The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-12-24
Woman Suffrage Nc. s.

RICHMOND, IND.. Dec. %, 1870.
Editor PoLiddiu11 -
In the December Ist number Of
that enterprising ~ journal, the
Cincinnati Com M erciai, a paper, the
editor Of which makes up in pert
ness and imbeciliiy, what he lacks
in dignity and ability, there ap
peared an article under the start
ling caption OF The Sick Woman
The silly fiippancy Of the editor is
expended in heraldirg the proba-
BILE dissolution Of the woman suf
frage movement! and the astute
gentle man winds up his ludicrous
TRADE in the following congratula-
tory style.
The collapse has only come at
last, when she is utterly exhausted
by the frantic excitement in which
she has SO long INDUCED. Let her
be decently wrapped MP in news
paper and put 10 sleep. She will
hereafter serve as warning to
herself. and terror to her friends
Where this Rip Van Wrinkle has
been reposing, is not of sufficient
Importance 10 enquire. Let him
wrap the drapery Of his couch
about him and continue in bis re
freshing slumbers.
The sick woman eh Well, ]
hope sue is not sick unto DEATH-
but tina. she will revive with re-
newed health and vigor, and in
due time will infuse into the stolid
editor, the same kind Of surprise
as that exhibited by Old Rip him
self after his long sleep. Whether
we have the sick woman or not,
it is not question of doubt as to
our having alive among us some
very inGrm men. That am not
wrong in this opinion, the strong
reasoning article of the CONNER
cial, to which reference has been
made, as well as the following: the
concluding paragraph of an editor
ial on sInfanticide in india from
the Gazette of the same date, sufi-
GENTLY attest.
If the learned Pundit knew
American Society, he would be the
more confirmed in his distrust Of
female education as q renedy Tor
any thing. With education, wo.
man has grown Disconnected with
her condition, and has broken one
after another, the bonds which
held her in subsection. until she
threatens the very fratne work Of
Society By her demands for the
ballot, and complete emancipation.
Under the EyI effects OF this eat
ing of the .ree OF knowledge heI
ewes have been opened to her state
SO that she now declares that un-
less society shall be revolutionized
woman ought not to be born. Once
she was humble, and grateful to be
one Of many OF the marital rela
tons of maa But with education
has arisen such n spirit of rebel
lion, that nov she not only de
mands to monopolize man, but &c
be independent of him, and yet tc
hold him bound, and she sets III
the pretension that she shall no.
be governed without her consent
as if consent and government were
not contradictions.
Pretty good for a sick woman !.
The last two sentences are speci
alIy noticeable. And so education
is a bad thing after all. Well
we'll. This is not the first time
that' education--superior intelli
gence-and more general iniorma
ton. have produced an unrest
among those who have occupied :
subordinate and servile relation x
the governing class.
Faithful history furnishes us
with a number Of very similar ant
very notable instances. How fear
full to witness the awful havoc wo
man is perpetrating in consequence
Of being educated :.
But / fear it is too late to remand
her to her former stall of ignorance
Having once tasted the forbidden