The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-03-19
sod AND OUR ( U COUNTRY
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 1e, 1870.

side, is welding power fs greater than
these nohdescripts can h6pe tosobtain by
che establishment Of d thorsand, amend.
ments. = Some Of thess so-caiIed aavo-
Gates Of Woman's Rights assert that raen
have become 80 selfish AMI wicked they
are no longer capable Of controlling the
destiny Of nation or worlaus Men are
evil. They have only isfs the Greater
Good, aud nus; he aroused 10 knowledge
of the fact, and they viii return to their
allegiance. Tho Creator deolafed ulau
the ruler s'over the birds Of the air, the
beasts Of the feld,,' aud dsnot that alone,
but pronounced him the ahcad of the
woman" Are we wiser than; the Divine
Architect That some sastnea are SUP,
erior to some men intellectually forms
an exception that all wotsen are super
ior to all me. morally is no indisput able
truth, for it is another asidehce of the
wisdom Of the Maker. Han, with his
great mental and physichl strength, is
prepared to encounter ths. storms of life
aud battle against them but in this
daily strife human hearts grow hard aud
cold, wander far from ms light, and
struggling amid the darlsaess, would be
lost were there not presence near, bear
ing the greater strength iBen have not
Thus woman lifts him mp, and renews
the better self, and man ind nations are
saved! 'fH stH
If within the sacred realm of home
father, brother or husband in a moment
of sudden passion utteF those quick,
harsh words of wrong that men dc some.
times say, gentle loving voice, and
pleading tone saying: loOh my darling,
don'tsay, such words the are SO wrong
and stain your soul % VII linger iu the Il
heart, aud follow him fnto the great
world beyond, and ina memen. of sudden
temptation the quick words come, but
remain unuitercd, for tse can not sully
lips sacred 10 her SO rare sndtruc All,
is not that nobler nows greater in
fluence than the loudsyciccd creature
clamoring for SiAteenth Amendment
can ever acquire? Thcrzl .sour power
there. your rights 81 Sficii none can
deprive you. Then strive to cultivate
your heart, beautily your home-make it
more attractive than the brilliantly
Illuminated halls of dissipation aud sin,
and no more will you see your loved
husband, father, brother or son reeling
and staggering, or with simpering smile
and eyes dimmed by that poisonous
draught, that proves at last the double
murderei-murderer of his soul and your
own sad heart. Teach the innocent boy
at your side his first duty is to his God
the next to his country, BY instilling
into the pure young heart lessons OF
truth, self sacrifice and honor you are
preparing a champion. for your rights
nobler and trucr than ,your own frail,
wouian's voice ever hoped to be in the
halls of the nation.
Then, y sisters, let US sny to those
who are demanding a place for woman
in the councils of the land, we do not
ask it, do not wish it we only crave that
those who ever guided the Ship of State
will forget their wrangiiug, forget their
selfish desires for power, return to their
allegiance, bury the dead past, be true
to their country. Let us lift the soiled
and trailing banner, take the grand old
charter ofour Fathers aud place them in
our brothers. hands, saying, Take them,
oh, our brothers, for our feeble hands
cannot bear their massive weight Take
them as our Fathers gave them. Your
wrongs shall be our wrongs, your rights
our rights henceforth We have not
lost the old faith in yon. Do not fear to
trust our brothers. Take them these
sacred gifts, sealed by the blood and
prayers of our Fathers and with them
we give the keeping of our lives, orr
country and our sacred woman "A honor ~
-zo. >. eaasua..s.--.-
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