The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-04-27

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Les tia. ho~eses, be the iss, q sai;A.
hsliiy. and ve are perfectly eaa6jeui
that they vii nestr ieiu such income
u organizations
Bot iar tie sake Il TIE argument ie;
" suppose thai woman is raised % this
important position aud 70 becomes
voter-or rasheF 'Wsncss what vii
Be TIE natural resultf One Of two
things. il Is evident must occur; and
either Mrs b must vote as Mr. b tells
her 10 vote, o. else Sudden family Jars
would occur, and thus "tbe house be
divided against itself" But We al re-
member vel the prediction o the fate
of such house namely. il cannot
stand We would. in fact, experience
more "eon.ulsious" AID earthquake"
in families, and societies, than have
been witnessed for ages among the ela-
ments Of nature. We are impressed
with self-ovident truth, that there
would be no need Of Statutes Of ID.
Vorce pro and con las in spite u these
and in accordance with the prediction
--''ths house cannot stand Mofcov-
er in such state d things wo should
gradually lose al Of that particularly
refined respect for woman, which we
nov possess and she, in turn, woulG
contiune 10 sink lower, step by step, in
the scale Of society, until loosiue all re-
spect Tor her, man would pass her by as
Of no more consequence IN his eyes,
than the Yeriest slave. For, to speak
plainly, when she, by assuming this
false position in society so "maseulines
her noble qualities with all their attend
ing influences Of sympathy Of feeling,
OF affection, of love and refinement, and,
An fact, everything which enters into
her constitution as woman, then all OF
the providential guards to true society
are destroyed, and. sure as that We ex-
ist, the food gates Of vice and crime in
al Of their most horrid forms will be
opened and thus viii be presented q
most wretehed picture of what once
constituted the beautiful fabric Of soci-
ETY.. A condition sad and desolate, aud
one over which even angels will weep.
But to us, it is happy thought to
know that true seomanhood stands firm
and uumoved by such appeals mat
ter how plausible they may seem at
first We are happy also to know that
these advocates find more disciples
among the men than the women. We
are, therefore, confident that such an
organization will meet with no success.
We desire, now, to present to wo-
man, more attractive field for future
labor than this, and one to which her
duty seems to call her, and for which,
she seems specially adapted The
great question then, is, "what are the
future duties OF American women p
The answer is summed up in word
to guide and direct the coming genera
tons. And what more exalted place
can she occupy? Why, we say, give to
her the reins OF Goyernment--give sto
her the highest Office Of emolument and
trust, which this Republic can grant
and yet this, even, would be compare
lively insignificant to the one she al
ready occupies. The cradle and the
"Ship of State" are both in her hands;
and her "lull-a-byes' will map out the
inevitable chart which must and will
guide this great Republic in coming
years. What position, 0 woman ! is
this for thee What power is in your
hands Should you live the short life
Of one generation, you may SIT at your
home beside your own fireplace, away
from the din and hustle Of public life,
and behold yourself moulding and shap-
ling the character OF this nation in fact
welding the powers Of Government
more literally and practically than il
You should take the course which these
radical women are advising you to take.
And furthermore, you will have effect
ed this, occupying your sphere as wo.
man and not by robbing man Of bis
Irightful position, in order TO degrade
I yoursclves Look, then, TO your high
calling, which is infinitely above that Of
man, and SO prepare yourselves to take
under your guidance aud control the
youthful mind and heart, aud endeayor
/ tofgiye them that moral tone Of culti-
walton aud character, which, in time,
shall prepare them to fill positions Of
honor and greatness Then, having
done this, you win have accomplished
/ all that God designed you should sc-
complish, and have acted the part o.
true and noble women. Thus. social
evils, against which we have now 70
war continually, viii also disappear,
and intemperance-chief among them
all--with al its roncomitants and bale
/ iul influences will be brought into snb-
Election 20 that moral power. which viii
have been so carefully fostered aud cul-
tivaied IN the minds and hearts Of the
/ youth Of our country by the earnest
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