Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-02-02
THE WOMAN QUESTION.

There is one fixed point of departure for
any rational discussion Of this question. To
ignore il is TO make the discussion mainly
worthless. II the human race IS 10 erid IN
the future, roman is 10 be is mother That
point is settled in nature, not by masculine
arrogance.
Now, motherhood is not the occupation Of
moment. For months preceding the fact OF
maternity the body is controlled by it, taken
much out Of its ordinary courses, set aside
from many of its scverer labos. For weeks
after the completion of motherhood 1t is laid
by for recuperatiou, its functions absorbed
with processes Of recovery and nutrition.
After this, in any right state Of body or So
ciety, copes year in which the child cannot
be for many hours at time separated from
its mothers breasts. The body of the mother
is also in tho extraordinary process Of recciv-
ing and assimilating nourishment for two-no
inconsiderable task.
Not only are the physical powers fully pre-
occupied both before and after maternity, but
neither body or mind is in regular aud nor
NAL action for lile's common uses. There is
an exaggerated constituencies. Things at
other times hardly noticed become, TO the
keener sensiblites, exciting and full Of peril
10 the woman, and to the life developing with.
IN or at the breast. The safety of the mother
IS 10 ob;ld rooniro doe,nso o,oinst many
o,horv;so harmlsss evc;temcnts. safeguard
from ,,anv o,barr;se boaltbl,l contests
Aside from tho cb;ld's denendenoe nnon
hor Co. nrtr;,;on ovorv r;,bt. boortod mothcr
recorn;,os one absorbing snnrene responsi.
h;l;,s en- Tho develo,mont on5 ,r,i,ing of the
so,l oon,n;,,ed 10 ber NO, hy HUMAN ;nns.
t;ce hu, bv divine Constitutional necessity
n responsibility No other can tnko. and which
No trre wo,non wopid commit 70 any o,ber--
M NOT n an ANGEL from ueavan
Tbose cv;cent dut;os of maternity NAV he
said na,uraIiy 10 occnnv a w0man from twen.
40 70 for,v-eyo voars ~ ore Tho avorogo
number II children 70 a msrr;aoo filtv years
400 ,ras No, losa th,r o;,b,. an a,or,,, no ,ro.
d9c,;vonoss in oaoh roosbor ~ loos, oror,
third wear till mast oce. We need not be told
or ,ho ;,,r,o,s, d-o,'5,h, &C snoh rarrod,o,io,
unon the system nor Of tho measnrclss care
and labor Of sncb bousobold Thai IL was
f,IIv ,doo,o,e "a tho fnrcos or tho robus,a,
woman Of a less ar,iec;nI c;vil;1a,;on Thar,
attru oil tuou xptn al liz
Ia, ,-a,,hori,, sooonJ 20 mono cows ,hot ,h,.
lives Of these nrol;6c mo,hors were Ioncer
than those az tbo un,n,rr;od women of Their
dav
The decreoso of this nroduct;venoss Of late
ia ov;de,, /, il oe,,a!n ,hot nooos,ros ~,
svstemo,;c,llv and verv w;delv toten 10 nro.
vent Tho natural nrodnct;vone:s If ,norr;iae
maasurss reacb;nd nm from ,ho ahom;nat;eo.
brought 10 prcvent concont;on. evcn 10 tbe
mons3rous eriroe Of Gn,oI ,nnrdor The on.
doavor IN ,norr;a,,a %, 80 10 ia ~ ~,
ro;ns oon6,o,,on, "a ,,,,,a,,so 80 ,,,,.o.o;,,,
E tho nor,ontrns f,e, of orr o;v;;.a,;on ~,
roo, ~ ;nrnoraE,;os ondloss 81 d;soasas d.
s.rnct;vo 70 mon and womcn /, develon.
