Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-03-17

where thty hold their daily meetings, send out
their publications under the franks of members
OF congress and Senators, and use their fsscinst-
ing influence in the lobbies. They affect to re-
present the women Of the country. Senators
ASK, DO majority Of the women want to vote
II they do, why let them Z" II they do - This
Is a question for each Of you TO answer II will
not DO TO shrink back and say, ." | am not will
ing 10 give my name. even against woman's suf-
irsge. would not even much as recognize
the SUBJECT" But we must look to it-there
are times when we must act-with our feminine
nature, Goi has given us bOldness to stand for
tne right, and it is this feminine nature which
we wish to guard
1t is said than more than 10000 names in
favor OF women's suffrage have been presented
10 congress, while but about 5000 names
against this have been sent in. On the one
slde nave been made great efforts TO swell the
Iltt OF names on the other there have been but
ieeoie attempts. But there is no longer time for
delay the giving to women the right to vote
| Will bring upon them the duty to fit them to dis
charge it properly. Have you not sill enough to
do in your own sphere
few ladies in Washington City, of different
political and religious sentiments, and all of the
highest respectability, have instituted move
nent 10 obtain the opinions Of our countrywomen
upon this subject The petition which will
accompany this states briefly the principal res-
sons why we should object to having law passed
extending to women the right Of suffrage
Ifwomen vote, why should they not be CON-
PEELED to bear arms, They must also be eligible
to military and civil Offices. Let the suggestions
which would here arise be followed out to reality.
and where is the sacred home, the nursery, the
domestic altar, at which woman is so often the
ministering spirit, if not the actual priestess,
Is it time when there is trouble in a family
for the woman to begin TO clamor for more priv
ileges, Our country il in trouble The late
war has plunged the nation deeply in debt. Our
legislators are puzzled and at their q" wits end ~
as to the means Of sustaining our financial credit;
the South devastated, d!sorganized and oppressed
is on the verge of ofirremediable ruin-an immense
colored population is roaming about without
homes or means Of living-unwilling in many
cases, to labor; their ideas Of liberty amounting
to license which renders them dangerous in
neighbOrhools. These people are to be instructed.
humaniZsd and christiAnized Let our Congress
look after them; make wise and generous pro-
vision for the reconstruction Of the National Gov
ernment, where it has been nullihei, without
violating the rights Of the States as reserved by
the Constitution. Let Congress attend to our
disturbed foreign relations; look after Cuba and
san Domingo; steer wisely our national course
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d" We Do not ask t.r 'Woman's Suffrage.
We protest against its being forced upon us
We ask 10 remain IN the sphere in which Col
hss placed Us
This circular Will be accompaniel by petit
ton FOR signatures the names Of al espects-