The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-03-15

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tempted to reason London into its senses,
and water was analysed in vain. Know
ledge ceased to be power; philosophy lost
its authority. What the people saw they
knew. Time was however more eflica-
cious than science, and as months wore
away, the hydropbobia disappeared
A few years ago people were seized
with persuasion that flour was beached
with some poisonous substance, and gra-
ham bread and digestive brown bread, etc.
drove the former article from the market.
The panic in some of cities was carried to
such height that stock companies were
formed to provide the public with "pure
bread Bakers, of course, followed the
wake of Improvement, and their signs in.
Dictated the change Of their stock in trade.
Well do we remember the bewildcrment
on the face Of Il little boy,-whose master
adhered TO his old taste in defiance of
poison, ooking up to the sign when he
used to read fancy Baker" he now read
Graham and Brown Loavcs," and with
pleading tone he said,
Tell me whore is fancy bread"
1t is laughable to think of such panics
when they are past, and we wonder how
they came into being.
Al this moment Il new panic is being
fomcntcd, and in twenty-five years the
wonder will he how it came into being.
Indeed but few seem now to know how
the ncipient movement was begun. What
perfect raid there is now in Vermont.
about "W oman'e Suffrage" Who started
it? Who is il that now makes the raid ?
Certainly not the women of Vermont.
In the present state of society it is incum-
bent on every one to be courteous or re-
spectlul in his intercourse with neighbors,
acquaintance, and the public generally,
But We are all taught to show especial
honor to the female sex They are
physically weaker than men. They are
unable to defend themselves from insult
or injury, and it would be considered in
delicate for them to do so even if they
had the power. For these and other
reasons,it is only simple politencss and a
token of good sense to render any little
service to womcn--to assist them when
they appear in difiiculty,to speak respect.
fully of them and to them, and to give
them special honor when it can be reason
ably required.
/ 1t will be observed therefore that
everywhere in Vermont women are trea
ted with exceeding delicacy and defer
cnce; they are offered the best seat, Oh
the only seat if there be no other al
lowed to walk next the wall, or the far
thest point from danger in the street
never rudcly jostled against in crowded
thoroughfare they may travel alone il
the cars, by night or by day, and every
where they are sure to receive the mos
respectful attentions. No man feels il
the slightest degree degraded by givin
to her all Of the attention she may need
and she is parted from always with re
spectful bow, At the same time thos
women who receive such attentions, it
, expected will acknowledge them, and nc
presume too much on the lorbearance an
! kindness Of the stronger sex. How the
: do they expect to go to the ballot DO
and avoid the inexpressible conflict whic
must cause them to be despised. Nc
| only men despise the women who volul
r tarily rush into such a conflict they d.
| spiso themselves. The women Of We
| mout, as a class, do not wish to vote, an
e those who are to-day pushing this matte
4 are not citizens and will never be vote
\ there. Whether they are persons wi
have a higher sense Of honor, and moi
delicate appreciation of justice, as the
claim, care not to determine. 1t
probable that any opposition to their pre-
y ent movements will be so much capt.
:. in their favor. They have long tongue
e and it is certain the very persons who a
d most interested to VOTE arc the very pc
d sons Of all others in the state, who shou
G not vote do not say it is moral
2. wrong for women to vote. 1t may be
n violation of no moral law, but it is not e
\ pcdient II will be the occasion of t.
? marriage divorces, where one now occur
5. 1t is clearly Incompatible with scriptu
o prccepts. 1t will tend to make WON,
l. reproachlul and shameless. 1t will occ
d sion the absolute forfeiture of all the d,
lie icacy and civility they now receive.
o. will be a benefit TO nobody, but those fo
ID of Us who now are democrats. Demo
y racy will then arise to the asccndency I!
d In the hour of intense excteme
81 when the struggle AT the polls is pendin
W men sometimes forget their self respe'
u and carry their zeal to an unwarrantah
pitch of abandonment.
t. Women are naturally more excitat
OF than men, and who would care to see
a own mother, wife or daughter in the he
is of contest, assailed by one whom Solom
IN calls Jra,cliag w0man "
ly Almost all clergymen, many physician
is and great many other persons, choc
ID to foregO their privilege of voting, rath
than to be mixed up in such muddle
us often will ensue.
c. But let the result of the present PAL
to about Women Suffrage be what it ms
in few years men will talk about it,
they now talk of Salem witbcraft and
the other panics to which we have ma
bo allusion.
y, Then the cheeks of darkness "
,ir blush and Vermont, ifshe shall have be
ne driven into the shame, will blush, and
el- leaders of this hue and cry will wish
cd blush, but no color can crimson tn
Of cheeks for shame.
N AuGusT RIcnELiEu.