The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-05-05

Essey In Favor OF Woman's 0u1taH
Organization OF Sunday School
Elder Shoemaker.
MAINE PRAIRIE, May I'd, 1870.
EDITOR JouRNAL.-The discussion of til
question sought woman to have the RICH
Of Suffrage" passed off pleasantly in Stan
ly's Hall on the evening Of the 29!h ul.
I will give your readers a brief statemen
of the arguments for and against this prop
osition. President Young, being one 0
the leading speakers, he called DR.. Brow,
to the chair aud Messrs. D. B. stsnly
Nelson and Straw were chosen judges. Mr.
Young opened the discussion BY sppropri
ate remarks and tho following azsa.eats
whichwere very clearly dslivsssd.
LIST. Any one male OK fsasls Who Aad
the ability or fitness to cast an Intelligent
ballot ought to have tho right to do so. Wo.
man he said had by natural and acquired
attainments tho ability to render an intelli-
gent decision on any controverted issue
hence TO deny her this right was IN unchar
table assumption Of power over her and
one that should not b legalizsd ~ it is.
I'd. He gave brilliant examples Of female
bravery, intelligence and fitness to occupy
positions of1highsst trust in Church and
State.
oman formed the character of men.
There never was truly great man who
had not . mother Of moral or intellectua,
greatnses, or both.
4th. Men Of tho very lowest order of
intellect and whose morals were still low
q, were permitted to exercise franchise in
our country, while women of the purest
character and most exalted intellect wer
by our present Laws denied this right.
Datus Myers ESQ.,, gave very lively and
able response to Mr.. Young. He said.
The question at issue is not whether woman
has the ability to vote but "Oaght she to
have the right" Mr.. Myers argued:
LIST. That the wrongs of woman were not
political but moral and we're she clothed
with tho right of suffrage her wrongs
would be no less.
"a. She had not the ability to sustain
her vote-ss to cast q vote rendered
the voter liable TO- defend the same by the
blllot this he claimed woman ould not do.
: Sd: >Womau's Suffrage would destroy the
union of the marriage relation.
18th. It was contrary to the Spirit ssd
teaching Of the Bible and no nation essld
long exist that disregardsd this sacred bssk.
He thought the three millions destroy.
ed in two years in France in their attsapt
to destroy the Bible ought to be sufficient
warning to the American people. Mr..
Pierce next in the af6rmstivs, quoted sx-
tensively from authors bearing upon the
question and then made tho following ~
guments:
LIST. God created them male and female,
with equal rights privileges and ability.
I'd. Woman possessed tho clements Of
morality, integrity and patriotism in .
degree much higher than man; that her
brain was larger and susceptible Of higher
culture.
Sd. She was taxed without any repre-
sentatiou, which was illegal and very un-
just. He grew very energetic and earnest
in support Of woman's right Of suffrage, on
this point and made some excellent re-
marks.
4th. England enjoyed thirty years pros
perity under the rule Of Queens not equalsd
by the rule Of meu. Mr.. Pierca had not
the advantage Of experience, he had there
fore to draw largely upon the Imagination,
as to the pleasureable emotions growing
out Of woman's ruiz. He has never been
Initiated into the mysteries of married
life. Mr.: Atwood was next on the floor.
He stated that the lateness Of tho hour
would not permit him to follow The line Of
he had arranged ; he would there
fore make only a few remarks, which were
as follows:
LIST. That order was the law of God and
Nature and that this was secured by love.
fear, or personal interest. That woman's
mits:on WAS love, not mingling in the COR
rupt pool Of politics.
I'd. Tho husband WAS tho proper head Of
tho family and to have peace there must DO
submission.
I'd: Woman could not purify society by
leaving their homes and sssocia&ing them
selves with corrupt politicians but her in
husnoe could do and had done much in re z
ulating society and elevating the morals
Of the world, but home was her pointed
sphere.
The decision was rendered in favor Of
tho negative. An essay Of literary merit
VAS read by Mrs. Atwood, tho authorizes o:
which resides in your city. I desire to soy
to her that Mrs. Atwood read her essay in
q style correspondent with tho brilliancy Of
the thought expressed thereiu.
Bishop Watkins b as organized Sunday
School in our village which is prospecting
finely as is the church he organized some
time ago. 1t is but right that success
should attend his efforts for certainly he
has labored much to benefit the commune
ty.
Elder Shoemaker has recently located in
our community and delivered very in
structiye address to al appreciative and in
tcrested audience in the Hall yesterday.
I GAMMA.
uAhTER ELEcT1ox.-Less than hat
our voters exercised the right Of su3tas,
on Monday last, owing We judge to IL
want Of excitement and contention, exesp'
in the first and third wards. Il
these wards Aldernanic honors We,
fought for, without regard to nominations O
party. From tho table gwen in the Coun
| oil proceedings It will b seen how elessl,
| tho various candidates ran. Mayor 10y
lor and Treasurer Rossnbsrgsr were No
j opposed, thus receiving nearly II u.sal