The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-11-16
THE CoselNu IssuH.

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peremptor'y and uncermonioasl'
challenged TO oral discussion upon |
question that I have seen III to en-
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ouuioer your co'umnS WIN -"
thoughts upon, which challenge
would respectfully decline, from The
fact that tho few linoa that its atltho,
z, no,
90" NV Pon' Nho"esoi soou n'' my
tive was) betrays an incivility and
weakncss with all the mental facuI
b. - ;. ~ 81. Z. ~ I,
''o' " oApo'o No nay pos'o's,, sn"'
utterly disquaiifies him from discuss
ing that question; 1T least, In the
ro.rnor az !, i .r;r;, .ho. uor,d n.La !,
Pleasant ana interesting 10 an au
dienoe.
l would not have your readers un'
derstand that / am averse TO discus
sion upon this question, but the con.
trary. 1t is to this great privilege
we are at liberty to resort to sift any
and every question. A privilege |
would deny no person, and | would
have it distinctly understood that ]
still possess the liberty to say who
think would be a competent person
to accept q challenge upon this ques.
tion from, and shall also assert my
right TO 60 on with my slang not.
withstanding this pronunciamento.
would further say to the intelli-
gent thinking class, as the CoURIER
has offered it's columns Tor short
time tor both sides to occupy space
in the discussion of this question, we
respectfully invite our adversaries
who honestly differ with US, to i'm
prove that time, but we will say to
all concerned that all unkind, unciv-
il and abusive articles, (such as q
communication signed Republican,
COURIER, Oct. 18th must in the fu.
ture pass unnoticed, although we will
now notico one point, and only one
that has any semblance OF argument
in it in that communication; that is
whore his feverish imagination spent
its force in the attempt to set his
neighbors right over in Wyoming, for
which they must ever feel grateful.
Now Republican, let us lay aside
the idea you would impress upon
those you would like to array against
this principle, that it is OF Satanic
origin, (for we love the Bible and re.
we're its principles as much, perhaps,
as you) and examine this ghostly
spectre that is staring you in the
face from across the space that sepa.
rates us from Wyoming, and see il
there is not more phantom than real.
ity in the dread apprehensions that
fill your imagination with such dis.
NAL forebodings OF the future.
The hrst question tnas we Wouio
consider is one That naa mucn 20 do
with rouslng our pstriotic ancestry 70
resistance 70 BRUSH oppression ano
injustice. 10 dA governments de'soe
f.ae'r Just po,oers from me conSsnt o'
the gouerned9 This proposition we
do not suppose will be disputed then
can anyone be SO preJudlced as 20 sup
pose that rational, liberty loving
people will enact and retain laws
that are oppressive to themselves
and detrimental to the society they
would elevate? Then there IS an
other problem that remains yet to
be solved. Would women, with all
the power and influence they possess
vote expressions upon themselves,
and place themselves in positions
they positively know they are dis
qualified to fill? If any one asserts
they would do such thing, that per-
son must place lower estimate up
on woman's judgment than We are
prepared to admit.
There is one plain fact that many
seem to lose sight of while disputing
upon this question. to wit, that the
law establishes qualifications that
each and eyery one of it's executors
must nossess before thew can be
clothed in official robes. If women
arc INV nature or any other cause)
disonalitied to sit upon iur,es. mus,
We suppose that a discriminating
nublio will not find it out in ample
time to remedy ali evils that might
arise from such measures, and cease
To ;mnose such burdens upon them
The mind must be dull indeed tha,
can conceive no method by which
thew cannot be Justly released from
such burdens.
You ask why then are they not re
leased from this embarrassing position
| il wyoming where they are reduc
ino our theories to practice, WI
answer can Won be 80 ignorant in re
GARD to determinations that ou do no,
know when such great changes ar,
| made in public affairs, they begin (a'
inventors) with experiments; thu
| imperfections are removed and ad
ditions are made until the grea
problem is finally solved, and maj
finds himself one niche higher up thu
hill of science, and wondering why
this step could not sooner have beef
taken. Look back and see IT this j
not the case.
Have our friends in Wyoming ha'
time to thus remove the obstruction
that impede their first effort. l
sometimos required an ago Tor re
formers of the past to remove less OF
stacies than those which Wyomin