Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-03-08

tofj Psalms, having done its work, are
no longer TO he viewed in the literal"
etc., but in his last article he says, "the
prccspts (of the Bible, I suppose he
means) are immutable." In this instance
he has taken an advanced step in the
right direction.
Notwithstanding he seetas to grasp to Il
certain extent the idea Of itnmutsbility Of
the scriptures, yet 1t is evident he enter.
tains very crude and vague notions Of
them in this respect. While he may con-
cede the fact that they are immutab!e,
yet because he cannot reconcile their inn
mutabe precepts with his notions of wo-
mans suffrage. he would have them so
constructed as to have them come up to
the higher age" and if he cannot force
ST. Paul into preaching woman's suffrage,
and use kim to advantage, he will tell us
that Paul's writings are "hard to be under
stood, and then quotes "good Peter" to
prove that he so understood him. But
think St. Peter mhst have understood st.
Paul when he wrote against woman's suf-
frage, for he says, l Peter 81, like
wise ye wives be in subsection to your own
husbands. So think it must have been
some other subject to which he referred,
for he evidently understood the original
law in the same sense that St. Paul did,
as their inspired writings evidently show.
Again he will tell us they not only are
hard to be understood, but are like "Le.
viticus or the Imprecatory Psalms having
done their work." or perhaps may be linz
tied in their application to Coriuth and
Ephesus exclusively, instead Of having
general application involving principles
fundamental to the best good of society in
every age Of the world.
Reader having proved BY direct and
positive statutes that man is exclusively
enfranchised by his Creator to make rules
or laws for the regulation of society, and
having called upon +. @. for solitary
passage of scripture giving the ballot to-
woman, or to show some alteration or re-
peal of the original law enfranchising man
and failing to furnish any such precept
, or law, he in his turn would have divine
prcccpt to justify the American Revolu-
tion.
r But even this is rot withoat divine pre-
4 cedent or example. Our fathers having
! suffered long from the intolerable hand Of
! oppression and tyranny of the king of En-
;, gland, resolved to throw off his yoke, and
e appearing to the God Of Battles for tho
justice of their cause, few to arms and
q He gave 70 them the victory.
: When the time had fully eonsc- the AL.
o mighty directed Moses to say 70 Pharoah,. !.
9 "Let my people go that they may serve
: me-" etc. ghe king refused and then fol-
e lowed that won lerful Revolution recorded
y in Exodus Pharoah oppressed the chill
d dren Of Israel, and George the Sd the
y people Of the American Colonies. Here
s then is a Revolution with divine prece-
dent Moses led the children of Israel,
Il and Washington the American people
!, Other instances might be mentioned, such
II as the Canaanitish Revolution, but these
d are deemed sufficient
IS But +. o. says, ''We do not anticipate
d that man sufficiently appreciates woman
= to give her the ballot, or even that shs
h appreciates herself sufficiently to demand
it."
II But his noble peers,-the Mormon wo.
L men of Utah, ,-4=have placed themselves IN
e the vanguard in fffis respect and have
L appreciated themselves sufficiently to de-
man the ballot. And the Mormon men
d have appreciated their women sufficient
r y to give them the ballot.
But [ do not believe that the gen.lc
IS and amiabe women of Vermont do in any
t, such sense appreciate themselves, and
st hence they do not demand the ballot.
s. Our fathers had the Egyptian and Ca
ID naanitish Revolutions rLtheir precedent
i and example. +. o. has his hoporcd
peers,-thc Mormon ladies Of Utah, for
: his. READER.
lehman Enh OGth 1870