The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-06

saying that '.it was greater to give the
world enc lion than ten jaekasscs." twill
be seen by this that Mrs. Stanton goes in
for quality rather than quantity. Mrs. slo-
cum spoke on the necessity OF. enlightening
mothers as to their responsibilities Mrs.
Burlsigh read paper on the relations Of
woman to her dress. We should say this
was pretty intimate and close relationship.
Mrs. Burlcigh said women should be free to
dress asthey pleased. She affirmed that the
present dress is ''ugly, unnatural and i'm
modest" We suppose she wants the women
to wear breeches. Mrs. Sarah ]. Spencer,
President Of the Girls Reform School in
Washington, began speech in the after.
noon on the co-education of the sexes,
which she continued at the evening session
until slime was called on her, and she
never did get to the end of it. The last
thing she said was, 'that sex was Of
the soul" and as indestructible as
the soul itself. 1t viii be seen
from this that Mrs. Spencer intends to
be thorough woman, even in heaven, and
no. an angel. Mrs. Charlotte Wilbour,
President Of the New York sorosis, read a
paper on the Inviolability of Home as op-
posed to living in boarding houses. There
we agree. On the third day, the Rev. BIrs.
Lozee opened with prayer. Then Mrs.
Lucinda B. Chandler read paper on Moth
erhood. Mrs. Elizabeth K. Churchhill read
a paper on the Relation of Woman to Tenn
perance and in favor of Woman's Suffrage.
She said that tome fourth e +ie- -.atsrs in
this country could not tell the difference be-
tween the Constitution of the United
States and circus bill" But give the
women the right to vote and all would soon
go well. In the evening, Miss Phoebe Coz
zens, Esq, discoursed on Woman as Law
yer She threw some new light on the
Bible She said that the Queen of Sheba,
who came to see Solomon, was lawyer.
We think there is some ''cozzening'' about
this. The old Jewish traditions represent
the Queen as coming for very different
purpose than puzzling Solomon with dry
questions of law. Miss Cozzens was fol-
lowed by the Rev. Augusta Chaplin on
Woman as Clergyman, and tho Congress
ended with a paper by Mary F. Eastman on
Woman's place in the Government
We have thought it advisable to give our
readers this sketch of the 'doings of this
Congress, the substance of which we take
from the Now York Tribune, that they may
keep up with the times and know what the
gentle sex at the North and West think and
are doing. We are glad to note that the at
tention Of this female gathering was so
much directed to the subject of motherhood
and so little to female suffrage The former
subject is peculiarly suited to their consid-
Grafton, as the Bible commands us ''to
multiply and replenish the earth" If the
strong minded women, who viii show
themselves off before the public in conven-
tions and congresses, would confne their
essays and speeches to this and kindred
subjects instead of bawling for suffrage,
they might be able to do some good. But
we seriously object to Mrs Stanton's plan Of
improving young humanity. Our young
women will certainly gain nothing by going
wherever the young men go. Mrs. Stanton
must be gay old lark to be advising this
1t will be noted that in this Congress, as in
the Free Religion Association, there were
many literary characters, and among them
we should have mentioned Mrs. Harriet
Bcecher Stowe and Miss Becchern It is a
melancholy fact that the literature of this
country is getting mostly under the control
of such people as attend these congresses
and associations.