St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-08-06

brow. she may enter parilahetl's "'" ,
Govern empires. With only her own
simple personal virtues, she may not li'
ND her hand TO cast a vote 1t she rep
resen,s "A power. state, an art, a class
if she only stands upon an arlstocrallc
base. she is INDUCED. But woman IN
her own nature, and representing her
own self is disowned and rebutfed Now
q, Il democrat, assert for her every
right and every privilege that arlstocra-
CIV accords her
Gsornc w. Curtis, in the New York
Constitutional Convention, says:
1T seems to be thought that IT women
practically look part in politics, the
home would be left a howling wilderness
of cradles. and Il chaos of undarned stock
mos and buttoncsS shirts. But how Is
it with the men Do they desert :helr
workshops, their plows and Offices,
to pass their time at tine polls Is 1t II
credit to a man 10 be called a profession
al politician The pursuits OF men III
the world, 10 which they are directed by
the Natural aptitude OF sex, and to which
they must devote their lives are as Tor
egn from political functions a. those OF
women. To take an extreme case there
Is nothing more Incompatible with pollt-
ical duties in cooking and taking care OF
children than there Is digging bitches OF
maxim" shoes, or in any other necessary
employment, while i'll every superior III
tereSt of society growing out OF the faihi-
| l.. the stake of women is not less than
men and their knowledge is greater. In
England, a woman who owns shares III
the East India Company may vote. In
this country she may vote as stOckhoid-
cr upon a railroad from one end OF the
country to another. Bat if she sells her
stock. and buys Il house with the money,
she has no voice i'll the laying out OF the
road before her door. which her house l.
taxed 10 keep and pay for. And why
in the name OF good SENSE, ii Il rcspon>I-
bic being may vote upon specific industrial
projects. may she not vote upon specific
industrial regulation of the State? There
i ~ more reason that men should a.
sumo to decide participation IN politics
to be- umwumanly Than that woman
should decide tur men that il Is unman-
~"
The position OF woman in regard TO
the common schools of the State Is the
most absurd and unjust that can be- imag-
med. She must always he the chict in
~tr,rctor OF the Young in point of time
and influence. She l. the be-, teacher Al
home and in the school. And her share
> in this ever cxpa' ding work i becoming
vastcr every day. Woman IL mother
, sstc. teacher, haa an intelligence, com
: prchru-ion of the educational needs OF
! our youth. and AN interest in their de
Nclopmrmt. far in advance Of thc othc!
d. ~.x. She can organize. control an,
teach ia, most Gi:iicult school ia tn
{ State Vet She has no vote IN the >clcC
, tinu of teachers. the buldiag. ARRANGE
4 ment- and equipment OF SchUCl-hou-c~
neither ia thr method ami extent q. ST.
! ~truc,is. She can pay her share OF Tn
{ cNrvu~.~ Of schools. hu; can htv" ua le
I "a. vu,r, in ll,ir management. she c.,r
=. teach la, ~lr can EIyr rn vut" IN deter
- u,uio. what RAJ. h' 'au-ht She = til
. Very ..rn.r Stone OF institutions whicl
. -h las uo i"-.I vote ira -hopiu-,
70 NI'l~'s, alone c.n carry woman'S ri-h
h and pri,i',- into the dj~,ric; ~cnool. An
- especially 1t -, have h.r oi..n. ovowc
I llI puhjic responsibility AMI co-opcr;'
t tion.-:iway~ -alrr than indirect iutiu
= ruc,-tlw,ty- more honest and cfiicir''
% tian "a hitrh,u cabinet.
This >uhjyc; ! one that prJmi>.- +
II ru.r.-~ thr thoughts of this generations
II AMI 1t VII b, asitatcI till in the pro
gre OF events the right OF w~m;I /
10 vote will ID; h" questioned. This re>uI
- - US, a. certain a. It i that in the cnt
the cIu-.. OF truth ever triumpiI~.
We believe that woman. married O
= unuI: rri,l. WAS ma to he the compan
, ION of man. and not hj~ mere servan.
=, tia, She has tie same ri-ht 10 control lie
i property that lac has 70 control his an,
h that she has he same right to aspire +,
j any occupation. profession, or position
. the duties OF which she is competent t,
It Discharge, that he has. \ right is wort!
T. nothing without the power to project it
! The ballot alone an do this.
i When the black man of the Soutl
4 WAS made a free man. the ballot was Civ
! en- him rs the only sure mode OF protect
/ in hi- freedom and the equal right free
dom cuni,rS.
II And we should glory in seeing Yer
y mont. first of all lands, accord 10 woman
So her equal rights before the law, and in
/ vest her with the only sure sategurd. IL
Il right of suffrage.
~ fer ,.iruli-hir.r human sI,,-ar,. H.,