Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-22
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TIE s1IiTARY ARGUMENT AGAINST WOMAN s-y-


AEa ghAA4Ak1 GAalEEAA AhAlNHE FNlAN
FRAGG.
The argument against woman srfiaee, drawn
f-om woman's immunity from military duty. ::
pretty vel put in the flloFirr communication
90 tle '. !. .Ndtion:
Vow, do not say, or mean to imply. that the
ruling sentiment OF the woman's movement i.
not a noble aspiration. Ttking i "a q whole
from It's lay Of email thing" twenty-five
years sgo, TO it, present imposing dimensions. il
has meant fTccG5m-CQGaUty with man beng
only It's measure and definition. But DO say
thai the intense craving f0- the immediate n1s-
session and use Of the ballot il not = very higi
aspiration, and that the liberty which IS symbol
izei by 5alioiequsli'y IS not the liberty which
great men are ready 70 worship and die for, 81
which good women ale warranted Ia 3eyotne
" life, fortune, and sacred honor % obtain.
Now f1- the argument on which The der nj
il here basrd-the natural equality os the sexes.
Equality Of rights does not necessarily imply
Identity o, riyh-s Fog it, because tha sexes are
equa', uan has no more right than woman %
ycte and be voted f1r ~ our country's elections,
he is, for the same reaslu IN, under no more otjI-
cation to shoe, and be sho, at in cur country
battles The arrangements OF society, which
assign 10 the sexes different obligations and i'm
fAAilI It7r EANANN lt4ILf.A WIN AuIA@IIth~ B.
far as these srrsngerlents have their basis .u q
fitness Of things which is universally acknow-
lelgeI That woman Is not fired for wrr is -
universal admission The fact tha. she can
fzht, and has fought, does not initiate against
the broader iacf that she is Tot ft,ei TO d.t'.
Her exclusion, therefore. from i1e army AMI
navy and from military and naval schools j.,
never connI unal Of Blt woman has % concei-d
fires t9r an equal pant in sl associations wr Cd
are formed to promote ,he arts o. peace zrd
Laws wt.. ..h exc.uia her from her fir share iu
these aie on their face unjust That Is % say.
IN var organizations woren are ilstlv 's count
e. out 80 j. peace organizations thpv should q
right te included Er- hsv should n be IN An
organization h5lf wasite, half peasefuls That
is the question. We takau. which lies last back
os the one 10 controversy.
Political society. in The hizhe=- r1i We, reseh-
br env nation. is su organization o. this hvh-.d
charac-cr-h.'f wariise, half pe,csfIL l. f.
h.se1 uuou military power. ard dl.lv u-es The
arts Of war TO easure safety aui success Viii q,
cul,iva.iu- the arts ut re-ca What, then. i- p
w0usu's urqrer uart and place In a sHcirrv or-
-ausz.i b-.lf 10 r -h- s~I o. follow the thing.
which rns-e f,- -esce - in a society when en-
r'1v- i-terchlr~eahl7 the ballot and the uui G. .
police re-allfiou- anil po''csmeu'- reyofv-r-.
ministers p'eui-5teutil-v .f.I ,hig- of ssr. Con-
gress.cusI rerre-euts'ivss sui q s-auiir- army o.
a iis-ircu. shell leader IN the womar's ri-hf-
r1veneut-one. inGeei. who NAV be said o.
stand ar ils very heqd-rec1vni7ai tie diffeuitv
involved in this que-t shen she sail. ia p
.rpseh delivered tFeriv yea-s ago ir Philes.f-
rl.s. wli-s has late, been rruu1l..HeI q. 2 ,r
boz D., from ne 20 encourage woman % vote CT t.
take en- a,tive part in ro. .tics in the present
state ct our GaTeTumeat Her right 70 the s'a--
five franchise, however. is the same. aul should
BE yie.i.i 20 te- whether -he exercise tlc RIGHT
.r a1-- "He1 .a the diffusion Of light
ami intelligence q convention shall be cs'-i 8
make regulations for se.t-1yeruueut on Chris
tran principles, Z car see 10 cool rets1a vay
women should u0- participate il -ucn an Assem-
h.sre. rasi-- au e3ua. part Ei-A man III q
fir. or i- rtst way. tae twenty years which
have ea1scI -rc5 tie delivery u tr1 address
alluded 90 usg h-re modified tie views O. is
au-her. this vu-r F. r-- competent to say
Cs-l--1 it De-. Lers5er. tts POSITION here -sEeH
if I1cics .y iuex-Icuat O.. Wu.e u az. -i5 base
Of ura.t.--I on.-a-ilus iu behalf a women taa4
Which rome better could De- chosen
lu- t1 return % the a-cur,u. O. equality ol
l-.7i no from equality O.. rights As tie Gov
er-us.- i- t.v coast Cute. women atl ul- call
ei Jr.- Ia peri rt0 military lltv, urr are rtey
llsa.. o. cHt--r.-..ar uu. r any c.aeeiv. be cir
eams-auc.s cl I-'i.-.. distress B.- men aye ;
70. i.- On. Gle. have la c1--.it.s-. co1rc-sa-
te1 .s ce'ae.a .h5 1=-, 4l.lss .- De -He l-
i-is .r-e -.st ia o-..rs~y Hl=s .z l-.T --.g
oi q certain are ana c,at...1 taa5 are Ec-u .Iv
called -prr l- military dug. but. --~e,tlc-
's-, ,taya J.. SIX j. ..-h.- 90 . .-les il- WHAT
e.a. isrsa uav PC required L. a extreme c,i-
crrcg b17s .l .t-ir teens ami men @: -ivlucei