Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-29
Correspondence.
"Let ihcm Sgeah &C.: fhSmseiTes."


the form of the serpent whispered to Eve that she
had right to the fruit Of the forbidden tree she
ate and found it good to the taste she persuaded
her husband to DO the same. We All know what
followed and ever since has the curse been
thrown upon women.
In no part of the world as far as my ohserya-
ton extends, has woman been highly favored
as in the United States of America. We have
women physicians, women editors, women au-
thors women orators. women artists, and last
but not least, women divines In no other part
of the world ean | earn that woman has the
right to retain her own property after marriage;
but in the United States they can keep their own
and spend their husbands. They have equal
rights as to education they are not restricted
as to what they shall read they have the free
dom Of the press still they cry more "
What more is it they want. Why, the pri.i-
iege of mixing themselves up with the ueu in
the political contests. They saw they DO not
have their rights, unless that privilege il award
ed them. If | am not mistaken there was no
such thing thought Of in l776, at least history
says nothing about it, but woman comes in for
her share Of the heroism she manifested She was
an equal sufferer with man she nursed the
SEX and wounded soldiers, she knit socks, made
shirts and scrapet lint. took the clothes from her
own back 10 supply their needs. but in no single
instance does history give an account that in
consideration Of all these little (or great Offices
did she claim As her reward that she must enter
the political arena and ! am inclined To think
that had the men proposed it to them, they
would have taken II a. an insult, AMI very just
IT, | an thinking
In those days We had useful, noble women
trying to DO their duty in the sphere ia which
our Heavenly Fsther designed that woman
a r-A l. a IL
! hope the race is not extinct), men Of sterling
worth TO what lii George Washington as;ribe
bis greatness Tlier G0i 10 Hs guiding hand
OF ms .uo,ter Look at that sister men
Now if Madam Washington had bad TO attend TO
the choosing If the officers of government, fear
that bis early training would have been Leg-
lectei
III am correctly informed, Mr. Campbell
states &c Irls irtsl she became mother hIf
she first tegIu 70 fsei intensely on this suijfet
She knew she had tae right TO share in tine gov
erumeui which controlled her SOD So s4c hail.
No one had q better cl- To- train him than her
self IN his tender yelr>. She vas just the ole o.
govern that lt,le one thst God hal given her,
and il was holy mission. But perhaps that
mother had discovered in her sons early infancy
such large bumps Of c1mbitiyeuess and destrue-
tiyeness, that her fears we're 80 much aroused
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our household cares. Why 90 we wish 20 SD
what Of right belongs 70 the men exclusively
Now Ter those ot Us that are tempted in ,aat
way say a part Of the Lords PRAYER. If NOT the
whole. 3. Lead us not into temrja,iou. bu; i,-
liver US from evil - for evil. I am sure. would
follow We should have more divorce c.se- than
has ever been recorded in the annals of history
Paradise can never be rersiuel hv a rtretiri,r ~
the folly that lost il. 4 faithful discharre Of
our Sacred and loving ,aice- will eiee Us more
mower and influence 10 liit the world than sI the
political sovereignty which The men could put
into our hands
! am sure that we, as women, do not wish 10
lay by true Womanaood 10 take up with the
smaller part OF manhood
Now how often DO We hear and We know Il Is
true Of the dehcacy of the health Of our New
England females, as class 1t seems to me If
that is 20, let US not take any more burdens up,n
ourselves. unless We wish 1t sad OF u. " Come
down and ST in the dust o daughter Of Babylon,
sit on the grouui there Is no throne, daugh-
ter Of the Chaldeaus for thou shalt no more be
called tender and delicate Now 10 times Of
great political strife It always seemet 70 ne that
our men that were engaged IN It were glad when
they could 90 home, to rest their brains, TO A
neatly appointed house neatly and tastefllly
dressed wife and children, there to discuss other
topics, snd lot to 60 there TO have rehearsal
Of the same thing over again.
Mrs. Liyermora says It Is eeoaise We are
" ignorant Blissful Ignorance (it were folly
to be vise.) sincerely hope none Of our
Yankee women will ever aspire to the wisdom Of
standing up IN crowd to challenge man 10
come out and answer to some charge she makes
against him, when he Is too manly to wish TO
have controversy with woman and TO call
him a coward and lisr. lNerily, - It Is better
to dwell IN a corner OF the house-top than with
braWling woman IN wide house. y She
further says " How can We, o woman, be con-
tent with the needle when the ballot calls you
Why sew and darn, mend, crochet and en-
bro'er, when the field OF political warfare and
glory bids you to ITS conflicts and rewards ~
To the first question, answer, because that Is
woman's business. c make pretty things to