Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-04-26

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choosing of the officers of government, l
fear that his early training would have
been neglected.
IfIam correctly informed, Mrs. Camp
bell states, III ,cas ,chea ne became a
mother that she first began to teeii'rtense.
Ia on tbs saIject. She knew she had the
right to share in the government which
controlled her son." So she had. No
one had better right to train him than
herself in his tender years. She was just
the one to govern that little one that God
had given her, and it was holy mission
But perhaps that mother had discovered
in her sens early infancy such large
bumps of combativeness and destructive
ness, that her fears were so much aroused
that she deemed it more holy duty to
start on voyage of discovery to look up
u few more kindred spirits, to use their
united endeavors to get the privilege of
choosing the officers to govern that dear
son. Could not she trust the father of
that little pledge of love?
In my opinion child should in its first
lessons be taught by the mother, and
taught to govern itself. "He that hath
no rule over his own spirit is like a city
that is broken down and without walls"
If the Creator had ASSIGNED that woman
was to make laws why did lie Always APP
point men? If He designed women for
priests why did He always choose inch?
To woman was assigned the lesser work
Of administering to the wants Of the poo.
pie. Trul y there were some female proph-
cts, but there were more Decreases than
prophets. God, it seems, must have
placed great confidence in woman when
He put the early training af His infant
Son in the hands of Que?
| think, that is argument enough.
exclusive of all others, Of what our mission
is on earth to be keepers at home, attend
ing to our household affairs, making home
pleasant to husbands and children.
We that are wives and mothers have
quite cares and troubles enough without
shouldering the cares of State, or assist.
ing in choosing the Cheers of govern.
mci,t. nr,
In latter years the cry has been sour
overtaxed %eh,en." Now if we are over
taxed with our house hold cares, why do
We wish ~ add what of right belongs to
to the men exclusively!
Now let thost OF us who arc tGMptcd
in that way say part Of The Hntd's brAy:
er, if not tho whole, Iced lis Hot into
temptation. but deliver us from evil :" for
evil, / am sure, would follow. We should
have more divorce cases than has ever
been recorded in the annals Of history
Paradise can never be regained BY rep
cti'ion Of the folly that lost it. A faith.
full discharge of our sacred and loving Of.
fees will give us more power and influence
to lift the world than al! the political
sovereignty which the men could put into
our hands.
| am surc that We, as women, do not
wish to lay by true womanhood to take
up with the smaller part of manhood.
Now how often do we hear land We
know il IL tFbe> Of the delicacy of the
health Of our New Ensadd females, as
tass2 1t seems to me if that is so, let
rs not take any more burdens upon our
selves, unless We wish it said Of US, Come
Town and sii in The DUST b daughter of
Babylon, sit OH the gfBHhd there is ID
throne, o daughter of the ChaldeahS; for
thou shalt no more be called tender and
icllcate' -.... -.
No" !" ''"eS Oh great Poli'lcal STRIFE
u Always seemed 10 ME 'hat our men WHO
we're engaged IN 1T were glad when they
'ouIu go nome to neatly appointed
'ouSe' nea''y ana tas'efully dressed
wife and children, there to discuss ohef
opics, ana not 10 go there to have a re-