, 1870-02-18
THE BALLOT.
The pernicious Effect Of the Aslta
ton Of Woman's Suffrage"
r.no&ure br Rev. Dr. Hatfield OK Cen
t~uar1 Church.

n. u.,opld. Of Cen'enAIy N. E. Church, deliv-
-" . ,..tu,e entitled, 4Tne resrtcouS Ehcct
I'm. as,ts;ton Of WonSn1 Suffrage" to an
.rr,,r,.t,1o apa.ence Hr St Faulk II. F. Church.
.,or,.vof maxwell and Newbefry streets, last
<Trnirr Tne proceeds were for the pecees o.
the church He claimed th1t Tho agitation Ess
n,kAa On 4 false 2gsumptnu. Ntary every
s,r.fer IN fsycr Of vonan's franchise held th1t
M n.x xu screly opp,essed. Nothing could b
+1,.N.v from the uuth. The tendency Of Chsad-
anty vas to relieve woHen nom any unnatural
n-rcer. lit wss xil1s 10 asse7 taa. ~ HanI
.,.nt xnnered from The tcec3 Of Eoman1
torfue women sacs1sa t5o@ 9a,ea saoaSe9 'Se9
Easosa1t;xd @ .Tnn.,t;xd. ire entirs cause Nss Kept u2
~ ~ 1eprrteutst,ons. and Ssoss e1AGzc&Htons.
s,TsS md nsetaness ~ eonanas %
TO or tnree et!1nS4 While \ te1sus takeu Ia
Bossou nad developed the facs that women could
nd "t4s s@ge5ea u u .as 1e1 ~
eeslnirc An rorest nrelhood vere more lu2Etpary
itau rtaL Therc wefe probably n many yonnH
nen out Of eup.oInent, and eager tor Work, Id
uce oi rne g1s,tss objections to the agitation,
Al * p,eseut conducted, Vas found IN int false
rSht held before young woneo By so-csl!ed
ass:-<d: toa are kept IN povcs1y and raSt, while
JON hs,c but TO he:oue he slases Of
mems rsl.Ions ard b deeked N dse
fscar.,.!cr:;v fa faise. ouly = fe. q &c mo.o
ftto1ei of these uFe.cbed women were enabled
to appear rs butterflies fer short tine. whnc the
,pyn eat Ut the merest EtccAsties Of lie, and IN
fc.re' usl torment Of soal Ald BODY. The agtts-
;.cn etemed to deFsoy the best us:ts IN The
rs;urcs, AID the sgitstofs were apparently
A.nsc3ed Of tie lohlest parts Of Their Homa3-
hood ....- ....-..... 49,.
The ltctures here read 81 extsa:t from Iet.sr
tsnaed t tnat W1ta Suffrage, women xoald b. a:
re1tec: liberty to act ~ r1ey pteAsed conld dsess
Is .tey tlt3sed, and mingle IN the world. hpd not
ieeuoa to roman s sat1raxc, aud lie sgtst,on Of
TIE question. Has the fac1 TINS i d!sparaged lie
fu!c:Efrt Of domestic duues, and Vas CALCULATED
Ths 1 iec;n.rr pe4s spoke of tac ,sachtnEs ii tue
<+k Tetrauent, claiming that tho t1e position
aca career wAa here clearly Indicated. 6he anoofd
and he hatarguet ot cacca. Of political uics'
ttts1. Apo' her pecultaslty Exs noticeable. Waite
he wculd rot SAT that Al oetsous In favor OF Tou.
,rat ii ttse ioys!s vess II favor of Won.as
1shtF atA ,h.s factton beng the uare earnest aud
Yrdlcy, would nnaily Absorb tho more conte1Fa-
~ oonterceA list women do no: stand IN need
Of 1ht bal1cs fos the tedseat Of any ar,eraaces,
rta, OF irfgtoasy, With Taich thef maj be siltcs-
ny dnpo4ts:op to do them an ih1ury, xnd when It
cana 10 the q7estiols CT Courts and law,
III psorcro:A tcAt ronen VIII Nin caae
where y tuan woald Eos have thu slightest sasdoH
CT euccrsL Al IL. WaEte, this subject would
teyer ne regulated hJ la7. As soon - women
could maze themselves - saiusnta Is nea. tney
would Tecelre The same fa5. seltta;esest Wo1ld
dictate this co2c.uk'on-
In co1csrs:on. tie 'tctCter c0atencrd that the
rsofnh.e tEut Gf ihe SUCCESS OF the a9ftaao2
1ould he tsx: large portion Of the Mote res ect-
4t.e Women CT toc'tiy would rot dettft the vote.
Sers.h,c wruc. voisd nj lE1ts t.d tne!c tina oc-
cu;led n n!r!f+t:.cE 70 :ee co1ioE.s and 1appi.
ress Of the !atsty. ThtJ Fo1.d 1sJ:1 :" We have
Io&.mratsY fos this Hcrk 1t Is none Of ouI
epifF- We do rot want to Tote, without
ftew,rG p.tc1te'y Hkat we arc voting for, aud
re Lave 10 tlue Of tIci!ratIou to give tne suo}cc,
the a.teIttoa II ought 10 receive to give ~ intel
i!sent so'e. oar hnshauds having or interest
ard the icte.ts St OF tselr children at nes1t, vii
beHafaet at The po.la ii body. 11els interes
would te The interest Of the waId md pos-noust
rnltr!esrP, ard lss:ead Of purifying the ballot t
Weu'd ou ! tel6 10 ETH deepe: Corron;ion. Th4
The iuhuetce Ct woGsn in politics wAs not rsustL!
bertEclsl kal 3 matter Of uLdent2b!e htst0rt
Fecss. lobbyists tu WAsh.lK;au had brought ID
CA.rulA5le misery on the c0urtry, and vii
vonana Suffrage there would be Mrs. Cobb
wi;hou: nrnter. Not only would Wome
be irjtg1ous 10 pc1tt,cs, bat polite
would .rr-va a sst.ons tnjaJ I
uoues. ID answer lu the qasBt,oa "caa nnthi1
be dotc TOT Aoneu." we Won1d answer, Yea
tttter tra:rng II futsl the duties OF life NJ wiFe
and nothtra. They should he taught 10 EAEe
hcr1e cenfur:ab'e: TO IL themselves 10 oecoEl
tne helrua,es OF rore1t ucep, aud then the qae.
ton Of HonAna Suffrage as vel A. Konaa's wol
Noo.d be fclCe5.
The lecture vas listened to with grsa. a:.e1
t.oa and cfen:e1 deep Impression.