Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-05-20


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GOVERNOR JEWELL INAUGuRATED. - The
streets were tbrongcd with thousands of peo-
pie 10 witness the parade, on the 10th. Gov
Clafflin and staff of Massachusetts, Gov. Per
ham and staff OF Maine, and Gov Fairchild Of
Wisconsin, rode in the procession in carriages,
escorted by body of mounted Connecticut
officers, commanded by Gen. Hawley The
Legislature assembled at 2;3O O'clock. Gov.
Jewell took the oath OF Office, and read his
inaugural message.
Governor Jewell reviews the financial con-
dition of the State, and recommends many re-
forms. The debt of the State has been re-
duced about seven hundred thousand dollars
during the past fiscal year part of this re-
ducton is due to a large amount of money
collected for arrears of taxes upon mutual life
insurance companies and railroads, which
have been under litigation for several years.
The Governor commends the work of the
school commissioner, and says that the school
fund of two millions of dollars is unimpaired
and well invested. Sayings banks have been
increased during the year, and number sixty
six, with aggregate deposits Of over ffty-five
millions. The Governor recommends addi-
| tona legislation TO prevent frauds at elections,
and alao in relation to railroads, and makes
some important suggestions in relation to the
right of married women TO hold property and
the laws of divorce. OF the first he says, as
he did two years ago. that the laws should be
SO amended as to make the rights of wife to
her property in all respects equal to those Oi
her husband in his, and that the same interest
be secured to either survivor in the property
Of the other. or the second lie asserted that
the system of divorce Is worse than that in
Indiana and Is bringing the State into disrc-
pute. In 1870 the number of divorces granted
was 40G, many of which were without reasona-
| bic cause. The evil has grown so that people
come from other States, where the laws are
more strict, TO avail themselves of the laws OF
| Connecticut. lie wants II radical change.
WoMAN's SURFACE AND FREE LovE-Mss
| ANTuoNY's branch of the womans sullragisls
are no longer under her leadership as she her
self gives notice, but that the captain and
honorable leader of this branch is the some
what notorious Mrs. VICTORIA G. Woodruff,
the suffrage candidate for the Presidency, and
editor of WoOdhuN 6 ChyHn's Weekly. That
the fact of tie leadership IL with her, is sufl-
cienlly clear from the following resolution
adopted by the Central Womnn's Suffrage Blu
renu ut Washington aud published in the oili-
cial report Of its proceedings in the Washing
ton ChrOHiGie The resolution which follows,
was submitted and warmly commended, by
Mrs. Senator Stearns, of Minnesota, to wit:
BE il reSo,gcd, That we honor Victoria G.
| Woodruff for her fine intellectual ability, her
courage and independence Oi character, her
hbcraiy and high moral worth, and since
her every word and look and act impresses us
with the conviction that she is profoundly in
earnest, we feel that for this carncslnrss ana
tcaressness we, rs women, owe her II debt OF
gratitude, which we can only repay by work
ing with and Tor her with our whole hearts
Now for the sentiments and moral worth of
the leader which we suppose are endorsed
with, and through her, by the members OF the
organization. The following extracts from
the Woodhull organ, taken at the dates given,
us colated by the N. Y. Tribune, to about II
columns extent, will show very clearly and
furcibly the end aimed at The sentiments
and expressions are so gross and dirty, tha,
we have mlsgivings about the propricly of re.
producing them. But us an admonition, we
are constrainedto TO give enough of their shame
less and leprous character, TO establish the
fact of such uttcrances, and their very worthy
source and paternity. II then, any virtuous
woman is disposed 10 follow the Shiny track
of such a leader, IL will be because she pre-
fers to, and because her taste leads where vir-
tue has precarious standing place, indeed =
"LEGALprY AND MoRALITY."-Thatf foolish
term Free LOye" with Opprobrious meaning
arbitrarily assigned II by u vcnal press, which
, profits by stirring up prejudice, or pandrrlng
to ignorance, has no terror Tor us. ALI l0Ue Il
Le hoy must be free May Il, 1870
"LicENsING PROsTITUTIoS,"-Th time il
approaching when public sentiment will ac-
cord 10 women the complete prdtect0Fship q
} their oohs persons, tsih the right 10 choose ne
( fathers Of their children, and hOtd relations With
, those 10 trhOm their hearts may DO inc iHed
Prostitution will then cease There will be
l no longer u necessity for small class of wo-
: men paid 10 crafty the amalory Iunl ulses oi
meu. y IL Is easy to eXclaim against
the wiukedness of publicly saneIi0nlng vice
! Prostitution exists and pM exist so long u;
!. society maintains its pgesenl Ideas and Orsani.
4 zatiun.-tA Aug. ~, 1870
q "MATERNITY." - That which will exist
where boundless love prevails 10 that which
We should Gndeayor 10 realize, or, nj least, ap
pro ximaie Where boundless love prevails
b all will have enough, and every woman, espe
8 cnly every mother will be Tree from all Tea
. of want When this becomes the cdst
20 conceive and bring forth child i''a not De (