Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-02-01

Could you think your first article reused
my "combativeness ?" No, that was far
too gentlemanly in its tone; even the
pointed raillery Of your last was but flood
for my NINTH"
When utter my thoughts, and, as you
hint, there may. not be another woman in
the county, who has arrived ut the same
conclusions, can l, with any great propri-
ETY., say "we?" IF you consider it more
gentle and womanly, | might imt"te the
Germans and write little i, (ich) and great
You, (Sie).
Suppose it fact, that | am the only
one advocating Universal Suffrage in the
county; straightway should fatter my
self as being the most sensible, fearless
woman in "Spunk, Lamoille.' Now,
Frank, just imagine yourself rufiiing such
placid state of self satisfaction as that !!
But | do my sisters injustice; doubtless
many Of them are weighing the sabject
! in the quietness of their homes, and when
comes "thc tug OF war, all such Eight
skirmishers as you and |, having blown
our breath away on shallow argument and
brilli:nt rcpartee they will then show
that women can reason as well as yourself
and you reason well when you have
shadow of truth for a platform; when
you have not, you can easily sui stitute
ridicule. | rather enjoy ridicule when it
points an argument, nor will object to
an argument all raillery if It's the best
you can bring ..
gave you facts, which you chose to
regard as isolated eases. sh+ i no, take
space to prove their general application,
for convince a man against his will, and
he is of the same opinion still" VIII
you take few. more facts to ridicule ?
The Board of. Eucation has provided
our schools with spelling books, which in
lieu, of learning children to spell, have a.
tendency to disgust them with all learn
ing. l get for my children a spelling
book they will love, and teach them at
home, still payipg--and justly too--my
tax for the support Of schools. Look far
Their class of Foreigners come here, and
along with their VOWS of obedience to an
Invaluable Pope, take an oath of loyalty
to onr Republic. Then, at the beck of
their foreign ruler, aim blow at our free
school system. They talk of educating
their children themselves for fear of ex-
posing them't 10 the influence of the Bible
(?) also, of our injustice in demand
ing school tax of them; and in the city
of New York. they get a grant of Sl40,-
O00,* to aid them in their pious obedience
to foreign power Then l, helpless
illOt-seeing this, apply to a law-maker,
or voter, enquiring. if it is usual among
nations to treat aliens better than natives
and am answered. 80 don't bother! what
do women know of laws ? they have no
reason. True our laws want mendng -
but don't you sec we are all the time do
ing it? You 60 tend your babies learn
to get good dinner. and you shall have
a royal silk gown with trail yard and
a half long, or any absurdity you choose
only let alone law they were not made
for you; why do you tuke things person
ally 2" And here, Frank, presume you
are saying, (" What do you mean by all
this trader 1sj ria. r SOD ,niy... a..
i. This much, mean. our law makers dc.
eide woman best fitted to teach children,
and with their usual gallan,ry, select the
books for her 10 use. Had one Of the
Board iakor that selected spelling book
to the nearest school-mistress, her ready
with children would have shown
him in a moment its faults. and aided in
making a better selection, also claim
hat | have more reason for fault finding,
han have those Catholics of New York.
say. you would treat woman as a
spoiled child. So they have been treated
Tor the last half century. Look at the
'esult. Woman is but a spoiled child
her sons and daughters ditto. Behold
hese eegencrate sons Of degenerate mo-
rs,-for consideration, - aiding in !
'endering obedience, to the Pope of
'"We'a Il ~ .yiasbom 10 sse,g N, ~
~ Hfnffts. a. 80