The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-03-03

It must be pleasing reflection to the
people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA to know that they have at least one great
man in the Legislature-a giant Of colossal
dimensions. learned above all his compeers,
with a compreheEsiveness and penetrative-
ness of mental and political vision, that does
away with everything in the shape of spec
tacles OF even telescopes. That man is Mr..
Rutan, who represents the counties Of Wash
ington aud Beaver in the Senate. He has
an itching after fame-a burning desire to
surround himself with halo of greatness.
that shall strike not only his immediate con-
stituents but the entire community. both in
aggregate and detail, with amazed admira-
ton.
Although Mr.. Rutan has hitherto been
unknown to fame. he is not wholly myth
to tie conferees of Beaver and Washington
counties who met in this city last summer.
Many of them came not upon booueSS mis-
sion, and have since possessed their SOteS III
peace. Taking a step higher than the mere
petty intrigues of getting a nomination. Mr..
Rutan, without solicitation. avows himself
the champion of an Oppressed" class with
a whereas, Introductory to bill. 10 which
he proposes the immediate demolition of all
converts and nunneries in the following
style:
WHEREAS, In the course of human events
we have abolished slavery or involuntary SER
vtude forever from the United States of Amer
ica and. whereas. freedom is the normal con-
dition of man and, whereas, there still re-
mains relic of slavery still existing in all
parts of our country under the form and pre-
tense of religion, a5 now exists in the Roman
Catholic Church. commonly called or known
as the nunneries or converts where females are
kept or confined against their WILL having in
many instances been placed there by their pa
rents or guardians at immature age, or
when young children, or perchance from disap-
pointed love romances and, whereas. it is an
unnatural condition or relation society never
so intended by the Creator, as woman was
made for man and is the germ OF society. And
whilst we As State appr We of the greatest
extent of religious enjoyment or liberation OF
sentiment, allowing all to worship God accord
ing to the dictates of their own consciences
nevertheless. we are opposed to the enforce
meLt OF any church rule that would compel an
innocent and often unprotected female to re-
main in such convent or nunnery against her
will or consent.
There is greatness for you. distilled. rec
tihed and in quGntum siLfcit. How radienI
the autho: Of this iimtaby profound bill
must have appeared, as he read the last line
OF this bill in diapason intended to shake
the foundations Of the converts. After Mr..
Rutan'S whereas. the Declaration of Inde-
pendence can only be classed with the gilt
tering generalities of past age. ''In the
course Of human events" for instance. How
crisp and fresh. and original. and like q
schOel boys first comp lositiUD, it sounds
Who but the pellucid Rutan could discover
that I'VE" ever did anything '.in the conrse
of human events2" Who but the Senator
from Beaver aud Washington could elucidate
the startling fact tha: There still remains a
relic of slavery existing in all parts Of the
country un,Ier the form and preIence of re-
iigion 2" Who but he is SO socally-nnt
to say theologically profound-as to be able
to positively state the fact. that young girls
take upon themselves slavery ''from disap-
pointed love romances 2"
But Mr.. Rutan Goes not propose to stop
| halfway in his researches, but goes down tu
the very foundation. walls of society, AMI
tells US that whereas it is an unnatural
condition or relation to society never SO in
tended by the Creator. as woman was made
for man and is the germ of society" "Wo-
man was made for man." ch 2 We refer
the gentleman from Washington aud Beaver
to the Hon. Miss Susan B. Anthony for a
settlement of that question. She will teach
him better than that. or we greatly overes-
I
idea where Mr.. Rutan picked up the theory
about woman, in the above quotation, un-
less it was from that redoubtabe knight SiI
John Falstaff in his interview with Mistress
| Quickly at EaSicheap, recorded in the play
vi Henry Nv. His knowledge of the gener-
ic is CLEARLY exemrlfied in the expression
that woman ''is the germ of society,"" If be
wants to make himself perfect. he only has
to procure copy of Webster's Speler aud
Detiner. and study it a few weeks.
His anxiety for religious erjlyment and
toleratiun" reflects great credit upon him
equalled only by the summary way that he
proposes to bring it about. There can be
no shadow of doubt that under the exces-
sively parental" rule of Mr. RutaL's pro
posed bill ''religious erjoyment and :olera.
tion" would become "a thing of beauty and
joy forever" His proposition further
along in the bill to appoint a smelling com.
mlttee of three, at the modest rate of five
dollars day, with absolute authority tc
break in upon the privacy of the female in
mates of Catholic schools. ought to meet
with the hearty approval of all the descend
ants and admirers of the witch-burners and
QIaker-hangers. In the event of the pass
age ol the bill, we insist upon MIR. Rutan
being appointed Chairman of the Committee
for. judging from the profound statesman.
ship that acould crop out in his bill, We
think that he is not only pre-eminently fit.
tee by nature for, but would take an inf
mite delight IL fprcing himself into the pri
vate apartments Of ladies. against all sense
OF decehcy and prnpriety and their unavai!ing
prolestations. BY all means have Mr. Ru.
tan placed on the committee lie is, taken
in the aggregate. great man. and as such
entitled to extraordinary privileges.
burg Post.
The ECUMENICAL CoUNcIL.-The n. Y
Herald. referring to the proceedings OF the
| Council, says:
The position of the Roman Church at the