The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-08-03
Report.

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'no Ooi'9','u 'm as 70 eA'ono .ne rlght OIL
sulrage 10 III, .le ci'izehs Oh the state
wi'hout regard 10 SEX fiaVImg duly con-
siuereo the same report Inc Declara-
'ion OF independence asserts tiat "a" NE"
are cIeaea eq"@' tnat governments de-
T'ee theu Just po'cers from me consent Of the
gope'"ea Inc hrst clause oil our own
o'ate constitution ueclars mat 'dH men
are 0o'" eq""D free an" mdePendem,dad
h.'Ve ceIfdm "at"rdf, inherent ana maizena,
0'e 'WhtS, among 'rh'ch are me dcfe"d'ng
ana enjoying NE ant h0cry' acquiring, pos
SeSs0'g ana ProtectoY properly amt pursu-
ing ana o"dm"9 h"PpnesS ana %JefY. "
"Idrdton ana representation are msepd'd-
ole. cried our fathers OF the revolution.
we al pelieVe these to be Sclt-evldent
propositions ana that they apply to all
mankind, man and woman alike. Stuff
rage IS an expression oil opinion by ballot.
Inc 9ualhcatiohs are capacity to under
stand the erect OF pubic measures ana a
desire Tor the public welfare And 1t Is
the right OF any one person who possesses
these qualiilcations, as much as 1t Is the
right OF another
But one-haii OF the people OF our state
are uenieu 'nS r'Sh', ana woman mas no
Vote' ct she mas an the qualillcatlons
the eapacity' the desire Tor the public
we'lare' one Is among the governed
one pays taxes;
fNeh-hahued justice, a ialr Application
OF tne prihciplcS OF the Declaration oil In
dependence auu Oh our state constitution,
ABOVE quoted give women the ballot and
40 not smut OUT from 1t ohe-hali OF the IN
'cIiigehce ana more than ohe-hali oil inc
moral power Oh lhe people custom ana
PreJuu'ce a'ohe S'anu III 'ne way, inere
Is no reason why woman Shoulu not DC
allowed TO 40 what she Is so emihently Mt
10 90 we nave seen no oplection 10 wo-
mans \ suffrage una 'has not peeh success
iuily met we know no goou reason why
'ne mos, ignoran' ma" shcu'u 'o'e' ana
inc lh'el'lgeht "on n. De refused.
Our present pol,'lcal institutions were
iUiln zee ana snapped Whel men hao 'helr
cAlei interests anu pursuits OUT oi uoorS'
anu "o'hc" r remained 'he hu'''p,e saves
at nome me social change mas peeh
Immense II wow woman Sl'S ny 'iie sac
o! man. Is MS companion ana associate III
MS amuseineh.S' ana III all MS iapors'
s'uuies' purSnnS ana interests save tne
one OF governing 'he country ana II Is
.,lle 'ha' She shoulu DC MS associate IN
'hiS'
some OF the pest minus oil the hnglish
race nave peeh lathomlhg TINS SUBJECT.
IL - 10 extensive 'ha' we cannot present 1t
Wl'hlil .he iiml'S "nich secure 'he atten-
,,oh OF even members OIL th's couhcil.
ror statements Oh some OIL inc views OF
woman suffrage entertained by your COM
m'tte,e' the Council IS referred to the
speech oil 1ohn stuart MN Mill IN the britiSh
rarllameht' May ~, iooo, the ADDRESS
OF .enry ara DGccher a, 'ne cooper
Institute, New ork' ana TO 'he recent
report OF the JOINT special committee on
women suffrage to the Senate OF Mas
sachusetts' May "a ioo9'
we luiiy concur III the sentiments OF
,ne iolioWlhg extracts from the address oil
MIR. beecher;
LOON lor Il moment, at some oil inc
results that would accrue from the grant
ing OF the llperty OIL suffrage TO women.
what would be the erect Oh their votes
III ,he selectloi Oh men lor oHees-towh'
STATE ana national 10 you Know ooeS
not every Poiltlciah Know uoeS not every
man IA. 'ha' Is at al coh'erSan' WIN puoilc
a i KNOW .llaa you are oollgeu 10
chooHc men lor oiilce WIN reIerehcc ~
!nose VINO are TO Nole lor 'hem, ana 'nat
II men were selected whose election oc-
Pehueu as much upon 'he votes oil women
aS upon 'ne votes OIL men, NOT one paa
man Woulu DC put up where mere are III
y SGlcc'eu ITO" inc No''lg Vi women
woulu DC the sitting Oh men throughout
inc nation
now .ne moment you prihg INTO our
pubhc aifalrS woman sihhuence'her strong
er moral sentiment her loVe oil uiSlh'er-
eslea klndheSs' ner deep ana ileradicaole
sentiment Oh purify ner moral courage
ana laith III all that Is goou' ner yearh-
i"5' "''' "oP'' ,'''o"' W. '''U "iSn'
ner' and more heavenly truths ana knowl-
edges : the moment you BRING together IN
puolic affairs Virlle strength and female
rennemen''I.then you Will nave "od
louhua'ioh Tor moral purity ana pubic
peace and great moral interests and
questions OF humanity Will take the place
OF selhshneSS and mlseroble quarrelinIg
expedients. Then prmclpales VIII be
discussed and applied and legislation Will
grow heroic again
II women were to vote there would be
an end OF indecent voting places
II iather ana mother husband ana WIFE,
brother and sister, man and woman IN
spred by the sancity OF patriotism, were
to 60 forth together to vote, do you sup
pose that our elections would be charac-
raII rtl.an aI,