Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-03-02
MONTPELIER WEDNESDAY, 1870

State you have here made7 Woman votes by
herhusbcnd's love and regard for her, as he would
hope for his own prosperity and that of tho State
Her father votes for her, making her the equal
heir Of man to the inheritance, looking to her
wants and needs till he who is TO be chosen guar
dian in life takes her from the paternal roof and
even then she is mutually watched and guarded
by their vote, which is also her vote Perhaps
not at all times with unlimited freedom is she
thus oninnchised but can it be better? Not till
we have a more perfect social life. Woman al
ways is blessed by virtue in social life. Can she
not do as much in elevating our social status,
moving within the sphere which she now holds, as
to leave it and come down into the arena OF poll
tics2 We think much more. She is in the
highest sense the educator of the race. Then she
is greatly responsible for public virtue. Educa-
tion, moral and intellectual, finds its expression
in law. lt is idle TO say that woman does not
vote. She is the power which lies behind the
throne. May she never shift that supremacy
for any dazzling illusion or deceitiu voice Of the
heralds which harp on this golden age Of wo-
man freedom. Consider whether these be apos-
ties Of liberty in the sense Of Christs example
and teachings whether the truest womanhood
and motherhood is the goal TO which they lead
you As true women, il you love the State prove
by your patience in suffering, in toll, in noble
deeds, that none shall surpass you in your alice
tion for country, for home and for humanity.
The State, if it has sons at all, must have them
by your willing offerings your care and mother
hood. Teach your daughters their duty TO the
State aud cry against that evil which threatens
to-day the very extinction Of the best stocks in
the State and nation. If you vote to-day, but
have 20 sons TO vote in the next generation, who
will make the laws and the history of the nation?
The State wants woman to do her duty, aye, she
expects woman to FIJI her veins with vigorous life
aud health, and she in return will give to woman
all honor, her praise shall be in the mouths of
her children, and what she asks shall be granted
her. We will not strive with woman in this
matter If il is for her interest to vote, it is for
ours to have her vote. No more Of this silly talk
that woman does not want 10 vote for the reason
that she knows man does not want her to vote,
and so plays at double dealing with him The
question is too momentous to tride with There
is nothing selfevident about it, as is so hppanty
landed about. On the contrary, 1t controyerts
nature and reason as we understand the problem.
Organization, harmony, order are the safe condi-
tion Of society. Respect, confidence, love the
true family relation. Man should marry, II is
his duty to woman and society. It is for his own
happiness But we wish to marry with the fem
inine gender-that which is womanly, which we can
cherish, love and feel our natures 60 out to in
ever embracing sympathies We can not wed
arrogance and be happy with it. We can not
tune our heartstrings to return any music in a
cold, desolnted hall, without light or companion
ship. And masculine woman is no companion
Of true man. Intellectual women, they may be-
and to be admired as such yet they are no com
panious