monstrors hs,s invade - aos,ron ,ho n,l
10 of home ,ho boI;noss oe ,Io ,,,o.r;,,o hod
md corrunts Tho sonls ,ha, ought 20 5e nos,
snotless 4 return At once 10 he normI ida,
Of the marital relation il Tho neccss;,y Of on,
,;n,a ,yha,ha. Co. ,a,al;,,1 soI;,.;aa =. A.,
nerne,uat;on ~ Tho race Cor,s;n ~ ,h'
best s,ocLs If tho world ara m ,be h;oh ron,
IN ex,;nc,;on and that bv ,be fonlast moan,
oror ,,,od - ov,os,,;na,o &c,
NJ Co. 10 hosr;n', or ,ron,o,, s,,,T.oo =,
,h;s ,na,,ar M.sa,i;9o ,o,,an ~ ,,ae a.,
form hove boonaJ r;d;cnlo on tho hnuhla Iov
IN, mo,bor,s d,,,v Mad ,von,ar havo ov,,l,
;nolv Goretold 10 A. ,vhor ,ho un,vodJo,
amen, ,,onon sbo,ld Ia ,ho no,,os ~ honor
Re-, 20 ,s;I, No, I'LL ~ - 80. - =
,ho rndor.,,rrant 81 ia ,n"no~ons Co. ~,
aa.on, non,an 81 ,ho nla,cnu,n 49, ,.arn;s
,h., ,hou viii ot;liiLa - IA ,oo,hp.s
wa,non rotas, l. i, iii ,ho nsoc,ss;o,s
mm Thoss'sr. ,ha nan no;,,s son',bt m
mfraa e i nrec;ons and demanded bsconse ;
Il Mi ~ 10 ,ho 700, 81 oaol 81 ,boso n,
NJ a. ,.o,h''.tood, VIII ,ha -,
h;ndor ro,harhood9 p.oc',s;oaol d,,,;aa ~,
-osnoas;h,l;,;os ,ho bona 81 ,'roeass;onol sna
ooss r,,,s, farh;d f.oaNpn, ,na,a,n;,;ns ~ nrO
feas;onaI ,0n,on IT, a.on"h,a 81 raatar FL
,non ao,nal ,,h,s;oaI oh;I;,y void d;saLi
Mr. e., d. f~i,,o',s ,hna;asi and ,aoa,aI i,
- assan,;al - rr~,,i,a;oaaI s'oaaas IN,
daI;oao,, ~ H., or,a,o ,,o,,II 80 H. Go,
nnhI;o ,,,rs,,;,s a. -, eoas;dorahIa ,,a.;od
H. nap,,I;a. sshns;aa nJ;,;or 49, r,,V ii,
sans;b;r;,;as ,ba nar;l 81 ,ha agor,o an5 y,
o;,an,a,,,. ~ ~ re, .,Ia - A- e..
.ho a,;'a 49, - H., e.,
49, -. ., 49, -, 20 a,,oas n
nan oonld sneoeaJ y az ,o;,;s,sm r. orar
81 ~ 80 seh go 10 ,r,,s, ,r;nN,isa,
e. - 49, . naa ~" n. mIa 80,
snoh ~ ,nda,s,and;a won,a p Me- 10 ss w.,
I;an nsao,;aa III a., 80, a;s mp, " " y,
sence wonld des,ray snah ' a. he had heen NH
10 ns;n Tha wa,:an ~ ~ ,ha law anr I snd
IA 30 18th. Sar a;.o,a 81 ,,;outs -
aha could a;ye ,hem g,;r nrosnsc, 81 conf,
a,...9,... ,..,-.. a. :r,---.- m
woman IN noI;,;cai l;f, would and tho rroh
b;Ii,ies Of ma,ern;tv a nsrne,uaI bar 10 h,
ambitions In sbor, The nrro Js wom'
would he nndsr Rood -, saoass 10 aoar . h
self Of the da,ias Of mo,hsrbood NO, , nnlv h
g., sS NS ~ III &c ~. ~ y
in har nny.u;,s 0olv by anoranty ora;n
child haar;,,, oo,,la 10 go ony,I;a,s TI
oos'e 'i'' nav "'y '"i"s ~