suff:
rage originated with the female part o.
. community. AS it now is, they are
represented by proxy at the ballot-box
: Ever since the adoption of our fedora
Constitution there have not been want
ing sycophants of public favor, whC
, were ready to interpose other than lib
! efal pflnclpleS INTO us administration
, and especially into the career of public
elections. Such considerations as sla
very, military fame, needs of honor
rich Offices &c, and this move may per
haps have had its origin, and undoubt
h cdly has its propelling power from sucl
p source. But the principle of self gov
erning community has steadily pro
crossed with the stamina of society.
Still it may be seen that the doctrine
c is taking deeper and still deeper roo
Y in the heart of christian society of thos
a who give moral and true political char
acter to our government and is grad
|, ually NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rem
n nants of the doctrine of the rights c
- kings, which still linger about the mos
refined governments of our age, and a.
y lure sycophants who seek to participat
/. in such rights. The safety of our Re
If publican government must be found i
contentment to have our God-give
/ rights secured TO us without lookin
= TO it to create additional rights for us ;
IL the expense of the state.
= Middlebury Feb. 18th 1860, b.