The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-05-24
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man is an object of ridicule; hut.
a man who stoops to our peculiar
ephere. 10 too con,emptible for,
even, pity. We know full we'll
d, man, onr weakness and your
strength; and are not willing to
enter tho political arena with yon.
Our rights are too holy to he mix.
ed mp with anything so debasinp
as politics. In all civilized conn
tries, man has placed us npnp n
lofty throne, the Highest r,,ac,, in
his affections. Let nss be co,.tent
{" be "tI'e ,m:wer behind the
'hrone. Lave and sympathy con,
s''.nte our r. c.'mospllsre, and We can.
NOT Eeathe, healthfully, in any
other.
Tho voice Of fame is sweet, very
sweet, bnt it cannot satisfy the
cravings of w"inan's heart. The
poetess may revel amid the de.
lights of fairy land; may explore
the fair fields of imagination, and
dri,k Intoxicating drauyhts from
the fnunt of Casialia. She NAV
think she is happy while, in the
solitude "f her chamber, she pores
over Spencer, Wilton, Shakspere,
&c, &c. S Q may follow i.alla
Rhpnk III her travels through the
Happy Valley, sit beside Ellen
Douglas ~ she rows her light skiff
over the beautiful lake, or roam
with Shelley through the weird,
but fascinating field of fancy but,
without c"ngenial coml aniunship,
ali this pleasure pals upon her
se:,ses, and II Raven is ever croak
ing. h"arsely, at her door, "Nev-
err"re," until, heart-sick and
weary, shc prays to die.
There may he a stern satisfac
iior,, to some women. in heiny able
I" tear the iendrils of their hearts
away from all support, and To let
them trail in t..e dust, or snap
them rdthlessly asunder, until
they become scared and hard as
adamant. d. what we will, and
.cem what we may, there are hours
when, even the breath ut tame
seems a sir"cco TO burn mp heart
and brain ; and we cry cut. in bit.
ter anguish. tor a little spot some
where in this W de world to call
our home for strong arm to lean
ul'on, and noble heart to love us
above all the world. What we've
literary or political bonors to a
heart Starving tor affection!
Let politics alone, my sisters
improve your minds So as to be
pleasant companions fer your
genllQnen friends. Let. .y"nr med
esty, intelligence, and afectionate
reverence !'e the magnet which is
to draw your husbands and broth
ers from all places of vice to
! miniature I.aradise, a home such
as nature and inspiration teach ns
we were made to create for our
masters.
St. Paul tells us. (and he is very
good authority, l think,) thar it is
u shame tor woman 10 speak in
church. What would Inc have said
had he heard of SUCH o thing as a
W"man's Rights Oonven,ion2'
Is it not much more a shame tor q
woman to harangue an audience
upon pnlilical Subjects / con-
slider it very d"nbtfnl honor for
II man I" he made the equal of a
negpo hut, from ellhowing our
way through crowd of negr"s
and Vulgar white men to the polls,
"ansels and ministers of grace
defend Is r.
7" the gentlemen who advocate
our poliical equality. 1 say, be.
ware what you d.. You. surel, ,
do not know the extent of our am
hilton when once 'aronse,l, il is as
bundles rs the universe, anr.
like the mountain torrent, sweeps
everything bef"re it. We will not
he c"nient with any halfway priv.
ileges. Give us the right to vote.
and we claim The right to hold
Office. alsn to elec io,leer. to fire..
qnent c"nrt houses, aud bar rooms,
and treat, which seems such q do.
leciable privlle to"nr male friends,
t" keep our riding horses. and
have our law and medical offices ;
aud. as onr sex has ihe majority.
besides those q the gentlemen wl,n
could not vote against "a lady,"
we are sure To get all the best
offices, while the men will be
f." ced to "nr many expedien,s to
make n living. Should orr very
wise handling of the reins of gov
ern,nent. bring our civil or foreign
wars, We claim the privilege io
fight, b'eed aud die for our c,un.
try. OF Course. as in civil affairs,
we expect to have The tat offices.
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