Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-10-06


V. | affirm the right Of woman to do what
ever she can do well, even though her ability
be exceptional, and not common to her sex
aud honor the wife or daughter who, hav-
ing a crippled or bed-riddon husband or faith
or cast upon her for support, tills with her
own hands the farm or garden whence she
derives his and her subsistence But even in
that case, | would have her work by herself
or with companions Of her own sex, so far as
possible. The promiscuous employment of
men and women in shop or field has hitherto
led to gross Irregularities and corruptions
and do not believe the time near at hand
when such commnging may comic emily be
expected not to result in such lamentablc
consequences
vi. As TO teaching--ono Of the few pur-
suits wherein men and women may be proper
ly associated--I deem it best that above the
age Of fifteen, girls should be instructed by
women, boys by men, and that girls should
acquire a knowledge Of and skill in any trade
or handicraft whereby they may earn an hon
est, useful livelihood and ! consider type
setting one to which they are especially adapt
cd but if, having acquired this or any 9TH
or, they are to solicit work from printory to
printery, aud take their places in the compos-
ing-room unfortunately with men, am
sure the moral evils Of such commuging will I
greatly outweigh any pecuniary advantages |
that may be fairly expected from it.
VII. As to Government | heartily wish |
the women Of our country, and of each State. |
would choose their wisest and best to ASSEM- |
Bile as delegates, consider the needs and
wrongs Of their sex and mcmoralize Con-
gress and their respective Legislatures for the |
removal Of those wrongs. | am confident
that such delegates, fairly chosen by the gem
eral voice Of their sex, would make no de-
mand that | would not heartily second. !
believe valuable suggestions might be expect
cd from such a congregation Of the gentler
and purer sex. But from Congress or Leg
isature elected by men and women voting
together and made up in good part of such |
women as would naturally aspire to and en-
joy seats therein, and being closetod on COM
mlttees with such men as they would find
therein pray to be delivered
VIII. OF my seven children, but two sur.
vive, both girls, for whom l would make life
as fair and hopeful as may be- | presume
them quite as capable as most other girls TO
do their part in whatever BELTS their sex aud
their station. | would have their lives ac-
tive, useful, bene6cent and respected. If |
thought 1t well for them to be voters, Jury
women, olectioneerers and candidates for Of
flee, have no conceivable motive for seeking
to interpose a barrier to their following such
a career. But do not cannot believe that
such is the sphere for which they were design
ed by an All-wise Father believe that
their chances of usefulness and Of happiness
would be seriously diminished by precipitat-
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that they should be women, such Milton
portrayed in Eve, and Shakespeare in Ino- 1
gen. O
TX. For it were blindness not to see that 4
the essential character of the household must
be very different from what it ever has been
when Smith spends his evenings at the Union a
League and Mrs. Smith enjoys hers at the o.
Manhattan Club Tor their respective counter
parts in any city or village J he doing his
best to elect the Republican, she rendering
like hearty support to the Democratic or
may be the rival ticket Their :,
home--if the name be still retained" will ~
be another Yarrow" from that which long to-
lgo won the beloved appolation. Smith and tor
Yrs. Smith will meet at breakfast in no mood va
or reciprocal endearments, and little fitted roc
o show forth to their children how birds
their little nests agree - they will be more in'
lcllned to canvass with acerbity their rival inf
atforms and candidates and if Smith S4ould the
lppen 10 ma IN the morning paper some 4
leering returns from Pennsylvania, Ohio.
some other State previously regarded as was
ubtful, be will be apt to announce them in was
On terms as to elicit reminder that he is a IN
brute" while, if the news should happen to son
WI Hi'S' 0nii.n ueket, am not at all sure fail
"a. ner USE oi +" would net be equally pro- no,
'Nrne anu as suarpiy resented In short, :,
'aii expect antagonlsm IN politics to be at 'n'
.ee % iie,'iui sourceo Vi separations as IN oil
nip"'.pii'y Vi temper now ls' eri
a, hs " employment ior woman, mold ne
'''. 'neio ~ an ii,nensi'y Ci WORK 10 DC done iii
i"o eps.'aiy pertains 10 'he sphere oil Wo-
l"", "uion socs unuone OF u uone very pad ~
anu M "a Pons'sely because most women reject To-
:: ms country Is IN present pressing need ay
! que nulureu thousand sclentlhc' skiliul' IA
,Usu1y quaiinou oooNs out very rev Il.
s. i'',i-poiu young women arc seeking TO ~
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e'ai ooyer anu the kitchen-range' A.,
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snas y. li"u1iiu, "oule thereby DC signaly
ih''n am continent 'nat sne would a
, .n seeuio goou wages proper independence s
Sor rather ln'er-uependence' winch as the b
neales' approach 10 Tue former attanable IN
S ~. socle,y) general respect, and quail
2 neiseii 20 DC "a help-meet' Tor the IN
!" s ,aL iusai energetic farmer or mechan-
h ~ "no, ~ uue '''he' VIII prooaoly ask her to