The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-09-09
Wnt,1an's Column.
CLIPPINGS.

The following extract from an edto
NAL of late No. Of the wyoming Tri
hune. on the evils resulting from NO = an
suffrage is respectfully commended 10
the tenderly weak sensibili,ies Of all
those tribnlated cead weights on all real
progress, who are opposed to accordi7g
20 all adult and sane subjects of govern.
ment the only known means o. giving
authoritative expression Of their wish
es, wants ard needs, namely the allo,.
This great reform, las been entirely
successful in Wyoming We appointed
Mrs. Morris justice Of the peace in
Sweetwater county, and she performed
the arduous duties Of that Office with
signai success, for period OF nearly one
year. Other important Offices in the
Isrf tory have also been ably filed by
representatives " no heretofore have only
been regarded as qualified to WELD the
dish cloth, fan and broom Wyoming
has given the wO mans movement An
impetus ten thousand times greater than
that received by its theoretical discuss
sion during decade Of years before
Eastern Lyceums. Others nave talked
we have acted, and the successful result
IS matter Of history.
In consequence of these Few duties
and responsibilities conferred upon wo
men no family circles have been de-
stroyed' no additional chickering's have
been endured, no drawing rooms have
ben disrupted. or kitchens exploded no
divorces Obtained or asked for. So far
from the foundations of society being.
upturned, not ripple dsturbs the
peaceful current Of life. The sun rises
shines and sets. as is its usual custom.
The seasons come and go all the same
and the people OF our little republic have
as yet had no reason to decide on relaps-
ing into original chaos, as the dull Of
understanding and the dim Of seeing.
opposed to this necessary reform. so
long and SO confidently predicted
So far. especially as the administration
OF law is concerned, the reform has been
s,snally successful. The legal doctrine
Of excusable or jusiifable homicide has
always been carried out of and beyond
its original limits by the Inhabitants of
frontier settlements. For example, A.
Is the mere expert shootist, ard B. falls
A. IS indicted; he pleads not guilty, and
alleges that if he had not killed 3. his
own life would have been forfeited, Male
jurors would accept the plea and acqui,
the person. Not so the women They
believe that human life should b, held
by o more safe and lasting tenure-that
its beautiful gossamer thread, divinely
woven by the Almighty hand. should
not be snapped so ruthlessly and upon so
Sill provocation. They believe that
punishment for crime is intended to Sc,
cure the prevention Of similar crimes in
the future, and they act conscientiously
in that belief. The Nation needs the re-.
fning, civillzing influence in governments
tai affairs, as we'll 40 in social life
Without them, men too often become
dissolute. barbaric, savage. Whatever
political party may be in power, Ma
tionaI politics are alwas corrupt. Let
women come to the rescue. Let the
lesven Of their righteousness permes Q
the whole lump Of political vic edness.
So shall tue country be saved from ul-
innate shipwreck and ruin.
Wyoming should have number Of
the newly ehfrsnchised in her next L..
gislature We have tried them on the
bench, in the jury box and other official
positions, and they have not been found
wanting Now let US try them in the
capacity ef legislators.
The Woman's Journal we'll says,
The old Greek appealed from Philip,
drunk, to Philip, sober Woman's SUI.
fIage appeals from Greely's Tribune to
the Wyoming Tribune.