The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-02-22
Fer the Register
Woman Suffrage"

All intelligent beings who are amen
able to the laws of their country, should
be allowed voice in making those laws
Woman is an intelligent being, intellect
ually mans equal. She is amenable to
the laws of her country, and should as
sist in making those laws. 1t is an ad-
mitted fact, that woman's moral and relig-
ious traits of character predominate over
those of men. Those traits will lead her
to make those laws which will be for the
highest good of her country, and to vote
for men of the highest moral and chris
tian principles Much stress has been
laid upon the words, husband and wife
are but one person." Woman was made
from mans rib, this may account for her
smaller stature. But we never supposed
any itality from man entered into her be-
ing but a Divine spark from the Great
God From the deicacy of her organi-
zation, that spark, acted upon by the
electric current which flows with such
e. su,cs ,cs ssrapid1ity through the system causes
duichcr anu nhoi POi"Nr - wo-,.,,
than man. whose organization is more
hardy and enduring. Eve saw the apple,
it was pleasing to the eye her quick per-
ccption told her it might be equally
agreeable to the taste, as it no doubt
proved to be,-though the penalty was
not very agreeable. We think no person
has ever been able to form correct estimate
of time which Adam may have passed in
infantile innocency, had not Eve, after
becoming an intelligent being, been the
instructor of Adam.
Has woman since that period ever made
discovery or possessed a secret of any
Importance that she has mot made it known
to some "Lord of Creation" and, by
so doing gained the credit of not being
able "to keepa secret" Nice appreciation
of her womanly generosity We do not
Suppose the words "husband and wife are
but one person." means that the woman
who takes the mans name should lose or
merge her own identity or individuality
in that of his Each separately are free
moral agents, having as distinct souls as
they have bodies. The woman is equally
amenable to the laws of her Country,
except in some few instances as regards
pecuniary affairs, as men. Also, entirely
so to her Creator. The true husband
and wife will act in concert, so far as two
separate souls can think and act for the
good of themselves and those Of their
household. Should their views be dissim-
liar on those subjects which pertain to
the good of the household, let the wife,
after in womanly way giving her views
on those things, pertaining to his manly
sphere yield to him and the husband in
the same manner yield to the wife in those
things pertaining to her sphere. There
may be exceptions to the above, where the
marriage is not true marriage. The
wife Intellectually may be greatly her
husbands superior. Would we have her
, merge her superior womanhcod into his
inferior manhood? A thousand times
no but let her superior intellect not as
sert itself in a show of superiority over
that of her husband, but in that unassum'
ing womanly way which gives, when il
would seem to be the recipient. The
stronger intellect must rule, thoug Oh seem
ing harmoniously united. We would moi
have Moman attempt to take one iota from
the rights of manhood by entering the
great arena of life with him as a co-labor
er in manly pursuits We do assert thai
if she does attempt this, when she enter
the rougher walks of life, which of right be
long exclusively to men, in so doing, sh'
detracts much from her womanhood, bu
nothing from his manhood. Those law
which are deemed so unjust to womer
were no doubt designed by their makers
for their highest good 1--WE would as soor
accuse men of enacting those laws which
they knew would be most injurious t'
themselves, AS to charge them with inten
tionally enacting laws injurious. physical
ly, mentally or morally, to woman. Th'
/, fault has been, and still is, if it is fault
men do not Understand woman's capa
bilities or wants as she herself does. Mel
may reply, neither DO women understand
a mans wants as he himself does. Som,
: have gone much farther, by saying tina
men, as the head Of the household, are fa
~ better Judges of tamily's, or woman
= = wants, than she herself is. Woman ma,
not be able to fully appreciate that rest
= less, eager ambition for name aud fame
that stern unyielding part Of his nature
n which leads him to cope so fearlessly wit
foes, and to brave even the cannon