The New York herald., 1870-11-26
.nAxnSI ON TaE FRANCHISE FOR wonEy.

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The Woms,'s .stJ'oge Iournat of London pub
fishes the following extracts from letter addressed
ny NJ Ma7zrni 70 an English isdy:-
MY DEAR FRIEND--t,an ysl doilbt me- can VOC
donbt now eagerly ! watch from aiar and how
heartily bless the efforts Of the brave, earnest
British women who are strlying Tor the exic sion
OF The suffrage 10 their aex Is not tac idea of the
equality Of MaD aud wsnaD sacred to every leglcal
and fearless man who strives for the equality of
class or section Of mankndf is y0ur question less
sacred than that Of the abolition 8f slavery IN Anne
rica. OF oi serldom elsewhere uughr IT net 70 DC
and tr we remember that the most important
psriod Of human liic-he firstis nnlrosted 70 H0-
mann Are net AL questions OF equality mere base
less rebellion, unless they derive Their legitimacy
from an all-einhracing retigous principle And Is
that principlc--rlie oneness ef the Iunau lani
ly--the soul Of your country,s religion
Have the men who deny the righteousness oi your
claims aDlured that religion or forgotten the holy
Neither pray for these alone. bu, .hsn also which
shsli believe on roe through tneIr WORT
and in thee. that they may Aso he John 1'n
FOR ye are Al .he chidren Or by rs b. Cn,is. Jesus
THERE'S neither Jew nor Greek, there neither
Chris, Jesus-Epis. Galatians i. % g.
DO they tell you these words apply 10 hea zen ASK
them who has taught them 10 pray that Gods VA
ne done ON earth as 1t Is IN heavcnf Yes, are all
children 0f God, free and equal IN Him, and IL Is
nigh time, eighteen centuries and hair since those
words were spoken ana Whe new religious truths
are dawnlAg on the horizon, that they should he
practically understood an applied TO life nud 10
cie1y. You believe In Dae God-the Liter. Conse-
Queny in one laH for fiis human family. Wheresu-
ever Gods baptism the stamp or humanity, IL upcn
Il created being, we nDd the human characteristics
OF free VIII ttie af responsibility OF educ tia
bihty ami capacity nf inoehuIte progress. These
faculties denote the general duties aud rights,
and furnish leading print ie " govern legislation.
No question such "a yours Outh6 ever to hl solved
without asking now Tar does the proposed solution
minister to the moral education OF society the
sense OF self dignity, the deep conviction tbRt each
uf has task To fulfil on earth. for our own I'm.
proveinerlt and pr tlat o cur fellow creatures l.
the nrst step IN ai education. we are bound 70
START by teaching AL whom wr seek u educate the
words you quoled:--You are human peiag.
Nothing thai concerns mankind is alien 10 yon. jf
you crush man his innate sense OF selr.respccl
you decrec the nces II You sanction moral IN
eluaty 70 any extent you either create rroellf0n,
with ali its evils VI indie renee hypocrisy aHd Ger
ruption. If you punish The accomplice, leaving the
sinner untouched, you destroy by 8rousinE tiie
sense Of njusice every benedela result Of punish
meat. You assume the right TO lcgisate for any
one class without allowing rnat class share
In the work. yon destroy the sacredness ofiaw and
awaken hatred or contempt In the heart OF the eS
cluded class. In these si,ple obvious principles
In the moral principles have stated you will
conquer. Your cause Is q religious one. Do not
narrow II down to what IL called right or an inter-
est. Let duty be your ground. both IN protecting
your unhappy sisters and In urging your political
cIsms. You are children Of God as we are. You
have the same Task TO perform on thts earth-thc
progressive discovery and progressive fnldlment OF
His law. Yon cannot ren0unce that task without
SHINING against tho Ged who appointed It, and gave
to you as to us faculties aA powers for its accom-
pilkD neut. IVu OauQOb luLul your GASh httuVub
liberty which is the source OF responsibility. You
canast fun 1t without equality which Is liberty for
each and all
Your claim TO tne sufrage is Identical with that Of
the Working mon Like them you seek 70 sring
new element OF progress to the common work:
you feel that you. TOO, have something 10 say not
merely indirectly, but legally and ofncially with re-
gard 10 the great problems which STR and torture
the souls OF mankind. There lies your real ground
for being heard, there Your strength Keep 10 tnat
ground resoutcly and do not allow any eXpedtency,
unconscious senshness, or ir2gmenfary wow OF the
struggle to allure you from it. There is a holy cru
sade gong throughout the world fer justice, ree-
dQm and truth. against lies i,nd tyranny. i0u. toe