St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-07-01
GrOlCtiny.

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interest in the matter of female suffrage
in Vermont. The State, pending the
discussion of the proposed article of
to TIE Constitution, giving
suffrage to females, was plentifully sup
pl;cd with the Journal. and a variety of
tracts. The latter were scattered over
the State as thickly as leaves in autumn.
The Journal was ecstatic over the bright
prospect OF success prior to the choice Of
delegates. 1t obtained its reports from
the imported lecturers, male and female,
and because the people gave ear 10 the
di-cussion-they listened that they might
Judge justly-the Journal concluded the
amendment would be adopted
Our readers know all about the dis
cu sion of the suhject-of the election of
delegates to the Constitutional Conven-
ton, and of the vote of the delegates
aftcc they assembled. One solitary man
voted for giving suffrage to the women of
The State. He was elected from a small
town to do this service. He did it. Our
female suffrage friends owe this man a
large debt He merits from them,
whether old or young, handsome or ugly
ii coronal of kisses.
When the itincrant orators were in
our place ecturimg in behalf of the cause
Of female suffrage, we were disposed to
accord to them some measure of amia-
hility of temper and sweetness of de-
mcanor We did not 80 much as suspect
appearances were all put on for the oc-
ca>ion to win votes. But now, the cleo
ton Is passed. The ballot boxes, when
turned. were not unlike those of the
Mantua apothecary, and the disposition
of the leaders of the female suffrage
cause i changed altogether. Before
I election they were protuse in praise of
tn intelligence and stately independence
/ IF tie trcemcn of Vermont. But now,
| how changed. They have, all at once,
become ignorant and orish. in the csti-
nation OF these leaders The tone OF
the Journal plainly indicates that it is
edited only by disappointed and erup-
tive woEe en-
The newspapers of the State they
aver, We're all against them. Not so.
/ The columns Of all were open for free
discussion of the subject. All published
the speeches of the advocates of the
cause, and all respectful arguments pre-
>en;cd hy its advocates in its behalf. 1t
is true. nearly all were editorially, in OPP
position. The discussion Of the subject
was free and full the ablest and fullest
arguments, perhaps, in opposition, came
from the pen Of a lady of the State
And Just here came the difficulty. TIE
trcr-eSS and the tulncss of the discussion
upon both sides, ''kiilel cock robin
stone dead. |; was apparent to all in
tclIigrnt Observers of the Discussion. that
az it progressed, the affirmative side
crew weaker daily, until finally, it died
of quick consumption. According to
The Ia,cr expressed opinion OF It's foreign
nurses, had the people OF Vermont been
less intelligent and bigottcd, the victim
might have saryiycd a little longer. Per-
hnrs -. The Advance contains few
pertinent remarks upon the changed tone
of the leaders of the female suffrage
cau-o, residing out of the State. They
re a. follows:
Vermont i catching tiff the boys
will loan Us that expressive term for the
occasion. We did not file away the
aduIatory paragraphs which the Wo-
mans Journal spread over the people OF
that STATE while the wUman's suffrage
rampn,@n OF last season was in progress,
but If> editorial since the vote of tho
Constitutional Convention is innocent OF
any of the old cajolcry. Here's rich
hess: 40 omc cugnizant of the bigotry
GlIrowncSs and general ignorance that
prevails in Vermont will be surprised al
this result Nowhere. not
even III TIE toughest and remOtest West
have we met with such vulgar rudeness
iil-mannerS and heroic lying, rs we en-.
countercd in Vermont.
The sentiment OF Vermont romen is no,
represented by the Constitutional Con.
vrntion now in session at Montpelier
lhcy are silcnccd-shut out from the
pv,>>-retuscd the right OF petiion-noi
allowed to be hcard-gaggcd-sublec-
ted And not content with this broad
tide at the Green Mountains in general.
the gentle Journal asserts that the for
iOrn hopc of Vermont men who Joined
lie Suffrage association ''showed the
white feather and either apologeiically
backed cut of the canvass, or ignomin-
iou>ly kept silent in the background .
But we are sorry the Journal in its vex.
alton torgcts what was due to that one
voter who stood up like lonely excIa
nation point in the Conventions Some,
thing was due TO him, unless our sus.
picion is correct, that he voted as he die
out of irIcvcrent mirihlulne-s
Sobcrly, every thing indicates that the
idle las turned against this most unwist
movement, and the end is not far off
-As a novelty it has nearly had its day
Candid AMI searching discussion deprive;
it of the support of the great body o
thinking men and women, and without
their aid no important measure can per.
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