The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-31

To the Editor Of the Golden Age.
The husbands of strong-minded women |
are of no consequence for that matter, few
husbands are but In this age Of minute
and careful investigation, when nothing
seems So trivial AS to be unworthy the con-
sideration Of the philosopic mind it may
not be altogether out of place to gather a
few facts on this branch Of natural his
tory.
The proposition thata man and wife are
one, and that one the husband, has been
disputed by some heretics of this genera
ton. bat it is useless to deny the essential
unity of the married pair
Observation proves that either the hub
band and the wife are one, and that one
the husband or that the husband and the
wife are one, and that one the wife.
Theories are one thing and facts another.
Facts are stubborn things, and men and
women are stubborn facts.
However much man may have seemed
TO be before marriage with astroDg-minded
woman, from that fatal hour the process
of ABSORPTION begins and never ceases till
he disappears utterly as an individual ex-
istance The case of the husband Of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton is an instance Of
this sort. Mr.. Stanton before his mar
rage, was young man Of fine cul-
ture, broad and liberal thinker, n young
orator for whom great fame was predicted
by all who knew him, and for some time it
| seemed that his native powers
were such as to enable him to
escape the action of the general
law-but there is no resisting the
forces Of nature by slow degrees the
process Of ABSORPTION went on little by
little he sank from public view, till he dis
appeared from sight altogether as one OF
the editors Of the Son.
The husband of Lucy Stone offers Us
another variety. II. b. Blackwell wa:
never much before his sem-union with
Lucy Stone. lie is less than nothing now
The husband Of Paulna Wright Davi
is another unimportant fact of conjuga
history.
The husband of Mrs. Livermore i
known only by tradition. There is myth
TO the effect that an innocent and worth.
clergyman Of that name, and Of Cniver
salist persuasion, once married Mrs. Liver
more Having immortalized himself b,
this feat he retired from the public gaze 4
the modest secusion of the domestic cir
cle--as was very proper.
The husband of Julia Ward Howe die
not yield to his fate without struggle
He made superhuman efforts to bring him
self up by philanthropy. lie ped u
I th" S.nto DominR2 Commission with thu
clutch of despair, but 1t was an in vain
Destiny, in the shape of Mrs. Howe, was
too much for him. Let US respect the
courage that deserved better fate
Susan b. Anthony has no husband. Al
though stern, she is merciful. Variou.
desperate and devoted men, enamored BY
her girlish charms, have cssayed to plunge
headlong into the maelstrom of matrimo
ny; but with fran bu. gentle hand she has
withheld them, nobly refusing to accept
tho sacrifice.
These lists Of unimportant husbands
might be prolonged indefinitely, but these
are quite sufficient to prove the truth of
the general pri. cipal which | have stated
] have spoken only of the husbands of
most prominent among the strong-minded
woman, but should any doubter desire fur
Their evidences, ! need only reinforce my
position by bringing up the husbands Of
the lesser a; wei! ms the larger stars in the
womsns right armament. One and all
would prove that there are no exceptions
to the general rule.