The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-03-19
GOD AND OUR COUNTRY.
SATURDAY MORNING., MARCH 10. 1870.

side, is welding power fsT Tgrsater than
these nondescripts can hopeto obtain by
the establishment Of q thvasand amend-
ments. Some of these so-ealied advo-
Gates Of Woman's Rights assert that men
have become SO selfish anf wicked they
are no longer capable Of controlling the
destiny of nation or wouiaus Men are
evil. They have only lsfs the Greater
Good, and must be aroused 10 a knowledge
Of the fact, and they will return to their
allegiance. The Creator declared man
the ruler "over the birdslof the air, the
beasts OF the field,,' aud mot that alone,
but pronounced him the j. t'head of the
woman" Are we wiser chan the Divine
Architect That some Msmeu arc sup.
erior to some men intellectually forms
an exception that all wobien are super
ior to all me-. morally is sn indisput able
truth, for it is another s3yidence of the
wisdom of the Maker. Man, with his
great mental and physicEl strength, is
prepared to encounter ,h, storms of life
and battle against then; but in this
daily strife human hearts grow ihardi auG
cold, wander far from ms light, and
struggling amid the darkness, would be
lost were there not presesee near, bear
ing the greater strength men have not
Thus woman lifts him hp, and renews
the better self, aud man and nations are
saved!
If within the sacred realm of home
father, brother or husband in a moment
of sudden passion utter those quick
harsh words of wrong that men dc some.
times say, a gentle loving voice, and
pleading tone saying: ooh my darling
don't say, such words they are so wrong
and stain your soul !" #wfaa linger in the
heart, and follow him into the great
world beyond, and in a m6taeut of sudden
temptation the quick words come, but
remain unuttered, for Re can not sully
lips sacred to her 50 pure bud true. All,
is not that nobler powaS, greater in
auence than the loudSyaicei creature
clamoring for SiAteensh Amend dnent
can ever acquire ThcfSiis y,snr towsr
there. your rights al riiicif none can
deprive you. Then strive to cultivate
your heart, beautiry 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 smpering smiie,
and eyes dimmed by that poisonous
Graught, that proves at last the double
murdcre'-murderer of his soul aud 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 champion. for your rights
nobler and trucr than your own frail,
woman's voice ever hoped to be in the
halls of the nation.
Then, y sisters, let US say to those
who are demanding 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 thelu,
oh, our brothers, for our feeble hands
eannot 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 you Do not fear to
trust our brothers. Take them these
sacred gifts, scaled by the blood aud
prayers of our Fathers and with them
we give the keeping of our lives, orr
country and our sacred woman honor ~
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