The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-06-22

never been rock and reliance. We have with
the cheering results trusted in justice, recti
tude liberty and that quiet and contentment among
An these things which have contributed to safe
ty, woman is prone, at least as perpetuate
and would use her vote to that end. The gentleman
seems determined to believe that I to
women filling those Offices that require all the coars
est and sternest qualities ofman. Says MilI-"Men
as well as wonten do not need political rights in
ordersthat they may govern but in order that they
may not be misgoverned.r have often enough
stated my views this point. 1t will be hopeless
for women to compete with men in the discharge of
these duties though her strongest impulses do
not drive her from them.
Now the divorce faAacy He has here set mn an
other man OF straw to knock down merely for the
fun of the thing In truth he has forsaken his first
position in most adroit manner. He first wrote a
en tss argument to show that dLgeresfee of occu-
patton Is Necessary 10 the strength marriage
| tie. mat | exploded. lie now pretends that his
PosIi"h wis proprlcty OF occupation Is necessary
and represents to the public that am combating
MN on that ground l am doing such thing
we vail sweetly agree to the idea propriety of oc-
cupatIon but does that necessarily imply a differ
| enc9! man would think metner OF a woman il
Siie Woutd not eat proper Hood, but il necessar
| N be different from his to be proper? Some
employ nents are proper for both, though free.1
concede that are not Again saw te au+Ien,o,
womans empIoyments. lie has not given this point
the smallest notice. though it is the first requisite
his divorce argument. called his attention to thi
improved premise before, but he shrrnk from it a
from deaths head Ny objection WAS rs fatal Il
absolute anlation. 1t will be time enough TO tall
about differences of occupation or, if his discretion
prefers it, about proprictteS of occupation whel
| it is clearly shown that suffrage Will essential,
| change womaiis emplpvinentS L will give him al
summer for this WORK, which, if accomplished, vii
at best only prove him sad bunder for publishin.
two successive arguments that are at present base
| less as the troubled dreams Of delirioiis infant
The gentleman has seen fit to charge me wifi
stealing my ideas from Mr.. Mill. At the tlme
| wrote had never read but single paragraph OF
this subject written by that ustrous author. Since
| then L have ransacled his writings to discover i
possible, excuse for the accusation. have sough
in vain. The Charge ought to have been accompan
led with chapter and page. If it worth straw
to this discussion and did not beray greater desire
| TO do personal injury than arrive at truth an
quiet sure could in several instances sustain the
charge of Plagiarism with great plausiblity ~
| the gentleman can L do not pretend that all my
| ideas are absolutely Many doubtless hav,
| brain but such ones l have esteemed worthy o
| repetition and PRONUNCIATION, and | have alway.
| accredited them to their true author when hay
been able to do so. Nor has the gentleman one viii
| the advantage of me in this respect He has no
| advanced an argument which | have not heard f;
hundred times before, and two i'll particular "A yer
| age and Divorce / have heard presented wit
much more skill and FEASIBILITY. 1t insuIerabl
| egotism for that ability which is willing to judg
twenty persons from one which begs the quest ito
| by assuming a premise which is the very matter {
| dispute, to pretend to be gathering only new an
| sparkling gems along the well beaten pathway {
philosophers and scholars. JUN