The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-02-11
Tha Woman Onasti0n.

SNAeoseA 90 tooN W@Chs ~ AN~S
"WOlf' again showed the instincts Of
the animal after which he is named.
We quote the following report from
the Cincinnati Gazette:
HaF & AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS. on. i
The House proceeded to the consideration Of
the Special OIder, which was the H. j. R. 101,
by Mr.. Scott, of Hamilton, proposing to the vo-
ters of the State, an amendment to the Consti-
tuton, giving females the right Of suffrage.
Mr.. Scott. of Hamilton, took the floor ia ad-
vocacy of the resolution. He said the resolution
contemplated a step forward In the path OF civ
ilization. Every step taken heretofore of that
kind has proved beneficial and wise. Now why
not take this step also2 The spirit Of the age
demands it. 1t is said TINT women don't want
to vote. But is that any reason why men should
say they shall not? Do you disffanchise those
men who fail to attend the elections, because
they do not want to vote? Not SO. BUTT
objected that woman will be unsexed BY being
allowed to vote. How is that2 Don't women
participate now In . great many things that
men do2 Can you carry on q church without
them, or church fair or a county fair, or any
thing of that sort2 Don't women, young and
old, all 60 to these2 And are they unsexed by
it2 Not much. Take tho argument home Are
YOU. sir afraid your wife or your daughter
would be unsexsd by being allowed to vote?
No. you are not, nor Is that man yonder, nor is
the other fellow. II is somebody else, wife or
daughter, that each one is afraid will be injured.
Woman should have the ballot with which to
defend herself. Defend herself against what?
it may be asked. Why, against the dram-shop
and similar Institutions, She needs 1t to defend
herself against want and poverty and prostitu-
ton and crime. Womenar held responsible to
the laws as well as men. You hang her II she
murders; you imprlson her If she steals; you
drag her up before the courts and various things
OF that sort. You don't relieve her of any Of
these things for fear they will unsex her, Oh,
no! ttHl4 tn}
Again: If women are allowed the ballot they
won't marry from mercenaFy motives as now,
but only from affection and love, Now, as to
the scripural argument. ST. Paul is quoted as
being unfavorable to our doctrine. But st. Paul
dom speak about women voting at oil. Meth
er does any other portion of the Bible. Mr..
Scott then proceeded 10 quote the sayings of St.
Paul in reference to women, and showed how
they didn't all mean what they have generally
been supposed to, The Apostles directions ii
reference to the length Of Women's hair were
treated Of. Mr.. SCOTS exposition of the Scrip
tural argument was very lucid and sound. ~
Mr. Wolfe called the gentlemsn's attention 70
certain passages in the inspired writer's, to which
Mr.. Scott had failed to refer; but Mr.. Scott,
with much exegetieal acumen and with force
and cleaTness which enehained the rapturous at.
tention of the House. the Speaker, the galleries
and the Hobbies, soon succeeded In explaining
Mr.Wolfes objections away. In fact, said he
''St. Paul was regular Woman's Rights man, .
Mr.. Leete rose to question OF privilege.
When the gentleman from Hamilton was argti.
! ing In favor of letting Miss Lucy Stone address
u.s. he told us that we must hear either her or
himself Itis little too much for US to have
bOh inaictions. The gentleman is breaking an
implied promise. ,.
Speaker ThOrnhill-Promises of members of
the Legislature are made to be broken. The
gentleman can proceed. I0T'
Mr.. Scott proceeded with his ScTiptural argu-
ment, and IRON the injunction given 10 bns.
bands ITO love their wifes as their own boAie =
he deduced tho absolute civil and uoIItisicoI
equality of the sexes; for If q man love bis wife
as his own body, how can he refuse tn III her
voter (rhis point made deep impression up.
on the House.) -
| Again, great men always have extraordinary
mothers. Nov. make all mothers fee tbe respon.
sibllltles arising from the exercise OF political
! privileges, and thus eleYatlng them all thairson,
will be likely to be great men. Mr., Scott mad
never heard this argument advanced before; II
was, he said original with himself Int he re
garded II as the best and strongest that had vel
been offered upon the subject. and IL was from
this consideration that be expected the creates
! good from female suffrage to arise. -
Mr.. Scott begged members TO recollect that b,
voting for his resolution they did mot commi
themselves 10 female suffrage. There were man,
other points he had Intended to speak upon, buy
they had already been lucidly put before tn,
House by Lucy stone. He begged the House 4
lay aside Its prejudlces and vote for the resolu
tlOn. sases1a J.. 1.lef .rtI
Mr.. Ball moved to amend the resolution b.
providing that the word white" wherever
occurred In the Constitution, Should be held :,
refer only to persona who have no distinct yisi
BILE AdmlXture Of African blood.
Mr.. Scott 0f Warren, moved to postpone fiji
ther consideration Of the resolution until ~ 2
NJ. tomorrow, Lost. -
Mr. Pond and Mr.. Lee couldn't see what con
neetion there was between woman's suffrage an
visible admixture. One ereferred TO sex, the otll
or to color.
Mr. Ball said the word white Wis 10 the zen
tlemans resolution, and he wants the Constitu
tiOn 10 state definitely what that word means
The Convention that framed the Constitution
never dreamed that this word would be torture,
by corrupt partisan judges to mean what 1t /
now taken to mean, for the sake Of getting Il
the few more votes that are necessary to put th
Republican party In power HfI N1fI
Mr.. Crlst reminded the gentleman that the In
depreciation of the word which prevails at pres
cnt was first given by Democratic court.
Mr. Ball SAID 1t was not particularly Demo
craft Court. The Democrats had majority I
IL, and one Democrat concurred with tw
Wings IN making that decision, the other lw
Democrats dissenting g'a l.a .g.
Mr.. Scott, Of Warren, and Mr.. Fielding had
= dispute with reference TO the Respective shape
Of the globuleS Of the blood of the black and III
white man. |tt4 }N 5fli
Mr.. Fieldlng-The globuleS of the white man
blood are spherical; those Of the African ar
oyRte. ~ f'' rI1
Mr.. Scott-Spherlcal or ovate. we are ready t
discuss th is question OF admixture OF blood dow
to the minutest globnles. We are not afraid 3
that question, as the gentleman seems to ,imNe
lne. We met them on 1t before the people al
fall aud yanquIshed thcnL Why should We b
afraid o fitP ~ -.r ,d s44 IL
Mr.. Bali--You were beaten on Il. in Bs whe
twas directly before the.pcople Y s4W t'r
M scottAThe question then f,sasla who'll
different one. Il was asi 10 whether African
more than half white should be eniranchised an
90, 900 white men disfranchised. The conteI
had nothing to dowith Visible admixnrol %
y MFR. Scott proceeded in.an able and eeaphln
speech to show mp the follles and lncQnsstencll
OF tie Democratic party, North and South
regard to. the matter Of negro suffrhge. 3ii0 2
Mr., Wolf responded to tho argumentb Of b
colIeaga (scOtt, OF Hamllton) on, tue queatO
Of woman suffrage, and ,c0ntended to confer h
ballot upon tha female sex would uproot II
whole fabric of.society. He believed not th
women are Inferior TO- men, but the spheres
each are distinct, and that 20 good cohld Nrs
butonly evil. from inviting women into u
halls OF legislation and the political field Will
the Interests OF home are neglected and betraye
I II would be the surest way TO destroy the legil
mate and enpobIng inhuenee whichywoman no
possesses. Within her proper sphere she rul
! society and theworld; for the lessQns learned
the cradle and the hreside are asendWihg as Il
Itself and over 10th woman should-eyo presid
Take her away from these and you cfectaal