The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-11-02
The FREQ Lovc Business,

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httlc while ago the great grievance
OF tho advanced Radicals of the
North was African slavery, and
tho "poor slave" was made the
most OF, in and out Of season, un.
til, rs Il consequence of tho war,
slavery WAS abolished forever.
Next upon the carpet was the
hestowal Of tho suffrage upon the
trccdmcn OF the South, and, tins
accomplished, woman suffrage be-
came tho rallyiug cry OF tho avi-
lAlors OF the nation. This last
movement il undoubtedly making
Roadway. Indeed, it has moro to
fear FROM tho zcal Of its triunds
than the passive opposition of it's
enemies. The whole affair is look
ca upon as good Joke, and Mrs.
Stanton and Miss Anthony, and
their Petucoa:ed supporters, are
chrlc:tturcd to tue hearts contents
OF all who thiuk that II woman has
no soul above darn.ng socks and
no brain bigger than II shirt but
ton. Yet tho sturdy DANES who
make speeches in the Intervals o.
| nursing the baby, and write lead
crs while young Hopeful tries
hard /" choke himself with Il vc,v
chubby fist, arc honest and earnest.
They think the ballot necessary
Tor the protection Of woman, nc
ccssary rhcr elevation, necessary
tor the maintenance Of even social
rights and manly equality. This
was thoir halting place ~ little
while ago, but tho colps of lady
warriors havo gono u step farther,
aud promise to create u rcvulsion
Of feeling which will end the whole
work and destroy the little favora-
bio foeling which had madc it's ap-
ponrauco.
AS it was Indispensable that tho
emancipation OF tho colorcd mon
should prccodo thoir onfranchiso-
ment, SO it is now docnod propcr
that woman should DO cmaucipa,ed,
before they receive tho boon of tho
ballot. TIE Rcpoiution, tho organ
oltho Now York branch, now speaks
OF tho suffrage movement ~ ~ worry
small affair. What il is working
for, it says, is tho "ycnoral enamel
patton" Of woman, which means,
according to Tho Nation, tho abo-
lltion of marriage. Mrs. Cudy
Stanton declares this is hor oud
and aim, aud everything short OF
this is--fddlcsticks ! Tho lVo.
man's Advocate, the Western organ
o. tho movement, has suggested
klnd OF compromise, in tho shape
OF "limitod marriage or marriage
Tor three years, tho contract to 10
removable indefinitely at tho ploas.
uro OF tho parties. In Tho case
put by tho writor Ca woman,) an
intorvnl Ola year is inserted be-
botWoon tho expiration Of tho first
contract and tho formation Of tho
second. TO enablo tho woman to 90
to college and look about her.
Sho tnkes tho baby with hor, tho
father paying for its "bonrd,"
on tho ''ground that it "might
prove moro Of u caro- TO him than
it "wouId to hcr, rs sho had boon
in tho habit "of looking attor its
personal wants." The N0dcrn
Thinker, which touches on things
uninterrupted yet in prose or rhyme,
propounls tho theory that women
OF high character. that is, women
with "vicws," will ere long have
children vt their pleasure, without
any formal connection in the ma
turc Of marriage, and II few such
women having begun il, that the
practice will spread.
This is what tho woman's suf.
lragc agitation has already come
To. Sitting out with the prcicncc
that women must have the privi.
lego Of voting, the leaders OF the
party now insist that woman
should bcpcrmiLted and encouraged
to 1.-Two in open adultery. FREQ
love is to be followed by the free
ballot; tho dry bones Of politics
are TO be trickcd out in the taw.
dry robes Of tho conrlcsan. This
IS progress with Vengeance. And
what will Mrs. Stnnton's husband,
and Miss Anthony's fathcr do and
think if those energetic females
lead Off the acrnb race Of down.
right naughtinoss and unmiligntcd
indcccncy2
All this dirty work puts back
the cause for which many good
mon arc honestly working. Con-
grcssmon and politicians gcncrally
will tako up any grievance which
promises toincrcasc thcirstrength,
bnt they will hardly subscribe to
n reorganization ofsocioty upon
basis which beats MormOrism all
hollow. 1t may bo pleasure to
them to give their wivos and chill
drcn an opportunity Of voting in
tho election Of President or OF
Keeper Of tho Town Pump, but
but they will hardly accept woman
suffrage as tho corollary Of u sys-
tom Of indiscriminato loving and
general improperly. The more
mention Of such thing will dis.
gust thom with the whole business,